Thursday's Frock Fridays: Gala Night

Before we get to the style, I want to wish {av} congratulations on an exciting milestone: 100 weeks of Fridays Fancies!  More than a hundred bloggers link up regularly, and I feel that joining in has introduced me to such a great community that I might not have found otherwise.  If you don't participate, head over tomorrow and check out the magic that {av} encourages!

In celebration, our suggested theme this week was "party best," which worked really well for me because I have two black-tie events on the cards for tomorrow night.  I was originally planning to attend the Halloween Gala at the Embassy of Italy, for which you are asked to wear a fancy costume or a mask in the Venetian style.  Because I'm heading up to Boston very early on Saturday morning to see Sarah, I decided it would be wise to get an early night - but I wanted to keep the inspiration for today's post.

And you know how, sometimes, I make a point of telling you that I picked items for Frock Fridays with a realistic budget in mind?  This is not one of those times.  The grand total of this outfit comes to $11,118. Hey, a girl can dream...

[ dress / mask / clutch / earrings / bracelet / shoes ]

But wait!  I said that there are two black-tie parties in my diary tomorrow night - you caught that, dear readers, didn't you? (Clever things.)  At the last minute, I was invited to join a work contact at Theater Washington's annual gala.  Even though I still have a 6am flight to catch on Saturday morning, I couldn't pass up this opportunity, socially or professionally.  So I'll be bopping around the Four Seasons in Georgetown tomorrow, acting like I'm wearing four figures' worth of couture and jewels - see you there!