Friday, April 19, 2013

Frock Fridays: Let's Have A Ball

Note: this post was ready to go last night, but I wasn't sure if it was appropriate to publish it this morning given the chaos in Boston at the moment.  In the end, I'm going ahead as usual because I'm not sure what else to do, but I keep thinking of that scene in The West Wing when the White House hosts a white-tie state dinner while the world goes to hell in a handbasket around them, so I'll borrow President Bartlet's words from the end of the episode: "I'm going to stay right here as long as the radio works, okay?"  Boston, I love you, and I'm thinking of you.  

We often take fantastic flights of fancy for these Frock Fridays posts, but today I'm keeping it real - well, real and kind of unbelievable at the same time.  Sometimes I get comments from readers (here on the blog, on Twitter, and/or on Instagram) saying that they want my life, and usually I laugh it off.  Living and working in DC is exciting but it's also just the way it is, so it's kind of hard for me to keep my situation in perspective to other situations, you know?  I mean, everything's relative, but you all have excitement, too, no matter where you live and work.

That being said, sometimes I realize that things around here can get pretty glam.  Case in point: tonight we have a black-tie gala at work, so I rented the runway for the first time and will be wearing the most gorgeous red Badgley Mischka gown for the event.  As I suspected, I'm between the two sizes I ordered, so I'm taking the larger to be comfortable; even though it hurt to spend $160 (including insurance, taxes, and shipping) on a dress I'll only wear once, the bigger dress won't fit for much longer if I stay on track with my running and eating so it wouldn't have made sense to buy anything!  To make my wallet feel a bit better, I'm accessorizing the dress with old Target jewelry, flat strappy sandals I bought years ago, and a wristlet I "borrowed" from my mother's closet.  I'll Instagram my actual complete outfit later in the day as I get dressed and at the ball as I can, but pictured here are similar pieces: necklace, earrings, rings, clutch, and shoes.  Wish me fortitude, dear readers - regardless of the news that comes out of Boston throughout the day, the next 24 hours until our plane takes off from Dulles for London will be... well, let's stick with exciting!

let's have a ball


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24 comments:

  1. The dress is stunning! Can't wait to see the instagram!

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  2. The dress is gorgeous and I'm sure you'll be stunning in it! Can't wait to see it!

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  3. I am so excited for you tonight! I have to agree, though- as much as we are all focused on Boston and very much hurting for the survivors, families, and residents, it's important to go on with regular life, particularly celebrations. Hopefully the manhunt will be over (soon) before tonight and, while Boston will still be in everyone's immediate thoughts, there will be early feelings of resolve to comfort everyone at your event (and the rest of us as well).


    Have a wonderful evening, and you are going to look AMAZING. I mean, you're already gorgeous, so that dress will be the icing on the cake!

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  4. I love that dress. I want to rent it too! Now if only I had an event.

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  5. I think there's a time period for sensitivity and silence, but there's also a time when that first initial shock is past that we move forward with the positive. Our hearts are with those who suffer, but at the same time, we can't allow a negative action to kill all the good in this world.

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  6. thanks! I had a lot of help from tweeties in picking it :)

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  7. thank you! I'll make my dad take photos before I leave the house :)

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  8. yes - true. thank you. and you know better than almost anyone!

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  9. you're gonna look hot hot hot in that dress! Have fun tonight!

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  10. Beautiful outfit! Can't wait to see the final product. :)

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  11. that's what we were saying earlier - maybe it'll all be over soon? from our lips to God's ear...


    thank you :)

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  12. I sent a photo to Jon last night when I tried it on - he asked if I could bring it to London ;)

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  13. well that is quite a beautiful. I would like that dress immediately please

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  14. The West WIng can always help us make sense of the world... a great quote to bring up at this time (and I just the other day re-watched that episode, actually!). And you're going to look so fab for this gala! Gorgeous dress.

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  15. ALWAYS. man, that was the best show. thank you :)

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  16. I hope you had an amazing night lady! Sounds like you had the perfect outfit to make the evening a success :) I do love living vicariously through you!


    xx,
    Maya

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  17. I bet you look gorgeous!! I want to see you in that dress! :) (I didn't mean for that to sound that creepy...)

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  18. thank you! it was super fun - wish I could have brought you all with me!

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  19. Such a gorgeous dress! I saw your Instagram yesterday -- you looked beautiful!

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