I’m
sure you are all desperate to know what I wore to the Beaver Ball, well, I’m
sorry to say that on this occasion charity shops failed me. Serves me right for
not adhering to my own rule – don’t shop for anything specific (see post
entitled The Dos and Don’t of Charity Shopping).
However,
while searching in the Salvation Army shop I got my best haul yet from their
sale rail. That is:
- two Next tops (one of which I’d
seen in Next a couple of years ago, liked but not bought)
- pair of Esprit trousers
- sparkly dress
- Jane Norman shorts
Three
pounds the lot! That is less than a pint. In fact, often when I go out my drink
costs more than my dress.
Even though
I really like the shorts I bought I am not sure that I’m brave enough to wear
them, they’re not called shorts for nothing. My husband even hinted (actually,
he wasn’t as subtle as to hint) that I am too old to wear them. The cheek! But
am I?
I’m going
out tonight and am tempted to give them a whirl. So if you are in the St Neots
area and spot a middle aged, bushy haired woman in shorts, buy her a drink. Did
I mention that they’re orange?
Talking of
clothes that I may never wear, numerous people, some I didn’t even know read
this blog, have asked whether I’ve worn the Jean Paul Gautier short/pants thing
yet. In answer, I have not. But it is the party season so you never know.
Though as yet I have not received an invitation to a “wear your weirdest item
of clothing” party, but that gives me an idea…
I digress.
So after trips to the charity shops and trying yet more of Ingrid’s dresses, she
has some beauties, but I still couldn’t keep them up, I ended up wearing a
dress that I bought new from TK Maxx. I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before as it is a beautiful
emerald green colour and when I tried it on in the shop my mum said “I hate
that colour but it looks amazing on you”. I focussed on the amazing bit. I had
been unsure about wearing it as it is very clingy but then I had the brainwave
of putting a petticoat underneath it and that did the trick. If I’m the type to
wear a petticoat perhaps my husband has a point about the shorts! I’m not even
sure you can get them these days. This particular one I’ve had since I was a
student twenty years ago. So my dress may not have been second hand but my
undergarment was vintage!
Anyway we
had a great time at the ball and everyone looked amazing. I’d definitely go
again next year though I may start looking for my dress now.
