The Marvelous Gowns!
Since I wanted an evening gown and had few liquid assets, I visited a local thrift store. Now, it was terribly dreary, but after I saw the formalwear racks I realized I had a discovered a secret! Most formal gowns are purchased for a special event and are worn once. Then they are hung in a closet for some time before being donated to a thrift store! So, the thrift store gowns are practically new and cost a mere $8.59! I was so excited, I bought three!
Now as a fellow-billionairess, I know it is difficult for you to imagine wearing a second-hand gown, so just think of the thrift or consignment store as a different kind of department store! They have fitting rooms and even have personal shoppers(well, if your idea of a personal shopper is someone who points you to a certain rack with a grunt and a shrug)!
One more thing: the rack at the store was a virtual mélange of styles from the past. This might not be the problem you may suppose. Just use your imagination and look for classical styling & good materials. You may just find that a “vintage” style may fit your B4B persona. For example, I saw a rhinestone-trimmed number with enormous shoulder pads which looked like something right out of “Dynasty”! A pair of ostentatious…er….tastefully large diamond earrings and a diamond necklace and you could look just like Krystal or Alexis!
When you try on the dress, just make sure the shoulders fit. You can easily alter your gown to take in the waist and/or hips, but the shoulders are very difficult to alter (I will talk about how to alter your gown in a future post). Also, it is better to buy something too big than something too small. If you do lose weight, you can always make your gown smaller. But you can’t always make a gown larger.
Finally, in choosing your gown, keep the weather in mind You may be tempted by that sleeveless number, but remember that our beloved President’s inauguration is in January. Also, since some of the celebrations of our beloved President will take place outside, you may want to wear long underwear under your gown. You simply must allow room for that! I know it sounds indelicate, but I am the Practical Billionairess, after all! More later, darlings!
Now as a fellow-billionairess, I know it is difficult for you to imagine wearing a second-hand gown, so just think of the thrift or consignment store as a different kind of department store! They have fitting rooms and even have personal shoppers(well, if your idea of a personal shopper is someone who points you to a certain rack with a grunt and a shrug)!
One more thing: the rack at the store was a virtual mélange of styles from the past. This might not be the problem you may suppose. Just use your imagination and look for classical styling & good materials. You may just find that a “vintage” style may fit your B4B persona. For example, I saw a rhinestone-trimmed number with enormous shoulder pads which looked like something right out of “Dynasty”! A pair of ostentatious…er….tastefully large diamond earrings and a diamond necklace and you could look just like Krystal or Alexis!
When you try on the dress, just make sure the shoulders fit. You can easily alter your gown to take in the waist and/or hips, but the shoulders are very difficult to alter (I will talk about how to alter your gown in a future post). Also, it is better to buy something too big than something too small. If you do lose weight, you can always make your gown smaller. But you can’t always make a gown larger.
Finally, in choosing your gown, keep the weather in mind You may be tempted by that sleeveless number, but remember that our beloved President’s inauguration is in January. Also, since some of the celebrations of our beloved President will take place outside, you may want to wear long underwear under your gown. You simply must allow room for that! I know it sounds indelicate, but I am the Practical Billionairess, after all! More later, darlings!
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