Gift Certificate Giveaway

Check out the Romantic Marriage blog for a $50 gift certificate giveaway, from UncommonGoods.

Getting it to Fit

Speaking about the right bra, Sheila Gregoire at To Love Honor and Vacuum has a great post about how to find a bra that fits right.

Farewell Old Bras

Wearing the right bra is extremely important, and these just aren't right any more. For one thing, this is no longer my size. If the bra size isn't right, you won't be comfortable, and your clothes will look wrong. The straps on the white one (Victoria's Secret) are too thin and have a tendency to slide around. The pink one (Maidenform) is too padded. The black one (Soma) is okay, but it just doesn't fit any more.

Goodbye Black Evening Skirt

 

I've had this long, black satin evening skirt at least 15 years, maybe longer. It has a line of rhinestones on each side, and is side-slit to the knees to make walking (and leg display) possible. It would be perfectly wearable, but, alas, it is too small now. Although I'm losing weight, there is no guarantee that I will ever lose enough to wear this again. I'm not playing that game. Besides, I just don't need this kind of thing any more. The annual formal events I used to attend have, over time, become much less formal. At one time, all the women wore long gowns, but now they wear cocktail dresses or business casual. Eventually, everyone will just wear jeans and T-shirts everywhere all the time. Oh well. My loss is the Salvation Army's gain.

The White Glove Treatment

I bought these last year with the intention of using them as part of a Halloween costume. They were packaged and couldn't be tried on. They were labeled "small" (the only size available) and they looked extra small, but I have small hands and I figured they would stretch a little. They did not stretch enough. I think these are really children's gloves. They were cheap, and they will be even cheaper at the thrift shop.

Cleaning Out My Closet - Old Shirts

I bought the black one at Chico's when I was feeling fat. It's too billowy around the middle, and it doesn't look right belted. The red and white seersucker was one that I bought at Nordstom when I was having shoulder problems and could only wear things that buttoned in front. It has always been a bit too short. The blue one is cute, although a little tight across the bust. The main problem is that it needs ironing, and I don't iron. Bye-bye.

Devil of a Blue Dress

I bought this in the spring of 2010 as a lightweight, packable dress I could wear out to dinner while we were on vacation. A fancy belt dressed it up quite nicely.

What I should have done, but didn't even think of, was to sit down when I was trying it on. The first time I sat in it was at a nice restaurant in London. Yikes! This dress is not long enough to completely cover my bottom in a seated position. Fortunately, I was wearing black tights and I had my back to the wall.

It isn't marked "petite" but it might work as a dress for someone at least six inches shorter than me. Or maybe as a tunic for someone at least twelve inches taller. Into the donation bin it goes!