Arrested Development by the Fashion Police
It's supposed to reflect my personality and passion on the big day. It's supposed to be original and not being upstaged by anyone else.
At the same time, especially with the crowd that I will mingle among, it also has to be modest, which is hard to find these days. It seems that necklines get lower and hemlines get shorter every year. On top of that, I need something to be warm just in case I'm outside or in a drafty inside.
And then, there's the cost. I just can't imagine spending so much money on an outfit that I'm supposed to wear only once.
Wedding dress? Of course not! I'm talking Halloween costume here.
I just can't seem to come up with anything in my wardrobe that might resemble a costume for a friend's party. It's hard for me to justify putting so much time into a costume.
And as far as money, I'm having my own economic crisis right now as my current pile of medical bills (and inferior coverage by my insurance plan) costs just a little more than every penny I've saved (even more that what I paid for my car!). I don't feel like throwing even twenty dollars into a costume I'll wear only once, when I owe for a contrast dye injection (among other expenses) that cost 30 times more than that.
I don't think any fairy godmother or guardian angel will wave a wand and dress me up for this ball. But then, I'm sure my friends will understand that lately I've been a little broke and a lot stressed over this whole medical bill debacle.
At the same time, especially with the crowd that I will mingle among, it also has to be modest, which is hard to find these days. It seems that necklines get lower and hemlines get shorter every year. On top of that, I need something to be warm just in case I'm outside or in a drafty inside.
And then, there's the cost. I just can't imagine spending so much money on an outfit that I'm supposed to wear only once.
Wedding dress? Of course not! I'm talking Halloween costume here.
I just can't seem to come up with anything in my wardrobe that might resemble a costume for a friend's party. It's hard for me to justify putting so much time into a costume.
And as far as money, I'm having my own economic crisis right now as my current pile of medical bills (and inferior coverage by my insurance plan) costs just a little more than every penny I've saved (even more that what I paid for my car!). I don't feel like throwing even twenty dollars into a costume I'll wear only once, when I owe for a contrast dye injection (among other expenses) that cost 30 times more than that.
I don't think any fairy godmother or guardian angel will wave a wand and dress me up for this ball. But then, I'm sure my friends will understand that lately I've been a little broke and a lot stressed over this whole medical bill debacle.