In particular, the outfit I bought for DD1's wedding was a LOT more expensive than I normally would pay...but it fitted...and it was the week before the wedding and I had not found anything in the months before had that fitted or flattered. A few years ago when I had started to be less enamoured of the consumerist lifestyle, I decided to wear that outfit again...to another wedding. I bought some new shoes though (at DFO on the 'chuck out' table) because the other stylish ones were horribly uncomfortable to wear. And that's the outfit I'm going to wear on Saturday. I figure that the more times I wear it...the more economical it was to buy! lol
#2 outing for the outfit, my nephew's wedding. DH and I are at the back of the 'Aunts and Uncles' table |
However I do have a story to tell about when I reprised the outfit... We were standing around the side of the Catholic church in Ferntree Gully with a number of other people, as we were early, when my first husband arrived. DH and I greeted him politely then, in the loudest possible voice', first husband said..."I know that dress!...That's one of mum's! You're wearing one of my mother's dresses!!!!' The ground didn't open up and swallow me and I didn't say the rude words I was thinking...I just said between clenched teeth...'This is not one of your mother's dresses!' It's one of those occasions when with hindsight you think of witty and cutting things that you could have said. Of course he had seen the dress before...at our daughter's wedding.
In the carpark of the church after the 'run in' with 1st husband...note body language :-) |
I don't expect any one to recognise the dress on Saturday, but if they did...'Frankly my dear...I don't give a damn!' lol
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Good for you Maria! I plan on doing the same thing myself for one of our children's year 6 graduation. I'm so over the whole 'clothes shopping' thing so I am wearing an outfit that I wore to my son's wedding.
I agree whole heatedly! I hate trying on clothes... I hate spending a bunch of money to only wear something once.... And my eyes are wide open to Consumerism being a bunch of bull! OH and my Mother-in-law must know your ex! Love her but sometimes she doesn't think at all before speaking. Enjoy the wedding!
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