The LBD
Item: Dress Color: Black Designer: Max Studio Where Purchased: ? Years Owned: 7
Well. I thought that for my very first post I would choose something classic and easy. Nothing says classic and easy like the LBD, right? The Little Black Dress. How many LBDs do I have? I’ll never tell, but this is without a doubt my favorite. I love the way that it drapes, and it feels very slinky. I can only remember one occasion where I wore it. It was my cousin’s wedding, and I truly can’t remember when it was. I think it was shortly after we moved to New York. It may have been one of my first trips back to Ohio. I wore the dress with these shoes.
And the only jewelry I wore was a dangling pair of silver filigree earrings with black beads. And I felt amazing. It was one of the first times I had seen many of my old high school classmates. I felt…separate. In a very good way. It was nice to know that I was one who had left, but I could come back whenever I wanted, and it still felt like home. It was one of the first times I can recall feeling old. I looked at my cousin and still saw an elfin, rosey cheeked toddler that I used to feed Poptarts to, and here she was, becoming someone’s wife. Yes, I shed a river of tears. I also remember dancing, for hours. And then more hours. I never took my shoes off. It is a point of dignity with me, to invest in shoes that are so comfortable that IEvita can boogy all night and not take them off. Yes, I am snobbish about it. If I have made a mistake, and the shoes I have chosen are hurting me, I will never, ever show it. It is a matter of pride.
This dress made its stage debut in 2008, in Evita. My friend Lindsay wore it, and even though it became a floor length gown on her, it still looked beautiful. A testament to the magical powers of this dress.
Anyway, I wish I could find a picture of a body wearing this dress, because it’s hard to see all it’s amazingness on the hanger. But I love it, and I will keep it. Does anyone beg to differ?
- Posted in: Fashion ♦ Keep!
- Tagged: Evita, LBD, Little Black Dress, Max Studio, The Center For Performing Arts At Rhinebeck, Weddings
I Am What I Wore 
it’s a keeper. though not at the wedding, i can attest to the beauty of it on stage. and just as a note, the shoes should stay too. they are wonderful.
Clearly a keeper.
keep.