Think And Wonder And Dream!

voltee ♦ April 6, 2011 ♦ 4 Comments

Item: Dress Color/Fabric: White, cotton Designer: Hard Tail Where Purchased: Marshall’s Years Owned: 4
This is a dress that hasn’t really had a much of a life on stage, just a few minutes, actually, but it has gotten much wear in real life. I guess that’s better. Or is it?
I got this in the summer of 2007, right before I started Seussical. Seussical is a weird show, and it was a weird experience. There were many multitudes of children, and just a handful of adults. I love children, don’t get me wrong. But they can make things… difficult. There were also many teenagers, which is even more difficult.
I was a part of the ensemble, and I got to be a pink flamingo for the jungle scenes. And I loved my costumes. I had a sort, pink teeshirt dress with jewels around the neckline, and feathers around the hem. I wish I still owned that, but I donated it to the theater company for rental purposes.
I do, though, still have the boots I wore:

I love these boots! I found these for $3, also at Marshall’s, and I knew that one day I would have a perfect occasion to wear them. Such as when I need to portray a pink flamingo on stage. I don’t know if I’ve found an occasion in real life to wear them. I may have once, dancing, with an 80’s theme, but I’m not sure. I am sure that I had a marvelous time wearing them on stage.
This white dress I wore, only in the opening number. I needed something long and full enough to cover the pink dress and the feathers, and quick enough for an on stage costume change, and this worked perfectly. It didn’t really look that great with the pink boots, though. It’s much more of a sandal dress..
What is weird to me is that I remember almost nothing from Seussical. It’s not that it wasn’t a good show- it really was. And there were wonderful performances throughout. And I did have fun balancing on one leg on that little pin stiletto. Maybe it’s just that I don’t really like the actual show. I never listen to the music. I have to admit that if it comes on randomly on my iTunes, I change it. Quickly. It seems like if I don’t really listen to the music, and reflect back on the show, or have pictures, it kind of just goes away. Slips right out of my mind, sadly.
I do remember being a Who, and having to change out of the boots in like 10 seconds, which sucked. I can’t remember, for the life of me, what my Who costume looked like. I do know that I got have a Whobaby, though, and I loved her immensely. I also donated my baby. I need to stop doing that. I could really use a Whobaby right about now.
Anyway, I do still have the dress, and I have won it many times. It’s really the perfect summer dress- easy, and breezy, and white. Can you believe I’ve never even gotten a stain on this?
Just because I like it, here’s a picture of the dress, and my cute honey:

This was at one of the best parties I’ve ever been to, our friend’s Bob and Grant’s anniversary. We went with Kevin and Michael, and it was a lovely celebration. There were delicious cupcakes. And appletinis. Splendid!
Well. I can see myself wearing this dress for many more years. I hope that you don’t want me to get rid of it.

**A friend once told me I looked like I should be running through a field in a laundry detergent ad when I wore this. I like that picture! I will keep this.