The LBD Project- April Edition

voltee ♦ May 1, 2012 ♦ 2 Comments

Item: Vest Color/Fabric: Charcoal, Tencel Designer: Kai-aakman Where Purchased: Last Call Neiman Marcus Years Owned: 1

Ah, well, April, you’ve gotten away from me, too.
This LBD Project has proved to be more difficult than I imagined. Wearing the same dress month after month…seriously, what was I thinking??
So, I missed March. I was planning to make up for it by wearing the dress twice in April, but I could only just squeak out a single outing. It’s just…I start to feel a little ill when I think about wearing this dress again. Also, maybe I have accidentally made a few purchases this year that I am dying to wear.
But that goes against my New Yew’s Resolutions to Be More Creative and to Wear What I Own.
Therefore, I’ll just choke down the bile and keep trying.
I will catch up in May! A solemn vow.
This time, I chose to wear the LBD with this stunning Cecelia De Bucourt obi belt I have been desperately trying, for months and months, to find the right outfit for. I have a hard time with belts. Even awesome twisty, dangling metal chain belts. I just never usually like to put more volume onto my mid-section.
Then I added this swingy vest. And my favorite LBS (Little Black Shoes):

Oh, how I love these shoes! I possessed these shoes during a dangerous game; Sale Stalking. This is that thing I do where I will go to a store, find something I love, decide it’s too expensive, leave, carry out my day, and then, just as I close my eyes to sleep, there is the item I didn’t buy, bathed in a heavenly glow and irresistible. And then sleep eludes me. What other choice do I have but to stalk the store every other day or so, waiting for the item to fall into my price range?
A girl can only go without sleep for so long.
I did, in fact push it just a little too far with this pair. I waited for one markdown past safety. But fortune smiled upon me, and they became mine.
I am not always so lucky. Like I said, it’s a dangerous game.
Anyway, with the addition of these masterpieces of chunky heeled delight, I was happy with this ensemble. It made me feel like I might have been a lethal assassin in some futuristic sci-fi movie.
What else might one wear to a Broadway Review Fundraiser?
The event was a fundraiser auction for Golden Stone Productions, a wonderful production company I’ve done a few shows within the past.
Their annual fundraiser has been something I look forward to each year for quite some time.
Give me amazing voices, gorgeous songs, a chance for some shopping, wine, and a few light snacks and I will be a happy camper!
This year was no exception. I’m not sure if I have ever been in a room with such a collection of incredible voices. And I got to sit with friends I don’t see often enough, but always enjoy being around.
The only downside is that sometimes, very rarely, every so often, heels are not my friend. To be more accurate, they are not my hip’s friend. I always enjoy a warm friendship with my heels.
So on this particular night, the LBS bothered me, and then I sat for a while, and then there was nauseating, fun-obliterating pain.
I missed out on drinks afterwards with many amazing people whom I love dearly. And don’t get to spend nearly enough time with.
I did still like my outfit, however. You?