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Posted by Karen Maslowski on January 12, 2006, 10:19 pm
Sharon, I love this dress, and can just see you wearing that style. What
about a deep color under a print chiffon? Silk, of course. It's just
lovely, so feminine, but sophisticated, too, and it will show off that
size 6 (!) figure. Can't wait to see what you end up doing.
Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati
Wild Ginger Software Certified Educator
Sharon Hays wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> Ok. DH called yesterday to say there is a dinner with all of his new
> colleagues next month. Bless him for giving me a full month to Freak
> Out about what to wear!!! LOL
>
> Here's all I know. It's a dinner with upper level execs, their spouses
> or SOs. That's it. Gee, thanks honey. *sigh*
>
> Of course nothing "going out to a nice dinner with my hubby" still fits
> right. I've shrunk out of them. (the good kind of shrinking.)
>
> So I was looking around yesterday online. Found this
> http://www.newport-news.com/shop/product.asp?superstyleID=214676&gpcatID=2
>
> Really like that but not print. That print would look horrible on my
> olive toned skin....actually I would end up turning the same color as
> the background of the print. Not an attractive thing.
>
> Now, I have enough black silk crepe de chine to do this. I was
> thinking of acid washing it to make it a little softer. (the stuff I
> have is pretty crisp.) I also have a black background with a tiny red
> floral print silk chiffon. I think I can get pretty close to this
> dress using the bodice from New Look 6375 D and the flutter sleeve from
> New Look 6370 C or D. Will take some playing with, but that's all
> right.
>
> What do y'all think? I'm fairly short, 5'4", a RTW 6 most days. (some
> of them are loose though.) Short torso, so the empire waist fits
> really well usually.
>
> All black? Black with the tiny print overlay? Seen a pattern closer
> to that? Other options all together??
>
> Yeah a little freaked out here. I've not met most of these folks. The
> ones I have met are all just wonderful people. But I want to make a
> good impression all the same. Wish I knew more of the wives!!! I'd
> call with the ultimate "girl" question....."what are you going to
> wear???" LOL
>
> TIA!!!
>
> Sharon
> ---
> Having problems with the other computer......don't have the sig line
> set up on this one.....can't figure out how to post other than through
> google......*sigh*
>
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