Ode to my T-Shirt

This is the new weekly column that I invite you to participate it. I will call it: “Monday’s Pictures for Posterity”. I have too many articles of clothing that I’m holding on to for no good reason. It doesn’t fit, it’s stained or its just so out of style – I never wear it but for whatever reason I just can’t let go. Well at a recent drinking session (where all good ideas are born) someone suggested I take a picture to remember the garment and then let it go. Silly?… maybe, but when I can convert anything into a photo project; I’m game to try. So I challenge you to declutter your closet and play along. On Mondays we need to help each other make the decision to Keep, Toss, Donate or Sell on EBay!

First item up for debate: My favorite White T-Shirt
I know some of you are going to say, “it’s just a white T-Shirt, they are a dime a dozen. Toss it!” --- Well, sniff, sniff it was more than just a white T-Shirt to me. I found it on the Rack at Ross (a discount department store) I was in line purchasing something else and it just called to me – a white beacon in a store full of crap. I didn’t even try it on I just grabbed it in haste and added it to my purchase. This was nearly 9 months ago. We’ve been through a lot together (insert sappy song score of your choice here) Under sweaters, on it’s own. It’s soft and crisp at the same time. It was great with jeans or a cute summer skirt. But alas, the yellow pit stains are no longer bleachable, and just one to many stained coffee splatters make it mostly unwearable. I could add it to my work clothes or toss it in the garbage (insert sobbing noises).

So here I offer it up as the first of many Monday’s Picture for Posterity. (couldn’t even bear to put it on!)

From Dress to Shirt (or Smock?)

Had this dress for a few years, never wore it as a dress. I love the pattern (I so rarely wear things with a pattern). I did not want to give it up so I transformed it, chopped off the bottom and made it into a long wrap shirt. But now I have a fear of it looking to smock like? What do you think?

What we wore on Superstar's Special Day

I know, I know it wasn't really your special day... but it was an event post-special day, and this is what we wore.

Cherries Jubilee!!!

Ms Superstar!

You shouldn't have!
You sweet sweet girl!

... as promised in the comments section of my blog entryabout the sad state of affairs my evening wear is in, Superstar sent me, via the prompt and trustworthy postal service a set of soft and comfy new pyjamas.

They have cherries, birds and pies on them, they adhere to the buttockial area in just the right way, and they fit Cuddles PERFECTLY.



















What? What's that you say Ms. S? These were not, in fact supposed to be for Cuddles? They were supposed to be for ME?!?

In that case, I need to ask - with your artistic eye and keen judge of good tight clothes, how did I end up as a 6'3" 210lb man? I might not be waify, or even "skinny", but please Ms. Shen, tell me you didn't think I was THAT big!

P.S., they did "work" with respect to evening wear, so fret not Little Miss S, I found them Very Sexy!... Very Sexy Indeed...

Two Totally Different Dresses

Yes, I know I have a problem with my indecisivenss - or is it's my constant shopping excursions that makes this particularly difficult. These are the finals. Two totally different dresses (like the title of this post says) Each one has it's good and bad attributes, I love them both, making it very difficult to decide which to wear. Perhaps you do need some background info to help me choose and to make and informed decision.

The Party: Saturday night, cocktails and hor d'ouevres, dress code on the invite was stated as 'casually elegant' - but it's MY party so the rules don't really apply.

The shoes: they are "fierce" to quote someone when viewing them. Gold heels with swarovski crystals! Once I found the shoes I HAD to find a dress to match.

The dresses: Recent feedback from friends has been all over the board
The red one:
"elegant, 40's glamour"
" beautiful, sexy, a showstopper"
"a cheap drag queen's outfit"

The Multi color one:
"OMG beautiful"
"classy"
"gorgeous and flattering"
"what, did you take Joseph's multi color dream coat and make a dress out of it?"

I like them both. The multi color one is a nicer dress (and shows off the shoes) the red one is just fun and different and shows off the cleavage. HELP!!!!

Somebody Stop Me!

Well, it started a couple of years ago, while shopping with Ms Shenanigan in TO. We innocently went into a cheap shoe store and I found the shoes of my dreams. I really fell in love with these little numbers and I wore them good and solid (but never in the snow!) for a couple years. I got hooked on the no-heel round-toe craze. Just my style and very comfy. Oh boy, did I fall for them bigtime. Here are the first of the them... (*click on pics to zoom in for larger view of my cut-up biking to work legs)

They are:
THE ORIGINALS

You can kinda tell that wear and tear have stretched them out a bit and I can't wear them with a skirt anymore, I can only wear them with pants (to cover the fact that they are ruined.
Then came...



THE REPLACEMENTS

OOTG's comment was "you've had cuter shoes". True, they were no originals, but lightening doesn't strike twice ladies, and I needed summer shoes that were not falling apart.




I waited and waited for these next shoes to go on sale, and on sale they did go. I added them to my collection of flat-and-rounds and got many compliments on them. They are...


THE SPARKLERS (they have sequens on them) - *with added side view!




I know what you're thinking : just because they're cheap doesn't mean you need 3 pairs! Trust me - I KNOW. I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF.





And finally... I went searching for fall shoes. I wanted higher shoes, cute boot-things that I could put warmer socks in if need be. Oh I searched and searched. Well, I think you know where this is going. I present to you the latest addition to the collection. A warm welcome to...

THE CAMO: *with side view




I think I like these best, I gotta be honest. Well, not better than the Originals (I mean, they're the originals!) Cuddles likes these best so the purchase is justified.



AM I DOOMED?

Editor's note : It took me WAY too long to compose this blog.
I was going to upload an outfit too, but I think I'll just let you guys enjui this entry for a while first.

Back to the Beginning

okay - here we go again. On the hunt for the perfect dress.
Here is option #1 A little discoey number.
Can't decide if the draping front gives me that "hiding something" look. The dress is fun. Does it look good is the question. Does my booty give it the "JLO" look or the "Jello" look?