the FASHION thread

Naw, you're prettier.  Much.  But I LOVE the bag.

Received a catalog in today's mail - Pyramid Collection.  Yowza!  Apparel for witches!  OMG, here are some shoes from it.

Girls, we've gotta get some of these!  They're called Black Widows.  I just handed my husband the catalog and walked away.  That should keep him busy for an hour or so.  LOL

Holy ugly spider shoes Batman.

Seriously, is the catalogue for witches?

Love the Retro Make-up!! 

Fashionistas, I go get the one-year mamm tomorrow.  Can't believe how much more shrinkage there has been in this boob since rads. 

I'll hold you in my thoughts today, Kathi.  Soon, it'll be over.  "I think I can, I think I can....."  Puff'n'Toot

Kathi - good luck with your mammogram today! Take some deep breaths, breathe in breathe out.

Tina, That is Audrey Hepburn, not me -  ha. had to laugh. I just loved Audrey's look: her style, her face, her figure, lean and almost boyish - LOVE IT. And, of course, her kind soul. A true beauty if there ever was one.

Michele - How exciting!! Congrats on your win and for being asked to speak in front of the group. That is quite an honor.

As for the ballgown - my personal preference is clean simple lines as you mention, and strapless. Can you go strapless? It is tough for me now to do strapless due to by masts, but that was my dress preference pre BC.

How long is your hair? Is it coming in curly? Mine did come in curly, but not until it was a couple of inches long.

It is SO hard to find an entire picture of a dress. I say just some dresses on and see what looks best.

I have copied some pictures below of brunette celebrities with short hair, as I was looking for ideas for your dress. The strapless seems to be favored, but I did see a cute spaghetti strap dress on Winona Ryder (below).

Just some ideas (not that you can see the entire dress!!! - but ideas of necklines.

just a neckline idea. looks nice.

Raye and Tina - Yes, I found a beautiful strapless dress - from Nordstroms.  It is on sale, from the designer section.  Eggplant satin, ruched in the waist.  Clean, simple, elegant lines.  Gorgeous!!  I tried to post a photo, but it is very blurry and small, so never mind.  Going to order the dress today.  It's a beautiful color, very "in" for fall, and works well with my coloring.  Now, on to accessories!!  A jeweled metal cuff?  Necklace and earring ideas?   I have a beautiful black wrap - sheer with some beading on it, and black silk and beading sandals I wore to a formal event last year.  Keeping it simple there so the gorgeous dress and accessories shine.

My hair is shorter than Winona Ryder's or Natalie Portman's at this point, I am hoping the top gets long enough for them to do something with.  The back is filling in, and I'm thinking with a month until I go, it should be enough time for more growth.

That's what I was thinking.  Maybe some really great earrings and the jeweled cuff and leave it at that.  I don't want to be overdone, and ruin the clean lines of the dress.  It is called the JS Boutique strapless ruched satin gown, in eggplant.  On the Nordstroms site, in their sale section. 

Michelle, how fun!  Congrats & enjoy!!  I love the color eggplant.  I bet the gown is beautiful.  Try and post a photo if you can.  How about rhinestone jewelry?  Fab earrings that would show well with short hair and a delicate necklace?

Mamm went okay.  I hate going to that bloody hospital, especially since it was the one year anniversary of my surgery, so I was reliving everything in my head.  I managed to shut it off mostly when I was there, but when I was driving home, I cried and stayed weepy all day.  Won't hear the final word till tomorrow probably.  Blech, as one of our bco sisters so eloquently said about it elsewhere.  Can't believe how much my poor boob has shrunk since rads.  Looks like one of those mountains in the South after they've been strip-mining for coal...

I  stayed out of work today as a favor to my patients.  I wouldn't want me trying to concentrate if I were one of them!!  Mental health day.

As I was leaving the hospital yesterday, a jeweler was selling some fused glass beads and some jewelry out in the lobby.  Immediately, I saw a pair of silver angel wing earrings, which seemed like just the thing I needed, so I bought them and put them on.

Kathi - Thinking of you, here's to very good results tomorrow!! I understand you being upset, I sometimes get very weepy at the onc's office (or parking deck before I even enter the building), although it does seem to get better each time. Thank goodness I don't have to get mamms - no boobies.

Michele - found the dress online. Yes, it is indeed lovely! What a color. whoo. love it love it. I would go easy on the accessorizing. I like Tina's idea of the dangling, but simple earrings and maybe a bracelet (like the cuff idea), but maybe skip the necklace. JMHO, but I think all of that would be too much. Funk up that hair a bit, have fun with makeup (oh wait, you are getting a makeover, oh how fun!!). Can you tell I am excited?

I have a pic of the dress all ready to post with your permission - just let me know.

In the meantime, check out these shoes ladies! MMMM. Tina, I know you probably won't like them.

Raye, go for it!  I couldn't figure out how to do it.  I was thinking just that - really gorg drop earrings and then a bold jeweled cuff would be all it needs.  Too bad Target (pronounced the French way, of course) doesn't have those great jeweled cuffs anymore - maybe I can find something similar. 

Tina - good luck with your surgery!!!  We'll be thinking of you.

Love love those shoes!!  With my job, I'm running here and there a lot, and I always buy too-high a heel for a boat manufacturer, but I am the marketing manager and need to look put together - but it always gets me in the end with the shoes.  Can't help it - love shoes!.  I keep a pair of white keds in my filing cabinet for when I need to get out on the boats.

Thanks, Raye!  It is such a pretty dress.  What do you think about this cuff bracelet?  From Amazon.com, it is a delicate rose cutout bracelet with 3.30 carats of CZ?

Ooh, like that too.  Also saw a very wide (I do like the wide ones best as well) silver one with a copper band circling it, but it looked a little casual.  I will keep looking and checking out some of our local stores as well, and if all else fails, I know Amazon has a great selection - and I can get the earrings too.

I like them both - that last one has a bit of a Grecian look to it - like that.  I am more of a silver person myself, but like you said - wait until the dress comes and see the exact shade of eggplant to help you determine the accessory color. Good luck.  

Thanks for the good wishes, girls.  So nice to be loved.

Anyway, Raye, those shoes are not too bad.  I don't think I would wear them, but I'm not you and I think you could carry them off.  At least they're not glads!

Michele, that first, lacy cuff with the cz's would be my taste.  Then, too, you would not have to decide between silver and gold.  Plus, I think the bling would be just the thing with that simple dress.  After that, I have in mind a shiny, 2" silver cuff, slightly rounded profile, with, perhaps, some bezel mount large gemstones in color to complement the eggplant.  Too bad there isn't time or I would make you a special cuff as I did for Beth.  She wanted a Chanel cuff similar to this but with the double C logo, only it was about $2000 and just black resin and rhinestones.