A Classic LBD
Back in high school, I dressed very nicely. Okay, I dressed nice for about a year. I went to private school and we had a somewhat strict dresscode, and were encouraged to dress nicely. One year, I literally wore everything Banana Republic. My mom and I went to the downtown Seattle Banana Republic, I selected basically an entire new wardrobe, which was then tailored to fit me. I remember I had a fabulous light blue peacoat, a khaki trench coat, a lightweight spring trench coat, three silk skirts (green, maroon, and floral print), and a little black dress. This one to be exact.
When my mom brought it over to my fitting room, I made the loudest scoff. Like I would wear THAT. The dress had absolutely no hanger appeal, but my mom said: “Sometimes things look better on than they do on the hanger,” and so I reluctantly tried it on. As the dress was zipped, it was perfect. It fit like a glove and made me look like a million bucks. My mom, never missing a beat said, “I told you so.” And to this day, she still won’t let me forget this story.
Ironically, I ended up wearing this dress for a yearbook photo. I was voted “Most Fashionable” and paired it with a pink cashmere cardigan, pearls, and even curled my hair. Shortly after that, the dress no longer fit. My mom didn’t want to donate it or sell it at a yard sale because she loved that dress so much for me. And so it hung in my closet for years. And years. And then one day a few months ago I tried it on. And it fit! It’s even a little loose in places.
And so, for today, I wanted to revive a classic LBD. This dress is going on 11 years old, but the timelessness of the cut and material has made it an everlasting piece. Here are to many more wears of this magical LBD!
Dress (similar) // Sweater // Necklace // Shoes
You look beautiful! Congrats on not only getting into the dress again, but having it be a little baggy!
Did you hold on to a lot of your “someday” clothes? I feel like I’m holding on to too much stuff that I will likely never get back into and that if I do, it would all be too outdated anyway.
I did hold on to a lot of my older clothes that I hoped to fit into one day. Now I’m glad I did because I got to re-wear some of them, but others the cut was just terrible and so out of style! I am just selling my clothes on Poshmark now and am making much more than I would at a garage sale!