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OMG! What do I wear?

Beachbummette avatar
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Alright Gulls (doubt the guys will have much input) I have been invited to have dinner tomorrow night with the designer Kay Unger!!!:blink: :clap: She is one of my very favorite designer for evening wear and cocktail dresses and somehow I have ended up going to dinner with her! What the heck should I wear?!:shock: :blush:

If you are not sure who she is just look at all the major department stores Neimans, Bloomingdales, Nordstroms, Saks and look at evening wear. If you remember the dresses I was showing y'all for last New Years eve...several of those were hers.

How funn is this gonna be?! :clap::clap::clap: Think I can talk her into designing me a spectacular pink gown?!

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TooFarTampa avatar
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#27
:lolabove: That's what I planned, except the baby has a cold, so my white shirt will be white fashionable Kleenex, you know that designer right? :wave:

Tissue-fabric Ts are very hot, very now, very Puffs. :clap:

Don't forget the Purell. :eek: And have funn! I bet you're a great babysitter!!
TooFarTampa avatar
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#28
:wave: I do miss those times...sometimes! Enjoy those chubby little hugs while you can!!! I hug both of mine now and feel bones!!:eek:
Night!

Sometimes I look forward to missing these times! Other times, not so much. :wub: Night! :wave:
Mango avatar
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#29
Tissue-fabric Ts are very hot, very now, very Puffs. :clap:

Don't forget the Purell. :eek: And have funn! I bet you're a great babysitter!!

Thanks.:wub: Yep, I guess so. I got sucked into babysitting again Saturday night. :lol:

But that's a weekend so I will wear this instead, an original Puffs dress.
:rolling:

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TooFarTampa avatar
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#30
Thanks.:wub: Yep, I guess so. I got sucked into babysitting again Saturday night. :lol:

But that's a weekend so I will wear this instead, an original Puffs dress.
:rolling:


:rofl: :clap: :lolabove:
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beats on hood
#31
Silly gull. Beautiful pearls do NOT belong in banks. Have them re-created into something daring. BB's pearls are really contemporary and quite striking. I know it sounds sacreligious to unstring them (on a side note, I saw the Mikimoto jewelers at work when I was in Japan ancient years ago) but jewelry designers are doing fabulous things now with pearls!
Who could redesign them? Certainly no one in this hick town. They are so expensive that it's a shame not to wear them. Should I take them to my favorite salesperson Ginger at NM fine jewelry?
Beach Fanatic
#32
Perfect for snuggling a baby with a cold. :clap: :wub:
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#33
Perfect for snuggling a baby with a cold. :clap: :wub:
Doesn't fit my lifestyle either. I get up at the butt crack of dawn to get a parking spot that's not a mile away from my building, wait for the dog to go potty, forget the shower because waiting for the dog took too long, slap on a little makeup, throw on some jeans and a jacket to make me look "professional," no time to put on underwear, grabbing the closest pair of earrings, and I'm off to work.
Beach Fanatic
#34
I was thinking of the Puffs dress for the baby's cold Mangy's babysittin'. ;-) I see what you mean though.
Beachbummette avatar
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#35
Just go nekkid and let her dress you. :wave:

Great idea! :blink::shock: I'm hoping she will design a pink gown for me!

I want this one:



And this one:



(If there happen to be any extras lying around at the trunk show.)

I love her dresses, she designs for ''REAL'' women, not those skinny 16 year old models.

BB, whatever you wear, you have to wear your pearls. No one wears pearls as well as you do.

Sent you a pm, trying to decide which ones.....

Silly gull. Beautiful pearls do NOT belong in banks. Have them re-created into something daring. BB's pearls are really contemporary and quite striking. I know it sounds sacreligious to unstring them (on a side note, I saw the Mikimoto jewelers at work when I was in Japan ancient years ago) but jewelry designers are doing fabulous things now with pearls!

As you know Mermy, I wear my stuff, what good is it if you can't enjoy it?


Thanks gulls for all the input, this will be funn! Guess what....I'm now picking her up at her hotel (it's closer to my house) and she is riding with me to my friends! This gives me time to talk her into that fabulous pink ball gown! LOL, she will be tired of hearing about pink by the time we get there and consent! ;-)

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DD avatar
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#36
BB, you'll look fabulous no matter what you decide to wear, and Kay will luv luv luv you by dinner!!!:wub:

BR--WEAR those pearls!!! :wave:
Jdarg avatar
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#37
:scratch: Hmmm ...


-- Avoid v-necks in case 18 month old tries to grab on to neckline, thus revealing your bra. :shock: I make this mistake every other day :roll: but it's because I really like my necklace that looks good with a V-neck! :angry: (*stomps foot not encased in Prada boot*)

2 things- make sure you are wearing a bra, and that it is halfway clean and maybe even pretty since you know at least several strangers will see it throughout the day!!:lol:

Hey BB- have fun with Kay. Get her likkered up, then drag out a laptop and register her on SoWal.:biggrin: She'll need a good screen name.
Mango avatar
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#38
Great idea! :blink::shock: I'm hoping she will design a pink gown for me!
She may have to put you on the payroll as her pink consultant. :clap:
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#39
I love that red dress!!! Where is the closest Kay Unger seller to Sowal?

Wear an outfit that reflects your personality and flair, but I wouldn't wear a designer's own clothes to dinner with her.
picky
#40
I wonder if there's a "rule of etiquitte" about a situation like this. Do you wear a designer's clothing as a tribute and acknowledgement, or is that interpreted as being fawning? I'm sure there has to be some guideline out there. After all, it's not like designers don't go to parties all the time. What's a good guest to do?
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#41
IMO, deliberately wearing a designer's clothes to a small intimate dinner is a no-no, attending a party that they just happen to also be at and wearing their clothes is a conversation point/flattering, and their clothes (or at least NOT their competitors') SHOULD be worn to a fashion show/party for them.

In an extreme example, Tori & Candi Spelling used to keep a limo parked at Bryant Park so they could change outfits between shows and not commit the faux pas of going to a designer's show wearing another designer's clothes.
Mango avatar
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#42
Kay Unger is a seasoned designer, so if someone has and loves and her clothing, like BB, I think she would enjoy seeing her wear something of hers appropriate for the occassion, especially if the woman wears it well.
I think any designer would feel that way.

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Beachbummette avatar
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#43
Ok, I'm wearing a dark charcoal grey fitted skirt, black knee high boots, no hose, black fab top with a big ballerina style neck with 3/4 sleeves, big black baroque tahitian pearls, Doris Panos (one of my fav jewelry designers) black tahitian pearl earrings, and to top that off.....a fuschia pink pashmina scarf! ;-) I can always go home at lunch and change again. :idontno:
Minnie avatar
Beach Fanatic
#44
Sounds fabulous, dahling. :clap:
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Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
#45
I am suddenly feeling quite frumpy!!!!! :cool:

BB, have a blast!!!!!
Minnie avatar
Beach Fanatic
#46
I am suddenly feeling quite frumpy!!!!! :cool:

BB, have a blast!!!!!

If you could see what I have on right now, you would not even think frumpy, :floor:think of old with paint, and it has nothing to with being artistic but clumsy.

Kinda like that Brad Paisley video, I always look better online. :clap:

Of course if you are wearing that shirt in the avatar then yes that is definitely frumpy.:funn:

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scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#47
Ok, I'm wearing a dark charcoal grey fitted skirt, black knee high boots, no hose, black fab top with a big ballerina style neck with 3/4 sleeves, big black baroque tahitian pearls, Doris Panos (one of my fav jewelry designers) black tahitian pearl earrings, and to top that off.....a fuschia pink pashmina scarf! ;-) I can always go home at lunch and change again. :idontno:

Sounds fabulous! Glad you added the pink pashmina!
Beachbummette avatar
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#48
Sounds fabulous, dahling. :clap:

Thanks Minnie!

I am suddenly feeling quite frumpy!!!!! :cool:

BB, have a blast!!!!!

YOU are never frumpy! You are always fabulous! :wub:

Sounds fabulous! Glad you added the pink pashmina!


I know...it needed a dash of pink!

Now.......on our 20 minute drive to my friends I'm gonna invite her to SoWal! :clap: .....if she's nice and I like her. ;-)
Minnie avatar
Beach Fanatic
#49
if she's nice and I like her

Based on her bio and history I have a feeling this is a done deal. :clap:
Mango avatar
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#50
I am suddenly feeling quite frumpy!!!!! :cool:

The clothes don't make the woman. :wave:
NoHall avatar
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#51
I have absolutely nothing to say about what to wear (other than seconding Mango's suggestion to go nekkid.) If it's important, I let other people dress me.

But I hope you have a wonderful time! I'm sure you'll look beautiful in whatever pink frock you choose.

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