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| Hobbs, low heel, diagonal court shoe. |
I went with the shoes from Hobbs. They were a little less classic than LK Bennet's mid-heel pump, but they were much more comfortable. For me, comfort always wins out. I was steady and pain-free all night. So that's a win!
My fantastic in-laws babysat for us. I asked my father in law to take a few pictures of us, which he kindly did. But, I forgot to ask him to make sure to get the shoes in the shot! Oh well.
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| Shoes not quite in the frame! |
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| Definitely no shoes! You can see how bad my hay fever is, look at those puffy eyes and nose! If anyone knows a cure, I'm interested! |
I felt good in the dress, and happy to get another chance to wear it. Though, I must admit that it was a little tighter than two years ago, ooops. Just a little "shout out" for silk brocade fabric. It unravels which is a pain, but is otherwise well behaved when you sew it, and it seems to glow softly. It's light as a puff of air and just so damn pretty!
At the dinner dance, column type dresses with sparkly trims were popular. So were knee length, tight cocktail type dresses with exposed zippers down the back. Everyone looked great, but I have to say that the tight dresses drove me nuts. They just didn't fit right. A big problem was the torso length. There were a lot of women with the torso bagging up because there wasn't enough room in the hips and everything was moving up to find space, or the back length was just wrong. This totally ruins the effect of a sleek metal zipper down the back! I am sure no one but me or another sewer would notice. Shame though, because these women were pretty, well presented and toned. A dress that fit would have been icing on the cake!
You (both) look gorgeous, and your dress is fabulous on you. Pain free shoes are always a win :-)
ReplyDeleteI love your last paragraph - I would have been the same. And you're right, I never would have noticed fit before sewing and realising that these issues can be fixed.
You both look fantastic Karin! Pain free shoes, oh yes please!
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ReplyDeleteMaybe no one but you noticed butin a well fitting sheath dress heads would have turned at how great the wearer looked. I really think the concept of fit has disappeared as many have accepted cheap imports for their instant gratification, wear it and throw it away attitude towards dressing.
ReplyDeleteYour dress is beautiful and you look lovely. Love the hair!
You look gorgeous. I love nice shoes and I'm a bit vain about my feet. But my feet don't look good if they don't feel good! I use Fluonase for my hay fever but it only lasts 19 hrs per dose so I have to factor that in.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check that out...I wonder if this is the same stuff I am using but under a different name.
DeleteHow adorable. I love the print.
ReplyDeleteHow fun, a dance. I've wanted to take dance lesson with my husband. Maybe we'll do that soon. It'd be so fun.
The hay fever isn't noticable, you look great!
I have spring allergies too (very mild, thank goodness), and I have found this really helpful, and it works great when you are getting a cold too.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.amazon.com/NeilMed-Sinus-Rinse-Bottles-Premixed/dp/B001HDRHR8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338168390&sr=8-1
Gorgeous dress Karin - you both look so lovely and dapper! Glad to hear you had a fabulous time (and managed to get home with your feet still in working order!!). I hear you on the ill-fitting of clothing - I don't think people these days understand what it is (and looks like) to have properly fitted clothing - everyone is just so accustomed to the one-shape-fits-all approach by clothing makers! Like you, it would ruin the effect (and all the hard work gone into trying to look your best) that the dresses weren't properly fitting. Shame!
ReplyDeleteYou make a lovely looking couple - your dress is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteNasal steroids can be good for your itchy and sneezing nose, oral antihistamines help too but are expensive if your hayfever lasts a long time. I do acupunture and find it helps most patients - some only need to have one treatment once every year to keep things under control and the needles are so fine they really do not hurt once they are in ( which is very very quick ).
Karin, you look radiant and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI think the one glowing in that picture is you, not your dress! You look gorgeous! And yes, comfort shoes should always win...no sense in torturing yourself with shoes that are murder on your feet.
ReplyDeleteI use something similar to ElleC for allergies and cold symptoms, but mine is called Ayr and they aren't premixed. The concept is kind of gross, but I figure that it's a worthy tradeoff for not having to suffer as much through cold season or have allergies kick my butt.
Here's the link for the stuff I was talking about.
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Thanks, I am off to have a look!
DeleteYou look absolutely amazing! (both of you!) Your dress is so pretty. Comfortable shoes - the only way to go. You can't have fun if the feet are not happy.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos, the lighting is just perfect! You two look so happy. Comfort definitely always wins for me too--it's never the wrong decision!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! You look amazing!!!!! That dress is perfect on you!
ReplyDeleteYou look gorgeous! That is definitely your color. You two look a little like Kate Winslett and George Clooney, hehe.
ReplyDeleteAnd yay for comfortable shoes!
Oh my gosh! You look so pretty! And my, what a handsome husband!
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