Let's play dress-up

[geekchick]

We're not going to any parties tonight, but we are going out to splurge on a really nice dinner. (Not sure why, but the restaurant folks seemed to think that a 10 PM seating was undesirable for some reason; as far as I'm concerned, that's almost exactly the right time to eat.) I figure this is as good a time as any -- and better than some -- to pull out some of the dresses hanging in my closet that I never find an excuse to wear. I'm thinking this one, although I have to go out and find a shrug or a sweater or something because 1) it's cold and 2) it's OMG-low-cut. I also have to hope that the underpinnings I tracked down both actually work and don't show, I haven't tried them yet. Gotta love clothes that require complicated feats of engineering. ;)

Although I am completely capable of dressing myself, it's always fun to get outside opinions; help me pick the right shoes. =) Current options are:

1. These, but in black matte silk rather than satin and with seed beads and tiny sequins on the bows. I think I'd prefer to have a plain bow, but I loved the style so much I could overlook the beads. Or pick them off carefully if they really bother me that much.

or

2. These, although this is the style I have. Zappos just has a better picture.

Yes, I love, love, LOVE the d'Orsay pumps, and no, I should not be allowed back into DSW (turn down the speakers before clicking :-P) again for a while. Except to see if the one here has a 7.5 in the second pair rather than an 8. The one in Rockville seems to have a much higher percentage (by which I mean "any", as the one near me only goes up to around $250) of the "I want to spend $500 for these ugly things why?" designer shoes. Lacroix, sweetie darling! My "favorite" was the zebra print with red patent trim labelled "Cheap and Chic" for $400. Buh? Then I looked closer, noticed it's Moschino, and realized that we meant that entirely in a relative sense.

Comments

[curiousangel.livejournal.com]

Go with Choice #2 -- hot babes with straps tied around their ankles are a Good Thing. :)

[geekchick]

*laugh* I'm not sure that didn't factor into my getting them. ;)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

#2, if only to see if a real person can wear something like that without tottering over forwards... ;)

[geekchick]

They're only, I think, 3-1/4 inch heels. Not even remotely a problem. =)

[geekchick]

3.5". Still not a problem. =)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

To me, they look like practically being on-point... and painful. They undoubtedly will make your legs and feet look good enough to drool over, although that might leave spots on your hose...

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

you and I live in completely and utterly different worlds. Wow.

[geekchick]

Heehee. =) Yeah, I think we peg opposite ends of that scale.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

And I love both of you!

Admittedly, I've IIRC never conjured fantasy contexts that involved you both... at the same time... (grin).

[gsh]

Shoe number 2. :)

Where you eating? We're doing PF Chang's for dinner. At 5, way before your are eating.

[geekchick]

McCormick and Schmick's in Reston Town Center.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Mmmm... Giant slabs of seared flesh... I've thought vaguely about going there, in the past. Have a lovely dinner, you and nminusone, and I'll blow you a virtual kiss at 3am. :)

[geekchick]

Fish, actually. Neither one of us cared overly much for the fish we chose, unfortunately, but I'm making salmon for dinner tonight so it's all good.

Hope you had a good time at the party last night.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

and... Photos? please? :)

[geekchick]

I'll see what I can do. =)

[nminusone.livejournal.com]

Now remind me again who picked out #2? ;)

[geekchick]

Well, technically I chose them, but I do seem to recall that my shopping companion for the evening pointed them out to me. ;)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Which showed excellent taste on your companion's part. ;)

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Although I am completely capable of dressing myself

What about undressing yourself? *gd&r* ;-)

I like #2 better as well. :-)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Hey, don't give her any ideas! If she undresses herself more, that means fewer opportunities left for the rest of us...

(ducking)

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

There's no reason she can't undress herself for an audience...

[nminusone.livejournal.com]

She's quite bad about that, actually. I can't tell you how many times I blink and find she's completely undressed. So disappointing!

[nminusone.livejournal.com]

And of course no sooner had I posted this than she walks into the office, completely naked...

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

indyansel read that over my shoulder and started yelling "JPEG!!! JPEG!!!!"

I second that request :-)

[nminusone.livejournal.com]

Ah, unfortunately she was much closer to the bathroom than I was to the camera...

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

Darn!! Need to set up that constant web-cam feed...

[trinker.livejournal.com]

I love #1, but that's because I have a prejudice against straps like that -- they don't tend to stay up on me at all, even though I love the initial sensation.

[geekchick]

I ended up wearing #1 after all, since I couldn't find a black or pink shrug to wear over the dress and I didn't like the way the pink straps looked with the silver one that I did find. I love straps like that on shoes, but they do tend to slide around a lot on me too.

[trinker.livejournal.com]

Who don't those straps slide off on?