The Adventures of Dress Shopping

I have I truly expressed my dislike for shopping in my current body. I believe my body wasn't made for the clothing that is currently available. (And before you respond, YES...I am doing something about it).

Well, I asked a friend of mine to help me to go dress shopping. I believe that if I am going to go shopping for things that I know will be an ordeal take backup. So, my size 8/10 friend (she would hate that I have revealed her size, but I am not mentioning names) went with me shopping. Or should I say, I went with her shopping for clothes to fit me.

First stop: Ross.

I need to give my disclaimer...if you think I dislike shopping, I absolutely hate shopping at discount stores. I hate having to search through the mounds and mounds of clothing. So what do I do? I let her look. She picked out a few dresses. Some completely against my better judgement. I reminded her that I have situations that won't allow for some of the types of dresses that she was picking. She told me to essentially shut up and try them on.

We went to the fitting room. I went in with 8. Eight dresses that I have to figure out will work with my current situation. The fitting room is the worst place in a store to be. It is even worse on the week that you are about to start your period. Everything is different on my body during that week.

Well, I tried on the first one. Not bad, but a smoother would be great..how much do Spanx cost again? At this point, my friend realized that I had beautiful legs and reprimanded me for not wearing dresses. Needless to say, I already knew I had great legs. "I would show them off more often if I could find dresses to fit", I said. Hence, the shopping.

The second dress, OMG...I am cute....okay, okay...a little over the top, but I looked good in a sleeveless dress. It would look better if I had the right bra on (see The Adventures of Bra Shopping). I wore the wrong bra today, obviously I forgot that I wanted to go shopping.

Well, I am not going to go through each dress, but I found 2 that I liked. What surprised me is that they were both sleeveless and didn't make me look horrible. I wasn't ready to buy, but they are on my list.

Then she suggested a place call Conway. (I tried to find a link, but I couldn't find one). Think Rainbow. I remember shopping at stores like this when I was between the ages of 18 and 24. It was the clothing that I was just wearing to go to a party or club. It wasn't clothing you invested in. I think we were in the store for all of 10 minutes because I wasn't impressed.

Shecky's Anyone?

Okay, so you have probably have no clue what a Shecky is, but maybe you should pay attention.

To stay up-to-date to the fashion world, I have begun subscribing to different blogs and newspaper fashion newsletters. I received a newsletter today from the Washington Post. The style section offers a newsletter called the DC Scout, it sends out information about what's happening in fashion in the District of Columbia.

Today's installment talks about Shecky's Girls Night Out. This is the place to be, if you are looking for new stlye for the fall season. It promises to be a blast. It provides shopping, cocktails and refreshments for a very low admission price.

The admission prices are $10 each or $25 for two. The $25 tickets make sure that you get the coveted goodie bag. It is taking place everywhere from Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, DC and every major city in the US. These event are even venturing into less known fashion cities, like Charlotte. Click on the city nearest you to get up-to-date information about the events. To see a complete list of cities click on Shecky's Girls Night Out.

The current list of fashion participants range from Ally Kat to Selma Karaca. Ines Collection will be on hand to cater to the sizeable woman. The clothing is said to be on sale for 10 to 75% off of cost.

Shecky's is a New York fashion mecca. for the internet. It provides information about after-work parties, the best places to shop, and sample sales. It is geared mainly to New York, but has a few things that apply to other cities.

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So don't miss the event.