How do you find the perfect outfit?
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I often have friends request to “raid” my wardrobe as I have a collection of dresses for most occasions but when it came to my eldest daughter’s First Holy Communion, I obviously didn’t have anything to wear. Now as a mum, there are a multitude of things that you need to take into consideration when attending a church/school event with your 8 year old child and her friends;
- Firstly you need to be a little bit cool / on trend
- Secondly, not so on trend that you show her and her friends up as they are all suddenly big followers of fashion. (the recent request for crop tops scares me a little).
- Thirdly, we need to remember that we are going to church, so we need to dress appropriately and not for a night out. In the words of aforementioned 8 year old, “God wouldn’t like it”.
So after scouring the internet for the perfect outfit and parcels coming and parcels going, my gorgeous other half said that we needed to go shopping. I was a bit perplexed as this is what I thought I had been doing but he was suggesting going into actual department stores and trying things on in changing rooms <<shudder>>.
So I reluctantly agreed as time was running out and the we ventured out to our closest John Lewis store where in the words of my other half, “there are floors full of clothes, make up, bags, shoes, homeware, garden furniture and even ceiling lights so surely we must be able to get something in here” I was hoping he wasn’t suggesting I wear a bag or a ceiling light but I kind of appreciated where he was coming from and although I don’t like admitting he was right, I found the perfect dress on offer too (although I did get the shoes and bag in the sale online - ever the bargain hunter).
Her Holy Communion was my first experience of such an event and the day was beautiful. I know that ultimately it is her dress that is the important one but it was nice to get something that even she looked and said “wow mummy, you look lovely”. It just worries me that if an 8 year old can have such an opinion on fashion …. What is she going to be like at 18??
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