Formal Wear Emergency and Coupon Glory

A last minute invitation to plus one at a fancy dress party a couple of weeks ago struck me with terror because, of course, I had nothing to wear! I think the last time I wore a long dress was high school prom, and while I squeezed myself into that black strapless number it was, to say the least, unflattering. So with 24 hours until said event, I grabbed my mom and headed to our local mall - which, at the best of times, is uninspiring.

Her first suggestion was Le Chateau - and while I realize its no longer exclusively trashy club wear as it was when I was growing up, its still not really on my radar. Plus, their return policy sucks - store credit is no good for a impulse shopper like myself. The first option made me look like a tragic figure skater. But, in a lucky dress destiny moment, I found a reasonable dress that would work - the only one left in that style and it was my size (see left, but in navy) Navy is my new neutral and it was vintage-esque and sparkly, which is attractive to the raccoon in me!

My new nine west neutral pumps (I was so late to get on that trend train) worked perfectly! Although after walking in them for three hours - what do these events have against chairs - I was ready to burn them.






My new online shopping bestie is retailmenot.com - coupon codes (that work) galore! I've saved 20% on a couple of orders that I was totally unaware of coupons being in existence for - plus they tend to be valid on Canadian orders. Love!