Once upon a time, there was a little girl who dreamed of princesses and dragons. Grand parties and sword fights. Unfortunately for this little girl, she lived in Northern Ireland in the 80’s and 90’s when bombs were going off and women were wearing power suits instead of ball gowns.
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As the little girl grew up, peace was declared and people began to be grateful for what they had. And thankfully for her, there was a new era of fancy parties as people began to throw events to help raise money for charity. Throughout the year, there were events that needed to be attended. But you couldn’t show up in any old dress. Nay! The would-be princess needed a formal dress for her outings!
Ok, you have probably guessed by now that I am the little girl who dreamt of being a princess. I still do but I tend to think more warrior princess these days than fairy princess. But, I am required to get dressed up from time to time for different events. Thankfully there are companies that recognise this area now and it is really easy to find your prom dress for any occasion. Speaking of events, here are some of the events I’ve been to over the years that have required something a little bit fancy to whish about in.
My Formal
At the end of my time in school, we had a formal. This was a big deal because our school didn’t have formals and we were the second year to get one. I was a complete goth at the time and dressed completely in black with huge hair that my aunt insisted on doing. It was terrible looking! But, me and my buddies had a blast.
Charity Do-dah
This night was one of the first times I went out dressed up as a proper dressed up grown-up. I had tickets to a charity event (can’t remember what the charity was) and went with my husband on my arm. We had a great night and I loved my dress! I wasn’t keen on it when I saw it on the hanger (or me at the time) but looking back at the photos, I looked amazing. Charity events are so much fun and are a great way to get dressed up a few times a year for a great cause.
Weddings
I’m sorry, but I think people really dress down for weddings. Sure, no-one wants to outshine the bride but for crying out loud! Put some effort in! Do you know that someone showed up to my wedding in a red jumpsuit? It wasn’t even a dressy one, it was something you would wear to the beach. I try and dress up as much as I can when it comes to weddings and I have only outshone the bride once. In my defence, the bride was wearing a black velvet witches dress that looked like a Halloween prop so I’m not to blame there.
There you have it, just some ideas/reasons you should have a stock of formal dresses (and other stuff) hidden in your wardrobe. I’m off to some charity events over the next while, so keep an eye for the photos and guess who or what I am wearing.