Fast Frugal Formalwear

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Recently hubby and I had a chance to attend a banquet in "the big city" as my dad says. We took the opportunity to really get dressed up. What a great time we had! Got to meet some new friends, have a wonderful meal, hear a great speaker and then strut our stuff on the dance floor. It was very cold that night and I was able to score this full length dressy overcoat at my favorite new resale shop "Karma". As I was purchasing it the owner told me "I've already had 5 calls on this coat today." (It had been displayed in her front window for a few days.) As they say......timing is everything!

 

Dress: (old), Sears, worn at brother-in-law's wedding, 2001

Shoes: Payless shoe source

Coat: Forever 21, Karma Clothing & Accessories https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Karma-Clothing-and-Accessories/180118455334033

Clutch: Rag Doll Clothing Exchange

Jewelry: Kohl's

Lipstick: Raisinberry, Mary Kay

 

 

Hubby's suit, local men's clothier(now out of business)

Tie: Beatles, Of Course!!!

Shoes: Famous Footwear

Glasses: Rayban, Crown Vision Center, Edwardsville, IL

Shirt:  Ralph Lauren, yard sale...WAY before I knew him!

 

 



 

We clean up good, don't we?!?!

 

 

Just to illustrate that a good, basic black dress can be used over & over...

I wore it September 2013 for a photo shoot at a refinery

http://tomatwood.net/

 

Here's to dress-up occasions! It seems like we dress up less and less now-a-days. I hope you get a chance to dress up at least once or twice per year. I know I LOVE it! When's the last time you got really gussied up? Leave a note in the comments below and let me know. What did you wear? Thanks for stopping by and have a fun, frugal, fashionable week!