This morning my alarm went off at 4:30am rousting me from my beloved slumber so I could go downtown and put people in wedding gowns. Before I landed this cushy job, I freelanced as a fashion stylist. This means that on sets and photo shoots I was in charge of ironing, pining, hemming, steaming, taping, gluing, stitching, tacking, and assembling just about anything and everything. It was fun for a time but I am grateful for the safety of my cubby and trusty computer. However, yesterday my former agent asked if I would help her out and do one tinier job. Pushover that I am, I said okay. The job was only a few blocks from my office and I thought, why not. So, at 5:05am I left my house under the cover of night and took the train downtown. It turns out things are very quiet and clean at that hour. The station smelled of Pine Sol, the train car was spotless, and I distinctly smelled air freshener as I walked under the "L" tracks. Nothing was open, but at least things smelled nice.
I am sleepy so I digress.
At the TV studios I found four women, four dresses and a lot of white. The dresses were from a fancy wedding dress shop called White Chicago that specializes in once worn designer dresses. I think a wedding dress is like a car. It's great to have a new one if you can afford it, but it depreciates so fast it's really best to get one used. Wedding dresses are outrageous, beautiful and wildly impractical. That's what makes them so great! Getting the dress of your dreams at a big discount makes them even better.
I lucked out. My mom made my wedding dress and I love it.
Good Luck and Good Shopping!
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