Saturday 18 October 2008

Dressing up


Ae has asked me to partner her to her volunteer organisation's cocktail party at the end of the month. The invitation does not specify a dress code but the mere title 'cocktail party' suggests 'smart casual' at least.

Well, casual is my perennial dress style but few people would describe it as 'smart'. So I am off shopping for a new pair of trousers (and maybe jacket) as well as a dress shirt.

I'm always attracted to the clothing on models such as that in the photograph above. Unsurprisingly, though, the clothes never look like that on me. For one thing, I don't have looks like those models and more tellingly I don't have a body like those models.

It's a sign of my age group that I'll be looking for clothing that as well as being suitable for cocktails will also suit attendance at funerals.

3 comments:

  1. It seems that male models are often even skinnier than their female counterparts. Ugh.

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  2. Wise words about buying clothes Victor. I have one on Thursday to attend.

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  3. I usually experience the same issue of finding clothes that do not look the same on me as on the models.

    My advice is to buy:
    1. something you LIKE
    2. something that's comfortable
    3. something that FITS you

    Mark :-)

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