never underestimate the importance of a pretty dress! the nutcracker gala is sunday evening, and both girls have been in search of the perfect dress. we visited macy's again this morning. it was only going to be a short visit for chanda to exchange the blue velvet she had chosen for a different long-sleeved black velvet. morgana came along just to see . . what there was to see. it felt like she tried on hundreds of dresses . . and nothing fit right. either the color was wrong, or the shoulders were too big, or the shoulders were too tight, or the dress was too short, the material too staticky, the material too"casual!" after three hours, when we were ready to walk out, we wandered into a section of clothing by the "american rag company." i thought the name belied the prettiness of the clothes! morgana found the blue dress on the right, and chanda found the pink dress on the left. they're both lovely and will be so much fun to wear.
i also did a few loads of laundry . . and admired the autumnal look of our courtyard. the hydrangeas are a dusty rose/brown . .
and the leaves have been falling, though they are green and brown and haven't turned.
what is this spindly tree? it's our new white swamp oak. two of them were planted this week. of course we love them, but our building's landscaper made it sound as if they would be bigger!
the trees are beautiful, but they are brown . . or green . . the color of the leaves has been minimal. the cold was too sharp and quick. and now we have warmer days again.
proof of our warm days? a rosebud in november!!
What kind of tights will you wear with the dresses? Regular nylons? I'm sure Chanda and Morgana will look and feel like princesses :)The dresses are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI wish we had a store like Macy's nearby. We went to Macy's last Sunday up in Buffalo to find a "church" skirt for Charlotte, but that was almost impossible. All the skirts and dresses are so short right now, not really appropriate for church. We found one dark grey one that hits right at the knee, but the others didn't work and were not very attractive either. We found a lovely sweater dress at Old Navy, and I did get a few things through Ebay, but I still don't understand why you can't have skirts of different lenghts in the stores. We went everywhere in the big mall, but all stores were the same. Either they are too short or too tight or too thin or too low cut or something else was wrong.
By the way, Veronika really likes the rose!
oh eva, i feel so much for you and charlotte trying to find a skirt. i know how difficult it is! the clothes can be awful!! it would be good to find a pattern and some nice sturdy velvet material and make a nice skirt. i know that doesn't sound easy to you, but it might be very rewarding. do you have a friend that sews in your town that could advise during the process? hanna andersson often has nice velvet pretty skirts. have you tried ebay for old hanna andersson skirts? good luck! it's truly terrible how all the clothes are the same!! so boring! no small dress shops.
Deletemorgana wore black nylons purchased from a drug store (duane reade) and chanda wore her pink ballet tights. thankfully, easy purchases! i have a pic i'll put up soon :)
p.s. i hope i remember to check on that rose tomorrow for a follow-up pic for veronika!
DeleteHow is the rose doing? We got some snow here.
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