The party usually has a theme, and the attendees make an effort to dress up splendidly for it. The previous themes I recall include "Hunger Games" and "Filipiniana."
Last year, they had the ball again and their annual theme was "French." Ate and Raymond were thinking of attending, and the default question on Ate's mind was: "What will I wear?" She told me about the theme and asked me that same question. As a reply, I brought out the trusty pencil and started chicken scratching.
There are 2 sides to French fashion. One side is classic, timeless and clean - think Coco Chanel. The other side is bold and statement-making - think haute couture. But as our adage goes, if you can't choose between the two, why not have both? And this resulted in this sketch:
The classic elements were the color, material and cut. There were yards of black, dotted tulle in the stash, and it was exactly what the dress needed. Design-wise, it's the classic long dress with a streamlined silhouette.
The bold elements were the neckline that went all the way to the waist, and the slit that went all the way up to the thigh. A few more inches, and these 2 would have already met!
We eventually had the dress made, and as luck would have it, they weren't able to attend the wedding ball.
Luckily, they attended an event last week and the theme was "black and metallic." Ate immediately thought of wearing the gown, and we all concurred. She paired with with metal bangles and a metallic bag, and she was automatically in theme.
She was thrilled to finally wear this gown after a few months of hanging in her closet. After all, she has quite a lot of gowns that have yet to see the light of day. Remember this?
One gown down, a few dozen more to go.
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