sweatin' the dress

I've been pretty lazy these past few weeks.  Winter just seems to be dragging on.  But the Margarita mix from Williams-Sonoma that I received as a Christmas gift has made my days with the kid much more manageable.  I'm sorry, what?

Anyway, Lauren has been quite busy lately, with her new nanny baby and also with...sweatin' the wedding.

see how quickly things can go awry?  It's a slippery slope, man

You see, Lauren really cares about her friends, more than I care about mine, and she is having second thoughts about her bridesmaid dress choice.  She wants a dress that everyone is comfortable in, that everyone feels glorious and sexy in, and she wants it to be economical.

So, let's discuss, in my favorite format ever--bullet points!

• comfort--oh please.  I sent Lauren a link last night for an alternative bridesmaid dress.  She instantly rejected it, noting it was silk, and silk was "hot and uncomfortable."  I never knew this.  You know what's uncomfortable?  Polyester and poly-blends.  And itchy lace.  And sequins.  And the Phat wedding is taking place in August.  So anything Lo chooses outside these man-made assortments would be dandy, in my opinion.  Linen would be a lovely choice, but linen wrinkles.  Really bad.

• loving it--I have discussed this in a previous blog rant.  No one will ever wear it again so it doesn't matter.  Oh wait, I was on a wedding site last night and they advertised "bridesmaid separates".  You read that right!  You can wear the top to the office the next day, and with just the right sweater, you can tweak that shiny taffeta skirt into an outfit for church.

• price--the price of Lauren's current bridesmaid dress choice is really quite low, I think.  I suppose she could find six identical dresses in the same color cheaper at...well, um....well, I don't know.  But let's talk facts here.  Lauren just wants to be known as shrewdly thrifty, and since it's not her dime in this instance, I think she can succumb to allowing the friends that love her to buy the bridesmaid dress she really wants them to wear :)