During the recent holidays, I missed dressing up for events. I’m comfortable in jeans, I’ve worn them all my life, but I enjoy a change.
While I was a girl, playing dress-up in Karen’s attic was a favorite Saturday pastime. My bestie and I put on her mother’s cast-off, good dresses and high-heeled shoes for dates with our imaginary boyfriends. The movies we’d seen supplied our knowledge of the make-believe nightclubs we visited.
While Ken was a member of the sheriff’s police, we joined the other deputies and their wives for a Christmas party dinner and dancing. My husband wore his suit and a tie. Each year, I made myself a new frock. One time, I cut off the long gown Lisa had worn as a bridesmaid; the garment wasn’t frilly like they usually were.
New Year’s Eve, one of our group of friends hosted a get together, but we still wore our best. It was a lot cheaper than going out to a restaurant to celebrate and the food was more plentiful.
As time passed, we aged and fashions changed. Now casual clothes are worn for most occasions.
An exception occurred a couple years ago. Our granddaughter’s wedding called for Ken to acquire a new suit and tie while I purchased a dress and panty hose. We don them again when we go out to eat to celebrate our anniversary. Usually, we’re the only ones in the restaurant who are wearing our ‘Sunday-go-to-meetin’.
Recently, while visiting with a friend who had just attended a wedding in Chicago, she had a fashion tip for me–women no longer bother with panty hose. I’d noticed it was harder to find a new pair. No longer are the white, egg-shaped containers hanging on a rack in the drugstore and the counter in a department store has become much smaller.
Do you miss dressing up or are you more appreciative of the casual look?