Get dressed with me

I have a party to go to tonight. 

Bah!

Not blah that there's a party. My friend is turning 50 and there is a lot to celebrate. However, I feel like I'm coming down with something, and the thought of socialising is not doing it for me. But, I also feel that I should go, even if only for an hour. 

My next dilemma. What to bloody wear. 

The instruction on the invite reads as follows:

"Wear something you never have the opportunity to wear.'

Bah!

This means making a decision, for which I have no brain space at the moment. Wear something I never have the opportunity to wear? There's a bit to choose from. 

Bathers? I don't wear them often.

Or my Adelaide Crows scarf and hat - but it's not footy season. 

High heels? Nope, absolutely not. I don't want to look like a bad drag queen - I walk like a bad drag queen in heels. 

I've got this long floral dress that I've never worn out - but I'm not in the mood for that - especially as I don't think I'll be there for long and I feel like the dress makes me look the size of the Titanic. 

All my nice winter clothes can't be worn - it's far too temperate for that. 

There's a plethora of band t-shirts I could wear... David Byrne... The Pixies.... The Hoodoo Gurus.... The Whitlams.... yeah... nah. Though the party is in Northcote. 

There is the lovely, drapey silk throw over I bought in Darwin from a local designer... maybe put some plain black basics underneath... that might be the go. With my Pandora bracelets - the three of them, which probably need a polish - I never wear them. 

Then there's the perfume. Do I go Chanel No 5 - this last bottle has only been worn to funerals in the last two years - maybe I should wear it more often. Or do I go with one of the Juliette has a Gun scents - Lady Vengeance or Not a Perfume are my favourites. 

Do I turn up in my white Birkenstocks or white trainers or put on my Doc Martens - I'm taking the train out to Northcote. It's easier than finding parking and it means I can have a drink. 

I do like that my friend has provided a dress code, I'm interested in seeing what people turn up in. 

At least, in writing this, I've managed to verbalise what would be the best outfit. I'll go the plain blacks with the silk throw over and my Pandora bracelets - with white trainers and yeah... 

I still think turning up in bathers could be fun. Pity it's not warmer. 

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