To some of us it's a matter of course, which they take in their stride, dressing up beautifully, with a calm and ease to belie all the effort the rest of us have to give to every glorious occasion; dressing to go partying, being dishy and attractive, and drop-dead gorgeous.
When one has everything to hand, like matching bags and party shoes, your evening jewellery, the box of lace-edged handkerchiefs redolent of lavender or hyacinth, one's best set of lace under-pinnings, sheer black tights and black patent pumps or black 3" killer heels (and perhaps even higher for today's glamorous belles), your favourite LBD, Cashmere wrap or Pashmina, and your best evening beauty box all ready and waiting; and of course, your hair looking its glossy best, its all so pleasurably easy.
However, unless you're very lucky and well organised, by the time you've added two or three score years to your mean average, it's a matter of collecting all the disparate bits of your partying paraphernalia, shaking out the creases and folds, unravelling or stretching your best under-pinnings, removing the crisp tissue rolls from your toe caps, and checking on the possibilities of what you're hoping to achieve, then it's a fine balance of taste, discernment and good luck/management to get yourself all dolled-up and ready for the off. And please do give yourself an extra thirty minutes just for yourself, because, believe me, it's awfully easy to run out-of-time when your previously well-honed-skills are just a teenie-weenie but rusty!
However, don't be discouraged by the time and effort consumed, for it's all worth it, and you'll love every minute of your wonderful evening out, be it a birthday, the birth of a grandchild, down-sizing, up-grading, new romance or a long-lost friend re-discovered.
We've been out tonight for our joint birthday celebration, my girlfriend and me, for our birthdays are exactly two week's apart for the same birth year and, being kindred spirits, we fizzed and bubbled off each other all evening long, with our loved ones happily encouraging and joining in.
So do keep up the good work, your party tool-kit and all your special effect bits and pieces, and keep practising away for as long as you possibly can. Life's too short and precious to waste a single opportunity for fun and enjoyment, high-town sophistication and good old-fashioned star-lit romancing.
| And...... |
| paying the piper!! |
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