it's so much better than actually shoppng with someone. santa, thank you for technology.
i now take you where no one has gone before: into the dressing room. with me.
[i tried on every single dress at benetton. no kidding. all i wanted was something nice, simple and summery. i found myself in disco, wedding and lounge singer territory. here are the out-takes].
i fall into the trap of this style of dress for most occasions. and then i always get to this no-sweat-pants-allowed thing, look around, and think "well. here i am again. wearing this."
and so i tried it again in a purple knit version built for a woman with baywatch boobs.
this one confused me. i like it. it's very cute, and it meets my needs as being something that looks unlike anything i've ever worn before. it does not, however, meet my needs of later being paired with cowboy boots so i can roll all urban outfitter. i could give those sleeves a swift yank and be za-za-za-ing all over town.
then i tried this shirt, which doesn't photograph well, but may be the greatest shirt i've ever seen. i could wear it with a skirt. still looking like myself, casual, but not wearing something i'd turn around and sleep in later.
so i went with the shirt. then, as i was leaving the store, i got a response to the "mrs. roper's fancy night at the regal beagle" dress. fannie insisted that if i wore that thing in front of ma pista, she would never say a word about anything in my wardrobe ever again -- an offer i couldn't refuse. i mean, it freakin' looks like an easter basket and ponies.
so i spun around and got the dress, too. [i'd wear the shirt anyway]. but now i'm taking the dress back because really. when am i going to za-za-anything?
on wednesday night i subjected chuck to a version of this disaster. i kept it quick and low maintenance, mostly gliding through dress areas, touching things, frowning and quickly moving on. until i found this:
... which i'd wear if i was a whore.
and this:
which i'd buy if i was gay. then i'd make my girlfriend carry it around for me.
9 comments:
I can't believe Benetton still exists! It's 6:02 a.m. and my day has been made. Thanks.
Ha ha ha! Has your mother ever spent extended periods of time in Philadelphia, or New Haven CT? Because she might be my mother, too. And really, why take that away from her? Wear what she expects you to wear, and everyone's happy. I love that top, and it will look very dressy with a skirt.
v -- everyone from not-here always says that when i mention benetton. not only does it still exist, it is currently really the only place i can happily shop.
my benetton collection in 2009 is much more thorough than my benetton collection was in the mid to late 80s.
although, at that point i was really in it for the perfume.
Ok wait...Benneton? There is still a Benneton and it's in Duluth? I'm confused. I remember when there used to be one on every corner in NYC. I once ran into a glass door thinking it was open and hurt my nose and my pride. Dork move.
I think the blue/green flowery one is the ticket!! Cute!!!
:)
I know it probably wasn't cheap, being from Benetton and all, but that flowered dress is AWESOME. You could totally dress that down & wear it all summer.
The top is really cute too- I'm one of those people with linebacker shoulders, so puffy sleeves only make me look like I'm badly dressed in drag. I'm jealous you can wear them.
The purple dress is foxy, yet still sophisticated.
The "Easter basket and pony" one scares me.
I have to agree with Whiskeymarie on this one. If I saw you in church with that flowered dress, I would so leave the priesthood, za-za-za or no.
- the tthm
Who wasn't into Benetton for the perfume in the mid-to-late 80's?
i like the first one. but probably because it looks like j.crew and i'm nothing if not predictable. there was a benetton or a sisley, another benetton brand, in every city i visited in italy. if the italians still love it, i still love it.
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