If you are reading this, just know that you've been brave (to have made it past my series of pictures in one piece and read my thoughts on this dress). Pat your back twice and here we start.
Turning 30 and how! Yes, I am that gal who makes turning an year older a big deal, buys a new dress, hunts down a perfect pair of heels, wants to cut a fancy cake, secretly wishes for a surprise party, demands loads of gifts and what not (hmmmm cliche' much). So, how could I let my 30th bday not make any noise. It has to be the loudest, if nothing else. 30 is when you're both young and old at the same time. We had the best of 20s and now 30s await with open arms. Though, I am not too excited to hug my 30s just yet, but, there's a silver lining to this cloud that I can't overlook, the fact that I am the newest and the youngest one in the 30s club. Hello guyz, plz No ragging.
Don't know about you, but I hate, hate, hate growing old (growing up too) and especially growing wrinkles..aarrgghh. Btw, 'fine wrinkles' is a myth. Just saying, Fine and wrinkles cant be accepted in one sentence, atleast not in my world. Either its a full fledged wrinkle or its not. Period! No third way about it. Ditto for grey hair.
Ok, the dress! Did you notice the trail, isn't it too long? Say no more. It is my 30th bday, not yours (:p). Sorry, let me put it gently, I don't know how I feel sitting on the borderline between my 20s and 30s yet, thats why I felt a need to design a dress that would speak my mind without having me to speak. I have always been a fan of dresses with beautiful flow, (bigggg)flare, (liquid-like)fall, intricate details and long (almost never ending)trail. In short, I need some drama, some kind of exaggeration, something that would set me apart. I am not quirky, but, being subtle isn't my thing either. So, when I started working on the dress, all I wanted was to bring a piece of my fashion journey in one dress, a dress that tells a story of what I am, what I leave behind and what I look forward to. 750 Rs, 9 mtrs of fabric, 2.5 mtrs of lining and 8 hours of non-stop work later, I dint mind not being able to afford an Elie Saab anymore. It hurts a lil less now to know that I could own at least 10 of my own designs for the price of one Elie Saab gown. I was more than overwhelmed to have finished this dress just in time, to spend as many embarrassing hours admiring it in front of the mirror. Not sure of, how you like the dress! But, I love how this dress makes me feel special in my own way.
To my 30s, did I mention that you caught me off guard. Could we not postpone this to some other time, you are welcome to try again, say after 10yrs (make it 20). I promise to be ready for you then. Deal??
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