Day Five - Drum Roll Please... The Red Dress

Aaah Saturday... an opportunity to not look professional and indulge my alternative side. Chopped off denim dress, head scarf and white long sleeved tee. Did the shopping, hung out the washing, went to the library, strolled around town... in flat shoes!

Then got ready for my friend's hens night... time for the much famed red dress to come out and have her turn in the sun (that is a disco ball)!

These are 'before' shots...

The red dress is from a High Street store in Christchurch called Tango. I'm not sure it even exists anymore... fortunately the red dress still does! I bought it when I was student, around the time of my 21st. It cost me $150 I think, which at the time was a week's living expenses! The red dress and I have had some good times together... she is almost a persona in herself.

She has been around the world with me, from clubs in Tokyo and Auckland, she's started the night and ended it with me on many a morning, walking home with high heels in hand. She has even been in the newspaper! I'm thinking I might do a tableau of the red dress so if you can think of red dress occasions or even have photos of her please send them to me and I'll post them!!!

Now the shoes... bought in London with friend Meredith in 2003. I have never seen anything like them, except for this Summer. A flat version in Footloose shoes, same colour, same cutout pattern style. These girls have seen some good times too but unfortunately I think they may be heading towards end of their life.

Last night may have been the first time the red dress and jade shoes have been worn together... thanks to the wonderful clutch friend Jen gave me for my birthday. The colours in the clutch tie it all together wonderfully.

And yes... we did have a good night!