I was in the thrift store on Saturday looking for the perfect pair of shoes to go with my new black dress when I spotted the perfect halloween costume. Mind you I was on a mission to find the perfect shoes. My eyes were focused 100% on the shoe racks as I skillfully maneuvered around all the other patrons scouring for great finds. As I was walking to the next rack all of a sudden I was blinded by this bright light. Being a curious person, or is it easily distracted by shinny things, I ventured over to see what possibility could be blinding me in this bleak weather. I could hardly believe my eyes as I came upon the most hideous sequenced dress. I have seen many sequenced dresses donated to thrift stores in my days.What compels people to buy these awful dresses. Normally dresses are so squished together in the racks that these awful dresses usually don’t catch my attention or the light, but this one was so fluffy that it pushed all the dresses aside. So, to add to it being sequenced, it had the hugest flair coming from the bottom. On the other hand, having halloween on my mind, and remembering that my girlfriend talked about wanting to be a mermaid, seeing that it was turquoise and having this huge fluffy tail on the bottom. I put two and two together and thought: "This would make the perfect costume for Halloween." I’ll be a mermaid. To my shock the dress is just my size, which is pretty amazing. Finding a dress my size is hard to come by at any store, and especially a thrift store. I’m just not your standard size. On the other hand it is a bit long, but I can always fix that by wearing high heels or a pair of scissors. Since it's Halloween and I'll be doing a lot of standing and walking and I am all about comfort I think I'll opt for just cutting it down to size with a pair of scissors.
I have to say I was a bit embarrassed as I carried it around the store. I mean it’s huge and an eye sore. To my amazement it fit like a glove. I have to say trying it on was a bit of a challenge. The thrift store's dressing rooms aren't made to accommodate people that are larger then life or dresses such as this. So all of you that were at the store with me. I hope you enjoyed the show….
Now I have the perfect Halloween costume, but I have to wonder who it the world wore this dress to prom, and what were they thinking? My girlfriend thinks it was a bridesmaid dress, it could of come from that movie 27 dresses, it is that awful. But, I’m thankful to the girl who didn’t burn it and decided to give it a new life at the thrift store.
I can’t wait for all of you to see this dress, you will be on the floor laughing, or envy me for having the perfect body to fit into a mermaid style dress. I did some research and mermaid style dresses were very popular in the 1950's and 1960's and for you that have the right figure they can be very flattering and apparently you can still buy them today. I have to say you will not be seeing me in one outside of a halloween costume.
I can finally say can’t wait till Halloween. I don’t recall the last time I’ve looked forward to hitting up all the Halloween parties. So, let all the invites come in. Make your's the best offer and I promise to come. I'll be the one in the amazing costume.
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