work party wear

[burntcopper]

hmm. the big work do says goth or smart.

I have a smart dress. It's fucking gorgeous, makes me look gorgeous, but it screams 'summer wedding' and I'd feel horribly uncomfy wearing it at a work do.

I turfed out my wardrobe, found a pair of black trousers which don't hang quite right (weight loss. yay.) and a top that's got a bit of a corset look with lace but is actually a vest. My single solitary items of black clothing aside from a couple of long sleeve t-shirts.

Problem : hanging out with *actual* goths, I feel the urge to go out and grab a lacy black skirt and team it with fishnets, even though I'd never wear the skirt again. or possibly PVC. Damn, why did I have to lose weight and therefore no longer fit my black leather ones? Leaving aside the fact that I haven't fit them for nearly two years. (as anyone who has heard me on the subject, leather trousers are the ultimate arbiter of weight change - put it on and they don't do up, lose it and they sag and fall off your hips) Feeling urge to pull out the Cabaret gear. Telling self that dressing in hotpants to a work do is never a good idea. Also, Sally Bowles is NOT Goth.

So.... my other option is the red dress from Disccon. or buy new black trousers tomorrow lunchtime that I will also probably never wear.

Opinions?

Comments

[tetsubinatu.livejournal.com]

Why not let you one of your goth acquaintances dress you up like a doll? All the goths I ever hung out with adored a new victim for their eyeliner and hairdye! Confess your dilemma to the nearest friendly goth of your shape - or whose best friend/flatmate is your shape - and I suspect you'll be trussed up in black lace in a snap.

[xenaclone.livejournal.com]

How about ironic goth [i.e. pink]?

[gmh.livejournal.com]

That's not particularly ironic, tbh; of an evening at Slimelight you used to get some absolutely stunning non-black outfits (including a six-foot woman who wore heels and her (dyed white) hair up; her entire outfit was white of different textures; it was pretty spectacular); there were certainly a number of people wearing outfits with pink or red in them.

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

yeah. the classic of the Perky!Goth. (so goth they've gone out the other side and are wearing a pastel cabbage rose print fifties sundress.)

But I don't do pink under any circumstances.

[cynicalcylon.livejournal.com]

If you do go 'smart', the dress you wore at DWCon was fab - very 'mine's better than yours' ;)

[nineworlds.livejournal.com]

Red dress was pretty good :o) Although it depends on how you want to be taken at work... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7693708.stm

[omylouse.livejournal.com]

You have a work do that says goth? That is pretty sweet!

Red dress from DWcon was stunning & would work well for smart...

But lacy black skirts are just great! I want to go & buy one now....