Finding the little black dress…that fits!

I hate shopping for cocktail dresses. I have big hips, which means I have to go a size up. The dresses typically fit me in the hips, but not in the waist. I end up looking like a box. It’s rare that I find a dress that’s form-fitting in the waist and flares out enough for my mondo hips.

So when the dry cleaners RUINED one out of my two cocktail dresses that FIT, I was ready to murder somebody. Heads were gonna roll.

You see, when I peer into my closet, this is what I find:
1. Little black dress that fit me in college before I had two babies. I reminisce when I see the dress. Can’t bear to give it up.

2. Sleeveless red dress that highlights my jiggly cafeteria lady arms. Okay, I can probably wear it with a jacket.

3. Dresses I used to wear in high school that are hopelessly out of style but sort of fit me. A thirty-year-old can wear a bow on her butt, can’t she?

4. A sassy red dress with beadwork that actually fits.

5. A hoochie-mama floral dress that’s mid-thigh length. What was I thinking???

6. A classy teal dress that fits perfectly with BLEACH SPOTS that the EVIL DRYCLEANERS ruined!!

What have you found in your closet lately?