My friend, Chareese, is an event planner. (What a fun job, right?) She is always doing or planning something fantastic, and the other day, asked if I would help at a fashion show.
One of Chareese's clients is St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, who has an annual charity fashion show. This year's event was at Sacks Fifth Avenue and showcased the designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka. Needless to say, I was very excited to see Chareese in her element and attend a well known designer's show.
However, my favorite part of the night was an unexpected conversation. While I was waiting for the event to get under way, a very flamboyant man (we'll call him Francois) walked up to me with a very important question. Here's how the exchange played out.
Francois walks up to Millie who is standing alone on the side of the room.
Millie: "Hello."
Francois: While talking with his hands says, "Okay, three of us have been watching you all evening and we have to know where your dress is from. It's fabulous! I mean, the cut is just perfect! Who is the designer?"
Millie: Very taken aback with the compliment says, "Thank you. You'll laugh."
Francois: "What? Why would I laugh? Did you make it? It is a great dress!"
Millie: "It is from Target."
Francois: Silence...
Millie: Laughing says, "It was only $25.00!"
Francois: Finally speaks up and with a shocked expression says, "Well, it's a stunning dress. Very chic!"
Millie: "Well, thank you, again. Do you work for Sacks?"
Francois: "Yes. I work in the Prada Department."
Francois walks away, but returns about an hour later. He had relayed our entire conversation to his friends and came back to tell me that none of them believed me. He then said that if my dress really was from Target, I needed to buy one in every color. Especially since it was so cheap!
So, there you go my friends! I was standing in a room full of people wearing thousands of dollars worth of clothes and received compliments for a $25 dress from Target. Just goes to show ya, that you can find great clothes anywhere! Happy shopping!
Millie & Chareese
With the Mark Badggley & James Mischka
8 comments:
I still think you look like you are related to James... And I just want everyone to know that my face usually doesn't look that fat!
What a funny story! I loved it. And yes, that dress does look very nice on you. :)
That was the best thing I had heard all day!! So funny
I don't think that it was the dress... you just make everything you wear look good!
That story is hilarious and you look hot!
YOU ARE KIDDING ME! I can't believe you met those two and that dress is awe - I am too in awe that it was $25. A true testament to discount shoppers everywhere!
i think it was more the person wearing the dress, than the actual dress :)
and i am so jealous! that sounds like so much fun!!
xoxo!
ONLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YOU.
and seriously have to agree with above that you just basically make everything look good :)
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