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After yesterday's complete fiasco of formal aparel ugliness and foot discomfort, I went on a serious dress hunt for the next wedding I have to go to at the end of this month. It's the change of seasons and that means there is NOTHING out there. The sales racks are full of the ugly maternity dresses that didn't sell and the non-sales racks are full of fall sweaters and slacks. What's a poor pregnant chick in need of a non-officey dress to do???

Enter Gail. Bearing random voluminous loaner hippie dresses she bought for herself inspite of a slim muscley 5 foot 4 frame. Dresses she planned on cutting down to her size because the fabric was so pretty. That just happened to be in the back of her car. And are fucking perfect. I might freeze. After all, I'm taking this dress to Maine. But the thing will a. undoubtedly cover the entire necessary portion of my body b. manage to be a color that does not make me look jaundiced and c. have no ruffles in ridiculous places. (As if a pregnant woman needs bust enhancing fabric!! Jeezus!!) I'm not sure it makes me feel pretty, but I'm not sure anything can right now and at least it feels both comfortable and moderately safe. Believe it or not, I do ask more of my clothes than that generally but I can also usually play the "Ok, I'll just throw down more cash for something really good" card and damn -- you can only do that with maternity dresses that are appropriate for weddings if you can FIND one. I would willingly have shelled out several hundred dollars, but there was nothing to buy. Depressing. And now I don't have to bother. Woo Hoo!!! Yay, Gail!!!

Posted by karen at August 18, 2002 12:00 AM