With a new start to a new year always comes a casual quiet after the party-dress storm.
For some, this quiet may come as a relief, even a celebration, but for others, especially those (pointing at self) who live and die by aperitif dinners and opportunities to perfect their
Hilary Duff smoky, bronze eye, the sudden paucity of formal occasions is as painful as a roundhouse kick to the babymaker.
Unless you swing with the social elite whose black and white ties never take a break, I'm guessing the party-inclined among you are sharing my open-bar withdrawal and preparing yourselves to suffer until that first bouquet is thrown to kick off (deep breath) Wedding Season '08.
I see two solutions to make it through the next four months.
You could either organize your own events, dressy Saturday drinks or a pretentious, dress-code-specified birthday celebration, for example.
Or, you could force yourself to get excited about something
other than party-going.
Introducing Retro Me, a Polish designer's cool new line of relatively affordable dresses, sweaters and jackets, all of which are available exclusively at
Stars and Infinite Darkness.
As you'll see below, there is a very 'throwback' feeling to these threads, which, combined with their prim, ladylike silhouettes and classic, muted colors, makes for a fun, sexy way to feel like you're playing a grown-up version of the childhood game of dress-up.
If I hadn't imposed the scissors-to-Visa disciplinary action after last weekend's unexpected one-two
Rodriguez-Marni punch, you better believe I'd be struttin' it to
CCR in that 'Sweet Rosalie' stunner.
Enjoy.