Hello there!
Hope you are well!
This week is a busy one for me with rehearsals, school events and concerts every day and in fact, this continues into next week as well!
I am performing with Orchestra of the City on Friday in Holborn. It's the first time I have performed with the orchestra- my friend Debbie plays flute 2 with them and she asked me which I'm really pleased about! We received an email on Saturday saying that the dress code was 'All Black with Sparkle'.
This made me very happy because I have a few contenders for this (actually cosplay related in several places) which would fulfil this criteria.
The first one of these is worn by River Song, played by Alex Kingston, in a Doctor Who Christmas special from a few years ago and is very sparkly and beautiful!
Although it is not completely black, I think you would get away with wearing this for a concert with the dress code.
I have not actively collected River Song clothing, it's often a bit too over the top and glam for me but I saw someone (who is a musician!) wear this dress on Instagram and I thought that I would love to own this as I would get use out of it for concerts and I thought the shape would work for me. However, I didn't really ever search for it as I knew it was originally an expensive dress.
A couple of months ago, something made me have a search for it on Vinted and I found this one, priced at £5.00. It was a size 12 which I wondered about. I am more of a 10 (sometimes 8, depending on stretch) on my top half but bottom half,am more of a 12. I decided that at £5.00 (plus about £4.00 extra including postage and buyer protection), I could probably take a punt on it. It arrived and I tried it on. AH, I loved how it looked but it is quite roomy on me though because it has formed cups over the chest area, I can get away with it though I would prefer to fill out those cups for it to feel totally secure.
I tried it on Saturday night in advance of the concert (still haven't decided on which I will wear) and CBC loved it!
It has quite a daring back so you can't really get away with wearing a bra underneath. I think you can see it's a bit big here.
I feel super glam here! Should I go with this one, feeling a bit big (could always wear a short-sleeved black cardie on top) or should I go with something which fits me a bit better!
If I find this in a 10 or 8 at a reasonable price, I would definitely buy it!
Hope you are well!
x
