Prints

I'm not hot about heading to dinners straight from the office without shedding the rigors of the work day. My brain can't seem to shrug off the work mode and it's annoying not to be able to relax properly. Whenever I can, a hot shower and a fresh change of clothes are very welcome luxuries before an evening social event.

So one evening, I was in the mood for a bit of prints instead of the usual monochrome solid colors. Between running out of the office, stepping into the flat and tottering out to meet the friends, I had exactly one hour for a shower, to dry the hair and slip into a dress that was suitable for dinner.

Late dinners are good, like this one which required a little bit of dressing up. It meant that more of us would take the effort to wear a proper dress and perhaps veer away from conversations relating to work or any sort of stress in that direction. I dug up an almost forgotten dress at the back of the wardrobe and found a matte gold minaudiere to match. The dress wasn't particularly exciting. But it satisfied the girlfriends who were super relieved not to see me in a black work dress or a big tote. I was kinda happy too. I felt a little more alive.