Two for Tea - Jenny La Fleur

Jenny La Fleur




			Two for Tea - Jenny La Fleur adventures in costuming




			09:27 am June 27th, 2008

jennylafleur


	Two for Tea
	Sign of a crazy schedule when one posts pictures of her weekend fun the following Friday. whew Sunday my Mom and I were invited to attend a tea sponsored by a friend's church. We of course never turn down tea or the chance to spend girlie time with our girlfriends so we said "yes please"! A fashion show was being presented by the Fredericksburg Victorian Ladies Society so I came very close to wearing my Poe dress or my Erte dress for the heck of it but when I tried them on I found there were tweaks I needed to make and in the end I just didn't feel like the bother of a corset. Our friend insisted we all wear hats though so I had to come up with a fun hat outfit. I was stumped until I remembered I had this purple twenties-esque dress in my stash. I wore it for Easter a few years ago but not being a huge fan of purple, dispite liking the dress, I packed it away in a bin. So Sunday morning I pulled the dress out of it's bin, grabbed the shoes that matched, hot curled my hair then pined it up, donned my new long pearl necklace and pulled out my chemise dress hat and voila - a tea outfit! The tea was great fun and I got lots of complements on my attire. People were particularly gratified by our table of hats. The fashion show was entertaining and we gave our info to one of the ladies in the group. I don't know how involved we will want to be but Mom seemed interested and since I can't get her into the 18th century perhaps the Victorian is something we can do together. Tags: events:parties&events, life

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			Thread started by Jenni

	From: jennil	Date: June 27th, 2008 03:41 pm (UTC)		(link)

You are too cute! Lovely! (Pretty garden in the background, too. . .)

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	From: jennylafleur	Date: June 29th, 2008 01:07 pm (UTC)		(link)

Thanks! I try. :> Yes our garden is looking quite nice this year. It's the one advantage of staying in one place for a while, you get to enjoy the fruits of yard labor. I should say or Mom and Dad's labor since I don't do yard work thanks to my availably to sunburn with or without sunscreen. :P

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			Thread started by Sabrina

	From: mala_14	Date: June 27th, 2008 04:17 pm (UTC)		(link)

You look pretty fabulous. I love your shoes!

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	From: jennylafleur	Date: June 29th, 2008 01:08 pm (UTC)		(link)

Thank you! I don't wear them too often but they really are perfect on occasion.

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			Thread started by olde_fashioned

	From: olde_fashioned	Date: June 27th, 2008 04:50 pm (UTC)		(link)

Ohhh!! I don't know what I like better -- your hair or your shoes!! Your dress is lovely, purple or no! ;-) I think the color is very flattering to you.

How did you do your hair? It's very chic.

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	From: jennylafleur	Date: June 29th, 2008 01:11 pm (UTC)		(link)

Thanks! Yes it's a sign of how much I like the cut and style of the dress that I bought it despite being purple. :>

Oh my hair - I need to do a pic tutorial on it because I don't think if I can explain it in words without confusing you. But it was super easy, I was surprised how easy. I think I finally figured that look out - yay!

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	From: olde_fashioned	Date: June 30th, 2008 05:02 pm (UTC)		(link)

Heheh!! ;-)

:-) I'll look forward to a tutorial, then! Thanks.

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			Thread started by Katherine

	From: koshka_the_cat	Date: June 27th, 2008 07:01 pm (UTC)		(link)

Adorable! And any chance to wear a hat is a good one :)

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	From: jennylafleur	Date: June 29th, 2008 01:11 pm (UTC)		(link)

Ummm... my thoughts exactly! Thanks! :>

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			Thread started by Prospero's Daughter

	From: newmoonstar	Date: June 27th, 2008 11:36 pm (UTC)		(link)

That's such a cute dress! It looks perfect with the shoes and the hair.

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	From: jennylafleur	Date: June 29th, 2008 01:11 pm (UTC)		(link)

Thank you - it was fun to wear!

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			Thread started by Aubry

	From: girliegirl32786	Date: June 28th, 2008 01:03 am (UTC)		(link)

Oh my! Dont you just look fabulous! Both of you. I love the hats; they really make the outfit. :)

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	From: nehelenia78	Date: June 28th, 2008 06:49 am (UTC)		(link)

Wonderful hair and dress!! Well done, I love your outfit!

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	From: jennylafleur	Date: June 29th, 2008 01:13 pm (UTC)		(link)

Thanks so much!

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	From: jennylafleur	Date: June 29th, 2008 01:13 pm (UTC)		(link)

Thanks! Yes I thought Mom looked lovely too. Hats are fun, they are quickly becoming my latest obsession. Bad really as they take up lots of room that I don't have! :>

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			Thread started by sydneyflapper

	From: sydneyflapper	Date: June 29th, 2008 05:55 am (UTC)		(link)

*So* pretty! It looks like a summer garden party idyll!

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	From: jennylafleur	Date: June 29th, 2008 01:15 pm (UTC)		(link)

Thank you! It was fun - I don't get to delve into the 20th century too often here so it was fun to do.

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