A Night At The Theatre | December 15, 2009 | Comments (6)

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CONFESSION: Last week I received a call out of the blue: Would you like two tickets to the opening night for A Christmas Carol? Why, yes, of course I would! I suppose it was a reward for good parental behavior (I donated several bottles of wine to the holiday auction) or perhaps for my offspring’s own stellar academic performance, regardless, the petite and I left the tomboy at home on a freezing Tuesday night and embarked on a mission in the heart of Union Square to the Geary or A.C.T. Theater (depending on a number of variants or preferences).

Not wanting to freeze my arse off yet insisting upon paying respect to the performances sartorially, I chose this glam-but-officious outfit, topped with leather gloves and a heavy wool pea coat. I haven’t seen the play since I last evolved politically,  but it was wonderful nonetheless. Very spooky and lively and pretty to look at and modernized for today’s ADD-addled audiences. During intermission, the petite and I sipped Orangina and champagne respectively, and it was a splendid evening.

PS. The socks are from Bloomingdale’s or Saks or something, and the fur is vintage. Of course.

PPS. WTF re: my skinny arms? I am convinced it’s the heavy velvet wide-leg pants skewing perspective, because NO.


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SBJ @ 8:30 AM

Comments (6)

  • http://alphafemme.wordpress.com alphafemme

    ooh fun! I wanted to see that too. but saw the nutcracker ballet instead and couldn’t justify spending more money on tickets. oh well.

    love the shoes AND especially the socks!

  • http://jennculp.wordpress.com/ J.Gold

    Your arms have skinny bones!

  • http://www.canihelpyousir.com G

    I really like your attention to detail. You have a great eye for accessories.

  • cate3710

    Oh, velvet suit. I love it. It’s a good thing I wasn’t anywhere nearby, I would be stroking your arm constantly. I love the fuzziness.

    I have a gorgeous velvet pinstripe blazer that I still have never worn, because I can’t for the life of me decide what to wear it with. And I can’t quite determine if it’s dark blue or dark grey. I’m afraid I’ll wear it with lots of black and then it will suddenly look very blue and look wonky.

    Also, I have no place to wear it. Because there is no occasion in my life where fancy clothes are suitable. Hmph.

  • SBJ

    @AlphaFemme: Ooh! We took the petite a few years ago and it was magical. We were v. fancy. You can plan to see next year’s A Christmas Carol, instead! Or check out the discounted tickets at goldstar.com – I’ve used them several times for plays and things and it’s fabulous.

    @J. Gold: It’s wonky! They are normal arms!

    G: What, nothing about the shark!? I’m kidding. Thank you, kind sir.

    @cate3710: Dude, now you MUST send me a photo of the blazer and I’ll pair it with some potential outfits. It’ll be like a custom Lucky spread, but FEMME-ier and superior.

  • http://www.canihelpyousir.com G

    Okay, I LOVED the shark. Who doesn’t love them?