I like solid black as one of my base colors. I wear a black outfit at least two nights a week, switching it up with different accessories. I can hang a white scarf around my shoulders and decorate with jewelry.
I buy fake Zirconia off eBay, usually made by Stauer. Stauer makes lovely vintage zirconia pendants that you can switch around from outfit to outfit. I usually pay $10.00 for a pendant, but the postage is high so the end price is more, plus you pay taxes. But, I could not go out and buy such beautiful pendants anywhere else for that price. A lot of people are purchasing from Temu, but I have never purchased anything from there. Afraid I would get carried away. I purchased the vintage gold-tone earrings on eBay for $2.99, plus shipping and taxes (approximately $10.00). I try to keep dangle earrings light in weight so they do not make my ear lobes sag.
The white scarf I’m wearing in the second photo was purchased at the Promenade on the cruise ship for $10.00. I love this scarf and use it frequently because it really does keep my shoulders warm.
The second photo shows the full length of the black dress. It is made of what I call waddable fabric that I can stuff in a corner of my suitcase. It cost me $5.00 at my thrift store. The black shawl (sheer), I purchased at an estate sale for $2.00.
I am so very proud of this bow I made for this outfit. It is made of a flimsy fabric. After I had made it with my rubber band, it hung down like a limp flower. What was I to do???? Well, Elmer’s Glue is invisible when it dries. So I carefully put Elmer’s on certain parts of the fabric, elevated it on something (can’t remember what) after stretching that section out. After it dried, I applied Elmer’s, stretched another section out and laid it on top of something to dry. Wow, it worked like a charm. I attach this bow, or any other bow, to the dress with a safety pin, a large safety pin.
Too, I am also proud of my pretty sandals in the second photo. I purchased those at the pharmacy store in Bermuda for $13.95. I liked them so much that I went back later in the evening and purchased another pair. If one breaks, I have a backup pair. The last time we were in Bermuda, they did not carry that type sandal, and the prices on the shoes they carried were much higher. I purchased those sandals about four years ago.
If you ever get to Bermuda, make sure you go to the Crystal Caves. You can purchase an all-day travel ticket at a booth as you get off your ship. This ticket allows you to use all the buses and ferries on the islands all day long. We took the ferry over to Hamilton Township, caught the bus to the Crystal Caves and loved it. The cost of us doing this was so much lower than taking an excursion. Legend (or truth) is that some boys were playing ball in the early 1900s when their ball went down a hole. They climbed down to retrieve their ball and this is what they discovered . . .
Below is a copy of the ferry and bus hours of operations.
Cute magnets of the pink buses of Bermuda.
A red phone booth where many people have their photos taken, including me.
Remember, whatever you wear does not make you. It enhances you. If you choose to dress up a little in the evening, it makes you feel good about yourself, go for it. I like Main Room Dining simply for that reason. Every woman I have ever seen in Main Room Dining has been beautiful. Their eyes sparkle as they talk across the table, the smiles are wide, and they laugh a lot. It is a joy to see. They don’t all dress up, as I call it. Some are in cute sundresses, their shoulders pinkish from the sun. Some are in elegant jeans with white piping and a white shirt and two-inch heels. They are all lovely. All women are lovely. That smile makes them beautiful.
Thanks for reading. Hope to see you on our next cruise.
Trish
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