I thrift store binge, followed by frequent purges. I hate to see my thin-boned closet bulging at the seams due to the fashion equivalents of high fructose corn syrup and/or grandma’s homemade but overindulgent cookies.  Sometimes, you just change your mind on what you want in your life. And then sometimes, you change it back again.

Take this dress. (No wait, don’t.) I bought it at a Portland Buffalo Exchange a few years ago, and it was buried in my gots-to-go pile that my mom and my sister were recently rooting through in search of things a normal person might wear. When my mom saw this dress, she said so sweetly, “I don’t think I want to wear something with a pattern that looks like a couch or drapes, and is that slip supposed to be showing?”

And I thought, “Duh. Why would I give away something silk with a pattern that looks like a couch or drapes, and has a slip intentionally showing.” Mine. Mine! I may have broken up with this dress, but now I’ve really fallen for it.

Because with one slip intentionally showing, why not try two? I bought this beautiful pink slip on a thrift store trip a few weeks ago with Bethany. It livens up this dress in just the right way. The both were begging to be two timed.

Cindy Says heels: sale $60 (Original MSRP: $120, Piece Unique & Shoez)

 Armor Bijoux antique Afghanistani silver and glass necklace ($$$).

Hey, this dress is kind of an underdog, don’t you think? Cough. Awkward segway to…

Story Story Night‘s next show is coming up on MONDAY, August 27 with UNDERDOG: Stories of Long Shots, with fantastic featured storytellers Tracy Sunderland, Margaux Reed, and Al Popwell, followed by feats of wonder in the story slam.

Priority seating tickets are only $7. Each ticketholder now gets a free drink special at our Afterparty at Red Feather Lounge and Bittercreek. Gold! Best deal/good times in town.

Happy endings, all around.

Photography by Bethany Walter.