Since it is prom season, I thought I would reminisce on the twenty-sixth anniversary of my own prom.
I went with my former boyfriend, Wake. He was not my former boyfriend at the time. If I remember correctly, he was my soon-to-be boyfriend at the time. But, hey, it has been twenty-six years, so I may be a little off with my dates.
Wake’s sister was an amazing seamstress, so she offered to make me a prom dress. I chose green taffeta; in 1987, green was the new black. I loved the completed strapless dress, but it was a tiny bit too big around my chest, so my mom safety-pinned the dress to my strapless bra.
We had a great night. Our limo driver was named Chester (I can’t believe I still remember that), and Wake sent dessert, pie I think, out to the limo half-way through our dinner.
When the dance was over, we headed back to the limo. As I went to step into the car, my dress got caught on the heel of my shoe. (In case you are wondering, they were dyed-to-match pumps from Leads). Since the dress was attached to my bra, my entire ensemble was swiftly jerked down to my waist. I did an ever-so-clever shift-and-shimmy move and simultaneously slid into my seat while I readjusted my bra/dress combination.
The car was quiet for several moments, and I exhaled with relief. It appeared no one had seen my unintentional striptease. Several yards out of the parking lot, John-Eric, a classmate and friend who was sharing the limo, leaned over my shoulder and said, “I totally saw that,” and burst out laughing.
The moral of the story is: strapless dresses, though cute, are generally a bad idea, and also, never safety-pin anything to your underwear.
Too funny and good lesson!
Should I get a tux and we can recreate the picture 26 years later?
Oh, if you lived closer that would be SOOOO funny!
It’ really is lovely. Maybe Meg will wear it for her prom 🙂 AND you fit into it, whooohoooo!
Yes, if ONLY I could find those dyed-to-match shoes!
Love this! That dress is still a hit today! Looks gorgeous.
Although the girl in the first pic looks adorable, the woman in the second pic looks a lot more fun. The years have been kind Miss Kate.
Thanks, Megan. The years have been pretty good as long as you don’t look at my stretch marks:)