I have less than a week until I walk the red carpet at the premier of Iron Man 3 in Hollywood ( that's the #IronMan3Event I've been talking about on Twitter!)...LESS THAN A WEEK, PEOPLE!!! While my travel and accommodations will be covered by Disney, I still had to find clothes to wear!
As soon as I realized that we were walking the red carpet, I rummaged through my closet, searching for an appropriate dress. Unfortunately this was the best I could come up with...
It's a really nice dress - so nice in fact, that it's still being sold (2 years later) in the prom display at Macy's!
As great as it fit me, and as much as I loved it, it just didn't feel right for walking the red carpet. I found out on Monday night that a ton of movie stars have confirmed their attendance...and I knew right away that my little black dress was not going to be up to par!
So I went to Macy's and checked out some of their prom dress selections. Prom dresses? Yes, prom dresses - because my little Macy's didn't have a cocktail dress department.
Le Sigh.
I found some nice gowns but nothing that really spoke to me.
Why is it that after I lose 35 pounds, I am having a harder time finding clothes than when I was overweight?! It's supposed to be the other way around! Plus, both of those dresses were over $100 and with all of Chris's car repair bills and my medical bills from my breast lump situation earlier this month, I didn't really have a budget for a fancy dress.
Then something awesome happened...I was able to sell the tablet that I received to review in January! I only got $350 for it, but that was enough to pay off the remainder of the doctor's bills and I had a little leftover. That, combined with a $50 Macy's gift card I received for an event that I was supposed to attend last month (it was cancelled so they sent a gift card since I lost a payment), was enough to go shopping!
YAY!
I went to a different Macy's on Tuesday and grabbed about six dresses. I didn't really love anything on the hanger, but when I tried this little number on...
I was gone, hook, line and sinker!
Of course I won't wear it with those shoes; I had only brought them along to test out the height that I would need for a long dress.
I have a pair of black heels that look fine with it, and I already have a sequined black clutch that will go perfectly with the dress - and it's big enough to carry my DSLR on the red carpet!!
I have to admit, I am a bit nervous about wearing something so flashy. It's really not my style at all!
But I am walking the red carpet at a Hollywood movie premier...Iron Man 3, no less! I figure it's time to step out of my comfort zone, right?
Stay tuned on Twitter and Instagram next week while I get ready for the big day, I'll be posting pics of myself when I am all dressed up!
Maybe I'll even photo bomb Mr. Iron Man himself...shhhh, don't tell!
Kathleen
That is an awesome dress, you look absolutely amazing!
Sara Phillips
You look AMAZING in the dress you picked! (But I do love the blue one shoulder strap dress you tried on!)
Have SO MUCH FUN! I can't wait to read more!
Bianca
I love it!!! I never would've thought to look at prom dresses for red carpet events! that's such a cute idea! you're going to look fab!
HilLesha
All of the dresses are amazing!
Robin {Mom Foodie}
Woooo... sexy mama 😉
Colleen
Totally love that last dress!
Amy
LOVE the first - AND the last dress - Seriously Jenn, you look amazing, and I'm totally jealous of your hot legs! 😉
Sheilacakes
You are gorgeous!! I love the dress you picked.
Sheri
You look incredible in all of them.
Courtney
WOW that dress is PERFECT!! You look fabulous! Have fun!!! 😀
Lisa
So cute! Have fun!
Theresa
That dress is perfect and you look amazing!
Kelly
Jenn you look amazing!!!
Stefani
I think all the dresses look greaat.
Leilani
Wow. you look great!
Emily
You look stunning! Wow!!
TerriAnn
I was going to say that I like the blue one but then I saw the last picture...LOVE the flowing train and sequence! I hope you have an absolute blast!
Ty
You look absolutely amazing!
Shell Feis
That is SO CUTE! Seriously I love it!
Tricia Nightowlmama
THe last dress was gorgeous and I really liked the purple one on the left the half dress in front and the longer length in the back is so elegant
Liz
I didn't know you'd lost THAT much. Wowza, girlie! You look amazing and your red carpet dress is perfection.
Tammy
That is such a stunning dress - but honestly you would have totally rocked the red carpet with the one that was already in the closet too!
Marcie W.
Look at you hot stuff! I think you look great in every single dress you tried on, but I love the one you chose.
Donna
You look stunning, Jenn! You are gonna rock that red carpet, sexy mama! 🙂
Andi C.
Great choice - love how you look! Have a great time!!
Shana D
Holy crap dude you look HOT in all of those dresses.
Anne - Mommy Has to Work
That's an awesome dress!