L.B.D

I have found myself in a very dark depressing place, a reminder of time’s past, younger carefree years, mistakes mishap’s and mood swings.

I am at the bottom of my wardrobe. Sorting out the good, the bad and frankly the ridiculously ugly.

I would recommend to anyone else that has a history of hording clothes to visit a councillor before attempting this task. It is simply turning into a roller coaster of emotional memories.

Underneath the rubble of shocking top’s and scary jeans I spy my old best friend.
L.B.D (little black dress) My gosh she is little. So little I consider whether I am rooting through the wrong wardrobe. With mother eye’s I begin to wonder how I ever had the nerve to wear it in my own bedroom let alone out on the wild street’s of croydon.
I move over to my stereo and fling on an old school cd and wallow in my fickle fashion past.

I consider for a moment if with the few pound’s lost over recent weeks that I could manage to squeeze my less than youthful leg’s into her.
Stripping down to my mumsy undies I have to laugh. L.B.D would never have been paired with this set back in the day. Here goes.

I manage to fill the dress, or should I say overfill. Somehow I think that no matter how many pound’s I lose there is little chance of this girlfriend ever accompanying me out again any time soon. Standing opposite my mirror I am shocked at the reflection that bounces back. I am transformed into my old garage girl self - sweeping my hair up into a ‘croydon facelift’ I finish the look by adding my then trademark pout. Lord help me I look a state. I wince at what people must have thought of the girl looking back at me. Then I realise what is missing. Back then I had more confidence than I knew what to do with. Obviously the fact that all my peer group dressed in a similar way may too have played a large part in that. Note to self: watch out for daughter darling’s choice of girl friends.

I resolve to remove L.B.D and place her on the ‘keep it’ pile.

If nothing else it can be a reminder that my fashion sense can only get better..