Mr. S and I were given tickets to a charity dinner for the Boys and Girls Club a couple of weekends ago. It was a last minute invite from a friend, and he was told the dress was casual chic. I know what casual is, and I understand chic. But what is casual chic? I googled “casual chic” and this was the definition I found (on Lifescript.com). Casual chic attire basically requires that you mix a dressy element, like tailored slacks or a very feminine blouse, with something completely informal like a leather jacket or a pair of jeans.
I went to lunch with some girlfriends and asked them for their advice about this attire! I told them that I planned to wear jeans with some kind of dressy shirt! Both told me that I should go on the dressier side. It’s better to be over dressed versus under dressed. So, I decided a black maxi with some chunky jewelry would have to work for casual chic.
dress :: Mon Amie (Ross or Marshall’s – I can’t remember)
necklace :: Premier
bracelet and earrings :: Anthropologie
bag :: Chanel
shoes :: Coach
At the event, there were all styles of dress. A lot of ladies wore jeans and a dressy top. I think many wore cowboy chic – cowboy boots and a dress! Either way, it was lots of fun!
I have to include some iphone pictures from that night. The local band Le Freak played at dinner! The self proclaimed “Greatest Disco Band in the World” was so fun and a blast to watch! I even danced on their disco floor! Here is a pic of two the band members! {It’s too funny not to post even though my eyes are closed!} They were awesome!
And if you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, then you saw this weird post. The charity dinner was outside in a park separated from the highway by train tracks. There was a train derailment that night because a moving train crashed into a parked train. Fortunately, no one was injured. However, we had to wait a couple of hours while the police created an alternate way out of the park {through the neighboring golf course}! It was nuts and we got home really late that night! Such an event!
Have you ever gone to a casual chic event? What did you wear?