Where Transformation Happens and What I Wore

Last Saturday, Tacoma Little Theatre (I wrote about it a few times before, e.g., HERE about its almost 100 year history) presented a one evening benefit reading of LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE by Nora and Delia Ephron based on the bestselling book by Ilene Beckerman. Directed by Suzy Willhoft, one of my favorite local directors, it was a wonderful evening of both laughs and tears, and on too many occasions I felt like I was having a conversation with my dearest blogging friends. It was a series of monologues and dialogues about clothes, style, relationships with our mothers and sisters, and about life. That feeling that we have nothing to wear, or how we can never can find anything in our closet, or how when we finally put an outfit on, we are now too sweaty, and how impossible a simple act of going to the bathroom becomes when we wear a jumpsuit, and finally THE question - when and why black became our favorite color... these and many more things that Justin said he hears from me on a regular basis. What can I say? I wish you were there! And maybe we all need to check out that book!

We parked by the apartment buildings on the quiet residential street near the theater, and were immediately greeted by this charming creature. She was talking to me the same way our cats talk to us, and I talked back to her the same way I talk to our cats. After making first acquaintances, this beautiful feline asked me gracefully to open a door for her. She looked at me, meowed and scratched the apartment building door exactly the same way our cats do it at home! I had to explain that, alas, I didn't have an entrance key. I think, at the end, we understood each other. And I think someone with a key showed up eventually, because on the way back to our car, the charming creature wasn't there.

As it often happens, the surroundings were just perfect for my outfit, without any planning - serendipity! Talking about jumpsuits, let me introduce you to mine. It is by Melissa McCarthy who has a wonderful sense of humor reflected not only in her roles, but also in her designs. Remember my mushroom top (HERE) and my blue floral dress (HERE)? Those are Melissa's. I just love that her clothing line has this built in irony - I think we all take ourselves and life a bit too serious at times, and it is simply impossible wearing her clothes! It was a last year purchase (sale) and I wore it a few times, but only now I wanted to share it on the blog because finally all the pieces of this outfit came together. I simply didn't have the right shoes for it before, and these new-to-me earrings were on point as well (found at an antique mall, not that they are antique of course, for only a couple of bucks). 

The platforms are by Clarks, and I am still breaking them in, but they are quite comfortable. I think I only had one pair of Clarks before, but in my recent trips to Nordstrom Rack I was lucky to find comfortable summer shoes with 50% to 90% discount, and I bought a few pairs and almost all are by this brand. They are rather classical feminine shoes, not super trendy, but not without style and really well made.

Tacoma Little Theatre is one of our favorite local theaters, and it is located in the quaint North Slope neighborhood of Tacoma that is on the National Register of Historic Places, with a variety of architectural styles, mostly residential homes.

During the intermission, Justin and I went for a walk in the neighborhood and took some pictures. I haven't seen (or didn't pay attention?) to the other mural on the wall of the theater before. How lovely and colorful, and just spot on for us creative types. I feel like I am constantly in one of the stages of inner transformation, a butterfly, or a caterpillar, or a cocoon, or sometimes yes, the dark liquid. Sometimes I am a butterfly in one sense or area of life and a dark liquid in another, all at the same time. And then the cycle inside of me repeats over and over again! It's just the story of my life. And you?

Photos by Justin

Location: North Slope Historic District, Tacoma, WA

Jumpsuit - Melissa McCarthy (last year)

Hat - Old Navy (old)

Platforms - Clarks via Nordstrom Rack

Glasses - Lane Bryant (old)

Purse - via TJ MAXX (old)

Earrings - via antique mall (old, but not antique :)

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