March 19 , 2004 - Dress Me!

Tomorrow I'm going to be attending a so-called Radio Reunion at Penn State, for anyone who participated in the student radio station in the 50 years of its history (this being the anniversary year).

I'm not as nervous about this one as I was about the 15-year high school reunion I went to in October. First of all, given the broadness of the event, I have no way of predicting whether I'll even see anyone I know. If not, I look forward to learning more about the history of WPSU from the mouths of those who experience it.

Secondly, anybody I do know from the station would be someone I'd happily chat with again. I spent a lot of time at WPSU and have plenty of fond memories, unlike the checked memories of my high school, where cliques and cliches ran rampant. (Ooh! I like a little alliteration in the afternoon, eh?)

Anyway, my biggest concern is what to wear to the event. I've come up with a couple ideas. Anyone who cares to vote may do so, but I've got to decide by tomorrow morning.

As a little background, the event is listed as being "cocktail or business attire."

Outfit #1

It's a little hard to tell, but that skirt is actually an olive khaki color. (I had a devil of a time finding a way to photograph this, now that my web cam essentially died.) I'm leaning towards this one, becuase it suits my style extremely well. It might be a little on the casual side, but I'm not terribly worried about that. I'm more worried that it fits, it works and it suits my personality.

It would go with the following shoes, which I had to photograph separately:

I absolutely love these shoes. They're simple and comfy. I can easily walk in them for hours. It might be snowing in State College this weekend, but the event, of course, is inside.

 

Outfit #2

My second option is really basically a variation on the first. The only thing that's changed is that, instead of the yellow-green sweater, I substituted a khaki colored shirt. Of course, while I think this option is pretty flattering, it's also definitly on the khaki side. It would also go with the shoes shown above.

 

Outfit #3

If I were going to interpret "business dress" literally, this fits the bill best. But while I like this shirt quite a bit, it does end up being fairly bland. It also is the farthest from the personality many would remember from my days in radio.

It would go with the following shoes:

That's a bit of a funny angle, actually. Seems a little distorted. These shoes are also simple yet comfortable.

Now that you've seen the options, cast your vote!

 

 

Thoughts on the Radio Reunion:

March 22, 2004 - Reunion in Name Only

Moral:
This is what happens when I stay up until 4 a.m. trying on outfits.