Let Them Eat Cake

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accessories, Art Nouveau, birthday, cake, Cerebral Palsy, Chelsea Crew, clothing, curvy girls, disability, fashion, Mlle Gabrielle, Nashville, Opryland Hotel, Palsy, polka dots, Shi by Journeys, Spashionista, style, Visible Monday, wheelchair

Birthday cake, of course.

It’s been a crazy week. I’ve technically been on vacation, but found myself dealing with important issues that I hadn’t planned on for a good chunk of my time. My apologies to my fellow bloggers for my absence in reading your posts last week, but I was determined to have a little fun, too. After all, it was my birthday and I wanted to celebrate in style.

Here you see wardrobe elements I’ve always loved. Polka dots, low-cut, body conscious frocks, retro shoes and jewelry. What puts them out of my comfort zone is whether my beloved wardrobe choices still look good on my 50+ body.

I purchased the Mlle Gabrielle dress for less than $20 and had it altered to fit me perfectly. I know I’m very curvy and 20 years ago I would’ve availed myself of some serious control top action to try to look less round – but I am round and no longer feel compelled to hide it. The shoes are Chelsea Crew Sofia Mary Janes. My skull clutch from Shi is making a return appearance. The lavender pearl bracelet was a birthday gift, as was the turn-of-the-century amethyst necklace.

These photos were taken inside the beautiful Opryland Hotel where I was treated to a fabulous dinner by my better half. I think we look pretty good together, if I may say so myself. In the future I’ll be sharing my strategy for healthy eating – but not today. No, not at all. On one’s birthday it’s only fitting to eat cake. Specifically, a humongous slice of dark chocolate layer cake no sane person would ever attempt to finish in one sitting.

Call me crazy; I didn’t leave so much as a crumb on the plate.

Linking up for Visible Monday and Monday Mingle.