I have already reached my political Twitter quota for today, so let’s turn our minds to other things before it starts to seem like a good idea to go hide under a pile of leaves in the woods.
I have a brother-in-law who likes to bring costume/accessory items to get-togethers, which is how I explain owning:
- a green cowgirl hat
- a clown nose
- a lei with matching crown
- fake teeth
- a chicken mask
- a giant, heavy, bib necklace similar to this one
To our most recent gathering he brought tiaras for the women and crowns for the men, and I now have a tiara to recommend:
(image from Amazon.com)
This picture of it in the packaging is less glamorous but better at showing the iridescence:
(image from Amazon.com)
It’s made of metal so it’s heavier than the plastic ones I’ve seen for little girls, and it has to be put in with hairpins—but with no practice and two hairpins (included with the tiara, though some reviewers say they did not get any), I got it pretty securely in my hair in a couple of minutes. I mean, I couldn’t have gone jogging in it, but I easily made it to and from the kitchen for drink/snack refills.
If you want to Get The Look, the way celebrity magazines recommend, I wear it with jeans, an Old Navy t-shirt, and these shoes, which I also own in black for more formal occasions and funerals:
(image from Amazon.com)
(Why such a blurry picture? It’s a mystery. They are not blurry in real life, only sparkly. And it’s sequins, not glitter, so they don’t shed everywhere; it seems as if that feature should be easier to see.)
Your brother-in-law sounds like an awesome relative to have.
Agreed! Family parties are more fun when people look silly and let their guard down. I am going to shamelessly steal your brother in law’s M.O. Thanks for sharing it!
I’m afraid I’m going to need more info on why he brings such items and to what kind of get-togethers.
The “what kind” is the kind where I get together with my brother and sister-in-law and other sister-in-law and brother-in-law about every 4-6 weeks, and everyone is jealous of us because we like each other so much. The “why” is…an eternal mystery.
More than ever now, I wish we were IRL friends so that I could attend these get togethers. They sound amazing.
Your BIL is a smart man. It’s hard to get into deep arguments while wearing a clown nose, or crowns/tiaras. Perfect for family get-togethers, especially after this election. And it’s also awesome that everyone seems to go along with it.
Apart from that, I’d quite like an excuse to casually wear a tiara while milling about.
“If you want to Get The Look, the way celebrity magazines recommend, I wear it with jeans, an Old Navy t-shirt, and these shoes, which I also own in black for more formal occasions and funerals”
Insert crying laughing emoji here.
“For more formal occasions and funerals.” Jeez I love you.
I can’t take any more twitter either (if you don’t know basic civics don’t you at least have someone to advise you who does…sputter sputter…collapse). This post made me laugh, thank you.
Political Twitter makes me cry and quiver with anxiety like a puppy during a thunderstorm, so I get your aversion. Everyone I follow has become political! Every one! Which is fine in that if I had needed to weed out any racists/bigots/misogynists/xenophobes, it would have been easy to do so, but it is in fact only making me unhappier. Real life is altogether MUCH too real; I need diversion for my own peace of mind.
Like a tiara. Your BIL sounds awesome and maybe he needs to be elected to Congress because I’d pay cold hard cash to see the entire House of Representatives in silly party hats. Everybody wins!
I second Swistle BIL for Congress!
Yes, yes, puppy during a thunderstorm! That is the very image!
Lovely! I own a tiara and don’t wear it nearly often enough.
I used to have those shoes! I literally wore them out; they lost too many sequins and were a little threadbare around the heels. They go with EVERYTHING (except, as you noted, most funerals), and now I know what I want for Christmas–another pair. :)
Your BIL is so much fun! I ordered the sequin shoes in black, using my new Amazon Smile set up, which donates to the ACLU. All thanks to your recent posts.
Ooo, would you consider a post of gift ideas for a tween-aged girl? I’m struggling this year.
Oh my gosh, ME TOO. Yes, let’s do a post: we can get ideas from others who have tread this path before us!
Now I sincerely wish I had need of a tiara! So pretty!
I NEED to be invited to one of these get togethers! How fun.
Okay, just for fun, I highly recommend you check out the book, The Sweet Potato Queens’ Book of Love by Jill Conner Browne. Humor, self-empowerment and the power of tiaras and sequins.
I have the box set!
hmm. i think i need to buy one or many of those tiaras. like for my father’s girlfriend. and maybe for me.