An evening show

Because the competition is coming up next week...and there are several professional performances to watch, I'm playing with formal wear.

I would love to wear a simple black dress like this and beautiful silver accessories to watch the shows.

This dress looks so comfortable, beautiful and wearable.  I love that this dress has a hint of a sleeve and a ruched waist for a flattering on anyone fit. Its way beyond my budget...but I do have a beautiful black Ralph Lauren formal dress that I purchased at a consignment shop for a song.

I love playing around on Polyvore to create outfits that I can replicate more affordably.  You can never go wrong with black and silver.

The Saturday night professional performance will feature Iveta and Gherman.....who have been National and World Professional champions many times over.  I'm so excited to see them dance!

I wish all of you could see them too.  :)

An evening show by lisaanna featuring lace bracelets

I need a vacation

I need a vacation by lisaanna featuring shopping totes

Accessorizing a beautiful necklace with three outfits!

I fell in love with this beautiful blue cameo and pearl necklace.  I'm considering purchasing it and I wanted to see if it would be versatile enough to pay the $175.00.  Except for my wedding rings, two pairs of gold earrings and my watch, all of my jewelry is costume jewelry retailing under $100.00 per piece and most of it was way below that.  I love jewelry, but I like to get frequent use out of it and I don't want to have too much of it that I don't wear often.  I don't have a large collection and I prefer not to.  This would be my statement necklace and a piece that I would not tire of or give away.  I need to wear it frequently and continue to adore for many years.  It love it with all of these outfits....and I think I can configure many more.  Hmmmm.....

Accessorizing a beautiful necklace with three outfits! by lisaanna featuring high rise jeans

Lady Tux

When I was in my very early teens, the movie Paper Moon was setting the movie world on fire and Tatum O'Neal was the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award for her role in that movie.  I'll never forget seeing her accept the Oscar in her black tuxedo and from that day forward I became obsessed with tuxedos on the womanly figure.
I begged my mother, who was an excellent seamstress, to make a tuxedo for me.  She did, and I wore that suit to every family event until it no longer fit a couple of years later.  I've never owned another tux, but every now and then I will experience a wave of nostalgia and search for the perfect one.  My mom doesn't sew anymore, so I will have to find something ready made.  I would love something with a nipped in waist to show my curves while slenderizing at the same time.  I think tuxes on women look super feminine and very flattering.
My perfect tux would look something like the ones pictured here.  I think I would buck the trend of wearing evening gowns to the big dinner/pro shoe events that I attend at the ballroom comps and wear one of these instead!
On my wish list:

Lady Tux by lisaanna featuring gold handbags