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Outfit Flashback: Independent Spirit Awards 2007

March 3, 2018 by WendyB

The 2018 Independent Spirit Awards have just begun out in California (you can watch them on IFC and on Facebook Watch), jogging my memory about the one time I attended that event.

It was Feb. 24, 2007, and Sarah Silverman was the host. The awards took place four months before the first iPhone was released and five months before I started my blog, so I had neither a camera phone nor a compelling reason to fuss over outfit pictures. These two photos from our hotel room seem to be all I have. First, the almost-head-to-toe look (minus one toe).

Dressed for Independent Spirit Awards 2007.

It was a chilly, breezy day — especially near the beach, where the awards were being held — hence the black tights, which were/are unusual for me. I still have those silver Prada wedges, which I wore to the Women’s Jewelry Association Awards for Excellence last year. They were already a couple of years old in 2007. I’m sure I got that vintage Victor Costa dress from my friend Evan’s now-closed New York store, Frock, and it’s still in my closet. The choker and ring were pieces I had made for designer Zang Toi’s recent runway show. This outfit induces a whole lot of “meh” for me now, though it did look better in real life than it photographed. I known I felt good about it at the time, and that’s all that really matters. In fact, that’s the only reason I still have that dress. I have thought about sending it off to a new home many times, but have hung onto it for the memory. Sometimes that kind of thinking/behavior pays off, and I realize that an item I planned to banish from my closet is my new favorite thing to wear.  Who knows? Maybe you’ll see this on me soon. Or you’ll find it in a thrift store. Keep your eyes peeled.

Here’s the only other picture I’ve found from that day.

I look happy!

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