Summer fashion report
June 7, 2009 by Jill Cornfield
Filed under Health
This summer, I’m going to live in one of these floor-length summer dresses. Airy as a fluttery, summer breeze, this makes summer dressing a … uh, a breeze. I’ve been seeing pictures and now actual people wearing them – moms, even – and I think this is definitely the way to go. Just a floor-length gown, silver gladiator sandals and a juicy large tote to hold everything.
Lots of dress, little practical application
As soon as I get my long, buttery, fluttery dress (which I’m certain I’ll never trip on or get tangled up in) I’ll meander down to the farmer’s market, basket over one arm, to buy flowers and free-range eggs (which I’m sure won’t fall out of the basket and spatter all over the sidewalk) and then sit at a sidewalk cafe (where I’m positive I won’t splash any gin-and-tonic on myself).
This gorgeous summery bubble bursts as soon as I imagine myself with Ned and Alex. Because whenever I get dressed to go somewhere with Alex, my must-haves include sneakers or sandals (the kind that aren’t going to kill you if you try to run in them). Because if you’re with Alex, sooner or later you’re going to have to run.
Today it struck me how certain styles seem to have “neurotypical parent” stamped on them. Tiny cute handbags?Where do you stash the wipes and the emergency Saltines and the occasional toy truck? Single-shouldered styles? So I have to run out and get completely new bras to wear underneath? Platform heels? See “maxi dresses.”
About the only thing that makes sense is that big tote. Holds plenty of crap, and a book or newspaper (or both) so I have something to read while Alex and Ned zone out on a long bus ride.
