Old hollywood soul!

Of the MANY blessings I have in my life is having a kid that I pretty much NEVER have to worry about when it comes to her choices and behavior (but then that may be because I'm THE Black Chinese Tiger Mom, LOL!!). Anyway, when it was time for us to go shopping for my daughter’s prom attire I didn't worry about a thing. I knew it would be classy and tasteful because that's how she was raised. But let me be honest here, this gown in the pic was not her first choice, the first one gave her father heart palpitations, so it was changed, LOL!!! I didn't think it was that bad, but in retrospect, it probably was a little too much for a high school prom.

Another really cool thing about my kid to me but that was kinda difficult for her especially in high school, is the fact that she's "out of the box" in her style choices. And these days in the era of kids "dropping it like it's hot" and wearing attire that says just that, this often meant that she stood out among her peers in ways they thought was weird. So as an example, her love of Asian culture meant that chinese style jackets like this one below were apart of her wardrobe:

And when you're a Black girl, speaking Chinese and dressing in Chinese style clothes, it may cause problems in finding your "crowd" in high school, LOL!! And there were definitely some years where it was troubling for her to not have much in common with her peers, but as she got older and more confident in herself, she began to embrace who she is.

So when it came time for her to decide on the "statement" she wanted to make at her prom, I wasn't suprised that she decided on going "old hollywood" in her style. And no one in my opinion says old hollywood like the beautiful lady below:

Now what's ironic is that I had NEVER talked with my daughter about Audrey Hepburn, nor did she know that Breakfast at Tiffanys was my favorite AH movie! DD simply decided on her own to duplicate that look for her prom:

And that means that it took me almost an hour to get the hair just right, ROTFL!!!

So after prom (where I crazily offered to be the designated driver for her and her girlfriends), she told me that she got a ton of compliments from the teachers and other staff at her school which didn't surprise me because I figured older folks would "get it". But that almost every other girl at the prom wore the exact same strapless mermaid style gown which meant that once again, my kid stood out like a sore thumb. Oh well, thanks goodness she can handle it now.

Anyhoo, this was yet another in a long list of recent reminders that my little girl is almost a woman which has been a little tough because she's my only child. But in a world of crazy young people doing whatever comes to mind, I'm very thankful to God for the young lady she has grown up to be!