The last couple of days I've been packing for Keystone, and I had a couple of items that I wanted.
I twisted my ankle very badly and I'm afraid I might fall if I wear heels. So, I went looking for flats, in boy mode.
First I went to a Lane Bryant. The SA comes of to me and asks me what I'm looking for. I told her flats in a large size. She said the large sizes were available on the Internet, but she pointed out the shoes to me. She didn't pay me any mind, and I didn't find anything I liked.
Then I went down to Torrid. same thing. SA asked, I responded and she showed me the shoe rack. I tried on a lot of shoes, but I guess I'm between sizes. Nothing really fit.
Then I went to Payless. The SA welcomed me and asked if I needed any help. I've been there many times, so I told her I was fine. I went back to the size 11s and found a couple of pair to try on, but the 11s were too small. so, I stepped over to the 12s and I found a pair that met all my criteria: looked nice, fit nice and not expensive.
I went to the front to pay, and the SA rang them up like I was a regular girl. I thanked her for not asking questions, but told her they were for me. We had a nice talk. She (obviously) has no problem selling women's shoes to men. She has some other TGirl customers. she also said she was surprised I wasn't getting high heels because that's usually what the Tgirls buy. I told her about my ankle and Keystone.
I also stopped at DSW and Saks off 5th, but didn't find anything there. Pretty slim pickings on 11+.
I also wanted to find an evening gown for the gala ball. My go to place is Macy's "Last Act". I didn't find any dresses calling my name so I headed out to the mall. Unfortunately, I walked by the section with junior ball gowns. I found a lot I would loved to have bought, but they were out of my budget. Then I went to Lord and Taylor. They always have out of season or one-of-a-kind leftovers on sale. There were hundreds to pick from, but even on close-out, they weren't in my budget. This mall actually has two Macy's, so I went to check out the other one. It looked like they were taking down the Last Act section.
Next day I decided to go to this locally owned resale shop. I walked in, and right away, the SA asked if she could help me. I told her I was looking for a cocktail dress. She kind of does a double take, and then I said size 14. They had several LBDs, but I like to be more colorful, but she did find a cute red one to try on. I thought it looked nice, so I walked out of the dressing room to model it. She and another SA liked it, but thought it would look better if I could get the waist taken in. I asked her if she had anything else. She went to the sale rack and found a turquoise dress with a single shoulder strap. I looked at it and told the SA that it looked way too short for "an old lady", but she said that I might want to try it on anyhow. so, I did, and it fit nicely.
I ended up buying them both. The turquoise one was priced at $22, but it was half off because it was on the sale rack.
We also had a nice talk. I told her my wife doesn't like me dressing. I told her that my wife doesn't know what she's missing. She could borrow my dresses, and I usually have extra pantihose if she ever needed one. The SA thought that was funny.
I know, you want pics. Come to Keystone and you can see them live, but I will try to take some pics.
