The Midi Dress - An Evening Out

 

Macy's - Flutter-Sleeve Midi Dress

"A midi-dress or midi-skirt is where the hem ends halfway between the knee and ankle. Traditionally speaking a midi-dress ends mid-calf." Read midi-dress styling tips at STYLISHLY ME. 

A dress or skirt that falls below my knee is not my favorite look. Short skirts or pants, I think, are more flattering.  However, sometimes a look catches me so, why not. There is no question about the feminine differential of a dress and I should wear one more often. There are certainly more online, in catalogs and in the stores than I see in the wild. Is the dress an endangered look?  

One endearing memory of both my grandmother and mother is their shopping and wearing a "New" dress to church on Easter Sunday. They would start weeks in advance and back then there had to be a matching hat.     

At The Palm Beach Colony -  Cait and Tula 
Stay tuned for Tula's Polo look.

The photo above and the new dress "Macy's - Flutter-Sleeve Midi Dress" was not an Easter purchase for church, but rather an evening out in Palm Beach, dress.

Cait and I started our Thursday outing at our regular haunt, the "Palm Beach Colony".  A good crowd was there for the evening including several new friends that were in town for the "Gay Polo Weekend". (More on that later)  We hang out at The Colony talking to friends and having "before dinner wine / cocktails".  I guess by now we are regulars at the Thursday evening meetup.

After cocktails, we took a short walk down Worth Avenue to "Cafe Flora". The tables are all outside under umbrellas, in a beautiful courtyard surrounded on all sides by boutiques. The weather was heavenly so not even a wrap was needed. A beautiful Palm Beach spring evening. 

Cait and I got a big laugh as we notice driving in, we were both wearing the same color "cobalt blue" midi style dresses; oh well.  Cait lamented "When do I ever see you in midi-dress and tonight had to be the night?

Cait at the entrance to the "Colony Hotel"
A designated Historical Landmark.  

  

   

    

MAN IN A SUIT AND STILETTO HEELS AT WORK

 

I know a lot of men who find high heels on women very attractive. But there are also men who enjoy wearing stiletto heels. The only problem, this is still pretty taboo. So, these men usually only wear their stilettos in the privacy of their own home or at closed private gatherings.  But what would happen if this changed and men started wearing stiletto heels to work?

Thirty-year-old Ashley Maxwell-Lam is one such man who likes to wear stiletto heels, and yes, also to work.  He is currently working for an insurance company where wearing a suit to work is the norm. And he does wear a suit, but 2 or 3 times a week he trades in his brogues for a pair of high heels. In the video below Ashley tells his story. Prefer to read? Then keep scrolling.

He’s a corporate man in a corporate world. But Ashley Maxwell-Lam has found something a little different to help his confidence reach greater height. https://twitter.com/i/status/972037155978559489

Why Heels?

Up to about a year ago, Ashley had never worn heels.  One day he was having a chat with a female colleague and she told him how wearing heels can make a person feel self-confident and empowered. This piqued his interested and he went to a shoe shop to try a pair of heels on.

Meet the Australian Businessman
who wears high heels to work every day.

When wearing the heels, he had the same feeling as his female colleague. He describes feeling comfortable, invincible, powerful and in control. Within a month he spoke to his employer and explained that he decided to wear heels to work. He didn’t ask permission, he simply stated that he would be wearing high heels. This sounds very determined and headstrong, but Ashley says it was a difficult conversation to have. Luckily his manager was fine about it and said it was no problem.

The Environment

His decision to wear heels and inform his manager was courageous but he still had to deal with reactions from other people in his environment. And that went well too! His colleagues were immediately enthusiastic and found it pretty cool.  In an interview, Ashely says he received the most criticism from the gay community.  That surprised him but he doesn’t let it get to him.  He says he is happy being a man but finds it ridiculous that in society it is only acceptable for women to wear high heels.  When people ask why he is wearing them he answers: ‘Why not?’. 

As far as I’m concerned, he is quite right. It is a bit different, a bit out there. But why not wear high heels to work when they make you feel strong, powerful and confident. Isn’t that the feeling we are all looking for?

MAN IN A SUIT AND STILETTO HEELS AT WORK