Chaos and Gloss: Frock Me Friday

Is anyone else starting to freak over Easter Sunday's attire?

Let me just preface this post by saying that my family and I completely understand and celebrate the true reason Easter. But if you really know my family, as some of you are getting to do through this blog, then you know that we can't just simply get together and quietly acknowledge a holiday. Unfortunately, we just don't possess the restraint - it's just not in our DNA. Our family, for unknown and insane reasons, have to turn everything into a celebration of feasts and feats, with some healthy competition thrown into the mix.

That's just how we roll, and Easter and the celebration of Jesus's resurrection, is not safe either.

Easter Sunday for us means church, brunch, and Easter outfits, and we have volumes and volumes of photo albums (honestly!)documenting our Easter finery over the years. It has now somehow morphed into a crazy, yearly, competition of who will have the best Easter outfit. For realz.

Don't you love a dress with a peplum?

Over the years we have rocked scarves, bow ties, suspenders, clip on ties, Thai silk ties, custom cuff links, white gloves, shrugs, vests, a variety of hats, corsages, headbands, and whole lot of patent leather.

I think my brothers and I take it the most serious, so imagine my distress that it is now the Friday before Easter, and I have no idea what I'm wearing. My baby brother just told me to not even worry about being the best Easter frocked, because he is wearing a custom made suit he had made while he was in Thailand for vacation! Seriously?! The craziness has even spread to my littlest. He came up to me last night and told me that his "fancy vest" is a little tight, and that he needs a new one before Easter.

Aaah!

At the end of the day we all know that no one cares what we wear on Easter Sunday as long was we are celebrating something amazing together. But it would be nice for me to have something other than yoga pants to wear, so here are a few options in case anyone else in in the same boat as me.

These are all under $60, because I have to go and buy some midget sized "fancy vests" too:

Simply Vera Wang Dress, Kohls $39

These next dresses are all from my new favorite store, Dorothy Perkins. They've been fabulous in the UK for years and now have a US shop. Yay! You can find all these great dresses for under $60 here.