1.19.2009

A Day at the Museum

I had a great museum trip with a group of friends and their friends today. Part of the fun of seeing an exhibit is discussing it with other people (I highly recommend a visit to the Broad Contemporary section). The other part is taking silly pictures with the artwork. There was also an unexpected bonus: a freebie notebook featuring quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King. It is quite a fitting way to commemorate today and serves as an inspiring lead-in to tomorrow's historic presidential inauguration.

It was easy to decide on what to wear today. Since there was going to be a lot of walking involved, both from the tour and from walking to the museum from the free street parking spot a few blocks away, comfortable flats were in order. As for the clothing, I decided to wear a dress that I found at Loehmann's for practically 90% off. I usually shy away from strapless dresses because I have trouble keeping them on (or that's my fear anyway), but this one just fits. The print is very museum-worthy--it resembles an abstract field of flowers created from dripping paint. I could literally blend in with paintings lining the walls.












[Michael Kors leather hoodie, Plenty by Tracy Reese strapless dress, Liz Claiborne bag, L'Autre Chose navy flats]


10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great outfit for a day at the gallery! I like the contrast between the floral and the polka dots.

Sales Rack Raider said...

Thanks! I thought the contrast was a little strange at first, but when I tried on the dress, it just worked.

Swathi Sambhani aka Chimera said...

lovely dress, was wondering if the sateen sash came with the dress.

Sales Rack Raider said...

Chimera--the "sash" is actually sewn in (doesn't tie in the back). Makes it more convenient!

Rebecca, A Clothes Horse said...

That dress is so pretty. Also this makes me want to go to a museum.

Sales Rack Raider said...

Thanks! Museums are fun. I really like your shots from your natural history museum visit--can't wait to see what you'll do at another museum!

K8 said...

Looks like you had a bunch of fun!

Eli said...

what a great outfit really. I went to lacma a few months ago, it was really nice. but they turned out to be picture freaks with us (bf almost got kicked out!)

Muttersome said...

I love this dress. So chic!

Sales Rack Raider said...

Thanks everyone, I did have a lot of fun.

Eli--they were pretty strict about picture taking, especially in the Vanity Fair exhibit. I just got lucky and sneaked a shot here and there when the guards were overwhelmed by the holiday crowd. Apparently non-flash pics are OK for the permanent collection, but not for the special ones.