fitting 101...

there are times when my job brings me a lot of pleasure...this week was one of those times...

as the mid-peninsula republican women's federation fundraiser is quickly approaching...my job is getting more frantic...it is a volunteer position, of course...but very time consuming...

our fundraiser this year is a fashion show & silent auction...i was asked to be on the committee to work with the "fashion" aspect...what this entails is...finding the models, fitting them, and making sure that everything is set for the big show next month...

models have been found...and this week the fittings began...

it still amazes me at times how some women become so set in their ways...hearing that at one time...something may have looked great on them...and they stay in that "look" years later...
or the women that are afraid to try something new...

as i talked to these women...many of them had fears...and i reassured each of them that i would make them look their best...as the fittings began...i watched as the women gravitated to what they were "used" to wearing...as i struggled at times to put them in new colors, new styles, new looks...

they were stubborn...but...i am pretty firm...because i know that in the end...if i could just get them in the right outfits...they would see it & more importantly...feel different...

one by one...they came in...and gave me excuses as to why an outfit would or would not work...and one by one...i told them..."just try it on"...as they timidly walked into the dressing rooms...the transformations began...

one by one...they came out of the dressing room...and you could see it on their faces...as they looked at themselves in the full length mirror...

clothes are incredible when used properly...they are able to make one look more vibrant, thinner, taller...the list is endless...if you know how to work the clothes...

the best feeling is hearing your clients tell you how incredible they feel...and isn't that what it is all about? clothes should do that for you...not some of the time...but all of the time...

half the women have been fitted...they feel good in the the outfits picked out for them...and because they feel good...i know that they will be strutting down the runway...with confidence...