i went to a feeding frenzy dress sale a couple of weekends ago, looking for a light blue dress suitable to wear in kathryn’s wedding. this was one of those one-day sample sale type things, so there were probably 40 women in this tiny storefront, frantically rummaging through racks of wedding and formal gowns. they’d cordoned off a small corner of the place with black drapery as the communal dressing room, which at any given time contained about 20 half- to mostly-naked women and one tiny mirror. i was amazed to find two dresses that did not look hideous on me. i bought them both since they were only $30 each. here they are:

