One of the hardest fashion decisions you will ever have to face is picking the perfect birthday party outfit, especially for someone like me who tends to overdress for most occasions anyway. It definitely had to be something show stopping whilst also being unique and never seen before. I tried on a whole heap of dresses and skirts in the process. Dont get me wrong they were all beautiful and elegant outfits but nothing like what I had in mind. When I expressed this dissapointment to my family my mum offered up the brilliant advice of maybe changing it up by wearing pants instead. Pants? PANTS! Thats it! So brilliant. Not often when you think cocktail attire do you think a classy pant look. And I knew from that moment that I going to be a classic black wide leg pant.
After doing some research I found that the Balmain Collection for H&M was coming to Australia on November 5th. The collection was incredible! Such beautiful detail and amazing quality for such affordable prices. I knew this is what I wanted to wear. I lined up at six am on Thursday with my bestfriend/housemate, who was definitely not as excited as I was, to see if we could get the top I had been dreaming of. Usually i'm quite morally against lining up for anything but after seeing the collection online and loving this designer for a while now I thought that if im going to line up for anything this would be it. I grabbed some dresses to try on after realising the top I wanted had already sold out and we went into the changing rooms. It quickly started to become apparent that these dresses were not going to fit over my booty and so my friend went off to see if any of the girls in the change rooms had the top. Due to her snooping and absolute pure luck she found the last one in a size 14 being tried on by a size 8. She finally gave up and handed it over and all my Balmain dreams had come true. This also became my first ever designer piece.
When searching for the perfect outfit it is often hard to keep a clear picture of what you want. Don't settle for something laclustre and dont forget to check out online stores as well as local retailers and boutiques. Often you will find something different or even another idea to add to the list. Don't be afraid to try something different. Im not usually a pants person but this outfit suited the occasion so perfectly. Its okay to step out of your comfort zone and match two different pieces together. Don't feel like you have to spend hundreds of dollars. You can always rewear something that you already own mixed with a new item.
