Lunchtime poll: Party wear!

[chanaleh]

My-birthday-and-ablock's-housewarming party is this Saturday night. (General invite supposedly went out this morning; if you still need the details, just ask, 'cause you're all invited.)

[Poll #185730]

The non-LJ-enabled should feel free to respond in comments.
Consideration of responses may be weighted by the identity of the respondent ;-)

Comments

[ailsaek.livejournal.com]

I tend to consider cleavage and a short skit to be overkill. IMO, baring one body part at a time is the most effective.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Well, "short" in this case means "slightly above knee". As opposed to "near-ankle-length". Plus the bodice doesn't actually show that much cleavage (as I don't HAVE that much cleavage, and this isn't really the sort of corset that creates it). So it's kind of splitting the difference. :-)

[navrins]

I'm voting for hair up only because I don't think I've ever seen it that way (unless you mean "up" like in set-build-ponytail, which is still nice) and it might be interesting. You have very good "down" hair though.

[scholargipsy.livejournal.com]

Despite a long-term Bacchae fan's fondness for maenads, I cast my vote for the "mrrow" outfit -- if only on the general principle of supporting parties where the hostess wears as little as possible. *grin*

[avram]

You’re tempting me to skip out on Jersey City Open Studios weekend.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

;-)

It should be a good party...

[skreeky]

I think the gender breakdown on the votes is becoming fascinating.

[exponentialdk.livejournal.com]

For the benefit of those of us who don't know the gender of most of Erica's friends (or at least don't know who goes with which LJ account), would you mind posting your observations?

Thanks!

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

I hereby offer to post a breakdown in a day or so when the traffic has slowed. :-)

To that end, I kinda wish you could sort "View Poll Answers" by answer, rather than a chronological dump. But as usual, if it's beyond my own capacity to code up, I'm not going to complain about it.

[skreeky]

Actually, sorted by gender preference is probably a more relevant breakdown, but I was just amused at the time that all the people having voted for the long velvet number so far were women, and most of the ones for bodice were men. I think the spandex was pretty evenly split men/women, but that most of those women I believe to be bi. Merely an unresearched hypothesis. It was an interesting train of thought. :-) Let's see how it pans out...

[skreeky]

(Upon viewing the responses now, it appears to be far more scattered. Very well. Likely a statistical anomaly due to initially small sample set.)

[exponentialdk.livejournal.com]

all the people having voted for the long velvet number so far were women

Hey, I was the 2nd person to vote for it, and I'm a straight male.
:-P

So I lied a *little*.... :)

[zogathon.livejournal.com]

I cast vote for the Maenad costume, because it was The. Coolest. Thing. Ever. :)

But given the probable impracticality, of the remaining choices I'd also have to vote for the Mrrow outfit. Because... well... Mrrow.

And I really wanted to pick *both* up and down hair, since I think you look fabulous with part of it pulled back.

Re: So I lied a *little*.... :)

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

This means you and Mr. Z are going to attend. Right? Right? :-)

[sanpaku.livejournal.com]

PIX PLS K THX BYE.

:-)

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

*snork* A perfect synergy of form and content! I actually did LOL at this, though.

Were you suggesting pix for evaluative purposes, or will a record after the fact suffice? If the latter, there'll surely be cameras in attendance. (Whether or not C graces us with his presence ;-)

[sanpaku.livejournal.com]

Will it really help for us to say, "you know, you really should have worn that other thing"? Hee.

[jehanna.livejournal.com]

I think you should wear what makes you happy.

One thing I thought of was temperature. If it's going to be a lot of people in a smallish space, you probably want to wear less clothing so you're not all overheated and uncomfortable. The other one is the comfort of the actual outfit--if it will be uncomfortable in some way that distracts you from having fun, it's No Good.

If any of the things left on your list of choices meet those requirements, pick the one that makes you feel best about yourself when you're in it. And happy birthday. :)

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :-)

Yeah, I thought about temperature too -- that's basically the only reason I started thinking beyond Blue Velvet! Hair Up would help that, though, at least a little.

[evelio.livejournal.com]

Darn. Birthday suit isn't an option???

[hauntmeister.livejournal.com]

I think we need to see a set of photos, with you in each outfit, before we can make a properly informed decision. :-)

[coraline]

agreed!

[tahnan.livejournal.com]

Including, as per evelio, birthday suit.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Uh-huh. >:-)

[nacht_musik]

What she said!

[greenlily.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen the clothes in question, except for pix of the Maenad costume.(Which is awesome.) But I have seen you with your hair up (Princess Ida) and I thought it looked cool.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, Ida! I've worn it up for other shows too, but not the same way.

I almost think I might have worn the bodice and skirt combo for Pinafore Hack Night (for our "British Tart" sneaking-below-decks cameo in the opening scene), but I'm not sure anymore.

[jessruth.livejournal.com]

Ya know, it took me a good two minutes to remember exactly which dress you inherited from me...but once I remembered, I was torn between that and the floor-length velvet thingie (because the latter is just so...yummy). I honestly can't remember which I voted for, but I'd say between those two, go for the one that's the most weather/room temperature-appropriate. I just wish I could be there! =(

[exponentialdk.livejournal.com]

[reloading friends page periodically]


"Listen to that audience roar! Hair Up and Hair Down are still neck-and-neck [pun intended], but Mrrow is pulling ahead of Elegant! This race is still too close to call!"

[bethr.livejournal.com]

Personally I think anything with an "ae" in it is sexy. But what does a Maenad look like?

Yours inquiringly---

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Ah! Yes. There's one pic from last Halloween here (with, and courtesy of, coraline). Wex took a much better one (same outfit, minus the props) at awfief's toga party a couple months ago, but I haven't scanned it in.

[kalessin.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmmm, evening party, evening elegance. Velvet evening gown is my vote... If there's at least one elegantly dressed woman there, then I might be tempted to wear a smoking jacket... :-)

And hair up, 'cause you wear it that way so rarely and I think it'd look lovely...

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Ooh yes, the smoking jacket... :-) That might just settle the matter.

[sunspiral.livejournal.com]

Mrrow and hair down, predictable really. But with an eye towards your physical comfort, I suggest that as the evening wears on and the party grows more crowded and warmer, you should be prepared to shed clothing to prevent overheating. Of course, then the crowd will overheat, and so it goes.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

It has occurred to me to bring both, and change mid-party... and, as it were, let my hair down. :-)

[queendeb.livejournal.com]

that's my true vote--
why make one decision?
have it ALL

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

"I'm not indecisive, I'm GREEDY!" ;-)

[ailsaek.livejournal.com]

Just as a data point, I am bisexual. Not generally fond of "Mrrow" outfits, though. They look like the person is trying too hard and is being self-consciously sexy-on-purpose. Elegance, OTOH, is almost always sexy.

Kalessin in a smoking jacket. Darn. I may have to tell Adam about this party after all. This I gotta see.

[76trombones.livejournal.com]

I have one vote over my shoulder for "they all sound good, but jeans and a tank top is least fascinating"... but we're not sure what our plans are for that night anyway. There are many competing things. :)