The Red Cape

Today we delivered a cape to our youngest daughter to match the new dress she bought.

She bought the dress because her job requires all employees to dress up formally this Sunday for a "by invitation only" sale at Dillards. You get the invitation to the sale by spending $XX,000's of dollars there in the previous year. So, she found this cocktail dress for $195.00, that was marked down 50%, further reduced another 75%, with her employee discount, she paid $19.50 for a $195 dress. She has always looked so good in red, and with red sequins, it is a very nice dress.

The only problem is, the dress IS a cocktail dress; low cut in the front and no back until the waist. To make it modest, my wife made a red satin cape for her to wear over her shoulders. The colors match, and it looked good. However, when the girls saw it, they wanted it a little shorter so it would not get in the way while she works, and they wanted a fringe to dress it up. So, now the finished cape had to be modified, shortened and a fringe made of a white boa. So, trim four inches off the perimeter, and machine tack on two $10 boas to reach all the way around (thank God for inventing the sewing machine). The boa has shiny silver and effervescent feathers mixed into the white, making it shine in the light.

When she saw the finished cape, her eyes lit up and a big smile broke across her face. It was worth the trouble just to see her smile. The outfit will be beautiful. So is our daughter.