Willow Manor Ball 2011

It's the evening of the Willow Manor Ball, a flight of imagination hard to ignore, hosted by the charming and lovely poet Tess Kincaid. Choose anything you want off the internet: your dress, your transportation, your date, anything.What will you eat? What will you drink? Money is no object, and the sky is the limit.

Last year I wore a killer red dress by Donna Karan. But this year I am in a different mood entirely. I just finished reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and from the Hermes Fall 2012 collection, I have JUST what I want right now:

Yep. This is so me. I know it's maybe not ideal for dancing. Whose gonna ask me to dance in this intimidating get-up? I don't care! I'll just stride around the place making sure everybody is safe from Muttations.

"Dog" Lithograph by Elizabeth Frink, 1990

Instead of a date I'll have a fabulous red hound at my side. Don't worry, he looks scary, but he's really a dear.

My only accessory will be this silver octi-cuff, an irresistible item from Etsy.

Image from the Manhattan Food Project

The entree that I choose will of course be none other than lamb stew. As far as beverages go, however...

I am not okay with drinking iodine water, not tonight. Instead I'll have a glass of pinot gris...set down this bow and arrow, put my boots up, ahhh, that's better.

Wow, everybody looks so beautiful.