Blue Monday/ A NOT Blue Dress

Remember this blue dress that I wanted for my daughter's upcoming wedding? Well last week I ordered it. I got a great deal because there was an online coupon for $30 off my order! I was so excited. The dress got here on Saturday.
Well my excitement turned to dismay when I opened the package. The dress didn't photograph well, but take a look at these ribbons that hold the dress on the hanger. Does this look like blue to you?
If anything, it was a periwinkle blue, almost purple. Not a light blue or sky blue. Nothing like the picture online and in the catalog. I was also disappointed in the beadwork on the dress. It looked like it was crystal or white or silvery in the pic. Take a look at this though.
I just thought they looked garish. The dress color doesn't show up well here at all, but the beads are a little too much. I took a pic of my blue shoes to show you what kind of blue I was hoping for. Ironically, my blue shoes photographed as the same periwinkle, purply, even though they are blue.

So the color of the shoe above is about the same color as the dress. The same shoes below show the true color.

I just love those blue shoes, but they do hurt my feet. Not a big problem though as I only spent $6 on them at Walmart a few years ago. I also got a pair in turquoise too, so I'm showing on of them just for shits and giggles. After all, this is supposed to be a blue post.

So anyhow, I am probably going to return the dress. I'm on the hunt for something else dressy and blue. I might even try for something navy blue and silvery.

I might not even need the dress though. If Tara and Mike don't both have jobs soon, they are going to have to hold off on the wedding. My daughter is on a mission though to find work because she wants to be married!

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