Today's story is brought to you by Button N Thread boutique, home to cute and affordable clothing for girls with Prada tastes on Payless budgets... Aged 10, I developed a sure-fire method for achieving all my childhood goals (acing spelling tests, ballet exams and cursive writing exercises and not being picked last for the lunchtime volleyball teams): if I read Rachel Isadora's Opening Night before taking on a task, the result would surely be success.I'm not sure how this superstitious habit developed, but it must have worked because that book is imprinted on my brain like the Gummi Bears theme song (bouncing here and there and everywhere...) and those indelible words by Judy Blume: "I must, I must, I must increase my bust".
The book gave me a self-belief boost, as the central character, Heather, aces her ballet solo. But my favourite parts are when she bestows a pair of leg warmers on her ballerina crush, Laura, and dons a kimono to have her makeup applied. All the girls aspired to own kimonos; a kimono said, "I'm a serious ballerina".I was reminded of the book when I received my "Lady Legging Print" long-sleeve tee from Button N Thread, which is the sort of comfy, kitschy cover-all I'd adopt for after-class cool-downs if I was still a tween (or teen) ballerina but is equally as adaptable for "play days" in the GWAS office.Button N Thread is a friendly Australian fashion site run by girls who love their clothes that would appeal to readers of Dolly through to SHOP Til You Drop and Lady Melbourne. Little floral dresses, embellished grey tees and simple tank tops are priced from $27 and sourced from all sorts of places, while purchases are lovingly wrapped in tissue paper and ribbon... just like the posies of roses bestowed on ballerinas after the Opening Night show.
Yours truly,Girl With a Satchel
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