RedHeadTexan

If it's leather or pleather, then the judges know it's Stella. No anonymity there. ;)

Lisa

Thanks for sharing your great video! :)

Lisa

I am watching as well. I thought the winning looks were fabulous and would wear the short dress in a heart beat. I would have sent both from the losing pair home, but definitely thought the losing look was the worst. It should zero taste and was poorly constructed. I agreed with Isaac...too much skin.

Lisa

Around the ship I carry my Old Navy sack style purse. Most of the time it has my Kindle, camera, chap stick, sunscreen, tissues, Purell, sea pass card, and daily. Sometimes DH puts his Kindle in there, but he will carry the purse when he does that. For excursions, I bring my pac safe cross body purse.

Lisa

We did that on our last cruise...10 days in the Mediterranean. We stuck to specialty and the buffet for dinner and stayed casual. I brought a jersey skirt and jersey pants, but everything else was bermuda shorts and casual tops. I loved it! I mainly did this since we were flying to Europe and I wanted to keep to one checked suitcase for me. It was nice not to have to spend a bunch of time getting ready for dinner.

Lisa

Thank you for taking the time to do such a wonderful review. We are going on our first Princess cruise on the Coral in November and your pictures are getting me really excited. Thanks!

Lisa

Wow! You made out fantastically! I love thrifting and see some amazing gowns at my local Goodwill. Unfortunately, they have all been smaller than my size...but I will keep looking. I have also found some great designer belts, clutches, silk scarves, and jewelry in there. You just never know what little gems are hiding thrift stores. :D

Lisa

Friend me and I can suggest you as a friend to Marie. I have done that for a few ladies and it worked out that way. Lisa Hammerbacher Lounsbery on Facebook.

Lisa :)

Totally agree.

 

Lisa, Walt would look dashing in the beige suit.

 

xoxo

 

M

Thanks. If he sticks with the light suit, then I will bring my gold sequined cocktail dress with the dolman sleeves. It will coordinate nicely with a light suit. :)

Lisa

 

Back to fashion subject, if my six year old grandson asks me what is formal I might have to answer him.

 

have a nice day

Hi Sweetie, glad to see you on the fashion board. :D

Lisa

I use the dry cleaning bags as well. For my gowns I place the gown at the bottom of the suitcase and drape the top and bottom over the sides. I then fill up the suitcase with my other clothes and fold the rest of the gown on top of that. I don't have any issues with wrinkles this way.

Lisa

The beige suit will be just fine, especially in the Caribbean. Take a good picture of your smiling faces & come back & post it here.

 

I've been to (& organized) many, many true formal affairs & advised young (& not so young) military members on appropriate civilian attire for different functions as a protocol officer for 30 years. I even have charts [emoji6].

Thank you! :) Walt has joked about getting a Panama Suit for the canal trip. :eek:

Lisa

I received my bikini from Swimsuits for All on Friday and I am very happy with it. It fit true to size and that made my day. I am planning on buying a few more now that I am confident in the sizing. :)

Lisa

Thanks for the nice responses, I really appreciate them. Based on the feedback I am getting in regards to Anytime Dining being a cluster on Princess, I decided that we will simply do Specialty or the Buffet for the entire cruise. Since specialty and buffet don't participate in formal night, this is a non-issue.

As for the other comment that was a little, oh how do I say this nicely? Well, I can't say anything nice, so I will not say anything at all. Bless your heart.

Lisa

Thank you.

 

I made the dark blue one and the red one

(Which has a print of anchors and shops wheels on it)

 

The blue is my favourite too and I think I will take it with me on cruise in May.

I love the blue and red dresses! I am also impressed that you made them...great job! Which pattern did you use for the red dress?

Lisa

I have been watching PR Junior and love it! I have not seen last night's episode yet. I like the mix of judges and find them to be very supportive of the teens. The teens are very supportive of each other and seem to genuinely care about the other designers too. That is a refreshing change from PR and PRAS. I like the three girls in the finale and can't wait to see what they designed.

Lisa

I ordered 6 from swimsuitsforall. I will keep two of them and return the rest. Pices and shipping were good.

I ordered a bikini from them yesterday on sale for $27! This is my first order from them. :)

Lisa

I don't think they really are that strict TBH. Bf wore a linen shirt with sleeves rolled up and a vest, no tie or jacket and we were fine. Though he did have nice slacks and shoes on. They say Princess is one of the last mass market lines that have formal night, but it's not really THAT formal. I saw a very small amount of tuxes, I don't remember seeing any gowns, but many cocktail dresses and nice pants/sparkly tops.

Thank you. Walt was happy last night when I told him that he could wear the Summer Suit. Then he said, "well I could just tux up." At least there are months for him to decide. If he goes tux, then I go gown. If he goes suit, then I go cocktail dress. Thank goodness I have lots to pick from. :)

Lisa

I think as long as they are not torn or faded you would be fine. To me personally, I find a darker wash dressier.

Lisa

He will be fine wearing his beige suit and a smile.

Thank you! I try to always stay within the guidelines. :D

Lisa

Walt and I are cruising Princess for the first time in November. We haven't participated in formal night for a few cruises, so I am thinking we will do it on this cruise. I have plenty of gowns and cocktail dresses to choose from, but I do have a question regarding Walt. Princess states: Tuxedos, dinner jackets or dark suits with a tie for men. Walt has a beautiful light beige (almost a cream color) summer weight suit. Is that acceptable on Princess? We are driving to port, so we can pack the tux if necessary. Just thinking he will be more comfortable in the Caribbean in the summer weight suit. Thanks for the help! :)

Lisa

Yes! I love retro suits and have a few one pieces, but going to the bathroom with a wet suit is next to impossible! My next one I want a high waist bottom and bikini top. That way the top is more supportive too. I love this one and comes in a bunch of different patterns. http://www.unique-vintage.com/unique-vintage-navy-digital-floral-monroe-bikini-top.html

I love that bikini! And it is exactly the style I was talking about. :D

Lisa

Have you tried any high waisted bottoms with the bikini tops? I have lots of stretch marks from being formerly obese. I found that the high waisted bottoms cover all the stretch marks and it looks rather retro with the bikini tops. I tend to go with solids for the bottoms and prints for the top...mix and match. :)

Lisa

I just friend requested to you via Facebook

Request from Carol A*****y( not wanting to put my whole name here, Lisa)

Thx

Will then be able to see how Marie is doing too.:)

I accepted the request and suggested Marie as a friend. :)

Lisa

Happy New Year, everyone!

 

 

 

I still can't find Marie on fb!:mad: Any suggestions? E-mail is kmcnana at comcast dot net.

If you want to friend me on FB, then I can suggest Marie to you that way. There is only one of me...Lisa Hammerbacher Lounsbery. :D

Lisa