JACKPOT!

This is the jackpot dress that I found when I was in Austin a few weeks ago! If you've been following me for a year or so, you know that I like anything that is ethnic and pretty much channels Diana Ross or Beyonce on stage! This is THE caftan that I've been longing for all my life. It's a vintage 70's caftan and was under $20...priceless to me!

And to clarify...I most certainly did wear this dress to work. Why wouldn't I?!? Oddly enough, even though it fits loosely, I really felt quite sultry in this all day. That just goes to show that your clothes don't always have to be tight. This look is not for the conservative or the faint of heart. I tend to like what I like and then ask questions later:)

Here are just a few of the compliments I got today wearing this outfit.

1. From my gangbanger student: You look pretty Ms. G!

2. From a teacher: You look like a Moroccan Princess:)

3. From a stranger in WalMart: You did good girl, you did good! DO IT!

4. From a certain somebody: I just don't get it:(

5. From the teacher across the hall who still wears Rudolf the Rednosed Reindeer Sweaters...*blank stare*

*From Me: I have finally achieved my Diana Ross meets Beyonce' on stage meets Wulona from Good Times moment!  Then I twirl, and twirl, and twirl like Diana Ross in Mahogany!!

We All Have A Little Diana In Us!

Today is going to be a good day...I woke up and caught one of my favorite movies from the beginning.



Mahogany.



I love that movie...The clothes, LOVE IT!. Billy Dee Williams (I know most are too young to even know who he is...heck I am too to be honest)...but love him!



I love the end.

Brian: "Do you want me to help you with your landlord, lady?"



Tracy: "Hell, no! I want you to get me my old man back."



Brian: "Madam, if you really want your old man back, are you prepared to stand by him when the going's getting rough?



Tracy: "Yes!"



Brian: "Madam, would you be willing to put your imagination to work on behalf of the cause he's fighting for?"



Tracy: "Yes!"



Brian: "Madam, would you love and cherish him for the rest of your life?"



Tracy: "Yes!"



Brian: "Madam--"



Tracy: "Yes?"



Brian: "If you're willing to do all that, I guarantee you I'll get you your old man back."



Tracy: "Then, mister, you've got my vote."



Love it!! Is the movie cheesy? Yes? Could it have been a better production? Probably but I still love it so:)



This feels like this is about to be a random post so I will just leave you with a clip of the movie.



THAT CLUTCH AND HAT AND CAPE in the first part of the clip...I WOULD SO ROCK THAT TO DEATH! That ensemble gives me the chills. I would wear it to go to the grocery store and look at people stupid if they stared at me!



Now sing with me...Do you know where you're going to...















Come to think of it...I dress with a little Diana Ross influence...I love big sleeves and fitted bodices. We all have a little Diana in us don't we?



And I would SOOOOO wear this striped caftan in the following clip! I SO WOULD!







**update** It's 10:14pm and I am flipping the channels... WHY AM I WATCHING the video Mirror, Mirror by Diana Ross! Weird...and I am jamming too!! Love the big hair and the big sleeves!**