Last month, when Sleepless and Ice Cream Man sent out their wedding celebration invitations for today (no, they’re not pregnant, yet…), they included a notation about attire. “Dress: Western elegant (Watch Dallas).” Most invitees found this to be a creative wardrobe challenge. Others just felt challenged and confused. “Dallas then or Dallas now?” “What is ‘Dallas‘?”
I immediately assessed my wardrobe and, though I had plenty to choose from, went shopping for a shimmery dress that would make Sue Ellen Ewing proud – if only I could have found a “Miss Texas” sash. In addition to shopping for me, I shopped for others and responded to several inquiries about attire. “What shoes should I wear?” “Are jeans OK?” I, of course, provided the most sound advice I could. “Boots. No heels, but lots of frills.” “Jeans, yes. Western = Wranglers. Western Elegant = Wranglers with a firm crease.”
By the time we were ready to go, we looked like J.R., Sue Ellen and Priscilla – sans shoulder pads. In pure Dallas style, we enjoyed cocktails while getting ready so, just like Sue Ellen, we were rearing to go at the celebration. We arrived to find Tree and FatGirl, in full Western Elegance, sipping on cocktails near the barn. Tree was donning black slacks, boots, black shirt and vest, black cowboy hat and, most importantly, a cream, hooded, fur coat. FatGirl was wearing a black satin shirt with white satin trim, boots and a black cowboy hat. Both men and women were in awe of their fashion statements. Leave it to the gays to make Brokeback Mountain a destination everyone wants to visit. Even Bobby Ewing would have a hard time being faithful (and straight) with these two cowboys in the house.
The bride and groom soon joined the party – taking most of the attention away from us. Damn. So J.R. of them. We were, however, happy to see them, as were the rest of the guests and joined in a magnificent celebration of their love – drinking, dining and dancing the night away. If you want to see just a taste of what we experienced, watch Dallas, season 2, episode 6. Or, season 6, episode 10. Or, season 12, episode 16. Better yet, just watch TMZ. There were so many cameras flashing that night, one was bound to be paparazzi.