Similarly, I believe that everyone should have a go-to
outfit. It’s the one that fits, that you feel good wearing, and that satisfies most dress
codes, even the ambiguous ones. Mine is some variation of the
following:
- A black skirt (either my pencil skirt from Wolford or my black Thakoon skirt)
- A cashmere sweater (color and style vary, depending on the occasion)
- Black opaque tights
- Black booties or boots (determined primarily by how much standing is involved)
I have no idea what to wear, so I choose a variation of my
go-to outfit:
- A black Wolford skirt
- A small black cashmere sweater with little ties on the side
- Black opaque stockings
- My favorite flat-heeled Prada black boots that are almost as comfortable as my Uggs and look a whole lot better
- A black cashmere Loro Piana fringed scarf
The event is hosted at the offices of BBC. It's a magnificent space that is easily converted into a party venue. 6-8 large TV monitors hang from the ceiling. Tables are tastefully covered in orange linen, and topped with vases of yellow and green flowers. If you don't want to sit at a table, you can cozy up in a restaurant-style booth or sit with two or three others at small round bar tables. Or, like me, you can sit on the stadium-style wooden benches dotted with comfortable cushions, and watch the show on a very large video wall.
I help with set-up, check-in, and check-out. The rest of the time I am eating and watching
the awards show. The Artist takes Best Picture and its male star, Jean Dujardin,
wins Best Actor. Meryl Streep wins for
her role as Margaret Thatcher. There are
no real surprises.
The food, catered by Abigail Kirsch, is exquisite. I partake in all of it…little pizzas topped
with figs or salmon, macaroni and cheese, chicken skewers, salad, and something
with eggplant called baba ganoush. Desserts
are little chocolate chip cookies and mini-chocolate or raspberry cakes. I start eating around 4 and don’t stop until
the ceremony ends two hours later.
There’s something to be said for a one-meal day, even if
that one-meal is a two-hour eating spree.
I'm just grateful that the BAFTA’s ceremony didn’t go into overtime.
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