Monochrome Sleeve maxi for a wedding

When Sarah called me and said she was bringing in her sister, Selma to get a dress for a wedding, i assumed it was business as usual. But when i met her, i wished i had asked Sarah some questions beforehand.

Selma was dressed in all black and you could tell she had been crying, not for one day or one week but most likely for months. She had such a sense of grief and sadness around her it took me a few minutes to compose myself enough to talk to her. It was then that she told me in a low and heartbreaking tone that her husband had recently died in a motorcycle accident in Egypt. They had been married for 8 years and he was her soulmate. He left home for work and the next thing she knew was she had a phone call from the police to go to the hospital but unfortunately he did not make it. It was a hit and run by a drunk driver who was later arrested. The hit and run driver wasn't insured and didn't have a valid license. She was so heartbroken it was hard not to cry with her.

He had been gone for 6 months now, but traditionally she was still in mourning so she was expected to be dressed in black in honour of his memory. Her sister was getting married and she wanted to celebrate the day with her. I could tell she wasn't up to it but she had to be there for her sister. So she had asked her mother in law to allow her to wear abit of colour for just this one day to celebrate with her younger sister.

She wanted a long dress with sleeves, preferably in a dark colour and she didn't want anything sparkly  on the dress. I could tell that she wasn't in the mood to spend time in the fitting room trying on dresses and so i had to make sure that the two choices i made for her were both suitable.
She said that if she tried on a dress and it fit, it didn't really matter what style or shape it was. All she wanted was to attend the wedding and get back home.

We ended up with this lovely black and white chiffon dress. With a flattering v-neck, she looked stunning in it.  When she tried the dress on, she came out of the fitting room smiling and her sister Sarah said that it's the first time she had seen her smile since she got here.

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