Stuff: Sequins are a Girl’s Best Friend

By J.J. Atwell

Wait, I Thought It Was Diamonds

Well, perhaps a girl’s second best friend? There are lots of ways to bling up an outfit when going out. Bright colors come to mind and I’m certainly partial to those in girl mode. But if you really want to grab some attention, look for a sequin top or dress. Sequins are designed to catch and reflect the light. You can get them in pretty much any color you need to match the rest of your outfits. 

What To Know About Sequins

My good friend Gigi loves to dance. And she loves sequins. In fact, she even has a pair of sequin shoes to go with a sequin outfit when she goes dancing. 

What is a sequins? It’s a small, shiny piece of plastic or metal that gets sown to clothing (and other things) to catch and reflect the light. When you wear sequins, they seem to move as your body moves creating a nearly constant glitter. It’s a real attention getter. 

Sequins can also be heavy. Individually, they are very light, but sequins clothing can have hundreds of sequins. When you add that much to an article of clothing, the weight will be significantly more than the sequins-less garment. Fortunately, it is not so much that we can’t wear them!

Keep The Vacuum Handy

Sequins are a bit fragile. You may find some of them breaking off as you do normal things like sitting, moving around, getting into or out of a car. If you’re in the closet, you could inadvertently be outed by a rogue sequin. So you might want one of those little vacuums to pick up those suckers. Just kidding, but do be aware that detached sequins can be an issue. That could cause real trouble for those whose spouse doesn’t know or are in a DADT relationship. 

I’ll Be Back

Yes, there will be more glittery Stuff. As always, comments are welcome either here on the blog or by email to Jenn6nov at-sign gmail dot com. JJ is always looking for more stuff, so if there is something you would like to read about, please let me know!

Wearing Venus

Lucy outside London’s Philbeach Hotel, circa 2000