What do you wear when your life is about to take a quick twist to
better days? A Nordstrom suit of course, deep blue, with a white shirt
underneath. Just so you don’t forget who you really are—bordering on anti-establishment
and crunchy granola at heart—carry around a purse with silver skulls embedded
on the skin.
So today you spent an oppressively warm summer day inside an even
more oppressively hot convention center. The suit wasn’t a particularly good
idea, but the event is one of the highlights of your month—you wanted to look
good for today. More importantly, you wanted everyone to know that you belonged
to that place. Nobody told you that you had to wear a badge stating your VIP
status. You and the Development Director are receiving a $10,000 check for the
non-profit.
Before any of that happened, there was a luncheon for you and the
other grantees, honoring and celebrating your presence. Once you approached the
buffet, you saw one of the people you worked with. You had a flashback of
working weekends, all hours, at this same event center. You always wondered
what it would be like to be the one getting up to get more food at the buffet,
rather than the one refilling the food, and taking the dirty plates away. Now you
know what it feels like, being the one who wears a suit, power shoes, and
feeling like a VIP.