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The Little Black Dress Giveaway

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You are looking at Bossy’s new Little Black Dress — although teetering at nearly six feet tall without the heels, Bossy has never considered anything in her wardrobe little.

Here’s the deal: Bossy’s friends at Yummie Tummie asked Bossy to test drive one of their new Little Black Dresses from their ready to wear collection, and to style that dress in two uniquely different ways for two different occasions — which Bossy did, except she only styled the dress for one occasion, because apparently Bossy wears the same accessories whether she’s scaling boulders or out to dinner with the senior executives of Coca Cola. Shall we?

The dress Bossy chose was the Ella Rae with it’s subtle bodice stitching and slightly Morticia sleeves.

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Bossy fell in love with her new dress the minute it arrived, swimming in the bottom of a mailing bag — and yet it wasn’t the worse for wear due to its forgiving rayon jersey material.

And so Bossy promptly threw the dress on for a 50th birthday party! And then Bossy went to that 50th birthday party except she had the wrong night! So there Bossy stood, just her and her Little Black Dress and the hosts’ dining room table covered with unpaid bills because they weren’t expecting company until next weekend! But still, the Little Black Dress was ready to party into the night!

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Here are the ways Bossy would accessorize her dress in order to attend a 50th birthday party which is actually one week away — or if Bossy were wearing this dress while walking waist-deep through thistle. Oh, believe Bossy, it’ll happen.

First she’d put on a flashy bracelet:

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Next Bossy would put on a dangling necklace. In fact she did!

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Bossy would keep it very simple when it comes to her earring selection, which is a lucky thing since Bossy only has two pairs of earrings anyway: a pair of simple hoops and a pair of simple studs.

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In terms of the hair, Bossy would probably clip it to the top of her head:

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Unless of course Bossy decided to allow her unruly hair to climb down out of its clip. Even the insane deserve a weekend pass every once in a while:

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As far as the shoes, Bossy would wear these heels because there aren’t too many days remaining this season which are temperate enough for strappy feet:

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Bossy is also looking forward to wearing this dress into the winter by pairing it with leggings and her boots.

But before Bossy leaves the subject of the heels and the bracelet and the hair and the dress, Bossy would like to thank her personal photographer:

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Even if Bossy’s personal photographer delighted in proving that real models don’t pick their nose:

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So, back to the deal: Bossy’s friends at Yummie Tummie would like to give a Little Black Dress to one lucky Bossy reader! You can pick between the Ella Rae Long Sleeve Dress or the more revealing Shelley Tank Dress.

Simply leave a comment below and Bossy will select a winner utilizing her friend the Random Number Generator. Good luck!

This post is part of a series sponsored by Yummie Tummie and Clever Girls Collective. All of the opinions are Bossy’s.

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  5. I don’t know if I’m brave enough to wear that tank dress, but I would like to dress up as twins with Bossy one night in the Ella Rae even though we are not built like twins so maybe no one will even notice that we are wearing the same dress because I’m shorter and not so skinny as Bossy and she is super tall and willowy.

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  11. …You look simply stunning Miss Bossy! The shot with your hair down? Va Va Va Voom baybee! ;o)

    …Please enter me for the Shelley Tank Dress. I like the fact that that one can go in the dreaded heat of Summer or dress it up with a sweet lil’ cardigan for Winter. Sweet!

    …And okay, we all knew you pick your nose Bossy. Seriously, who doesn’t? Saying one doesn’t pick their nose from time to time is like saying, “Me poop? I don’t poop!” *giggle*snort*

    …Thanks for the giveaway and blessin’s too… :o)

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  24. Wowsers, that looks beautiful on you. But hey, you don’t need really need that built-in yummie tummie technology – unlike me. Hm, does it work for hips and thighs as well? I bet it does, just doesn’t rhyme, right?

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  30. I would need the yummie tummie part of that fab dress because my tummy doesn’t look ANYTHING even remotely close to Bossy’s tummy in that dress or anything else. You look amazing, as always!!

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  36. I believe that ELLA RAE number will look fab paired with black leggings and boots, and that it should be my Thanksgiving day outfit up in the small small BORING ASS town I am visiting… 🙂 Thanks Bossy and Yummie Tummie!

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  44. Yes please! Except my way of rocking either of those dresses will be: Below The Knee because my legs are exactly half the length of Bossy’s.

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  46. Even though I’m not as tall and thin as Bossy, I think I could pull this off. Maybe. With Spanx. Then I’d say Ella Rae made this dress for Bossy. And Bossy thoght I should have one too! Bossy so nice!

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  63. I look at this and think “I am so fat.”
    Then I think – “No, I’m not fat, I just am still carrying some postpartum stretchy baby skin-weight.”
    And then I think – “Maybe I can infer from the name of this place that they suck in tummies?”
    And finally I think – “Ah, the hell with it, I’ll enter anyway and if I win it, I’ll buy a girdle.”

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  64. I need a new black dress that doesn’t have cat hair deeply and permanently embedded in the very fibers of its being.

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  65. I don’t want the dress, I want more pictures of Bossy in the dress. It looks like it belongs there.
    What kind of accessories would you recommend for it when scaling boulders?

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  69. If I can look as good in the dress as you do, then I would like one, too! I am about a foot shorter than Bossy, but I can work the heels.

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  74. I don’t actually want this dress, as I am QUITE POSITIVE I will not work that as well as Bossy, what with the pooch here and the butt there and why hello there Italian/German/Scottish hips and boobs and complete absence of waist. Nice to meet you. Some other worthy and slender person should win it.

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  77. I just want Bossy’s long legs. Any chance those will come with the dress? 😉
    Signed,
    Wishing I was taller in Wisconsin. 😉

    P.S. No snow yet where I am.

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  92. I like the dress much better on Bossy than I do on the model. They should hire you! I’d take the tank dress if I won.

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  97. Ooo! Pretty! Thanks for a chance to win! I sure won’t make it as model stunning as you, but I think I could rock that tank dress. (Although I do so love the Morticia sleeves…)

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  111. I will never ever ever look as good in ANY dress as you do in the Ella Rae, but what the hey… I’m in! MAHALO, BOSSY!!!

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  115. I love the Ella Rae! Is there also a contest to win mile-long legs? If so, I want to enter that one, too!!!

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  128. Looking good Bos! The only way you could guarantee that no one turns up at the 50th birthday party wearing the same dress………. is if you give it to ME x

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  132. Goodness. That Ella Rae is adorable. I have no nice clothes because I have two children. Nothing fits. It’s really quite sad. Pick me, random number generator, pick me!

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  136. I should win the dress because I used to live in Atlanta and once dated someone in the higher ranks of Coca Cola’s team.

    Ok, so that has more in common with your last post, but if you had to sit on possibly the worst date ever you would totally agree the Universe owes me a win.

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  147. Ooh! You look amazing in that Ella Rae dress. I’d like to try that one even though I’m so much shorter than you that it may drag on the ground.

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  149. I need that Ella Rae dress so bad, in case I ever get a date again — I mean, it’s been two years, but PROBABLY that dress could GET me a date… Oh yes, yes, please. And thank you.

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  155. Wait! I love this dress and I just was (really) groaning about the lack of long sleeved dresses available in the market. Hello! It’s cold outside. It is cold inside a lot of places. Long sleeved dresses are a win.

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  161. Seriously, Bossy, do you own any body fat at all??? But I NEED a hip little black dress b/c I, too, am going through a separation at 43 with a 3 1/2 year old and I NEED something to make me feel like a beautiful woman! (Although I know your random picker doesn’t care about need!)

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  162. pick me please… hopefully having a baby next week (if he ever feels like vacating his current comfy digs) and have 3 weddings between jan and march. I’ll need all the yummy tummy help I can get.

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  172. My tummy is faaaar from yummy, but I think the tank dress would be fantastic. Although I hope the yummy part of those dresses works magic so I look like you do in yours!

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  176. I am just LOOKIN for a reason to buy some new strappy black shoes AND a pair of boots! C’mon Random thingy – pick meeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Bossy you look MAH-VELOUS!

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  180. Ohh, those dresses are pretty awesome.. I would like one please, mister random number generator..

    Although I don’t live in the US Bossy, so if that means I can’t play along, then I guess I can’t play along! Fingers crossed for international dress-winning parties though..

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  184. Love the dress. You look amazing in it! I unfortunately would need a bigger size and probably wouldn’t look nearly as good as you do!! But would love it nonetheless.

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  186. I’m six feet tall AND have stuff to suck in. The Shelley would be awesome! I could hang it in front of my elliptical machine on the days I wasn’t wearing it as inspiration.

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  190. Has Bossy tried getting a gig as a model? Tall and thin with wild hair is what they want.

    I like the dress you’re wearing, but no way is that knee length. Well, I guess it might be on me because I’m about three feet shorter than you are. Well not really three feet, but close.

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  198. One can never have too many LBD’s!

    I won’t be sassy and say I have the perfect CFM’s to go with it … or did I just blow it by saying I won’t say it?

    *either way, I got CFM and blow in the same sentence*

    Accccckkk, grow up Nancy!

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  201. This dress would look amazing on my daughter as she looks like she belongs on some model-competition show just like BOSSY does. This dress, on me ,would look not- so-good, with not so good = upright sausage casing on legs

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  208. oh man oh man … i don’t have an LBD, and also nothing in my closet fits any more since i lost 60 lbs., so this would be SUPER. hope i am not too late to enter!

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  215. I, unfortunately, have FOUND the 60 pounds that Rockle lost. Here they are, Rockle! Over here, right on my ass!!

    I could use something to make me feel good right about now.

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  220. Wow. That Heather Thomson is Brillant with a capital b. I wish I’d thought of that. Just what we women need….a little sqeeze in all the right places. You look stunning Bossy! Take that soon to be ex-husband. (hope I didn’t go too far there). I’d love either dress.

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  224. The dress looks better on you than it does on the model on the website! Way, way better! And no, I’m not just saying that in hopes to increase my chance to win, since I know its random chance. You just really rock that dress.

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  227. This dress is gorgeous! Im in the process of losing almost 50 pounds (10 down so far!) and this dress would be the perfect thing to hang on my door as the outfit i want to wear once im small enough its absolutly stunning!

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  230. Thank you for hosting such a practical giveaway, now that the holidays are drawing near. If I were the lucky winner, I would also like the Ella Rae long sleeve dress. I could spice it up with a pair of lace tights and wear it at this year’s Christmas party!

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  231. You have a great figure for the dress or “in” the dress. I’d wear bigger earrings, though. You need something to make it rock. Don’t love the shoes either. They’re cute, but drab with the dress.

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  234. b, that dress is fab. i hope the random generator is kind to me. i totally let people go in front of me today in traffic. i have good karma (or car-ma) coming my way.

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  236. I would love a new dress for my 50th birthday. And Bossy’s hair! I’m feeling like I could use a bit of luck and someone to tell me that my existing clothes and kids and I will survive our head lice infestation…I had been told that it was an inevitable part of elementary school, and I didn’t believe it!

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  245. You look great in that dress.. I say wear it all week to celebrate your birthday. I know I would if I had something I looked that good in.

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