At first, during the shopping, I wasn’t too excited about the fundraiser, but now that I was wearing my bold velvet gown, I was eager to get to the venue already and feel the stares on me. I was fucking stunning.

The velvet gown was very bold, which was not what I was looking for, but one look at it and I couldn’t let them take it back. I knew it belonged on my body.

The dark red gown was stunning and had a rare glossy sheen to it that would be illuminated properly with the right lighting, which I was certain the venue would have. It was a long-sleeved...