We all have one.  You know that dress that is just sitting in your closet with nowhere to go? Whether it’s a bridesmaid dress that you know you’re never going to wear again, a sequin dress that is only appropriate on New Years Eve, that fab find you got at H&M but is just too fancy to wear anywhere other than a formal event which costs $250 a ticket, or your grad dress that you literally wore for an hour before your parents left and you changed into something shorter and more revealing?  Yeah, we all have that dress. The one you never thought you would get the chance to wear again.

In an event that would literally appeal to women everywhere, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) is having an event later this month which will have women everywhere pulling out that item that’s full of dust, whether it be in the back of your closet or in the laundry room closet of your parent’s place.

Dust off the Dress is taking place on September 18, 2015 after the season opener at the Centennial Concert Hall as part of their Soundcheck program. I’m actually new to the program myself but it sounds totally awesome.  If you are under 30 or a full-time student, you can attend the symphony at a discounted price, but attend some free events (like Dust off the Dress) that they hold throughout the season.

Photo courtesy of the WSO/Facebook.

Dust off the Dress the largest event they hold as part of the program and is free and for Soundcheck members only with the purchase of a concert ticket.  Essentially it’s like a really cool afterparty for Soundcheckers, where the WSO invites them to pull out that dress (or suit) and rock it once again at the concert and the party after.  There’s live music, h’ordeuvres, mingling with WSO musicians, Maestro Alexander Micklethwate, and the concert’s guest artist, Tianwa Wang.  The Aveda Institute (where I get my hair done) will also be on site with a pop-up beauty bar.

Membership in the Soundcheck program is free and members can buy tickets for $17 per concert.  Soundcheckers can bring one guest for $29 or buy a season pass for $85.

I’ll be there that Friday night (I’m still deciding on which dress I want to wear), and I want to gift a pair of tickets to the concert and event to a lucky Winnipeg reader. All you have to do is Tweet me, leave a comment on my Facebook page, or in the comments below what dress you would wear.  Winner will be chosen on Wednesday, September 17, 2015.

What dress would you wear to Dust off the Dress?

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