Swingin'

"Think Rosie the Riveter all glammed up."

"Oh gosh, Jimmy, a 1940s theme party?  Will we be reenacting the entire decade at this party?  Music, fashion? ..."

"Yes," Jimmy answered bluntly.

She chose not to hear what he said and continued on,

"I mean with regards to fashion, I've seen the dresses women wore back then.  They seem so boxy and form fitting.

"Swing music was very lively in the 1940s.  I am not the lively type, Jimmy..."

"Sure you are!" Jimmy eagerly interrupted.

She again chose not to hear what he said and continued on,

"...I am not one for swing jazz, let alone the social festivities that defined that era.

"Do you really think I could look 1940s glam and be 1940s social, especially when dancing?"

"Joan, I know you will look and feel great.  Take your hairdo for example - exactly the style worn back then...long and densely curled, pulled up and back held by bobby pins..."

Why does he know so much about women's hair styles, she thought curiously to herself.

"...I've also seen pictures of dresses women wore in the 1940s - cap sleeves, form fitting at the waist..."

"Jimmy, I am a plus size!  I will look horrible in anything form fitting!"

"Joan.  Joan.  Size never mattered then and will never matter now...never..."

She didn't want to believe him.  She knew she would be the only plus size woman at the party.  All of their female friends were at a minimum size six and a couple were a size zero.  She didn't want a boxy, form fitting dress accenting such an embarrassing figure.

"...The skirt half of the dresses I have seen seem fancy and airy at the same time.  They do not look boxy at all

"You do have a fantastic figure, Joan.  You are not plus size.  Show off your feminine curves!  You will look amazing on the dance floor!

"Swing to swing jazz!  You love to groove.  You are in fact the lively type, Joan!  Just have fun in musical history..."

He was struggling to persuade her.

"...Come on, Joan.  You did love studying the forties decade in college.  Live out what you learned!  Put into life what you only saw in your textbooks.

"So, huh, what do you think?" Jimmy pleaded because he was very eager to go to the theme party and show off his practiced swing skills.

She paused for a moment before replying.

"Rosie the Riveter all glammed up, huh?" Joan was hesitant in thought bud did remember how much she enjoyed studying iconic big bands and their contribution to United States society at a time of devastating turmoil.

Hmm.


Cue the drums...Cue the brass instrumentals...The 1940s energy brought to the 21st Century and certainly to last all night.