When I got the official invite to the Kidspot Voices of 2014 Gala Cocktail event, I was excited. I wanted to go because my other blog, The Plumbette, had made the top 30 in the Personal and Parenting category and I wanted to celebrate that achievement by attending the Gala event.

After resurrecting my styling blog, I knew readers would be interested in what I would wear to the event. I wondered Should I approach brands to dress me for the occasion? Do I go and purchase something new? I did neither.

Instead I chose to wear the same outfit I wore to the Annie Sloan Cocktail party back in August and hoped no one would remember. There were only a handful of bloggers that would have been at both events to have remembered anyway.

What got me worried about my decision to wear the same outfit was reading the status of another fashion blogger the gorgeous Sonia from Sonia Styling revealing she was being fitted for her outfit. But then the lovely Rebecca from Seeing the lighter side of Parenting revealed her dress in a blog post a week before the event and that calmed my outfit anxiety because her Wayne Cooper Dress was in the same alignment as my outfit.

I decided to wear my black jumpsuit from Millers with the borrowed bolero jacket from my mum that is apparently from Maggie T.

I upped the anti with the jewellery wearing Oroton Chandelier earrings and a crystal necklace and bracelet. My silver mesh clutch completed the look. My shoes were Easy Steps black wedges.

I met up with Kirsten from Kirsten and Co as we cabbed together and she also wore a jumpsuit to the event. Her jumpsuit is from Autograph. It’s like Jumpsuits are the trend for the season! (Which you knew anyway because I wrote about them in August. :))

I got Jacob to take photos of us before we got into our taxi. I was a bit envious of Kirsten’s updo. It looked fabulous.

When Kirsten and I arrived, the red carpet was rolled out, there was a random voice talking in the background which I then understood to be one of the Ford cars. It was easy to skim across the room to find recognizable faces. Everyone was dressed superbly for the occasion.

I got my make-up done at the Benefit bar in Myer. I watched a make-up demonstration by Rachel from Redcliffe Style last week and she used Benefit mascara. I saw the Benefit bar adjacent the lifts in Myer while Jacob and I waited to go up to Level 6 to view the Melbourne Giftorium late Friday afternoon.  It was a spur of the moment decision to get my make-up done, but I’m so glad I did… because I didn’t expect to get my photos taken.

It was a fantastic night. It was made even better by winning two of the sponsor challenges. The announcements were so unexpected. I actually get goosebumps writing about them now. To read more about who won what, head here.

I’m glad I wore what I did at the awards. As soon as I got back to the hotel room, I was on the bed feeding Phoebe.

I’ve always been one to buy a new outfit to a new event or occasion, but clothes need to be worn more than once – even the special occasion clothes. Wearing the same cocktail outfit twice didn’t hurt my bank account or my reputation.

Are you prone to buying a new outfit every time you go to a new event? Do you have a go to outfit when going to cocktail parties?

I’m linking up with Kimba Likes for Wardrobe Wednesday.