Sitting in my church pew alongside family during Easter mass yesterday, I found myself making mental notes about what fellow parishioners had chosen to wear, which was really quite a fascinating treat.  Then later in the afternoon during my Sunday power workout I thought, "Heeyyy, blog material - I should post!"  So here it is, my list of Easter fashion observations from the pew during mass:

• Teenage dude with crisp, collared button down shirt all hanging out over khaki shorts, complete with tennis shoes.  At first sight, the guy's outfit might be considered a fashion fail.  But retrospectively speaking, his choice really was a brilliant church-to-sporting-event ensemble, thus eliminating the need to throw a second outfit in the wash - a potentially eco/planet-saving move. Not sure if his mom will be high-fiving him over it, but she probably should.
• First Communion dress.  That's right.  Smart and mostly acceptable re-wearing of a dress that may or may not ever be worn again without the use of eBay, consignment shop, or garage sale.  Even though she did look over-dressed for the occasion, I really don't think anyone was complaining about it.
• Pre-teens wobbling in on 4-inch heels.  Why, right?  Someone please explain.
• Drag queen divas.  Following the herd out of mass, my family and I had the pleasure (?) of exiting behind 2 teenage couples with girls looking like they'd fallen straight out of a Fredericks of Hollywood magazine, pouffy kinky hairdos, and all.

So I am thinking God is all about grand finales?  Because... wow.  Even my J.Jill Wearever printed Empire-waist maxi dress can't top Fredericks.