Thanks, Leeneia and Desert Dancer, you are both right!...it was a quick borrowing type of outfit, not meant to be offensive to anyone and just for fun. I don't have a lot of spare cash for clothes so I thought it was more feasible to borrow and make do with what I have and go for a 'costume' rather than a more classy look! It was great to hear ideas though, thank you. I did get paid for the event, so I have to admit I was not just doing it for love of music and to help out, this time, although I often do charity events. Re working up a French repetoire quickly, I made sure I only played the tunes I could manage to learn quickly on the accordion and used piano for the more involved ones! I am a pianist first and accordion is very much a secondary instrument skill-wise! I had several lovely comments about the music and just received another email about it and asking for more information about the other music I do, which was a good sign. I was really pleased with the end result, so thanks for all the help, everyone! :-)