There aren't many downsides to vintage clothing-- the pieces are usually very sturdy and well-constructed and you never really have to worry about wearing the same thing as everyone else. The exception to the sturdy-rule seems to be dresses. I own several vintage dresses that are positively dainty and delicate, which is very sweet in theory but not very useful when you actually have to move around in the world and avoid snagging on the smallest things, like bushes and car doors and dog claws. When I put on this dress yesterday I immediately discovered several holes in the seams, which yes okay is mainly my fault since it's been sitting in my oft-neglected To Mend pile forever because I've been too lazy to learn how to sew silk. So I pinned it up, and while doing that I discovered an old strategically-placed safety pin put there by someone else! Oh, dress. I'll restore you to your former glory one day.
Vintage thrifted silk dress
Seychelles heels
Belt from a F21 dress
(I'm loving these Photoshop actions from WishWishWish, by the way!)
I absoloutely love your dress!
ReplyDeletebeautiful outfit I'd wear in a heartbeat, and your hair is so enviable :) I REALLY want to try out those wishwishwish photoshop actions but I work with gimp :(
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely dress! I once bought a very delicate vintage dress. There was already a big hole at the waist when I bought it (for cheap) and I wore it out to clubs/gigs until it ripped and fell apart. I'd like to think I gave it a good sending off.
ReplyDeleteThat dress is adorable! <3
ReplyDeleteYou look so much like Louise Brooks in these photos...amazing!
ReplyDeleteWonderful dress, and the shoes set it off beautifully...evokes a kind of war-time Paris nostalgia to me! Nice post :)
Thanks so much everyone! <3
ReplyDeleteAnnebeth: I used to use Gimp too but I was never really good at it, so I would end up not using anything, and I started really missing photoshop.. I finally found a good download of it for mac, yay. Now I'm kind of obsessed with those actions, haha.
Northwest: Oh I love that. I'm afraid that's what might happen to this one if I don't start trying to mend it.. but at least it'll get a nice amount of mileage before it goes.