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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Garden Variety

The phrase "you win some, you learn some" is what comes to mind with this dress.   I don't feel bad about not liking this dress.  It is apart of the vintage experience.    I think it's also interesting to post about outfits you don't like as it is a learning experience on both ends.  Of course, it would have been nice to return the dress but this is the gamble with vintage buying on auctions on ebay.  

Here is what I did like about the dress.  I like that you can also attach a scarf around the neck of the dress (has these interesting little loops around the collar area).  Very nifty idea!   I just didn't have the right scarf.  I tried several and they just didn't fit to this dress.   I also experimented with hand washing this dress and found that after even ironing this dress it had a puckery look to it because the flowers are all stitched onto the fabric.  The puckery effect is another reason I do not like it.  

I started off wearing this dress with a pair of Remix wedge shoes but then I thought if I was going to the garden shop I don't want to get them dirty so I switched up my shoes.  Yep, notice all those weeds under my feet, hoping to get some mulch and spruce up the front yard a bit.

Happy Sunday!




The verdict is still out on these 30's sunglasses below.  I'll test them out on a couple more times before I decide. 


The sunglasses I am wearing above look a little like the suglasses in the cover to this Marie Claire from 1939.  What do you think?  Isn't this a great cover?  I located a copy of this magazine and I'll be sure to share the contents when it arrives.  I also have a Pinterest category with vintage sunglass images in it here.


                                       



When I think of great vintage statement sunglasses this Vogue 1939 cover comes to mind.  Lauren did a great job of finding a similar pair.  How fabulous is the skirt she is wearing?  Oh no, now I want one. If anyone sees a decently priced 30s cheveron skirt, please clue me in.





I bought these sunglasses below recently at the vintage show in Manhattan and I really like them a lot.  I don't think they are extremely old but they frame my face well.  I wish I had a green thumb and I could have taken some of these lovely flowers home.  I love daisies!  



11 comments:

  1. I love the way it looks in photographs.

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    1. Tried to pick out the photos with the least amount of wrinkling in the dress:) Thank you Kathleen!

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  2. I love the way it looks in these pictures, but I must say, the wrinkling would bug me as well. I love both of those glasses! Super cute!
    Kalin from Modestyismypolicy.blogspot.com

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  3. I think the dress is quite nice. I especially like the scoop neck line :-)

    Monica
    www.pear-shaped-gal.com

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  4. I love your outfit posts, Joanna! So classy and chic. Your sunglasses are adorable!

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  5. You are spot on - it's important to blog about some of the vintage pieces we buy, but don't end up adoring, just as much as it is the ones we're beyond crazy about. Hopefully, of course, one ends up with scads more of the latter, but the very nature of buying clothes online implies that a certain percentage will not end up remaining in your closet until the end of time (so to speak). There's nothing wrong with that, and we (vintage loving ladies) shouldn't feel bad or beat ourselves up if we strike out from time-to-time. After all, not everything we try on in person fits like a glove or looks as good on us as the hanger, why should we expect vintage clothes bought online to be any different?

    ♥ Jessica

    *PS* I'm with you on adoring the idea of loops just for a scarf - that's so clever!

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    1. Wise words Ms. Jessica. It is a total part of the vintage experience to also experience the disappointments. It makes me just appreciate the great moments all the more:)

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  6. I think you look really lovely in that dress so I am a little sad that you don't love it on you as well but trust me... I get the sentiment (please see my Shaheen dress =(... )

    Wendi

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    1. I hope you are able to find another one you just feel like heaven in. The good thing about Shaheen dresses is that they are a hot commodity if you decide to part with it.

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  7. Well I actually quite like the dress. The wrinkles come across in photos as texture and I think the color and print are pretty. And the sunglasses are darling!!
    -Jamie
    ChatterBlossom

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    1. Thank you Jamie, I totally selected the least "wrinkled" pictures:)

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