I saw this dress. It saw me. BAM!! True love. I carried it home with a silly grin on my face, laundered it, then tried it on. A perfect fit.
Mis Papelicos in full bloom comes to mind when I wear this diaphanous dress with its brilliant bold plumage - the flowers, the stripes, the frills - and it twirls most excellently.
The dress has spaghetti straps so I had to wear a long-sleeved shirt underneath. The top part is shirred and dark brown, not black, which is difficult to see in the photo. Also, the dress is fully lined with black satiny fabric. I love everything about this frock, including the fact that the yellow stripe is not near my face.
The wind was whispery cool today and my hand flirtatiously brushed up against the fabric making it breathe and sigh all around me as I willowed down the sidewalk. Why the Earth did not stand still in my sartorial euphoria is beyond my ken.
Details
- dress, thrifted, $8, Wildlife Thrift Store (WTS)
- little-nothing fishnet tights over pink leggings, sample sales
- Miu Miu boots, thrifted, WTS
- denim jacket, thrifted, Value Village
- fingerless gloves, retail, Canadian Tire automotive store
Ironically, this colourful dress lends itself to black and white photography. The painting on the wall was previously on the floor. I think it's finished.
I broke my rule: I told myself not to post again so soon, but how could I not? Does that happen to you? You tell yourself not to post and then you put on something that feels so overwhelmingly satisfying that you just can't help yourself?
We're sailing into the weekend. I hope your week has been grand so far.
You look absolutely SPLENDIFEROUS in this amazing creation! I have no rules about blogging - sometimes I post every day and sometimes once a week. Rules are boring, non? YOU MUST NEVER NOT POST IF YOU FIND A FROCK AS MAGICAL AS THIS! Wow, bossy!
ReplyDeleteSarah xxx
What an amazing dress - not surprised you broke your 'no-blogging' rule for it - thanks for sharing! (I love how it twirls :P)
ReplyDeleteThere should be no blogging rules!! At my age, if it feels right I do it. You look happy in your frock...terrific colors.
ReplyDeleteI love this whole joyful post and how your painting and twirling elevate and amplify each other. So glad you and the Dress of Happiness have been united - we should all be so lucky to feel like Mis Papelicos in full bloom! Your boots, tights, and cropped-sleeve jean jacket are perfection with it, and when has a stripe of sunshine ever been so perfectly positioned? Marvellous.
ReplyDeletePost when you want! blogging has no rules! And that dress totally deserved a fast and furious post.
ReplyDeletePost when you want. I was so happy to see 2 new posts (I love shoes from the post before so much!)
ReplyDeleteI love the paintings but not more than your dress. very well done!
Lyosha
Inside and Outside Blog
Have I mentioned how much I love your art works? And that dress, what a great find! I love skirts that twirl too.
ReplyDeleteoh, fuck, there's rules? That dress could have gone oh so wrong, yet it managed to be oh so right! It looks like one of those dresses you see on the rack and keep coming back too. It's kind of ugly, yet there's something about it that's calling you back. When you try it on.....it's perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love that dress! It's like a square dance, gypsy, can-can dancer dress!
ReplyDeleteI post nearly every day, so I don't have that issue.
"The wind was whispery cool today and my hand flirtatiously brushed up against the fabric making it breathe and sigh all around me as I willowed down the sidewalk. Why the Earth did not stand still in my sartorial euphoria is beyond my ken." OMG - The WORDS! The height of visual imagery and I bet you did not even use a thesaurus. And as usual your outfit is equally colorful.
ReplyDeleteI'm smiling at Gracie's comment! I think you could write some saucy literature, Melanie, with your breathing and sighing and flirting and brushing... A new career beckons!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulously twirly dress, I love it, and completely understand why you are smitten. Love all the contrasting colours/prints, and those boots always make me a wee bit envious!
I agree with everyone above who says there are no rules about frequency of blogging. You couldn't have kept this beauty hidden from us, now could you?! xxxx
I would be thrilled if you posted every day, Melanie. You have the most incredible style, art, and photos. Plus, we never see awesome stuff like this in the thrift stores in the Bible Belt, USA :o Mostly just tops peeps shrunk in the wash...
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lynne, only I don't have time to read as many blogs any more! But I could read/look/gasp-in-awe at you daily.
ReplyDeleteDress = amazing, and yes it does sing of Sacramento!
How could you not post??? This dress is thrilling and I love the multicolored skirt which screams to be seen. Your art provides the perfect backdrop to such beauty.
ReplyDeleteThere is a bit of a Spanish flamingo dancer about this outfit... The dress is gorgeous on you, and the tights are a particularly nice touch (over leggings!).
ReplyDeleteYou paintings are amazing, I wish I could go and experience them in real life!
Who would have thought it would look so good in black and white?
ReplyDeleteIt's so YOU Melanie. If I'd seen it in a thrift store I would have immediately thought of you. Twirl on...
You, and that twirlistic fab frock are a match made in heaven!! Every time I see you top off another brilliant outfit with that denim jacket I wish I had one to wear over dresses; will have to look for one for fall. You look like you are taking a bow in the second photo after having just completed a spectacular dance performance.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful dress and deliciously written!
ReplyDeleteAknother rule for you ! Do not make rules!
Blog whenever! Listen to your style inner voice, she is probably always right!
Have a great weekend gorgeous
I love, love your hair
Have you ever consider hair mascara?
I have some in pink, got it at Sephora
Have a great weekend
Ariane xxxxx
Holy feckanoli!!!!!!! You are one scrumptious wench - raaaaoooowwwwwwwwww!!! Hellz that frock is YOU and it's lucky we live on the other side of the world coz otherwise that frock and YOU wouldn't be safe from being snaffled and arse-squeezed respectively:)). Don't ever think you can blog too much - I can never get enough of you and your HAAAAAAIRRRRRRRRR - eeeeeeeeeeeeep!!! xoxoxxoooxooxoxo
ReplyDeleteMy week won't be complete until you've uploaded that song to youtube! Anyway, I love the dress, how could you not just want to sashay down the the street with your head held high? xxx
ReplyDeleteI love it when something jumps up and says, "pick me! I'm yours!!" Invariably, it is just right, despite the colour, occasion, price, size, any other consideration. Why not interact with our clothes? I find I am happy to see the knitted triangle edging on my white skirt swishing around most satisfyingly. And nobody else has anything like it.
ReplyDeleteMuch love from England,
Rosemary from www.foreveronthecatwalkofllife.blogspot.com
My dearest Melanie, I am so honoured to have inspired you such wonderful thoughts.
ReplyDeleteYou are such an artist with words too, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Love, love, love:
The wind was whispery cool today and my hand flirtatiously brushed up against the fabric making it breathe and sigh all around me as I willowed down the sidewalk. Why the Earth did not stand still in my sartorial euphoria is beyond my ken.
YOU ARE MAGIC!!!
I love it when clothing finds make us smile like that. I'm smiling for you with these photos. It's just perfect!!
ReplyDeleteyea, what they said!
ReplyDeleteThe more posts the better! What a fabulous dress and love the twirl.
ReplyDeleteYour new dress is stunning!!I really love the different colours and patterns combination and it really reminds me of the red shoes fairy tale:once you started wearing it, you really can't stop dancing!
ReplyDeleteAmazing paintings!
xxxx
There is nothing I can say that hasn't already been said, so I will just do this:
ReplyDelete*thunderously loud applause*
nice pictures!
ReplyDeleteFierce! NICE NICE find on the thrifted Miu Miu s
ReplyDeleteJEALOUS
xx
These boots and stockings are soooo perfect with this fabulous dress.
ReplyDeleteBam! Fabulous! You look brilliant, it would have been a crime if anyone had spotted that frock before you did 'cos you were born to own it! xxx
ReplyDeleteMade for you ... and only you! Love it. M x
ReplyDeleteOh man! I'd be twirling around in it as well!!!!
ReplyDeleteTrue love at first site is so awesome! Please continue to share more of this love Melanie. :-)
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