10.12.13

Plato's Dress

If you asked me to describe my perfect dress in a series of keywords, or if you added up my top 10 favourite dresses and divided the result by 10, you'd get this dress. It's got every feature I require in exactly the right ratios - 1950s, decent cotton, blue, rose-print, a decent cut, a good length, sleeves and a work-appropriate neckline. Plus I didn't even have to engage in a bidding war to make it mine. Scooore.

My life at the moment is pretty much entirely consumed by planning for me and Jack's big Christmas-y camping break, but my temporary flatmate Zoe has a tripod so I nicked it to take some outfit photos. At first I tried to get Jack to do them for me but he isn't really photographically inclined (sorry, Jack) so I just got him to push the button once I'd lined up the shot, haha. The experience made me realise that it's dumb that I own like 100 dresses but am unable to spend $40 on a tripod of my own to take bloggy photos without needing someone's help, so I am definitely gonna get my own - but not until after she's moved out and taken her tripod with her.

It is pretty obvious that I was messing around with different backdrop-y things, though. The white curtain is the cover for my wardrobe. Also let's just pretend my carpet isn't in desperate need of a vacuum and there isn't an empty plastic bag on the floor behind me. God. If I had photoshop I would've edited that out, trust me. 


Wearing:
1950s blue rose-print dress - Trade Me
Black and gold leather belt - opshopped
J pin - vintage sale
Shoes - won from Mimco via Lost In The Haze 
Lipstick - Mac Rebel
Satchel - Cambridge Satchel Company
Plus my usual rings and the only hairstyle I can be bothered with when it's this hot. 

Bonus photo: Jack was pushing the buttons on the camera and thought it would be hilarious for me to do this.  For every one photo I post on here there are at least 50 outtakes featuring double chins and mid-blink eyes and poses even dumber than the ones that make it to the public viewing stage.

7 comments:

  1. That is one divine frock...I can see why it is a firm favourite. I love the print and the style. It looks incredible on you. I think you should marry it. Xx

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  2. You look lovely in this frock. But in the last picture you look so nice.
    formal dresses

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  3. Your hair is amazing! Mine used to be almost as long, and I'm growing it out from a bob right now. I adore the print on your dress as well. Adorable as always. <3 xoxo

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  4. Super sweet frock!!! I dribble! XXX

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  5. it's funny where our priorities lie, i own so many clothes and records and books but haven't bothered to get private health insurance, which is kind of a big one, haha. i'd definitely recommend a tripod though, whenever i want to take outfit photos it and my remote make life so much easier.

    little henry lee

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  6. The dress is beautiful! It really is perfect :)
    Becky
    x
    www.bragvintage.co.uk

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