Gone With the Wind/Pocahontas/Pride and Prejudice, anyone?
It's the Fourth of July, one of my absolute favorite days of the year, and I decided to break out one of my absolute favorite garments (that sadly I don't wear nearly often enough) to match. (I'm saving my all-out patriotism for tomorrow morning's parade, but I retained a little bit of Americana with the blue and red in this dress.) I bought this feather-print maxi dress at Madewell two years ago after seeing it in green and purple in an editorial in Marie Claire (I think? It was either that or Self?--my step-mother's magazines, not mine.). When I was buying it the super cheery saleslady (why are they all so goshdarn upbeat?!) told me that it would make me look taller. She was about five nothing, so I took her word for it. (I actually think she might have been right?) Something about the empire waist of a maxi dress just seems to make your lower half go on forever. Which is good because personally, I think maxi dresses look ridiculous with heels--it just looks wrong--so I opted for the wrap-up gladiators instead and finished it off with some vintage-acquired jewelry.
Isn't the necklace such a hoot? I love it. I also love the expression "such a hoot." It reminds me of funny old people. (Sadly necklace-man is currently an amputee. I'm putting a reward of an undisclosed amount out for a missing gold leg if you happen to find one.)
Well I'm off to the fireworks now so that's all the jabber I have for now... I hope you all enjoy your Independence Day weekend! Remember to stay stylish. Mwah.
dress - Madewell
shoes - Madewell a la the Garment District
cuff - F21
necklace - vintage
1) I love the new layout for your blog. The colors are perfect (I'm glad you ditched the maroon) and it looks great.
ReplyDelete2) The dress does make you look taller!
The Empire waist definitely makes you look taller!
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