Friday, November 18, 2011

Vintage Anew

I love vintage clothing but, up until now, didn't own any.  Then a package unexpectedly arrived in the mail this week -- a gift from fellow-blogger Kallie!  Her blog (happy, honey + lark) is one of the best around, so go visit it.  Kallie is a New Yorker like me.

Kallie sent this lovely dress, which reminds me of clothes women wore when I was young.  Back then, I ached to wear things as pretty as this but was forbidden from doing so.  Wearing this dress now is like having a long-held dream come true.

The dress has a classic design which I'm sure your mother once wore.  The color is interesting.

I played with the dress several ways.  Which do you like?






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25 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 18, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    What a beautiful colour and I love the detailing on the waist! I like the first look the best-keeping it simple with the beautiful necklace. Have a great weekend :)

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  2. Gracey the GiantNovember 18, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    The color and the cut are just amazing and I like it best in outfit one as well - that necklace looks great with it.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 18, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    How awesome of her to send you such a cute dress! That color is just amazing. I like the first look the best. I think the dress is pretty enough without adding a lot to it!!!

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  4. Jennifer FabulousNovember 18, 2011 at 11:24 PM

    This is very seriously one of the most fabulous dresses I have seen on a fashion blog. The color of that dress is incredibly lovely. I really wish I owned a piece of clothing (even if just a t-shirt!) in that shade of blue. And the style is so elegantly vintage. This is a dress I could imagine my hero Anne Marie (That Girl) wearing on a night out. ;)

    I think it looks perfect with just that beautiful necklace, the dark tights, and the gold flats (which are brilliant, by the way).

    This is my favorite outfit of yours yet. Where is my bloggy fairy godmother?! Lol.

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  5. TanviNovember 19, 2011 at 3:39 AM

    This is such a versatile dress! One of my fav. on your blog so far! :)

    ♡ from © tanvii.com

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  6. JazminNovember 19, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    This dress is just gorgeous! Love the color.

    -Jaz
    http://summerlilacs.blogspot.com/

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  7. FrancyNovember 19, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    So cuuuuute! The color is perfect. It would look great with a leopard-print coat and/or a chunky necklace. Or even just on its own ...

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  8. freedaNovember 19, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Oh, that dress is so fun! I would wear a swing jacket with it, and maybe nude fishnets with gold pumps to play off the buttons.

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  9. Megan GNovember 19, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Congrats on the new dress! I think my favorite styling is with the necklace. I really love that shade of blue. I agree with Francy Flicks, it would look great with leopard print.

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  10. Debbi@SheAccessorizesWellNovember 19, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    I like the first look the very best then the one with the scarf. I remember dresses like that growing up and I do still love them. It is a beautiful color and the style is so very classic and yet modern too. you look very good in it. I like your hair styled with the bangs more to the side too. Very classy.

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  11. aki!November 19, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    The scarf with that is just... just amazing. Definitely concretes my need for a scarf.

    seven-percentsolution.blogspot.com

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  12. LivNovember 19, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    The first option with the necklace is my favorite, and I love the gold flats. What a sweetheart to send you such a lovely gift! I'm off to check out her blog now!

    http://idlefascination.blogspot.com/

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  13. PattiNovember 19, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    I adore the new dress - I think I am partial to the gold cardi, to play off the gold flats. all the looks are terrific though, imho.

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  14. LouiseNovember 19, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    I think the necklace is the most appropriate for the vintage of the dress, but my personal fave is the dark green scarf. Is it velvet? I love how it ties together the tights with the bright blue of the dress.

    I read recently that you can't go wrong wearing shoes close to the color of your hair, and I think you really rocked that! Excellent styling here :-)

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  15. SheilaNovember 19, 2011 at 10:08 PM

    The first look is my favourite; it allows the dress to shine (and showcases the pretty necklace). I like your choice of olive tights and gold shoes with this!

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  16. poetNovember 20, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    Aw, what a cute dress, you look adorable! I like it best with the golden scarf.

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  17. ShybikerNovember 20, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Thanks, guys. Your comments help me understand the art of styling better. Looking back at choices I've made helps me learn how to make better choices.

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  18. UnknownNovember 20, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    I'm jealous, I love that dress; it's such a great color too! I like the first look best with that lovely necklace, but they all look great. :)

    ♥ Principessa Gabriella

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  19. dunia kecil indiNovember 20, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    OMG, u look so great :D i love your 1st and 3rd picture. it's so cute that u combine with a necklace :) really envy about your dress. it's been a long time i dream about a dress like u wore now. did you know the scene when annie the orphan girl 1st came to mr. warbuck house? she wore the coat with the color and button exactly like yours!! :D

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  20. IsabelNovember 20, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    i love the colour of the dress and the long hair!

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  21. The Closet ShopperNovember 20, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    That dress is so nice. What great friends you have, Ally! I really like how you used a totally different color with your tights and then added sparkle with the necklace and flats.

    xoxo,
    Tracy

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  22. LorenNovember 20, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    I think I like the first two looks the best. The color of this dress is so nice. It looks lovely on you.

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  23. MichelleNovember 22, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    I've watched a couple of episodes of Pan Am, and this dress reminds me of Pan Am stewardess uniforms. So cute!

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  24. ShybikerNovember 22, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    You're so right, Michelle! I thought the same thing.

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  25. LorenaDecember 2, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    I'd wear this dress in a heartbeat.
    Viva vintage!

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