It's International Wear-A-Dress Day 2008!
Although, really, to give people more of a chance to participate (and as long as we're creating our own occasions) why don't we call it "International Wear-A-Dress WEEK 2008"?
I made a Flickr group for people to upload photos to, it's here, and I'll try to post great examples next week if people upload them, hint hint. (If you don't want your dress blogged, please tag it DNB -- for DO NOT BLOG -- when you upload your picture).
I will most likely be wearing this dress.
For more about the genesis of International Wear A Dress Day/Week, see the comments on this post.
Hurray!Does Sunday count?? My friend and I are planning to go to a posh hotel on Sunday morning, to sit in their coffee lounge, knit, drink tea and pretend to be ladylike. I'm planning to wear my babycord shirt dress, but getting my friend out of jeans on a Sunday will have to suffice.I mean I could wear my dress on Monday, but since I won't be leaving the house and will have to change into joggy-bottoms in the afternoon for my shiatsu treatment (ugly things, but at least not worn in public) lacks any sense of occasion.I can't wait to see who wears what where!Cheers,AJ
Posted by: xstpenguin | 09/12/2008 at 03:11 PM
Yes!!! Changing it to a week instead of a day is exactly what I wanted to hear. Our offices are closed to the public on Mondays and I have a new dress to wear. Yes, I'm vain but I made it and I'm proud.
Posted by: lsaspacey | 09/12/2008 at 03:30 PM
Yahoo! I have no idea what to wear, but I'm "in" every day either before 11:30 am or after 4 pm because I can't imagine wearing one of my vintage pretties while walking dogs. I think we're going to have a lot of rain here, so maybe all of the Chicagoans will be wearing rubber dresses. I really can't wait to see all of the readers in their dresses. This is going to be very much fun.
Posted by: lucitebox | 09/12/2008 at 03:39 PM
no rubber ducky dresses for this Chicagoan here! I'm stitching away this weekend on a new dress.
Posted by: the_lazymilliner | 09/12/2008 at 03:48 PM
yay!
Posted by: oonaballoona | 09/12/2008 at 04:01 PM
ooo- this is very exciting, and the very first flickr group I've ever joined! I love that it's a whole week long . . .
Posted by: Bridget B. | 09/12/2008 at 04:11 PM
I'm in for sure :)
Posted by: Chantelle | 09/12/2008 at 04:17 PM
Oh shoot, I forgot, with the hurricane first projected our way, then shifting. It will have to be later in the week for me, since I wasn't counting on anything Monday.
Posted by: Myra | 09/12/2008 at 04:35 PM
Well, since I wear a dress pretty much every day, I guess I'm in. It's just a matter of remembering to take a picture.
Posted by: Rose Campion | 09/12/2008 at 05:16 PM
Can't wait! Thank you for organizing the week. cindy
Posted by: Cindy | 09/12/2008 at 05:19 PM
Yes! I love the idea! And a full week. :) Lacking a comprehensive dress wardrobe, I may have to fill in with skirts, but I'm sure those are also accepted with warmth here at Dress-A-Day. :) (I'll be the party pooper, since I don't really do 'net photos, but I'll be happy to share the news!)
Posted by: Oxanna | 09/12/2008 at 05:36 PM
I shall be resplendent in royal blue (at least in my mind). I am stoked. I have been telling people.I only wish I had orange polka dots for the very first day of IWADW.~Dixie Hoyt, ConspiratorFashion Rebel AlliancePolka Dot Posse
Posted by: lorrwill | 09/12/2008 at 06:07 PM
I definitely prefer wearing skirts (or dresses), even wading through knee-deep snow in the middle of winter. I wouldn't wear trousers at all if my job didn't require that I wear them. Skirts are just more flattering, more comfortable, and wearing skirts, I am also less likely to develop mycoses. Definitely a plus, the last point ;-)
Posted by: Anonymous | 09/12/2008 at 06:49 PM
Praise heaven! A reason to get motivated and finish my strapless seersucker maternity dress this weekend, before the weather gets too cold to make it worth it--and who knows when I'll wear such a garment again, if ever (never, if my husband has his wish...)?Viva La Dress!
Posted by: Deborah | 09/13/2008 at 10:30 AM
Yea for dresses!
Posted by: Red'sGirl | 09/13/2008 at 11:30 AM
Well, Monday is out because a)I'm having some huge planters delivered to the office and I just know that I'm going to end up having to haul them to the freight elevator and b)Monday is the day that supposedly we will get hit with the remains of Ike. But the rest of the week is a definite 'go'.
Posted by: Toby Wollin | 09/13/2008 at 07:51 PM
I hope to get a new, blue-pinstriped dress done today, but if not I'll have to go with the black and white strapless for Monday. Then the new blue dress on Tuesday, then I'll have to see what I can come up with because my sewing machine has not yet caught up with my wardrobe needs.
Posted by: 3KillerBs | 09/14/2008 at 12:44 PM
It's also talk like a pirate day -- and I am without pirate print dress...
Posted by: Theresa | 09/14/2008 at 01:17 PM
I'm glad it's now the week of the dress, since Monday I will be at home. Tuesday, however, I'm going somewhere, and have a dress in mind...
Posted by: MadeByAmanda | 09/14/2008 at 07:21 PM
I love this Idea, though I also think that weeks is much better than just day. I am spreading the word and can't wait to see the pics
Posted by: Dawn | 09/15/2008 at 12:51 AM
I'm in my dress - a bright red shift and have had some comments as to how I've brigtened up a dismal Monday here in the UK. I'm trying to finish sewing a pinafore (jumper in the US) so I can wear it later in the week. Not tried 'flickr' before, but I will try it out!
Posted by: fuggles | 09/15/2008 at 06:48 AM
I'm wearing a purple denim, semi-circular skirt with a pink t-shirt right now. After I've finished my morning chores and gotten a bath I'll change to a black and white print, strapless RTW dress -- since its going to be in the mid to high 80's here and "oppressively humid".The blue and white striped dress that I hope to wear tomorrow has been cut out and is ready for sewing this afternoon.I discovered this morning that I have lost nearly 10lbs since early August and may now fit into a certain red, kettlecloth dress I made just before my 3rd pregnancy and haven't worn in years because first I couldn't nurse in it and then I couldn't fit into it. :D
Posted by: 3KillerBs | 09/15/2008 at 09:15 AM
Theresa: Thanks for reminding me! It just so happens I DO have a pirate print dress!-Sandra
Posted by: Anonymous | 09/15/2008 at 10:04 AM
I accidentally am wearing a dress today and I am so happy to be part of Wear A Dress Day 2008!I was all about the pants there for a while, but now my wardrobe is mostly dresses and skirts and I love them!
Posted by: Deirdre | 09/15/2008 at 10:12 AM
This evening Ill change from my grungey office gear (I cant think straight in a skirt...) into the black velvet 1920s (?) dress I bought at the Vintage Fashion Textiles Fair yesterday. Got totally excited too over the vintage ribbons, buttons and ric rac (oh my!). The Bath Assembly Rooms made a fantastic backdrop (located just above the Fashion Museum) - theres another fair on 23rd November, in case anybody wants to plan well ahead.
Posted by: Eirlys | 09/15/2008 at 10:42 AM