There's still some summer left ...

Holly at Lucite Box Vintage tipped me off that she is having a sale ... 15% off any item on the site using the coupon code madmen. The sale started today and runs through Saturday 8/22.

I am such a sucker for large-scale plaids and this dress is a doozy. Plus, it's B40/W29, which is a forgiving size ... especially for some of our more well-endowed friends. And only $60, or just $51 on sale!

I would wear this with little flat shoes and a white or pink cardigan, and an ice-cream cone. The ice-cream cone is the essential accessory for this dress. I recommend mint-chocolate-chip, the bright green chemical kind, for contrast, or maybe even rainbow sherbet, if you want to be all matchy-matchy. And a bicycle. I would definitely add a bicycle. A Schwinn "Breeze" by preference, but that's really up to you. (They come in yellow ...)

Comments

[Lisa Simeone]

This definitely looks like something Betty or Peggy would wear (though not Joan)!

[Caremel]

Ive been coveting that dress for a while, but I havent yet made the plunge. Im afraid the chest area will be too big, but its very pretty. As you can see, life is hard.

[Sz]

Gelato! The colors are more intense than ice cream.

[Gail]

I love the way the bodice is cut on the bias and placed just right on the stripes. Not sure I would have thought of that if I were making it. It is lovely summery dress.

[Packrat]

The ribbon bow has to go. If were doing vintage, it would have had a belt with a buckle - self-covered or in a pinch a white leather one. Love this dress.

[Latter-Day Flapper]

Even before I read your ice-cream cone bit, I was thinking, Rainbow sherbet!

[Marjie]

The pistachio ice cream on a waffle cone would be the best match.

[lucitebox]

Hi, Erin! Thanks for posting about my sale. What a lovely interpretation of how to accessorize this dress. I look awful in yellow, so my Schwinn would need to be true orange. (I think the Breeze was offered in that color.) I also might prefer a push-up pop to match the bicycle. Packrat--I emphatically agree with you about the belt--one hundred percent! I try to keep a stash of belts around here when things come to me without their original belt. The only white belt I had was late 60s and just too wide for it. Hence, the grosgrain substitute. I usually shoot things without the belt if Im doing something make-shift w/ribbon. Whoopsie!You know, Gail, I have looked at this dress many times and Ive never really noted that giant X on the bodice. What a fabulous way to layout the plaid! I am a huge sucker for all things plaid, by the way. Hope youre all enjoying the remains of summer. Holly

[the reluctant sewist]

This is lovely. The neckline is a little choke-ish, but Ill overlook a lot for a plaid like that. I might go with a popsicle too: its hard to ride a bike and eat ice cream at the same time without getting it (the ice cream, that is) all over your dress.

[Cel Petro]

Funny how we focus on the ice cream--I think a popcicle, a pistashio cone or an ice cream sandwich and pink pop-beads

[lucitebox]

Well, I loved it when Peggy Olsen pitched her ad campaign for Popsicle. Take it. Break it. Share it. Love it. I smiled all over during that scene of Mad Men. It was perfect!

[Rachel]

Im thinking the dress needs a parasol. Anyone agree?

[Theresa]

I love mint chocolate chip bright green ice cream! i rode a schwinn from 1st grade all the way to college. I had a blue 6-speed in college.

[Purl Buttons]

Do you know of the canvas shoes, Grasshoppers? I think they would be perfect. All-purpose white.

[AZ Breezey]

I have a Schwinn Breeze, and that is the perfect bike for this dress. I would totally wear the dress and ride the bike, and what a great idea to go get a scoop of ice cream. Thanks for the post, Erin!

[evalyn]

The lay-out on this is lovely, the bias crosses the bodice in such a graceful way. However, the bodice looks very shapeless, and the neckline is definately chokey. Nice, but not quite.

[Hana]

I love the idea of wearing it with an ice cream cone... although I wouldnt go that way, especially not because the colours of the dress dont seem like mine.But sure theres still some summer left. And once it ends: Will there be a Wear a Dress Day/Week again?

[Theresa]

Honestly I am ready for summer to end. I am so tired of this oppressive southern heat! I second the motion on a Dress a Day Week!

[Lizzie]

I love this dress, especially how the bias cut of the bodice is so nicely positioned. It makes we want to dig out my plaid fabrics and get to work!

[Solo]

Oh great! Gorgeous and i like it. Love the style and the color is good. All is perfect for this dress. =DSoloTravel and LivingJob Hunt Pinoy

[Emily]

Oh great! Gorgeous and i like it. Cute dress

[Andrea]

Holly always finds the most darling vintage!!