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 ...)
Labels: sales, summerdresses
posted by Erin @ 9:32 AM
22 Comments:
At Aug 19, 2009 10:05:00 AM,
Lisa Simeone said…
This definitely looks like something Betty or Peggy would wear (though not Joan)!
At Aug 19, 2009 11:24:00 AM,
Caremel said…
I've been coveting that dress for a while, but I haven't yet made the plunge. I'm afraid the chest area will be too big, but it's very pretty. As you can see, life is hard.
At Aug 19, 2009 11:53:00 AM,
Sz said…
Gelato! The colors are more intense than ice cream.
At Aug 19, 2009 1:28:00 PM,
Gail said…
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.
At Aug 19, 2009 1:56:00 PM,
Packrat said…
The ribbon bow has to go. If we're doing vintage, it would have had a belt with a buckle - self-covered or in a pinch a white "leather" one. Love this dress.
At Aug 19, 2009 3:03:00 PM,
Latter-Day Flapper said…
Even before I read your ice-cream cone bit, I was thinking, "Rainbow sherbet!"
At Aug 19, 2009 3:23:00 PM,
Marjie said…
The pistachio ice cream on a waffle cone would be the best match.
At Aug 19, 2009 3:44:00 PM,
lucitebox said…
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 I'm doing something make-shift w/ribbon. Whoopsie!
You know, Gail, I have looked at this dress many times and I've 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 you're all enjoying the remains of summer.
Holly
At Aug 19, 2009 5:00:00 PM,
the reluctant sewist said…
This is lovely. The neckline is a little choke-ish, but I'll overlook a lot for a plaid like that. I might go with a popsicle too: it's 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.
At Aug 19, 2009 6:14:00 PM,
Cel Petro said…
Funny how we focus on the ice cream--I think a popcicle, a pistashio cone or an ice cream sandwich and pink pop-beads
At Aug 19, 2009 6:39:00 PM,
lucitebox said…
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!
At Aug 19, 2009 8:22:00 PM,
Rachel said…
I'm thinking the dress needs a parasol. Anyone agree?
At Aug 19, 2009 10:44:00 PM,
Theresa said…
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.
At Aug 20, 2009 4:22:00 AM,
Purl Buttons said…
Do you know of the canvas shoes, "Grasshoppers"? I think they would be perfect. All-purpose white.
At Aug 20, 2009 10:36:00 AM,
AZ Breezey said…
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!
At Aug 20, 2009 4:37:00 PM,
evalyn said…
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.
At Aug 21, 2009 1:44:00 AM,
Hana said…
I love the idea of wearing it with an ice cream cone... although I wouldn't go that way, especially not because the colours of the dress don't seem like mine.
But sure there's still some summer left. And once it ends: Will there be a Wear a Dress Day/Week again?
At Aug 21, 2009 10:51:00 PM,
Theresa said…
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!
At Aug 23, 2009 9:32:00 AM,
Lizzie said…
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!
At Aug 24, 2009 2:46:00 AM,
Solo said…
Oh great! Gorgeous and i like it. Love the style and the color is good. All is perfect for this dress. =D
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At Aug 26, 2009 3:32:00 AM,
Emily said…
Oh great! Gorgeous and i like it. Cute dress
At Aug 27, 2009 5:03:00 AM,
Andrea said…
Holly always finds the most darling vintage!!
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