I love dresses. I wish I lived in the 40's and 50's era when that is all that women wore! I had to hem this dress 7 inches to make it work for me, but other than that, it fit perfectly and I do indeed feel like a girl from the 50's.
Red dress - thrifted - $6.00
Nude pumps - Target - $6.74
Red hoops - Claire's - $1.00
Red is a great color on you!
ReplyDeletemom
beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your new dress!!! Good hem job too! I wish we lived in the 40's-50's as well so wearing adorable dresses would be the norm:)
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time commenting on your blog, but I have been looking at it for a couple of weeks now and I have to say, I love your sense of style. Also this dress is adorable and sexy at the same time, great choice. I only wish I could find such great things at the thrift stores where I live. Thanks for the fashion inspiration.
ReplyDelete-Candice
FABULOUS dress and look--I love a red dress with nude pumps and that dress just looks like it was MADE for you!
ReplyDeletewow. $6?? that is a beautiful style of dress. and the photos are lovely.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the best looks I've seen on you since i started reading your blog over the summer. Nice find! Dresses really flatter those of us with an hourglass shape.
ReplyDeleteOh wow I love it! It's stunning!
ReplyDelete-Li
I LOVE this dress! It's so feminine and it looks like it was made for you. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful dress! Red does suit you well.
ReplyDeletethat dress is stunning!
ReplyDeleteI started reading this blog over the summer, too, and it has become my favorite fashion blog. I have several others bookmarked, but I don't have time to look at all of them so I choose yours! It's a great fit for me because I am also a mom (of a toddler) on a budget who wants to look nice rather than frumpy.
ReplyDeleteI would love to hear more about your shopping strategies -- I know you've mentioned some tips, but when do you do your shopping? Do you bring the baby along? How often are you actually out in stores looking? You seem to find all these amazing deals like this gorgeous dress, but I think I would have to spend a lot of time looking to find gems like you find. And it's hard for me to shop very long at a time with my little girl.
A couple other questions (if you get the chance to read this extremely long post!):
1.) I have a wedding coming up in early October in Ohio and would like to get something new to wear. Wedding is at 4 and reception is at 6. However, I don't want to spend much money because I'd rather spend my limited budget on something I can wear on a more regular basis. Any suggestions on some good stores to start looking?
2.) Do you hem your dresses by hand or with a sewing machine? I would love to learn how to hem. I am 5'3" so some things don't fit me quite right.
Thanks for your awesome blog! I am really inspired by it.