This is one of the dresses that I briefly alluded to acquiring last week, and of which the only slightly problematic thing is the length; it skims my ankles but does not quite cover them, making shoe choices, at least in terms of the shoes I own, extremely difficult for the time being. I feel like a pair of brown leather riding boots would work semi well, but since I don't own anything even remotely akin to riding boots as it stands, I merely have my imagination (and potentially really useless and bad sketches of what I'm visualizing) to count on when attempting to make such decisions.
I'm currently reading Patti Boyd's autobiography, which is not only insanely inspiring on the fashion end of things (between her, Anita and Marianne, it's impossible to decide who had the best wardrobe), but it's also the stuff that rock n' roll fantasy is made of and for that reason alone I love it. I will admit that I was not a normal child in the sense of having had posters of boy bands on my bedroom walls...I was far more into cut-out photos of young Eric Clapton from magazines.
This unfortunately did not do wonders for my early social life, but regardless, my long-standing crush on Cream-era Clapton has stood the test of time, and the fact that Patti married both George Harrison and E.C. is a fact that I have always, always been insanely jealous of in a weird, nostalgic kind of way. Naturally I missed the boat on pretty much everything I am jealous of Patti for having...so if I can't live it, I can live through it vicariously, right? And this is the reason this book of hers is perhaps my new favourite thing ever.
Wearing
The dress is vintage, acquired at the St. Lawrence Market a couple of weekends ago and finally worn for the first time last night.
The little gold flats are from Forever 21, and are unfortunately the most uncomfortable shoe in the entire world.
The brown whip-stitched leather purse is vintage.
My lapis lazuli and gold necklace was give to me by my mom, and is without a doubt one of the most beautiful pieces of jewelry I own.
The dress is amazing! I really love it
ReplyDeletepatti boyd was is/was in toronto these last couple of says. i have a friend who works for penguin (or some publisher like that...i cant remember) and she got to hang out with ehr for the day - crazyness eh! i dont know the details but my bf saw her (my friend) the other day and told him all about it. ha...love the colours of that print...very warm. i hate the cold :(
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome dress! To bad it spent so many time in your closet!
ReplyDeleteReally cool dress and I love your bag. You look great, S! :) Thanks for your comment, I adore her too. She's so gorgeous and fun, her style amazes me flat out!!
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The print of that dress in insane and just what the world needs on a dreary day.
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moms rock man...beautiful necklace and that dress is awesome but to be honest...that length is something that I cant pull off/never really liked...i'd trip off a few inches....BUT if you can work with it..which it looks like you can ;)...then keep it that way...its a gorgeous print..and Im totally feeling you in regards to the weather :s...also, today is not the best time for me either,..I might be able to do tomorrow after work at 5:30? text me and we'll figure it out
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cute hair! i can not do long dresses being 5ft 5. You are lucky it looks so good on you!
ReplyDeleteThe dress looks amazing on you. If it was on anyone else, the pattern would overwhelm but you wear it super well.
ReplyDeleteHello's hun, luv'in that dress your style is so brilliantly diverse puts me to shame haha. Hey you know what? The sequin clutch bag over on my little blog would be killer teamed with that dress, would'nt it?!
ReplyDeleteOh by the way I just came across your other blog, bloody great title, so *true* haha.x
Peace...
Prettyneons
LOVE the dress! You look perfection!
ReplyDeleteCool dress!So boho chic, I love it!
ReplyDeleteYou personify boho chic. Love the dress, and too bad the shoes are uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteSeriously,you always find the best thrift/vintage things... seriously, it's a gift lol. I am so jealous, I have never even been to St.Lawrence market - how embarrassing is that.Ever since I moved to Canada I've shopped at Sherway Gardens and Yorkdale...I'm like a lost puppy don't know where to go or what to look for :)
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I love this dress... the print is absolutely stunning and your little braid, and the bag = I can't get over how perfect it all looks :)
Have a wonderful day...and I still can't believe that it is already snowing .. but than again, we do live in Canada...lol
adore it babe xx
ReplyDeletei love that folksy dress on you! you look so chic in it :)
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wow nice dress! And yes, it's tough for guys to dress. That's why girls are good to have around for second opinions
ReplyDeletethat dres is very very unique! never seen one like that before
ReplyDeleteThe third photograph of you ... wow, G!!!! ... you are amazingly beautiful.
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totally adore the hair. i cant do braids myself...have a fabuous day tomorrow. kisses, c.
ReplyDeletehey 70's godess.
ReplyDeletethe smallest percentile of women can wear a dress like this.
you do + so flawlessly.
it is perfect for winter too.
yay.
thanks for the love S.
you are always so amazing.
x.
Wow what a retro dress. I'm sure almost any shoe could not outshine or divert attention from those 70's patterns.
ReplyDeletewow stunning. I should follow your lead and find some prints I actually want to wear ;)
ReplyDeleteI love it, love the vintage look, yet I feel as if it is oriental when I see it. Not sure if that is a shared view point. But given the right environment and props you could pull it off. Just my .02
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Thank you for the comment, also. The style of her clothing was a little bit questionable.
Hi there-that is a lovely dress-you look fabulous my dear!!
ReplyDeleteOMFG. I love your dress! And, you're so pretty!
ReplyDeleteyou make me wanna read that book too! i like those 3 women..
ReplyDeleteyou rock this dress and the shoe problem, really hard. but i think yout choise is fine.
xo
oh my dear, when i saw this i actually said "wow" out loud. that dress is stunning! the first photo is especially gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis dress is wild and amazing. You pull off the 70's vibe so well, love the plait in your hair.
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sweet
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