What I Actually Wore #0039

Serial #: 0039
Date: 16/03/2010
Weather: forecast 32°, stifling hot
Time Allowed: 5 minutes

This cute little vintage print dress has been butchered. Not by me: by one of its previous owners. They hacked down the hem and created two splits by ripping open the side seams (and creating a hole on one side). Still, I was enamoured of the lace pattern and bought it anyway. I call it my tablecloth dress.

It was promised to be a stinking hot day the morning I chose to wear it to school (I was doing a short business course for a couple of months earlier this year). The dress is made from a lovely, cool, slippery rayon that is quite thin. As it is also feels rather skimpy on its own (not quite right for business school), I decided to wear a cute vintage slip under it.

Just look at those sweet little hearts on the lace trim of the slip. The matching belt was long gone, so I added my own blue satin ribbon. The whole effect is a little Alice in Wonderland.

It was still hot that evening when I went on a date – sans the slip this time – and my date was quite appreciative of the dress’ skimpiness!

Today the dress is finally being taken to a seamstress friend to be mended.

Items:

Dress: vintage
Half-slip: vintage
Earrings: vintage
Ring: NGV Gallery
Shoes: Diana Ferrari