Terribly sorry for the long absence. I was enjoying the festive period and catching up with this and that. Christmas may be a distant memory now, but I thought I'd share some photos from the day as I wore a beautiful dress. I've been meaning to photograph this dress since I bought it early last year, yet never quite got round to it. Luckily, Christmas provided the perfect excuse to wear such a posh frock. The dress is from 1944, with black semi-sheer material layered over pinky red. The bodice has a lovely rose motif and a floppy collar fashioned into a bow. The pleated full skirt is so swishy and perfect for floating around in. It is a little large for me (the arm holes gape a lot so I have to be careful not to flash sideboob) but the sash at the waist helps pull it in and keep things in place. It was a delight to wear, now all I need are more formal events to go to so I can enjoy wearing it again.
Vintage dress, shoes (Poste Mistress)
I've had these lace-trimmed velvet shoes for over 5 years, but never have worn them outside of the house. So scared I'll ruin them!
Your outfit is stunning. I am so jealous.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful dress! Perfect for Christmas indeed, it's very festive :).
ReplyDeleteMs HoH, your cocktail gown looks as if it feels beautiful in the wearing, even comfortable -- not always a feature of modern evening dress. That burgundy colour is one of my favourites- and how cute are those velvet slippers? right out of a fairytale! so glad you didn't put modern shoes with this frock.
ReplyDeleteI have photos of my mother in the 1940s wearing evening gowns with the exact same shoulder strap style as yours. I've still got the gold-coated kid leather belt she wore with so many of them, that matched her gold-coated strappy kid evening shoes (unfortunately long gone, not that they would have fittd me anyway!) I hope you will find lots of reasons to wear this gown again!
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