I love the peter pan collar, horse print, and buttons. I wish the camera would have picked up on the details better. Oh well, it happens when you use a tripod? All of my neighbors decided to hang out in their backyards yesterday so I had to keep ducking in and out the back to take photos.
Outfit Details: Dress and belt - Dorothy Perkins | Bag - China | Heels - Doll House | Bracelet - gift from Egypt (probably should have taken more shots of it - they are multi colored stone scarabs).
Eeep - I am in desperate need of a hair cut and color, and maybe a tan. ANYWHO...I set up my garden shortly after these photos were taken - not in this outfit of course! I am pretty excited for things to start sprouting. I am growing green and yellow squash, beets, green beans, peas, basil, various flowers, aaand I am still deciding what else to put in the patch. My mom is growing tomatoes, onions, garlic, and peppers. I am so excited for all the fresh veggies! Have you set up a garden? Ughhh. I also need to start the never ending process of unpacking now. Wahoo... Hopefully I can get together enough stuff to throw a garage sale shortly.
Have a beautiful day!
i love the dress! maybe you could buy a longer petticoat to wear under it? but you have great legs and should show them off! good luck with the garden!
ReplyDeleteA petticoat sounds like a good idea :] Thanks!
DeleteDotty P's do some great dresses don't they?!
ReplyDeleteYes, yes they do!
DeleteOoh, that's perfect! Love that collar<3
ReplyDeleteHaha yeah, I'm still not completely unpacked either;)
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DeleteHa, yikes. Unpacking is a pain.
Thank you so much for your comment on my blog, Allison! It's a terrifying thing to even decide to do! When you are ready, I'll hopefully have some wise, encouraging advice from my experience!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I love this outfit! So cute!
:] I look forward to hearing more about your journey. I really would love to pack up and try some place new already.
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Very cute dress. We've just been putting in some raised beds and so far all we are growing are rocket and herbs but I have plans for bigger things!! X
ReplyDeleteThank you! Awesome! Best of luck with your garden :]
DeleteThat dress is fantastic! Your garden sounds fantastic! I'm pretty sure I would eat yellow squash everyday if I planted enough of it.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I can't wait for it to start growing. I keep popping my head out to see if anything has sprouted, haha.
DeleteThis dress is flippin' gorgeous! You look positively regal - deffo going to try and imitate this style for the jubilee!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I don't think you can go wrong with a peter pan collared dress :]
DeleteAllison this dress is perfect on you! And I like the shorter length on you! You have such great legs..you should show them off : )
ReplyDeleteActually I never have a problem with short things because my legs are so short...it never really looks as short as it is!
Thank you! Yikes. I have always felt uncomfortable showing them off. I used to wear only pants in the summer so this is progress.
DeleteYou are very lucky!
so pretty! I'm a fan of adding the slip under too but I usually end up sewing some kind of lace trim to the bottom of all my slips. it adds what I call "feminine, flirty length"
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea! Thank you :]
DeleteI love this dress, Dorothy Perkins is perfection in website form, the peter pan collar is such a lovely touch. I'm very self conscious about my legs too and I almost always wear tights or leggings so I feel more comfortable. Speaking of self conscious, I hate the look people give you when they catch you taking a picture of yourself, I always try to do it when no one is around - I won't even let my boyfriend watch me take a picture of myself, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one that feels weird about taking pictures in front of people. Nothing beats homegrown veggies, absolutely nothing, good luck with the crops.
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I am so glad I found the site. I will definitely be buying more things in the future. Thank you :] I always wear shorts under my dresses but would prefer to wear tights if weather permits. Haha - yes! It is so awkward. Thanks!!
DeleteBeautiful dress... I love the collar! You look so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! :]
Delete1. You look completely adorable in that dress. I looked on that website and that is the dress that was screaming at me. Screaming.
ReplyDelete2. Garden!!! That is so exciting. We should be garden buddies. I'm serious. Let me know how things go!
Thank you :] It did the same thing to me when I saw it, tehehe.
DeleteAwesome! I am so in, and will do. Can't wait to see/hear how yours turns out :]
I love this dress! It's beautiful and looks so great on you. Hm, I'm the opposite. I prefer shorter dresses! Maybe it's because I'm really short. I always wear shorts under them to not flash people and if it's not 1000000 degrees, I'll wear nude sheer tights to give myself coverage/color on my legs. It works to make them less revealing.
ReplyDeleteAnd yay for a garden. I've always wanted one. Maybe one day!
Thank you! Those are good tips. I wear shorts under my dresses too sometimes :] I need to invest in some nude tights though. I always go for black ones.
DeleteGardening is a lot of fun. I started last year with tomatoes and went from there.
Sooo adorable! I promised myself I wouldn't take too much time to comment while I'm studying for my board exams but you just look so cute that I had to :)
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you so much! Best of luck with your board exams lady!!! :]
DeleteGah lee, I just love these photos and this outfit! The oxford heels go so well with the dress! When dresses are too short for me, I just add tights as well. I only own one slip and it's so long that I can't wear it under many of my dresses. It would just look too silly. Your dress looks pretty modest, but it might feel different for you.
ReplyDeleteYour veggie garden sounds so perfect! I'd love to have one, but our backyard is all concrete - city life.
Thank you! I had never worn the oxford heels before and really liked them with this dress. I like dresses about a hands width above the knee...anything shorter and I feel so exposed.
DeleteAw man, bummer. I had to grow m tomatoes in pots on my porch last summer because I had the same problem. I was excited to be able to grow in the ground this year :]
Super cute! I love that pan collar!
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Deletethis dress is so adorable! i love the tulle peeking out at the bottom! so cute. and those heels and bags go perfectly.
ReplyDeletewith shorter dresses, i choose flats always. i wouldn't categorize this as a 'flats only dress', but definitely not a 4" heel dress! just learn to bend down by bending your knees and not are your waist - life saver i tell ya
:] Thank you. The tulle is a go to slip of mine to add length, haha.
DeleteGood tips! I don't wear heels too often but that makes a lot of sense.
I love the dress! The peter pan collar is adorable! x
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DeleteOh my cuteness! This has to be one of my faves! Everyone is posting the cutest outfits today. Love you in a pan collar Love!
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DeleteLoving your expression in the first shot. You are rocking this dress!!!! One of my favorites of yours. I'm the same way though…if a dress is even a teensy bit too long, I'll end up wearing black leggings or putting another petticoat like skirt underneath it to cover more of my leg. I just think super short things look icky on me.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I am glad I am not alone. I think it is completely mental, but it feels much more comfortable to be covered up.
DeleteYou look great.. that is such a cute dress
ReplyDeleteSuper cute dress! My trick for short things is to wear those spandex biker shorts underneath; I got a pair at an American Apparel sidewalk sale once. I'm horribly unlady-like but I adore mini dresses, so it's been a life-saver!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. That is a great idea :] I wear shorts under dresses from time to time but wearing spandex ones sounds like a better idea because they are less likely to add unwanted "poofing" (is that even a word?) to the skirt.
DeleteGirl, you are so adorable! I absolutely adore this dress!
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DeleteThis is so sweet! I'm loving peter pan collars at the moment and they look so good on you :) oh and I want those shoes.
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DeleteCute dress! I'm also weird about my legs, so if a dress is shorter then I'd like and I can't wear thick tights I just wear like lighter color tights. Pastels, greys, whites, nude w/ polka dots...that type of deal. As for the garden, good luck! The closest I've come is tomato plants.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I need to invest in a variety of tights. I hope the garden starts sprouting this week *crosses fingers.
Deletethat's a pretty dress. i really love it. :)
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DeleteYou look absolutely perfect! Love this outfit.
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Deleteugh you are so so adorable. and i love your hair color, don't touch it! but seriously, you look like you escaped from Mad Men, you look so cute in that dress
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