[ end-of-summer dress swap! ]
- vintage plaid dress: on loan from Quincy
- belt: made by me
- shoes: vintage 60s Town & Country, thrifted
- straw tote: Target
- parasol: Epcot
- earrings: mini Eiffel tower (!) earrings: teen store @ mall
- sunglasses: Urban Outfitters
So here is the little bit of excitement I hinted at! Last month my friend and fellow blogger Quincy contacted me with a fantastic proposal she had cooked up: a dress swap! I had never done one, so I jumped at the chance! We agreed to loan each other a dress from our closet and have fun shaking up our sleepy summer wardrobes (is it just me or do you get bored with the same old things by the end of a season?) and have some fun styling the pieces. Ironically without consulting each other much prior to sending the dresses, we ended up swapping garments that were from about the same era. Obviously, we had a bit of a telepathic dress connection going. lol.
[ outside a pizza parlor. oh! how I adore pizza! too bad it wasn't open... ]
[ catching a bit of shade. ]
The dress she chose is a beautiful plaid piece–since she knows my love of plaids! I’m utterly in love with the colors (and am currently searching high and low for a plaid in a similar color way–I must make a similar dress!), the neckline shape (one of those late 50s styles that I never was sure about, but quite like how it looks now that I’ve worn it), and the trio of rhinestone buttons on the front. When I first pulled the dress out of the package, the blues and greens reminded me of shoes I already had in my closet–and to my delight went perfectly with the early 60s vintage floral pumps I had thrifted years ago (and wore to my wedding nearly two years ago!). Hooray for happy coincidences! Sailor Husband and I trekked to one of the older neighborhoods in the city this past weekend to get some good snapshots of the dress against a backdrop that wasn’t the same ol’ park bench and grassy area that I usually use for my outfit photos. (Also to check out a farmer’s market, hence the large straw tote!)
[ detail shots. ]
She also sweetly sent me a couple other goodies including the beautiful straw clutch in yesterday’s post (on loan!), a costume drama on dvd (I love watching long historic dramas!) and a book full of pictures of Claudette Colbert. This was definitely a ton of fun, and I’m so glad we did it. Thank you so much Quincy for loaning me this lovely dress–I have had so much fun wearing it!!!
[ loads more pictures here! ]
P.S. Thank you all so much for your comments about my circle skirt yesterday! I’m going to look into see if the copyright has expired on the booklet before I publish scans of the instructions. If it has, then expect something soon!
Beautiful Pictures! It’s just a perfect dress! I love the shoes – that’s amazing – they go perfectly!
She is a sweetheart (you too)! This dress is indeed so very beautiful! You must be around my size too because I know Quincy is only a waist inch smaller than me and an inch bigger in the hip and we are the same bust. You girls are both beautiful! I really love your parasol which makes me a little sad I rid of mine. It seems like such a nice time you had with Sailor Husband. I love that tomato lover parking only sign too!
P.S. i really think you’d like the outfit I posted yesterday. . don’t know if you’ve ever gone to my blog or not, which is fine. . .just letting you know.
You look wonderful in those photos — I especially like the last one of you in silhouette — and I’ll echo that I love those shoes! Thanks for the link to your wedding shots!
Yay! You look fabulous Casey!!!!! This has been just be too much fun! I wish we were neighbors so we could do this all of the time!
You look beautiful in that dress Casey. Both the bright colors and the fit is wonderful. I especially like the neckline!
Just started following you a little while ago. That dress is so beautiful, as are you. Just wanted to let you know, if the copyright hasn’t inspired on the instructions- theres a quick little tutorial here:
http://www.threadbanger.com/tb-projects/episode/THR_20090710
that I’ve had good luck with.
Have a great day!
I love this dress! What amazing colors and it looks stunning on you! How fun to do a dress swap!
I love the dress. The colors are amazing. I’d wear this in a heartbeat or two…
Love those shoes with the dress!
That is SUCH a great dress! The colors, the neckline, and the little buttons are all so perfect!
This dress is perfection, especially the way you styled it. The colors are great for you. I love the artistic pictures you took. Looks very Anthropologie
What a cute dress, and it looks great on you! Love the shoes!
It looks truly marvelous on ya, doll!
Oh. My. Gosh.
That dress is outstanding! And I love it with the shoes.
So pretty! I have never been big on plaids (It reminds me of hideous christmas clothes we were forced to wear as children!), but I love the colors in this and the way they match up in the full skirt. Lovely!
Oh my golly!!! What a fun thing to do! I love that dress, and the shoes are perfect with it! Oh, and the new location is great. Hope you got some good stuff at the market.
Love,
Mom
What a lovely dress… and what a lovely idea to swap dresses! The one you sent Quincy is really pretty too. Ooh and is that bow belt you made based on my tutorial? (http://tillyandthebuttons.blogspot.com/2010/06/bow-belt-tutorial.html) If it is, it’s so great to see another version of it!
oh my!! you two had the loveliest dress trade! what a fun idea!!
Great outfit. I was admiring your belt which you said you’d made. Would you mind putting a link in your next entry so I could check it ut in more detail. Thanks as usual for the inspiration.
That is a lovely dress, but I must say the shoes caught my eye before I explored any of the details of the dress. Never been a shoe person before, but something about the color and floral pattern complemented and enhanced the dress.
A friend sent me this link to a threads magazine online blurb showing construction details of a 50-60′s opera coat made by And the Monte-Sano & Pruzan, sold by I. Magnin, and worn by the wife of the president of I. Magnin.
http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/15177/carlas-opera-coat
You look absolutely beautiful!!! Please give details on how you fixed your hair!
PS I really loved the affect the filter had on that one picture on flickr. It was perfectly authentic!
I love the dress!! …And I love the location…I recognize that restaurant from back home, lol.
I know exactly where you’re standing, haha. (Sorry, does that sound all stalkery?? Don’t worry, I’m in NY right now…)
so pretty as usual. that is the perfect dress, I love that style of neckline that just screams “adore me”. I love mixing plaid and florals too
What a pretty dress!I love your hair in the pics too. You should do a tutorial.
Oh this dress looks lovely on you. I’ve enjoyed this dress swap, it sounds so fun!
This dress is gorgeous! I love that you paired it with your rope belt, I would not have thought about it! You should do a tutorial of your hairstyles sometime.
What a great idea! She picked well for you, the dress suits you to a T
I am obsessed with anything eiffel tower (have various jewellery and models pic’s around the house) so I think the earring are adorable!
Lovely post
gorgeous! especially that first picture. and those shoes are so amazing with the dress. wow.
Great example of pattern mixing. Stunning.
Your hair does look fabulous here, sweetie! You really must show us how to do this particular chignon.
This is gorgeous, too
You guys were perfect swapsies partners!
You look lovely as usual.
Do you mind to let us(me) know how to see if the copyright is expired? I really like to know.
So Lovely, everything is just perfect! And, the first picture is stunning! ♥
Oh, what a wonderful idea. You look absolutely lovely in her dress (as she does in yours)!
-Andi x
That colour looks really gorgeous on you, the dress suits you perfectly. I also love the dress you sent to Quincy!
I’m not normally a fan of plaids but this colour combination is really cute!
I also noticed the shoes first before anything else, they’re really nice. A close-up might be in order, haha!
I hate that living where I am, I can never look at everyone’s gorgeous Flickr photos, as accessing the site here is banned
Oh well, I’ll just have to imagine! Your hair is awesome, it make sme miss my long hair. Since I cut it, my chignons look very messy. Last pic looks just like a scene from Mad Men…
I love the outfit! Love the plaid fabric and how it was cut/ positioned on the front bodice. The shoes are perfect!
You look beautiful. I wish I had thick enough hair to create you gorgeous hairstyle.
What a cute dress. Love that plaid. That is such a good way to have new clothes to wear.
Oh my! How pretty!
You look fanastic!:) Your hairstyle is beautiful and the dress your’re wearing in these pics is really nice:)
Oh gorgeous! Love the shoes! A dress swap, what a great way to shake up your wardrobe.
Lovely outfit! The dress is amazing!
I LOVE summertime plaid and you look amazing! Great dress, wonderful colors on you and I like how you styled it. Adorable.
the print mixing with the dress and shoes is great. I love the bodice as well.