//// Just can’t get the grip of it
Posted on | June 8, 2010 | 8 Comments
I feel slight regrets of buying this dress from Berlin last autumn. I sort of like it, but it does not agree well with my wardrobe. I also thought that it is all too stripy to become really popular… …duh, was I wrong! I have seen it around a lot — which should not be a problem for high street advocate like me — but this piece is so recognizable…
On everyday use I think that it looks best on it’s own, paired just with casual flats and slouchy bag — but my body is not ideal for that. All additional layers strip off the effectiveness of this dress — except when they are theatrical enough.
I just toyed around with that dimension, wearing a vintage haori over the dress, adorned with my DIY body chain worn as giant lariat — I even attached couple of pendants to the ends. The other thing around my neck is an old glass beaded scarf, which actually falls closer to the jewelry category than scarves.
On the latter two pics: Vero Moda cascade knit and Design House Stockholm scarf create a weird court dress feeling.
But I’m probably not theatrical enough for these…
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What do you think?
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June 9th, 2010 @ 1:00 am
I see no lack of theatrical in you, according to these! Stripes are magic for layering and blocking, you can get so many different results from one piece. I’d say that different neckline and looser silhouette would be me more to your taste (wink).
June 9th, 2010 @ 9:12 am
Haha, yes, I’m getting so much more miles out from my Alexander Wang maxi dress with slightly looser silhouette and beautiful large neck opening.
June 9th, 2010 @ 7:34 pm
oh no, this dress looks very nice on you, you should definitely wear it and i especially like the look on the first picture.
June 11th, 2010 @ 11:27 pm
I just came across your blog via Already Pretty, and I love it! You have such an interesting and elegant sense of style!
June 12th, 2010 @ 7:06 am
the scarf indeed more of a jewel. its beautiful imo.
June 12th, 2010 @ 11:29 am
i love it with the haori… gorgeous!!
xxx
t
June 16th, 2010 @ 3:39 pm
I fell into the same trap.…bought this dress in January and have worn it couple of times!
But let’s not get depressed; it looks really good with haori, excellent!
I am wearing it with a loose slightly transparent a-line tee on top and sometimes I pull the hem up; it twists the stripy blocks creating new ones.
It simply is an interesting piece, we need to decode it!
June 16th, 2010 @ 10:09 pm
Oh yes I have also experimented wearing it ruched a bit shorter — I have to give that a more thoughtful try!