You've likely seen me in this dress before, Fashionable Reader. It's an old favorite that I trot out for events I think aren't going to be too warm. (The dress itself is quite warm.) I was wrong in this instance: it was, in fact, too warm. Ah well.
It's a vintage 1940s piece that I appreciate for the artful draping, amazing fit, and general cut, although the shoulders are a bit much.
I'm wearing my forest green dress (similar
Newdow Pencil Dress $25 or this
Firpearl Crew Neck Ruffle Hem Midi Sweater Dress $35) with a teeny tiny black hat (
similar $10 and
similar steampunk $18), obligatory pen necklace (
on sale for $8), Badali's new
Bumbersnoot necklace in antique bronze ($29), vintage leather day gloves (
similar $19), and
Miz Mooz Women's Judy Dress Pump in Forest ($130).
Other times I have worn this dress...
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| 1953-1954 The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
This 1957 Norell Dress made an appearance in How to Marry a Millionaire.
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| Norman Norell, 1957 The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| Screen Cap from the Film |
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| Norman Norell, 1957 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Lauren Bacall |
And for the characters!
For Primrose...
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| Walking Suit 1897-1898 The Metropolitan Museum of Art copy |
For Countess Nadasdy...
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| Visiting Dress 1898-1900 The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
For Prudence....
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| Walking Dress Jean-Philippe Worth, 1902 The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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You can also visit the following shopping lists:
Travel Dork,
My Steampunk,
My Wardrobe.
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