Playing Dress-Up: For My Valentine

February 17th, 2009 - filed under: The Fashion » Playing Dress-Up

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Damian and I had a rather nontraditional Valentine’s this year, which of course suited us just fine.  This is what I wore for our private little celebration, in which we ate burritos from a roach coach and decorated cupcakes together.

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This dress is, in my opinion, an exquisite example of vintage perfection.  Made of delicate crepe, the odd combination of design features are approaching avant-garde.  It boasts a tailored waist, high neckline, long sleeved batwings, a draped and open back, and draped pleated front pockets.  This piece is truly, truly divine, and I wore it unaccesorized to highlight it’s architectural strength.

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  • Vintage Black Dress: $7 at a thrift store!!!
  • Wide  Weave Nude Fishnets: ?
  • Black Peeptoe Heels: secondhand, by Mossimo

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I hope your Valentine’s was a wonderful one!

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  • Lee Hoffman

    lOOKS MUCH BETTER ON IT WAS KINDA FLAT WHEN ON THE HANGER, AND YES YOU SHOULD HAVE WORN IT FOR DINNER ON SATURDAY

  • Amber Kaplan

    Thought you might like the proper name of the sleeves you’re so obsessed with! And yes, that dress rocks! Seems as though you might need a fashion text book dear, with that sort of specific interest in clothing construction! I’ll consult Rachel about a good one.
    dol·man sleeve
    Pronunciation: \ˈdōl-mən-, ˈdȯl-, ˈdäl-\
    Function: noun
    Etymology: French dolman coat with dolman sleeves, from German Dolman or Hungarian dolmány, from Turkish dolama, a Turkish robe
    Date: 1934
    : a sleeve very wide at the armhole and tight at the wrist often cut in one piece with the bodice

  • http://bonzaiaphrodite.com Sayward

    Thanks Lee!

    @ Amber – Woah, cool. Thanks for the info!