A friend of mine has been packing up her house as she prepares to join her husband on a year's Sabbatical in France. She discovered this dress, which she purchased in a vintage store in Toronto in the 1980's, and added it to a pile of things she was getting rid of. My friend Lili and I were asked if there was anything we wanted and although I didn't think it would fit, I took this dress home. To my surprise, it fit perfectly! The shoulder pads are in bad shape and need replacing, but otherwise it's in great condition. It has a 50's housewife vibe to it, but not in a bad way.
I bet I could even bake a pie wearing this dress


The skirt was given extra "oomph" by the addition of a crinoline that had belonged the same friend's daughter.
I'm wearing: 50's dress and crinoline - gift from a friend
ballet flats - Ecco (retail)
belt - Lovesick Vintage
lion head bracelet - Reflections of Tyme booth at the Toronto Vintage Clothing Show

I'd rather just wear it to the office and enjoy it's full-skirted fabulousness. I have never been, nor will I ever be, a woman who is at home in the kitchen, as the only talents I display there are in the areas of "mess-making" and "dirty-dish piling"

The skirt was given extra "oomph" by the addition of a crinoline that had belonged the same friend's daughter.
I'm wearing: 50's dress and crinoline - gift from a friend
ballet flats - Ecco (retail)
belt - Lovesick Vintage
lion head bracelet - Reflections of Tyme booth at the Toronto Vintage Clothing Show














































