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2009-06-16

Further Proof

crochet front



crochet back


Dress? Vintage, thrifted
Shoes? Derek Lam, Holt's LC
Purse? Claudia Firenze, Winners
Bangles and necklaces? Like usual, mostly thrifted, gifted


When I was younger all I ever wanted was a little sister. I already had three older brothers and I wanted a sister to have my back. Didn't quite happen like that... I got another brother. It's OK now, it all worked out well. My little bro (not so little anymore...) is cool beans. I learned to stand up for myself, perhaps a little too loud and aggressive as I sought my own place in the band of brothers. But best of all, is that when my parents found this vintage crochet dress at a church sale, I was at the front of the line to receive it. In fact, I was the whole line. I know I just bragged about my parent's thrifting skills in the last post, but I am just giving credit where credit is due. We don't really know too much about this dress but we assume it's at least 50 years old and it's in great condition. Sometimes, it's great to be the only girl.
Took these pictures at a freight train yard. In half the pictures I'm flapping my arms like a bird with a broken wing because it was so hard to walk among the rail ties and stones without tripping or (horror of horrors...) scratching the wooden heels. I was a little worried that if a train came I wouldn't be able to stumble out fast enough. However, Matt assured me that freight trains are much slower than passenger trains. That made me feel a lot better...

9 comments :

Kyla said...

Awesome pictures and that dress is GORGEOUS! Loves!

Linda said...

Your little brother would have looked really funny in that dress, must say....although it would be quite amusing if he tried...

Looks good...lovely heels madaam

Danielle said...

Love Love this whole ensemble!! I was in a family full of girls, I wanted a brother :)

Daer0n said...

What a gorgeous dress, i love the shoes as well, awesome outfit! :)

Nana Erin said...

That's a great dress, and it looks great on you!~ (adding you to my blog roll as you are too cute for words)

OmnisLucis said...

i can't blame you for getting scared about the shoes, they are glorious!

Unknown said...

Linda, pay me and I'll wear the dress.

Linda said...

Careful Gerard, I have paid people for much less...can I offer you a cookie maybe?

Unknown said...

What kind of cookie?