Monday, March 8

no jabberwockies here, thank goodness.

Mondays go down easier when there's a pretty dress involved. I bought this dress last year for a theater night date and it has since become named the "Tim Burton dress." The black and white coloring and kooky stripes definitely give off an Edward Scissorhands/Sweeney Todd/Alice in Wonderland feel, especially when paired with some red like I did today. Seeing as how Johnny 'Ridiculously Good-Looking' Depp is the director's leading man of choice these days, I have no qualms with rocking a dress that a Burton-esque heroine might wear.

corey lynn calter 'monochromatic corset' dress, anthropologie
'twisted trooper' cardigan, f21
xhilaration gray tights, target
eloise 'berry bush' tights, anthropologie [x]
'allie' flats, bcbg
skinny studded belt, j.crew
cluster ring, j.crew
faceted gold bangle, j.crew





There are teeny little red flecks in the Berry Bush tights that make it a fantastic, and wonderfully subtle, pairing with the cardigan. On the downside, I decided to ignore the "Dry Clean Only" instructions on this dress and threw it in the washing machine after the last time I wore it. I washed it on the gentle cycle and dried it on low, but it shrunk anyway! Boo... I guess sometimes following cleaning instructions is a good idea, huh? Eh, I still managed to squeeze into the dress today (with some extra huffing and puffing, admittedly), so I'm not too fazed. Just a warning to everyone else who's considering throwing a "Dry Clean Only" frock into the washer - they can shrink!

I hit up the Anthropologie this past Saturday to make some returns, so I've got some fitting room reviews to post very, very soon. Hooray!

9 comments:

  1. For dry clean only items, they usually won't shrink if you wash cold (delicates cycle) and hang to dry! I do this for all of my dry clean only items, and wool sweaters.

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  2. Ooh I love the stripes on you! Love way you gently paired berry colors with them...

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  3. That dress is gorgeous - I agree with DS, I love the pairing with the cranberry colors.

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  4. Love everything about this look: the colors, the pattern mixing, the shapes. Looking forward to fitting room reviews!

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  5. I big puffy heart this dress.

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  6. Nice pairing with the tights and the stripes! That's too bad about the shrinkage, but it looks like it fits fine.

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  7. i passed on that dress, b/c of how i imagined it would look post-washing. now that you say so, though it is very tim burton/alice in wonderland. makes me kind of want to stalk it ... thanks for reviewing the turtle dress! i love turtles, but the dress is a bit too "florida" for me. i'm still waiting to get my grabby paws on the wright dress ...

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  8. No wonder you had a fantastic Monday. How could you not wearing this outfit. I love every piece of it and how it does give off that eerily whimsical feel like you stepped out of Tim Burton movie. LOVE!

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  9. I almost wore the same dress to see Alice! And yikes, I usually wash everything and ignore labels, but I'll make sure to air dry this one. It's corset tight enough as it is, hehe.

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