ersatz anthropologie- horsey dresses!

Navy Banana Republic Ruffle cardigan (I love this!), vintage horse dress, purple tights, Chie Mihara bow oxfords

In the mornings, sometimes it's just a matter of sticking your hand in the closet and wearing whatever comes out!  That's not entirely true, of course, but it is pretty close to the method!  Recently, I realized I hadn't worn this dress in a little while, and I liked the idea of wearing a lighter colour in winter.

I love prints, especially repeating whimsical prints (albeit usually in simpler forms). When I saw this horse dress auction a few years ago on ebay, I was pretty thrilled to pick it up for $10 or so.  I think I've worn this year round, so it's remarkably versatile!

I call it my Muybridge dress, since it reminds me of the classic photographer's galloping horse series. 

Eadweard Muybridge

courtesy of wikipedia

Muybridge is known for his locomotion tracking photographs of animals and humans, and he famously proved with this series that while galloping all 4 hooves will leave the ground.  If only I'd known to study his work while obsessively drawing the same 3/4 profile horsey face for years in junior high (I became proficient with that one illustrative device but betrayed my ignorance when asked to draw a horse from any other angle!)

This dress also saved me from being truly heartbroken at missing out on a certain Andalusian Horse dress, that I realize I only loved for the pattern! The lesson for me, an ongoing one, is that I may desire something I see online but if I already own something similar a decision is going to have to be made!  Fortunately, my vintage selection has helped me out of a few dilemma's recently.  I think I may have a few more ersatz anthro items in the closet...

Anthropologie Andalusian Horse Dress

 oh, but it is cute- I love the girliness with the dark pattern!