thwarted!
This is the dress. This is the dress that launched a thousand paisley searches on etsy. This is the dress that still makes me pine uselessly. I fell in love, I bought-it-now, I dreamed of fun ways to wear it, and then several days later I found the email regretfully informing me that it had been sold at another venue the same day. There is some girl in Chicago wearing my dress, and I still have weird fancies that it can somehow come back to me!
Obviously it's just a dress, but I seldom fall this hard for something, absolutely beyond the bounds of rationality! Besides the simple factors of being my favorite cut, crisp cotton, and a perfect fit, I think I was really excited by the dynamic colour palette and unique print. The allure of antique maps perhaps? Argh. Totally thwarted. It's been 3 months and I still 'die'- I hate vintage :(
My search for a replacement continued and I found another dress a few weeks ago, this time in a rich purple and green palette. Found, bought, shipping confirmation received...then I received yet another regretful email- this seller discovered on pulling the dress from storage that a long portion of the skirt was discolored and faded. Fortunately the dress had already been shipped by her assistant, but she did refund my purchase. This time I do have something in hand, it fits perfectly, and indeed the skirt is long enough that I think a hemming will reduce the discoloration. The busy print should distract from the rest. For now. Will I ever stop looking/lurking? I don't know. This disappointment could become epic!
It's funny too because I wouldn't say I have been interested in paisley prints much, ever, however it reminds me of one of my first memorable pieces of clothing. Usually dressed in thrifted and/or hand-me-downs, I remember vividly as a 5 and 6-year old loving a bizarre shimmering green polyester paisley bell-bottomed zip-up jumpsuit. At one point the crotch split from end to end , and I remember fumbling to try and repair it myself since my mom wasn't much of a seamstress! I guess it 'went away' at that point. huh. Can I blame this obsession on a childhood disappointment? nah. I'm just a dress addict.
Obviously it's just a dress, but I seldom fall this hard for something, absolutely beyond the bounds of rationality! Besides the simple factors of being my favorite cut, crisp cotton, and a perfect fit, I think I was really excited by the dynamic colour palette and unique print. The allure of antique maps perhaps? Argh. Totally thwarted. It's been 3 months and I still 'die'- I hate vintage :(
My search for a replacement continued and I found another dress a few weeks ago, this time in a rich purple and green palette. Found, bought, shipping confirmation received...then I received yet another regretful email- this seller discovered on pulling the dress from storage that a long portion of the skirt was discolored and faded. Fortunately the dress had already been shipped by her assistant, but she did refund my purchase. This time I do have something in hand, it fits perfectly, and indeed the skirt is long enough that I think a hemming will reduce the discoloration. The busy print should distract from the rest. For now. Will I ever stop looking/lurking? I don't know. This disappointment could become epic!
detail quite true to colour- I love the brass buttons! |
Dress with hem pinned up- will hem it slightly longer to fall at the knees. |
It's funny too because I wouldn't say I have been interested in paisley prints much, ever, however it reminds me of one of my first memorable pieces of clothing. Usually dressed in thrifted and/or hand-me-downs, I remember vividly as a 5 and 6-year old loving a bizarre shimmering green polyester paisley bell-bottomed zip-up jumpsuit. At one point the crotch split from end to end , and I remember fumbling to try and repair it myself since my mom wasn't much of a seamstress! I guess it 'went away' at that point. huh. Can I blame this obsession on a childhood disappointment? nah. I'm just a dress addict.
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