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| Cheap blue jersey dress - gone! |
The fabric was just too cheap, and was showing signs of wear after being washed only a few times. As a replacement I bought this (judging by the price) more durable dress:
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| Another Country Casual dress |
The cut is similar to my favorite maxi dress from the same brand, and the fabric is viscose. This I how it looks on me:
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| Today worn with boots |
My best friend and I were going to Copenhagen today, visiting a few nice shops.... Although I've reached the age of hot flushes I couldn't go without a jacket - and a bag!
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| Matching too well? |
Next time it could be fun to wear the dress with magenta tights and black shoes, or black tights and blue heeled shoes. I'm trying hard to justify the purchase here - and spending most of this month's restricted budget on one item.
The mix of blue colours can be worn in all seasons, and with short sleeves I can add cardigans for warmth in cold seasons, or go without in summer. It's really such a versatile piece, right?
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| Red rings are missing here... |
I even looked alright from the back too!
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| The back of me and the dress |
Yesterday was a whole different story! I wore old favorites - the red top and the vintage jacket, with the burgundy skirt:
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| Flexing my remixing muscle |
It looks odd with top hanging so low - but that's not how it looked in the morning. And I have proof! I took some early photos - with some setting error, but you can still see how the top sits where it's supposed to!
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| The top looks alright here |
The top is obviously also made from a cheap fabric, like the blue dress. Now who would have guessed that they're from the same brand?
On Sunday my cousin's daughter is being christened and I have another Country Casual dress lined up. It's been waiting in my closet since February, for the right occasion! Now all I've left to do is to decide if I should wear it with my new gold heeled leopard print shoes, my silver shoes, or the above black lace up boots!
See you all on Sunday? Have a great weekend!
Oh-la-la -- that is a gorgeous blue print dress, and you've styled it beautifully! Love those lace-up boots too.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Patti! I can assure you the dress will be a frequent guest on my blog!
DeleteI love the new dress, the fit, the print, and length are perfect. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Lynne! The minute I opened the package I just knew it was perfect, and I was right!
DeleteI think it's a good sign to prefer fewer but better quality items, which happens as we become clearer about what works best for us. The new dress is really beautiful, and absolutely worth whatever you paid for it - the fit and figure-flattery is out of this world!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Amber! I'm going to follow this brand very closely, and get everything in this shape - provided the colours aren't too unflattering on me! Now all I need is one or two pairs of Fluevog shoes...!
DeleteI love you in blue. It goes so well with your eyes.
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Thank you so much Sacramento! I'm planning on adding a gold spider brooch to the outfit next time!
DeleteI love your new Country Casuals dress, the colour and print are beautiful and the fit is perfect and so flattering. This is definitely a really great shape on you! I think you can justify the expenditure if the quality is good and you get lots of wear out of it, and I have to say I do prefer your new dress to the plain turquoise one.
ReplyDeleteHope you show us some photos of your christening outfit, enjoy your weekend! xxx
Thank you very much Curtise! I'm sure I'll get lots of wear out if this dress. It feels like I've been missing it without knowing it! I already have many things to pair it with - both cardigans, jackets, shoes and jewellery.
DeleteOn Sunday I'm hoping on my husband's help - it's much more fun having him take my photos, and that generally shows!
I love your use of color!! I definitely need to branch out more. I also love the midi-ish length of the new dress with the boots. I don't have many dresses, but I might have to re-think that. You really highlight how versatile they can be!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Jean! For years I've focused on trousers, because that's what people wear in this country. Since I've given up on trousers I have to make dresses work, in all seasons.
ReplyDeleteWith limited space and means the dresses have to be really versatile! It's just recently I've learned what to look for in a dress, so it covers my needs as in mixes with other pieces in my wardrobe and flatters my body.
Tine, I think I could say exactly the same words as you said to me recently - blue is a winner on you! Not that I did not like your old blue dress - but in comparison the new one is a Ferrari and the old one is a Ford. I think the fit of the new blue dress is perfect on you and you can indeed see the quality difference -even from the photos. The purple jacket is very cute too, I can't remember seeing it on the blog before. I hope you have had a lovely Saturday!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Anna! In the end I'm sure the price per wear will be much lower on the "expensive" dress, since it'll last longer, and I'll want to wear it more often because of the fit!
DeleteThe purple jacket is a few years old, but I haven't had a lot of clothes that looked good with it. This new dress has really changed that!
I like your replacement dress even better than the original blue one! What a happy happenstance - although it's so frustrating when quality lets us down.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Melanie! You're so right - the price of the 4 cheap dresses that I just threw out, added up to more than the new dress - that is a bit frustrating! So great though, to take comfort in this new dress!
DeleteOooh... I love both outfits. I totally agree that the blue one will be versatile through much of the year! Great choice! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Marci! I'm already looking forward to wearing the dress again!
DeleteIm so glad you disposed that light blue dress cause it didnt serve you well ;) The replacement is outstanding though, I actually had to look up CC, goshhh so mane pretty dresses!!! I have my eyes set on a dress on sale, only one left in small, I havent jumped on it yet though, not sure whats holding me back. ;) Your red/ burgundy ensemble is sublime!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Monica! Now that I have this new dress I clearly see what a huge improvement a proper fitting dress makes! I'm definitely getting more of them!
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