August 9, 2013

Outfit: My B-day Dress

On the 25th of July I turned 26! I celebrated my birthday in France with Marnix and my dad's youngest brother with his family. I had such a wonderfully relaxed (and warm I might add) day. My husband gave me the prettiest presents, which I'll be showing soon. This is what I wore on my birthday... a gorgeous seersucker dress from the early forties, made in The Dutch East Indies. What dot you think of this unique dress (which I had altered in order to fit into it... there was no closure in the dress so I didn't fit over my upper body at first.. it does now with a brand new zipper)?






Dress: 40s vintage (Marktplaats)
Flower: Very Cherry
Sunnies: fleamarket
Bag: fleamarket
Sandals: Zara

14 comments:

  1. (Retro) SonjaAugust 9, 2013 at 5:51 PM

    Heeele mooie jurk! En nog gefeliciteerd! :)

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  2. AnonymousAugust 9, 2013 at 6:58 PM

    What a lovely dress! Very pretty.

    As an aside: it's altered, not alternated. That means something different altogether ;)

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    1. Fifties DarlingAugust 9, 2013 at 7:00 PM

      That's what I thought, but auto-correct got in the way... thank you!

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  3. JoannaAugust 9, 2013 at 11:45 PM

    Very lovely dress! The print is spectacular and also love the sunglasses!

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  4. Witchcrafted LifeAugust 10, 2013 at 12:22 AM

    It's a work of fashion art! I adore the texture that the seersucker delivers - it's so unexpected with a floral, yet works so tremendously well one can't help but wonder why this combo hasn't been more commonplace throughout time.

    ♥ Jessica

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    1. Fifties DarlingAugust 11, 2013 at 10:47 AM

      That would have been swell indeed.... I love seersucker as well, it's is just so comfortable to wear since the wrinkly textures prevents the fabric from clinging onto your skin. And of course it's easier to wash and in no need for ironing haha...

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  5. UnknownAugust 10, 2013 at 12:46 PM

    My oh my what a lovely birthday dress! I love the print - it's so elegant but not dated! I think some 80s prints look dated but a good vintage always looks elegant! I adore how figure hugging it is! Gosh this 40s number is making my heart goes pitter-patter!!

    Nora

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    1. Fifties DarlingAugust 11, 2013 at 10:45 AM

      I felt the same way about the print... the cobalt blue is just so bright! (L)

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  6. Fifties DarlingAugust 11, 2013 at 10:47 AM

    Thanks milady!

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  7. SabineAugust 14, 2013 at 12:11 PM

    Hele leuke jurk! Die kleur staat je ook supertof!

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  8. UnknownAugust 15, 2013 at 12:07 AM

    Happy belated birthday! That dress is gorgeous! Ha, so funny it didn't have closures, it looks so good being fitted through the waist. Weird.

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  9. Comrade Von PussycatSeptember 7, 2013 at 7:43 PM

    I just have to tell you that your hair is absolutely divine! Beautiful!

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... it makes my day!

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