When it's so hot I try not to wear anything that requires a petticoat as three layers of tulle can get rather warm but today I threw caution to the wind. If the aircon on the ground floor had broken I would have been buggered but luck was on my side.
It didn't quite hold however as the camera on my phone isn't the best so the first pic the boy took was rather dark and with the flash on it's a little blurry. I've posted both pics so hopefully you'll be able to make out enough. If not, I do have a pic on imgur of me trying on the dress a while back.
It's the Secretary Circle Short Sleeved dress by Tatyana and I picked it up from an awesome little alternative store in Vancouver (I can't remember the name sorry) but when I got home I looked up the brand of the dress to see if they sold more stuff. They do and it's all terribly expensive but not as much as I paid at the brick and mortar store (I paid $150CAD and cried when I converted it to Aussie). For such basic dress, it's one of the most expensive ones I've ever bought. I blame being in holiday mode and having not gotten anything for myself at the time. If you're a XS though you're in luck because it's now on sale on the site! Huzzah!
Anyway, here's the pics.
A word of warning - the sizes from this brand will make you horribly self conscious. I'm wearing a size 3XXX and I'm a 16 Aussie. That means a size 10 is a L. They do an XXXS as well. Their XXS is equivalent to a US size 0 so fuck knows how people get smaller than that. I guess famine really is an issue in Russia :/
My shoes are my new favourite brand - Hot Chocolates. I have four pairs of the Chocalitas now and I adore them. If they weren't so expensive, I'd buy more. They are the most adorable things EVER! These ones are the Honeys and yes, they're supposed to be mismatched. They're fun and funky and so comfortable.
The belt is an elastic retro belt by Hell Bunny and is bloody hard to find anywhere. I eventually found them at Tiger Milly, a UK store. Postage is a bitch so I got the belt in a couple of different colours, and maybe a dress as well. You can't blame me for wanting to maximize the postage!
Petticoats can be expensive if you buy a brand name one ( H&R London or Hell Bunny ones will set you back about $50) but I found these on ebay. I've owned a Hell Bunny one before and I couldn't even tell the difference. Three from ebay cost the same as one from a brand which means I get to buy different colours! Yay!
That's it for now guys. I'll try and come up with a more colourful outfit for you tomorrow :)
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