This deep red velveteen dress arrived in the mail today- I bought it from a vintage store on etsy and love it quite a lot. The shop is this one and I can recommend it highly. Tom and I have been obsessively watching Mad Men on dvd and we both admire Joan Holloway and her style. While I will never be as beautiful and curvy as JH, I like to think that by wearing this dress I can pay a small homage to her character. The dress was probably handmade in the 1940s and doesn't have a label inside, but instead a number handwritten with a marker pen so maybe it was once a costume for a theatre company. The crochet appliques seem to be handmade as well, and it feels very lucky to be the new owner of this garment. And now, of course, my eyes have been opened to the possibilities of buying old dresses on etsy, and I can tell you that there are many treasures just waiting on that website.
Unrelated- Thea of Spoonful Zine is running a fun little Easter competition here at her blog. You can win a sweet rabbit for your efforts, too. It's worth a go, I say! And everyone loves Easter time.
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