Dress:
Ganni from Anthropologie
Headband:
Urban Outfitters
Shoes:
thrifted Naturalizer
After
avoiding purchasing any new clothing for about three months, I snapped at
Anthropologie a couple weekends ago and bought this ponte knit dress. It was on
sale. But not inexpensive. However, it’s a perfect royal blue color, it’s
machine washable, it has a flattering fit-and-flare silhouette...and it has
sleeves! Why is it so hard to find dresses with sleeves? Do those little scraps
of fabric really add so much to the production cost of a garment? If I’m going
to wear a dress, I don’t want to HAVE to pair it with a cardigan for the
office, thanks. Not that I can’t bare my arms at work, but I don’t like to.
Anyway,
I guess the name of this post is appropriate after all that rambling. Oh, and
for once you might still be able to buy what I’m wearing on my blog in-store. Apparently
Anthropologie still has the
green and black versions of this dress left on their website, too, in size
medium, although the product detail page for the dress doesn’t show up when you’re
browsing their sale section. Weird.
That is such a cute dress!
ReplyDeleteI prefer dresses with sleeves where possible too, I just find it more comfortable.
Machine washable is a good quality for any garment to have!
Cutest dress ever
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Ponte knit, fit and flare...you made the right choice.
ReplyDeletei love the simplicity of this outfit, and i'm about to look on ebay for naturalizer sandals because yours are so cute!
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere that most wedding dresses are strapless (even though it's pretty universally unflattering) - not only are the sleeves extra fabric, but it also takes additional tailoring time because everybody has different arms. That's probably why most commercially-made dresses don't have sleeves? The fit could turn people off, in addition to the fabric cost.
ReplyDeletei think that dress is so simple and looks lovely on you. it was a good choice.
ReplyDeleteOh Anthroplogie is killer! I try to avoid it at all costs cause I usually end up leaving the store for no money left in my wallet.
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I love the dress. I only ever buy anything from Anthropologie on sale. And I was JUST telling myself that I am no longer allowed to buy dresses without sleeves because I need dresses with sleeves!! To cover at least part of my tattoo some of the time. Sheesh.
ReplyDeleteI NEED SLEEVES ON MY DRESSES! It takes a very special sleeveless dress to sway me. I love pieces like this one—basic, but special. The texture is just lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love having sleeves on my dresses too! I don't understand why it's so hard to have sleeves. Oh well. I usually will just pair a cardigan with it, but sometimes that's just too hot. That dress you found is awesome though! Such a flattering silhouette and beautiful color.
ReplyDeleteI'm in love with this dress...it's totally something I'd wear. Easy to throw on and run...and still look amazing :) And the shoes pair nicely, too.
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