Easter. Yes, I said Easter.
Mar. 23rd, 2007 02:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vanillafluffyNever mind that I'm a pagan at heart, I was raised with all the Christian trappings, so I'm not going to bend over backward to be politically correct and avoid Those Holidays. What sparked that? Why, the fact that I went to Goodwill this afternoon and found an Easter dress!
My inner badass is laughing her ass off, because tho' I tend to avoid soft pinks (Give me strawberry/hot pink/bubblegum, baby!) and florals, I found---and snagged!---a charming dress in soft pink with a pattern of deeper pink/coral roses. It has a solid pink taffeta underdress with the rose print over it on sheer nylon, very classic with an A-line skirt and a fitted sleeveless bodice and a neckline that isn't quite a scoop neck and isn't quite a boater. It suggests the 50's, somehow. I've dubbed it America's Sweetheart Rose.
And what Easter dress is complete without an Easter bonnet? It just so happens I picked up a secondhand straw or raffia hat when I was out and about with GK a few weeks ago, and it begs to be transformed. I had to go to Wal*Mart anyway this evening, so I wandered through their craft section and found some blossoms that ought to do the job nicely. During check-out, I promised to come through on Easter Eve and show the results to the cashier who rang them up for me.
I probably ought to feel guilty, but I don't. At this point, the total cost of the outfit is still under $20 for the dress, the hat and the flowers. Somehow, I WILL get pictures!
My inner badass is laughing her ass off, because tho' I tend to avoid soft pinks (Give me strawberry/hot pink/bubblegum, baby!) and florals, I found---and snagged!---a charming dress in soft pink with a pattern of deeper pink/coral roses. It has a solid pink taffeta underdress with the rose print over it on sheer nylon, very classic with an A-line skirt and a fitted sleeveless bodice and a neckline that isn't quite a scoop neck and isn't quite a boater. It suggests the 50's, somehow. I've dubbed it America's Sweetheart Rose.
And what Easter dress is complete without an Easter bonnet? It just so happens I picked up a secondhand straw or raffia hat when I was out and about with GK a few weeks ago, and it begs to be transformed. I had to go to Wal*Mart anyway this evening, so I wandered through their craft section and found some blossoms that ought to do the job nicely. During check-out, I promised to come through on Easter Eve and show the results to the cashier who rang them up for me.
I probably ought to feel guilty, but I don't. At this point, the total cost of the outfit is still under $20 for the dress, the hat and the flowers. Somehow, I WILL get pictures!
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Date: 2007-03-23 12:28 pm (UTC)(I have the day off and should go scour the thrifts for a spring/summer dress. My nice dress wardrobe is down to about two right now.)
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Date: 2007-03-23 01:42 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-03-23 01:53 pm (UTC)We have two really good thrifts here. I just need to stop working so damned much and have fun!
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Date: 2007-03-23 02:35 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-03-23 02:44 pm (UTC)I can find a fair number of petite or short trousers and jeans, but dresses are harder to find. And there is no such thing as a petite skirt. I love skirts, but I'm resigned to wearing them down to my ankles as long as I live.
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Date: 2007-04-01 06:01 am (UTC)my UU/Wicca stuff used to be at
'tis quite cool. :D