Dress, Moulinette Soeurs (thrifted); blazer, J. Crew (thrifted); shoes, Stuart Weitzman; bag, Gucci
Dress, Moulinette Soeurs (thrifted); blazer, J. Crew (thrifted); shoes, Stuart Weitzman; bag, Gucci

I call this the Heartbreak Dress only because it’s such a cute number … and it went and ripped in the most inexplicable manner. I was working and minding my own business (and not, say, doing calisthenics) when I heard the terrible sound of fabric ripping; it happened near the armpit, right where the bottom of the cap sleeve connects with the top of the dress. It wasn’t a seam that ripped, but the fabric itself (and the lining). Of course, once it started, it didn’t stop. Every so often, through the day, I would hear the sound again. By the time I was ready to leave the office, I had serious concerns about a wardrobe malfunction. Luckily, I got home before my top half was completely exposed, but it was a close call. I was able to sew the rip together, Bride-of-Frankenstein-style (i.e. poorly), and all I can do now is hope that the swirly pattern will distract people from the evidence of my botched “surgery”.

It’s too bad, really, because it IS such a cute little dress. I don’t want to give it up just yet — not before I try a few more combinations. For its first outing, I had to pair it with my new-to-me persimmon Gucci Soho tote, because the colours are just too perfectly matched, and kept everything else very plain and basic to avoid sensory overload. Thankfully, bag proved sturdier than dress on this occasion.

olive + orange
olive + orange
rip, RIP
rip, RIP

4 Comments on Heartbreak Dress

  1. Love the colour of that bag with the dress!

    I just finished Gresham Park, couldn’t put it down and went 20 mins over my lunchbreak to get it finished, ha ha.

    Also thanks for the Insta shoutout last night on the Anthro dress. All of a sudden I had loads of new followers which must be thanks to you 🙂 I hope you got a good deal on the dress? I paid £12.99 for it but I don’t know what it was full price to be honest.

    • So, I can safely assume that you enjoyed it? hehe, I hope so.

      It was the funniest thing … I saw the dress (must have been last week, it got lost in my photo backlog) and thought to myself “hmm, this looks so familiar, I JUST saw this somewhere”, and then remembered it was on your monthly budget post. I paid $13, and I think it cost about $160 at full price. Now we can be twins again! Hope you don’t mind, LOL!

      • $160??? Holy moly. We both got an absolute steal in that case!

        I did enjoy it yes, I had to google the meaning of a few words towards the beginning and once I stopped picturing you as Imogen and just immersed myself in the story I raced through it.