Chloé Van Gogh print dress (bought from ebay)
Linea Pelle Studded Belt from the sample sale (in taupe
here; cute budget similar
here)
Heather gray Hue tights from Ross (similar
here)
Dollhouse shoes from
TJ Maxx (similar
here)
Vintage cameo necklace from an antique store
I found this dress on ebay for an unbelievable price. I have no idea why it is called a Van Gogh print since I don't think the printed style or the abstract geometric shapes are evocative of Van Gogh at all. I do think something about the print seems illustrative or painterly so perhaps that is from where the name came? Although the front makes it seem collarless, I was pleased to discover these funny little points emblazoning the back collar area.
Thanks to the detailed information on the garment's measurements provided by
The Outnet, I was able to determine this size 6 would fit fine.
The bubble hem and the ample, blousey shape are a little difficult to wear, but the print was so interesting that I decided to jump. I couldn't figure out how to style it at first. So I tried a jacket.
And realized that this one from the Kohls clearance rack wouldn't work to counter sufficiently the blousey middle, because the tailoring of the jacket wasn't precise enough. Instead I would wear it with this other jacket my mom bought for me, also from Kohls, incidentally!
It is from the Simply Vera collection. It has a sash that will cinch the trench but I didn't have it fastened for this photo. I grabbed the sample sale belt that was proxy purchased for me by
Lilykind and thought that looked pretty good with the dress. Now that I am seeing the photos, I do wish I was wearing different shoes. But I stand by the belt.
This particular dress was from the Resort 08 collection and they paired it with a stronger black sandal comprised with thick straps. I don't have anything like that but I do think something slightly more masculine or at least androgynous would look nice. What do you think?
