This dress appealed to all the things I generally look for in a garment: pleating, tassels, frills, full skirt and billowing sleeves. I love that kind of detailing and of late I’m become a little bit obsessed with Diane Freis as generally her dresses embody not just one but all of those components.
Spring seems to have arrived early so I’ve been able to wear this dress earlier than expected and it’s quite a joyous experience. The colour, the sleeves and the full skirt have a grown up whimsicality about them which reminds me of how much I loved to dress up as a child and wear my mothers dresses. We had an chest full of evening gowns Mother Melbourne bought at op-shops as our dress up box and I wonder whether it had any effect on how I dress now as an adult.
When I saw this dress on Etsy I knew it was something that embodied what I would have loved as a little girl, and I have to say that the 3 yr old who lives next door thinks it’s pretty special so perhaps I’ve never really moved on from what I thought was fashionable at 3 or 4 years old!
