It may be the Summer but here in the UK we don't know how long this sunny spell is going to last. A dress with sleeves is a practical option for sitting in a drafty church or open-sided marquee on those cooler - and wetter - Summer days. Not everyone is comfortable baring their arms either.
My first suggestion is this gorgeous blue dress, £74, by Myleene for Littlewoods. The picture on their website isn't great, so please excuse it and give me the benefit of the doubt here - I'm also including a pic of how it was featured in a magazine, where you can see the shape and colour more clearly, which makes it look so much better! It's a classic shape that could work for different eras. Wear with kitten heels and bow topped beehive for a '60s feel, or take it forward to the '70s with a large floppy brimmed hat and platform sandals. Come Autumn and Winter, adding a faux fur stole, brooch, seamed stockings and heeled brogue will make it work for a 1940s look also.
For those keen to wear something more summery despite the rain and chilly air, this beautiful and bold shift, £120, from the Asos Salon range will make you stand out in a sea of pastels. Again, it can carry a few vintage looks - add a white pillbox hat, ladylike bag and kitten heels for a nod to the '60s, or go all out for Gatsby in metallic T-bars, fringed clutch and headdress.
What oufits do you have planned for upcoming weddings? Are you going for a particular vintage era?
I'd love to hear your tips!
P x
Great vintage loving minds think alike! Oh my goodness, I swear, about five days ago I was thinking this would make for such a fun blog topic, and here your posts appears (I haven't written on on it myself, though I may still in the future). Very cool timing and such a lovely post. We don't have any weddings on the agenda this summer (unfortunately - I love weddings!), but I'd definitely be wearing vintage to them if we did.
ReplyDelete♥ Jessica
That ASOS dress is really nice - so often fancy styles have plain backs, which is really boring.
ReplyDeleteI hate trying to dress for weddings, I always get it wrong. I have a turquoise lace shift dress that makes me look like a hippo that I wore for the last two; I just keep thinking of an Egyptian faience hippo that I saw in the British Museum and telling myself turquoise hippos are cool!