Selkie is having a sale right now and there's this one dress that I want soooooo badly. But, here is a very hard truth: As much as I love Selkie Dresses, they don't love me back. I absolutely adore the prints, but Selkie's styles look truly awful on me. I know I'm not alone because I see so many Selkie Dresses for sale that are either "just tried on" or "only worn for photos." In a certain pose the dresses can look nice, but they're just not for regular wear.
Selkies are short where they should be long, and shockingly short where they could be tasteful mini dresses, extremely expensive for what more and more begins to feel like "fast fashion," poofy to the point of being overwhelming, and the size chart is baffling, and the list of complaints on the forums about dresses arriving defective and Selkie refusing returns keeps growing by the day. Oh, Selkie, WHY?!
The Ritz gown for example is perfect in every way except it's waaaaay to long to wear on a daily basis. The puff dresses have no waist, which most women need, so I thought I'd try this Royal Puff from a resale site. It has more of a waist and it's the right length, but it's 80% sleeves! I feel like I'm swimming in this dress.
And yet, I love several of the Spring 2022 collection prints. Love Them! So, I've been saving up to buy two or three when they release in a couple of months. I'm glad I paid attention during the fashion week release so I know about how much to save and now I have six months in which to work on saving. That's one of my strategies for buying pretty dresses is to save up for a few months until I can afford them because I don't do credit card debt and I can't have my family making sacrifices for my dress obsession.
In the mean time, I intend to do a little tailoring to this dress, because I have plenty of dresses that are for special occasions only and I don't need anymore. So, these sleeves have got to go and while I'm at it, I may take the entire bottom ruffle off my Ritz Gown too. These dresses shouldn't just be for photos
Shopping Info: Selkie Royal Puff in Cherry Blossoms from Poshmark
If you like, we can take a picture first and then modify it into a skirt that you can wear everyday if you are a person who really likes crafts
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What a wonderful suggestion! Contact me if you'd like to collaborate or do an unboxing/review of one of your beautiful dresses and thanks for reaching out!
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