As a person who loves fashion more than I love most humans, I cannot resist a gorgeous dress... that is until I see the price tag. Yes, it's true I scrimped and saved for months, but my dress fund is severely depleted and unlikely to replenish anytime soon while most of my income is being spent on the highly inflated prices of groceries and putting fuel in my car. Gas and groceries aren't the only thing with skyrocketing prices. I've noticed (I say "noticed" more like did a spit take with my herbal tea all over my laptop when I saw them) designer dress prices going up significantly as well.
So, while the world sorts itself out and I try to sort out my finances and simultaneously tighten my belt, I likely won't be buying many designer dresses for the foreseeable future. Fortunately there are some more affordable options out there like this Renaissance style rose print dress with corset lacing at the front of the bodice.
The pink and yellow ribboned floral print is divine and the puff sleeves would send Anne Shirley herself into a delighted squealing fit. The material is lightweight but not see-through, and the dress is lined at the bodice and very wisely unlined at the skirt. I fear if they had lined the dress it would have been far too heavy to be practical.
The dress is long, but doesn't drag the ground, and thankfully so because I don't entirely know what to do with a cotton ballgown. Even the Autumn French Puff style dress that I made myself is somewhat impractical based on it's length and weight. But, this dress is quite nice for summer and I'm sure I can layer it up a bit for the cooler months as well.
This dress comes in straight sizes only and I think it runs a bit small because I ordered a small instead of my usual XS and it fits fairly well. This dress cost a mere $30 and I must say that if this is what scaling back on spending looks like, I'll do it with a smile on my face, because in this dress, saving never looked so good.
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