The Romantics

I've come to realize that I am nothing if not a dreamer, full of high ideals and hopefulness, thinking and expecting the very best of others, and very much asleep to reality until I slaps me awake.  And after a very long, bitter dose of the waking world, I have found that I am better off asleep and dreaming.

I suppose that's why I love my dresses and my photographs so much; they're all a part of the dream.  They are the world as I see it, the world as I create it, rather than the dreary old world as it truly is.

I am also a reclusive romantic, I'm afraid.  Craving affection but restrained by shyness, it's a torment in the real world, but a lovely thread in the tapestry of fantasy.

It seems like fate then that I would find my way to a dress like this, the Romantics Dress in the Unicorn Defends Himself print.  This print is itself a tapestry depicting a tragic mythology.  I wish the unicorn had its own anthology of stories like King Arthur but as far as I know, its stories, if there were any, have been mostly lost in the pages of time.

As far as dresses go, this one is unlike any other that I own in that it has two drawstrings at the front of the skirt to create a subtle or a grand swoop at your preference.  The only thing I have found somewhat puzzling is what to do with those strings.  

The strings drag the ground when the skirt is fully extended but once the skirt is drawn up, I was stepping on and tripping on them while I walked around Aldi in this dress.  I may end up just trimming them because I doubt I'll draw this skirt up often if ever and they don't need to be quite so long to function.

I have zero regrets about buying this dress or the Ritz in this print.  They're both lovely and I intend to wear them year round until they disintegrate because I adore the print that much.  This autumn collection has had some really nice pieces but this one speaks to me personally in a way that few others have, and this is why I am so obsessed with Selkie.  If you can get this dress, please do so, fellow dreamer.  You won't regret it.

Shopping Info:  The Unicorn Defends Himself Romantics Dress from Selkie and From Ivory Sheep