Not to be that girl, pun intended, but I was Twee before it was a term. Before Bernie Dexter had a brand, and looong before Jessica Day set my heart aflutter with her dress/cardi combos on New Girl. Before it was called "Twee" it was just loving vintage and wearing 1950s/60s dresses with cardis and flats or full skirts with a cute button down and some canvas tennis shoes. My muses were Marlow Thomas and Audrey Hepburn to name a few, and I adored that style era so much, I sought out vintage pieces (none of which ever fit my modern frame) and even tried to track down vintage sewing patterns so I could make my own (also very unsuccessfully at first). However, thanks to fellow vintage lovers like Bernie and Jess, these styles became far more mainstream and easier for me to find rather than having to try to create my own from old sewing patterns, or risk destroying my true vintage pieces with overuse. And for that I am forever grateful.
It's always fun when two icons I love intersect and a Bernie/Jess combo has to be the ultimate in vintage/twee fashion. While I don't personally own the exact dress in question, I do own a version that released at the same time and with the extra bows and flourish, I think it's even better.
For some reason, this particular Bernie/Jess dress hasn't really lost any of it's value over time. Whereas I paid about $50 for mine, this other style still routinely list for $150-$200. It's lovely, to be sure, but I suspect most of the value is in who wore it and when. Can't say I blame them for that.
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