French Storybook

 

Do I need a reason to wear a beautiful dress and wander the forest? Never. As someone with a vast Selkie dress collection, I tend to try new styles when they drop. I purchased this French Storybook dress last year for many reasons but mostly because I love this new (at the time) style. It's also a cotton dress so it's breathable and super comfortable. I've worn this piece several times now but I felt like it needed to live forever here on my blog.

Dress- Selkie

Shoes- Swedish Hasbeens

Hat- Amazon

The French Storybook dress is a pinafore dress with a puff sleeve top underneath... except they're attached to each other. The sleeves are big and puffy, there's a buttoned neckline with a collar and a voluminous midi skirt with a ruffle at the bottom and a self tie back. I tend to waffle between a size small and a medium but I decided on the medium. It fits really well but I think I would have been okay in a small as well. The print is called Night in Paris, which features gorgeous blooms and feathered friends: two of my favorite things. While this print is almost completely sold out, the French Storybook style is available in sizes XXS-6X in other ethereal prints.

This style is one of my favorite Selkie silhouettes. I would say it's perfect but it's missing pockets. Every dress wearing person needs pockets, right?! Hoping one day this style will include them so I can buy them all.

xoxo

Ashley

Butterfly

 

Happy spring to you all! I've been doing my fair share of hibernating here at home and this Unique Vintage dress inspired me to get out and enjoy the warmer weather. The butterfly print was perfect for this location: just to the left of me was a butterfly garden! As a responsible photographer and a lover of all living things, I opted not to photograph my outfit near those beautiful creatures to avoid disturbing them. I prefer to show my love for the butterfly through this gorgeous dress.

Dress- c/o Unique Vintage

Shoes- Lotta From Stockholm

Hat- Amazon

While this may seem like a simple sundress, there are so many small details to it. This piece features a self tied keyhole neckline, flutter sleeves, low scoop back with attached tie, deep side pockets and a back zippered closure. I tend to fluctuate between a size small and medium in Unique Vintage house brand clothing so I bargained and took a medium for my bust. To be honest, I wish I had picked a size small. Because of the low back I feel like I would have more proper support in the bodice with my smaller size. I love this silhouette but an additional drawback is having to wear a backless longline bra (which can be super annoying if worn for a long period of time). Overall, this dress is absolutely gorgeous but if I order it in another print I would definitely take my smaller size. This dress is available in sizes XS-5X and is offered in two other prints if butterflies aren't your thing.

xoxo

Ashley