I found this pristine, handmade red silk velvet dress thrifted at Goodwill on E. 23rd for 9.99, two weeks ago (along with the A.P.C. jean jacket revealed earlier on my W_R, and some other great items)!
The insides are as gorgeous as the outside! It has a hot pink grosgrain ribbon reinforcing the crisp pleating...is this an Anna Sui sample from the early 90s, or a 60s tailor-made frock?
I have images burned into my memory from an early 90s Seventeen magazine spread, featuring a young Sophia Coppola, Zoe Cassavettes and Donovan Leitch frolicking around a New York rooftop, wearing a very velvety, 60s music-influenced collection by Anna Sui. I so wanted to be them!
This is the type of dress I knew right off the bat wasn't the boif's style -- and not the style of a lot of people. It's a dress I adore strictly for my own reasons, and wear to please myself. I know it's said a lot in women's mags, etc. that women dress to impress other women, and not men, but there's something to expelling all concern for what other people think and being yourself.
2 comments:
oh yeah! Why dress for everyone else? I mean there is a time and a place for somethings... I'm not suggesting you show up at a business meeting in a leather cropped bustier because you woke up feeling a little "leather", but THAT is a classy dress! It must feel AMAZING on! silk velvet?!!!! oh yes!
Yes, D! This dress is so pretty and well -structured..a treasure for no one but yourself. I have pieces like this, also, but I've not wanted to even share them in blog-land or photos...Still, they serve a good purpose.
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