"" FutureLint (I have nothing to wear!): Boot-scoot itchy

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Boot-scoot itchy


With the ridiculous three outfit posting yesterday, I totally forgot to post that I'm doing Sal's Summer Black-Out this week. Which is easy for me, since I don't wear much black, especially in the summer. I am not as gung-ho as Sal is though, I can't commit to it for the whole summer!

Not gonna lie, I totally wore cowboy boots today to hide the approx. 4,000 mosquito bites on my ankles....
Dress - thrifted and shortened
Boots - eBay
Bracelet - somewhere in Jamaica

This was sooooooo a mid-1990s stay-at-home-mom kinda dress... I hacked a ton of length off the bottom because I liked it's little collar and pleating. I think I'm gonna shorten it a few more inches but guh, I don't feel like blind-hemming it again. BUT! Only two more days of school and I'll have plenty of time for sewing projects. Hooray summer!

10 comments:

C said...

I just adore the rich color of that dress and the neckline details! And I am SO jealous that you have summer off!!!

What Would a Nerd Wear said...

okay i totally love this dress!!! if it's a stay-at-home mom dress, sign me up!! it's awesome. esp with the cowboy boots.
and i am totally mosquito-bitten as well. guess we're just sweeter than the rest of them...

Rad said...

Blind hemming? You're my seamstress hero! I have failed that project too many times now.
Love the dress and especially the boots. Is the dress sort of a chunky knit? The texture is really cool.
And sorry about the multiple mosquito bites!

Rebecca said...

That dress is cute, and I think it would look nice a little shorter. I am jealous of school employees with summers off!

Anna said...

Love the cowboy boots with the red dress!!

Congrats on two more days of work! I'm jealous, my preschool operates year round do no summers off for me.

Anonymous said...

Is blind hemming when you look the other way, hack off a few inches with some scissors and hope for the best? That's how I roll.

I love this dress to death - it's marvelous with the cowgirl boots!

Tabitha said...

Red is a fabulous color on you!

Lesa said...

School is out for us today---YES! Love the boots with the dress.

HollyElise said...

Love the dress! What a fantastic color!
Also, I join you in mosquito-bite-filled summers...
Apparently they like my pale white skin >.<

LyddieGal said...

Blind hems. Ugh. Doing them on the machine consistantly makes me think it would be easier to do by hand. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

The dress is cute shortened though, it's amazing what a hemline can do for a dress.

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