I don’t know why but as August begins, for me, summer has already winded down and it’s time to get down to some hard graft. Ok, so I haven’t actually officially had a holiday nor do I plan on taking one but as my workload is about to increase ten fold in an awesome and exciting way, it will be bye bye to any form of relaxation I had hoped for…but hello hard graft which I actually secretly enjoy because I’m not a lounging-around kinda gal…
(Flower shots taken at my boyfriend’s nan’s house by the coast in Kent…the last time I truly relaxed…)
Not that the summer hasn’t instilled values of laziness in me. As I looked down at this dress I was wearing today, I realised that I have worn it more times than any other item in my wardrobe this summer… it might have something to do with the fact that it’s the emergency dress I keep at my boyfriend’s house and since his house has lovely high ceilings, a garden and a TV…well I have been bumming around there more than I planned to do. With various other cardis, t-shirts, shoes though, somehow I make the dress work for me and the fact that it is one of those HKD50 (about a fiver) dresses that I bought FIVE years ago when I was in Hong Kong just makes me laff and laff inside… a cheapie that I wear over and over again… I can’t alas say the same thing about a lot of my other cheapies. Still, when stern and sombre fashion is around the corner instructing you that you need to spend more on cut and style and be sensible with the recession and all… somehow my cheapie summer staple reassures me somewhat. That the ‘R’ word doesn’t necessarily mean I’m going to have to save for months for that one expensive buy that will see me through for years on end and that a cheap thrill still exists.
so pretty! i adore your style.
I find a lot of the time my cheap clothes end up being the most worn, whilst expensive things spend their time hanging in the wardrobe waiting for the right occasion. I thought this would end when I finished college and there was no longer the factor of art mess/ruining things to worry about, but the lure of the cheap and comfortable remains.
It’s a beautiful dress. Don’t you love it when something super-inexpensive turns out to be so valuable?
I really love that print! The colors are very fruit punch. :]
My closet is full of cheapies! ^_^ I love the pattern on that dress and your pictures are really nice. You look like the flower in the midst of the greenery!
I like/love the sleeves on that dress and the dress in general.
It’s so pretty! I’m a cheapie fan too (can’t afford anything else!), and your dress is adorable! (I love the sleeves, on first sight they look like a wrap/shrug of sorts, but it’s even cooler that they’re part of the dress).
i love how the cheapie item has gotten so much wear and stood the test of time. of course, you’re right in saying not all cheapies will last but it’s the nicest feeling of all knowing how much was spent on such a favourite
LOVE the dress and the photographs are beautiful!!
One of my favourites cheapies is a lovely red dress (not too bright nor shiny) that cost me about Bs. 15, something like $6 about 2 years ago. I hand.wash the thing in an attempt to prolong its life, so far so good.
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I love this dress, the colours, the style and it has a little sexy edge. Very girly and you wear it so well!
Cheap thrills are just one of the best things for people like me who loves to hoard clothes! Cheap thrills are inevitable and I love them.
green and pink all the way! your outfit matches your blog.