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What I Wore | A Deeper Shade of Blue

Overdyed Dress, Embroidered Fable Dress, Nursing Friendly, Free People Dress, Large Bust

Overdyed Dress, Embroidered Fable Dress, Nursing Friendly, Free People Dress, Large Bust

Overdyed Dress, Embroidered Fable Dress, Nursing Friendly, Free People Dress, Large Bust

WhatIWore: It’s a new day! A new season! So check out this new version of an old dress! In a solid attempt to perk up my mood, I decided a little DIY project was in order. I bought this dress years ago when I was pregnant with Felix. I also have it in black, which you’ve seen me wear a lot. This blue version? Not as much. The solution - a deeper shade of blue!

I had planned on doing a step by step DIY, but the resulting dress was not what I intended. I thought the embroidery would be a synthetic thread and stay white and the dress would be more navy. Turns out, I should have read the label instead of making assumptions, because this dress is actually rayon, not cotton. When I took it out of the washer I was pretty bummed out, but as it dried, I decided I actually like it a lot! 

So in lieu of a DIY, here’s this: buy some dye, read the instructions thoroughly and you’ll be fine. Or maybe you’ll make a mistake and it’ll still turn out ok!

When: June 21, 2017

What:
Shades: Karen Walker ‘Super Duper’
Dress: Free People, overdyed (more color versions here)
Sandals: Clarks (gift from a few years ago)
Bag: boutique in Hong Kong

Does anyone remember the good old days of WIW when I used to carry this bag all of the time? It’s one of the pieces I bought when I used to regularly work in Hong Kong and I bought it in a teeny tiny shop in Tsim Sha Tsui. I can’t remember what i paid for it, but it really needs to get back into use, don’t you agree?

Overdyed Dress, Embroidered Fable Dress, Nursing Friendly, Free People Dress, Large Bust

Overdyed Dress, Embroidered Fable Dress, Nursing Friendly, Free People Dress, Large Bust