Claire is wearing a drop-waist pink floral dress [charity shop] and cream espadrilles with satin toes and ribbon [charity shop].
Covadonga is wearing a white-spotted pink apron [from a friend].
Looking like butter wouldn't melt today in a pink dress (it certainly would in this heat and all). This is a recently acquired item; I fell in love with the print on the hanger. It's all muted brights, if that makes any sense, as in they're not pastels but they're not vibrant colours, in a floral pattern. There's lily pads, cherry blossom, danglingly flowered vines and birds hidden among them; the print has a kind of Japanese vibe to it in the way the flowers are shaped and coloured, which is lovely.
The dress is lined and it's been handmade with care. When I pulled it off the rack, I originally thought it was too big, or that it had one of those bizarre 1980s drop-waists. It all turned out nicely though! I usually steer well clear from drop-waisted items, why would I bypass highlighting the smallest part of myself and opt for the widest instead? As my housemate put it, I love how they look on other people. However, this one seems to sit just right on my hips, and yet it's loose enough on top and in its lower pleats to be shapely and forgiving!
It's a summer winner, I feel like I'm in the 1920s!
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