Wednesday 1 March 2017

In The Kitchen!

I saw this gorgeous dress come up "on sale" a couple of weeks just before Christmas, I decided I had to purchase it.  It was through A Classic Paradise also known as Tiki Swag and Shop VDM.
Because of the red, green and white colours, I actually wore this dress on Christmas eve.  As well as this dress being "on sale" for a great price, I also received free shipping to Australia - which was wonderful!
This dress is actually by Bernie Dexter and is called Kelly dress in kitchen print. I love the colours and print over this dress, with the retro kitchen appliances, utensils and crockery.
It's a shirt style dress with a gathered circle skirt, I wore one of my petticoats underneath to give it more shape and fullness. It's made from 100% cotton (has hardly no stretch), has hidden lipstick pockets and comes with a matching red belt.
The most favorite part of this dress for me personally is the zipper down the front - instead of buttons, it is such a great idea! I found this dress so easy and quick to put on (I didn't have to worry about doing up buttons) and very comfortable to wear.
Accessories Include:

Shoes from Bait Footwear
Wicker Handbag is from Pinup Girl Clothing
Double rose hair-flower from Daisy Jean Floral
Brooch is thrifted
Bangles from various boutiques
White hoop earrings from Revere Folie
This week's blog photos were taken in the kitchen at home.  I knew I wanted to take photos wearing this dress to share on my blog in a kitchen! There are actually some retro/vintage inspired appliances in the kitchen for example the oven and microwave. So I believe it made for a great backdrop for photos.
In other news my friend Michelle aka Vera Vamp and I had a busy weekend.  I asked Michelle if she could please help me take photos for my blog, as I had 6 dresses to take photos of! I'll actually start sharing these dresses on my blog next week....so please keep your eyes peeled for that!
This weekend I have the rest of the family staying at our place, so it should be a hectic but good weekend!

Until next time!
Miss Milla Cherry xo

13 comments:

  1. Super print, yes it has festive colours but with the light background you can wear it all through Spring and Summer. Very cute kitchen! X

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  2. Supercute! I like the front zip too, but I actually have never had a dress with a zipper like that. Bernie's dresses are unfortunately too short for my taste, and I think they are a bit overpriced too since they are just cotton dresses that aren't even lined.. But she uses wonderful fabrics that I reeeaally love!

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    1. Yes her fabrics are wonderful, totally agree with you there Alisa! :)

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  3. This dress is gorgeous! That's awesome that you got free shipping and it was on sale. It looks gorgeous on you, I love those shoes too. It sounds like you have been busy, looking forward to seeing all of your new outfits and photos x

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    1. Thanks so very much Kayla, yes am I'm looking forward to sharing the dresses on my blog! :)

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  4. You look lovely and I've always loved this dress :) I actually thought of buying it, but just like Alisa I'm just worried that it'll be too short on my 172cm frame. I wouldn't like having the waist right below my bust, but if it would fit where it should, I'd totally buy this even though it's not lined and is 100% cotton. I love the print and the shape, very pretty.

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    1. Oh thank-you. Yes I love Bernie's unique prints but maybe her dresses should be lined etc especially for the price of them!

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  5. Love this dress on you! And I love how you photographed it in your kitchen with all your vintage appliances. Such a cool kitchen! I have yet to try this dress cut but I love that it has a front zip!

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  6. I'm so happy to discover yoir blog thanks to coffee with the girls. I have the same dress and did a post on it last may on my blog http://retrorover-vintagedogs.blogspot.com/2016/07/vintage-outfit-post-mid-century-modern.html?m=1

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    1. Hi oh wow, I'll have to check out your blog! :)

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  7. This is one of my own most worn dresses. It looks great on you. I also love how easy to put it on; that there's no buttons to struggle with!
    Love those BAIT oxfords paired with the dress, too. I haven't tried out that BAIT style, as of yet.

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