Today's post comes courtesy of two words which seem unavoidable this time of year, 'Spring Clean.' An antidote to the Summer, Autumn, Winter hoard-fest which is the life of a vintage lover, we too have had a look at our wardrobe and thought, 'enough is enough.'
Leaving no stone unturned, we tackled the shop recently. Having seen better days, we decided a little spruce-up would do a world of good to the stock room [NB: we use the term 'room' rather sparingly. Probably more accurate in terms of size, the term 'Stock Coffin' unfortunately carries too many negative connotation. Besides, I quite love the little room, having all the logistical sorcery of a clown car for storing so much in so small a space!] Whilst banishing all bad feng shui, we uncovered a little gem from long ago....
Unearthed was nothing less than a lovely seventies polka dot day dress.
Looking around The Vintage Wardrobe, we've clocked-up a fair amount of dots, be they big and bold or black and white. Permeating every decade, there's something we like about them....
As pictured in the Oscar de la Renta gown below, there can be something ultimately elegant about dots, equidistant from their brothers and sisters on a garment - a million miles away from their reputation as "fun" [the word makes me shiver!] adornments on eighties circle skirts or fifties dresses. Pop them on a pencil skirt or blouse and you've got a garment that means business.
Looking back to our original find, there's something in the colouring of red, white and blue [oh how patriotic!] that we loved, alongside the placing of the dots. Mirroring the sixties trend for atomic furniture, there's something molecular about the dress, the dots bouncing of the lapels and belt, conjuring the thought that it only stays still when your eyes are on it.
Whether you think we're absolutely dotty for loving prints like this, there's no denying that they're only on the up in A/W 11 [did you see the Marc Jacobs show? It was practically a living dot-to-dot from one end of the catwalk to the other!] Just like the leopard, we at VW won't be changing our spots come Autumn.
VW x
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