• Headpiece from GiantDwarf on Etsy
• Black chandelier earrings from URBN
• 1930s black dress with ruching details and red, blue and yellow flower print – Buffalo Exchange
• Black socks
• Garter from Norma Valentine
• Yellow Strappy shoes – Buffalo Exhange

I don’t know why my face read as sullen here, I had a fantastic day at work that involved jumping into a pile of stuffed animals and smothering my co-worker with a stuffed pink dolphin.
I’ve never been one for primary colors. Primary colors are not very often shown together in contemporary wear, and they carry the same connotations for me as when I wear navy/red/white. That is, when I wear those colors I feel like I’m dressing up to be patriotic or as a flag of some sort. The primary colors are childish and basic, which was always a bad thing in my mind… until this dress.

I very nearly did not buy this dress because I thought, “Ew, primary colors…that will never get worn.” There was also a 1/2 foot rip in the back of the dress. BUT I got it for half off (so, $8 total!), and I sewed it up the very same night I got it and it wears beautifully. The lace around the color was once black (my guess) but it has faded into a brown/purple. I love the little splotch daisy print and it gives me an excuse to wear all of my yellow accessories at the same time. Now if only I hadn’t sold my 1960s road stripe yellow bicycle last summer…

A-ha! Here is the smile!

Now to match the parking lot stripes: