17 March 2007

Wishlist addition.


En route to finding L the wardrobe staple no other DC woman is more qualified to sniff out - a for-work black pencil skirt - I happened to fall straight into the soft cotton arms of this absolutely stunning plunge-neck Catherine Malandrino eyelet dress with floral-appliquéd bust and embroidered, cutout hem.

Even though on a good day it's still $150 out of my price range, even though it would cost me another $30 to have Alecia let out the bustline a half-inch, and even though it would require me to find an occasion worthy of its debut, I am seriously considering offering this let's-take-the-train-to-Penn-Station-on-a-summer-whim confection a place not on my wishlist wishlist but on the much more exclusive it-might-actually-happen wishlist.

What is it about this dress that makes me seriously consider cutting out groceries, not buying a much-needed new pair of running shoes and swearing off any iTunes downloads until 2008?

To start, it's the personification of summer. As soon as I slipped it on and L zipped me up as best she could - the "ladies" wouldn't allow a perfect fit - I felt a series of simultaneous transformations take place.

I felt like a woman who had nothing better to do than find the perfect summer sandals to go with her perfect summer dress.

I felt like a spoiled rich princess who, in celebration of finishing her Ivy League education and thus activating her windfall of a trust-fund, decided she would fly her three best girlfriends, her dog and herself to the Amalfi Coast for a long weekend of "earned" vacation.

I felt like I should be walking down a warm, breezy sidewalk opposite the Park on the Upper West Side, soaking up the be-freckling sunshine and counting the hours until my lov-ah would leave his office and meet me for pre-dinner antipasti and pints of Stella at Fiorello's.

Basically, I felt like this but tanner and with a much better dress:

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Uh, I didn't get past that picture...did you write something?

Melissa said...

You look bulimic *and* anorexic, nicely done!

Anonymous said...

That dress looks way better on you than on the Revolve model. Where's your pretty face, though??

Anonymous said...

That clip made my day. I felt like a middle schooler again!

And that dress is gorgeous on you. Save the money, you brat, and get it before it's gone!

Anonymous said...

Seriously, you are lookin' a little Nicole-like up top. And contrary to what you might think, it's not necessarily a good thing!

Eat some pizza and drink some beer, girl!

Anonymous said...

Love that dress. It comes in black, too, but alas, they're both out of our prices ranges :-(