Retro Chick Reviews: Style Me Vintage 1940s
April 10, 20155 Vintage Myths
April 15, 2015I *should* have worn shades!
On Friday afternoon I was going out for lunch and as the weather was so beautifully bright and sunny I decided it was the perfect opportunity to wear that fabulous Boden dress I bought in TK Maxx over the Easter weekend. I also decided it was the perfect opportunity to pop outside and get Mr Chick to take a few outfit photos before I went out, so off we popped. Except I underestimated exactly HOW beautifully bright and sunny it was and didn’t take sunglassses, so I am squinting like an idiot in all the photos!
I did look to try and find the dress online somewhere for you, but I couldn’t see it, it’s worth popping into a TK Maxx for a look though! They had a few Boden styles in when I went and I got a bit excited!
I also bought a ridiculous pair of peep toe shoe boots and I’m not actually sure why now. I tried them on in front of the mirror and felt a bit tall, and just a bit sexy in the stupid spiky heels, but now I’m wondering when on earth I am going to wear them, and what on earth I am going to wear them with. The heels on the shoes I am wearing in these pictures might look high and spindly, but they are NOTHING compared to the heels on the new shoe boots and I may well break an ankle.
I will experiment with them, but the dress, at least, is a total bright and summery win.
I wore the dress with these heels from Nine West, a vintage belt and a Betsy Hatter origami hair flower.
Nude heels (and I am aware that phrase may bring me up in some unsavoury Google searches) are a thing I was probably the last person in the world to realise were useful. They’re the sort of thing that fashion magazines are always waffling on about while I raise an uninterested eyebrow and buy shoes in black, red, brown, snakeskin, shocking pink, purple and whatever other colour I fancy and then never have any shoes to wear that match my clothes.
Then last year I bought this pair just because I liked the style, without even considering they might be the ubiquitous “nude heel” and then suddenly I realised I could wear them with anything and they were actually, a wardrobe staple, in a way that wibbly heeled peep toe shoe boots never will be, no matter how hard I try and convince myself.
♥ Dress- Boden via TK Maxx ♥ Belt – Vintage ♥
♥ Shoes- Nine West ♥ Origami Hair Flower – Betsy Hatter ♥
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Love your hair colour! <3
Thank you!
@Retrochick_uk @Bodenclothing you look gorgeous in that dress. I was looking at it in my TK Maxx and now regret not buying it!
You look beautiful, summery and full of vibrance. The dress is very pretty.
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It’s lovely to start seeing the bright colours of summer!
like it a lot! 🙂
I love Boden!
I think you may have just sold nude heels to me. I’m also a colourful-shoe buyer and struggle to find shoes in my vast collection that match a number of my outfits – which is why I always resorts to Dr Martens…
It was like a revelation! Oh, THAT’S why those stupid magazines are always on about them
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Such a pretty dress. You look lovely hun. Squint or no squint. Lol. X
TK Maxx can have some real finds – agreed! This weekend just past, I found a pair of Melissa pumps in there for the bargain price of £16.99. You can definitely say that made my day! I’ve also in the past found Marilyn Monroe branded shape and night wear… and I hear that sometimes BAIT shoes turn up in there too. I’ve never seen Boden before – you’re making me want to go back! And nude heels are definitely a wardrobe statement – once you’ve owned some, you never look back… they’re especially great with long midi skirts that can make your legs look shorter, due to their awesome leg-lengthening effect 🙂 CC x
Yes, I have some Melissa pumps I found in there too!
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The dress is lovely. I like wearing colorful dresses on spring, and so do you. And why not with such bright days.
Wow! That’s dress is beautiful and looks amazing on you! Those heels are perfect too – like you say, they go with everything. I must make a point of popping in to TK Maxx again soon 🙂
Such a beautiful dress! Too bad we don’t have TK Maxx in Australia!
I love this dress so much and need one in my life
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