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dress - vintage, thrifted 

it was rainy november evening

last year

i was walking, to clear my head..

been rather stressed out back then

that last couple months of excavations were quite bad..

so.. i was walking

and then i saw this crazy print in a thrift shop window

i couldn't tell what the garment looked like

but the print made me smile

(and i wasn't smiling a lot back then)

so i had to see what it was

..

it was a dress

that was ridiculously small

i tried it on

well.. tried to try it on

and got stuck in it

in one of those 'mr bean' moments

took me some 5 minutes to free myself from it..

but i bought it anyways

it made me smile, after all

..

altering it wasn't an option

it's a beautifully made dress

(and i believe it's home made one, 

has only simple machine seams, and a lot of neat hand stitching
and handmade buttonholes too)

i guess it's from late 60's or early 70's

can't be sure, if someone has better idea, i'm happy to hear it..

it's made of that beautiful colorful wool fabric

(or some sort of wool blend

no way in hell i'm burn testing it to find out)

and fully lined

and has a matching belt

..

almost a year later i can finally wear it..

it's still a bit snug..
was made for someone with narrow shoulders
so no matter how much weight i lose,
it's never going to fit just right

but i can live with that

..

and it still makes me smile

..

mokosha