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Monday 13 May 2019

The Elixir of a Eternal Youth - or Mutton?




Hello my sweet flowers! 
It's spring, don't you know?!!
I feel like I'm coming alive now that spring is well and truly here.  Does the coming of warmer months do that to you too?

I'm clearly not a winter person and that manifests in my attitude and niggly health problems in the colder months. Then give me a little run of sunny blue-sky days, a jade sea and a garden filled with chatty birds and I am a totally renewed person.  Body and spirit feel 10 years younger.


You know, I might just stretch that to 40 years younger because I I'm finding myself drawn to fresh summer dresses which are very similar in style to those I wore in the early 70s.
And when I dress the part, I am the part!  I'm 23 again, and feeling that young, free spirit vibe.  
Attitude is a big part of the battle on that long and inevitable slide into old age and if a simple sundress keeps me on a positive high for a few months of the year, well that's just got be better than anything that comes in a blister pack eh?!


I'm even styling my dresses as I did in my early 20s.


I'm finding these rejuvenating dresses in Primark, of all places.  Here's a short video of my initial try on - it's only 4 minutes long and it plots out the beginning of my summer dress journey, so please take a peek at it.

So my latest dress find is this pretty blue and white affair.


Great news.  The Photographer declared this dress a keeper!


And I feel young and fancy-free in it,


so it's a keeper with me too.

I feel like a spring chicken in it, and he gets a "younger" wife - winner winner, spring chicken dinner, YAY !!


Worn with a jean jacket, the essential transitioning item, is just adding to the 70s vibe I'm getting from this dress. 


It's a style that spans the 40s and 50s too, IMO, and these are style decades that I have always been drawn to.

 What do you think of those style eras?
Do you have a style decade that makes your pulse race?!


I teamed my frill-hem sundress with gold sparkle espadrille wedges, a shoe style that also spans the 40s-70s and now back again here in the teensies.  
Heavens, this outfit is like looking at fashion standing still !


The jeans shirt is another overlay I was glued to in my 20s.  However, a denim shacket doesn't work as well as the jacket, as it throws the proportions out of sync, rule of thirds and all that. But you know, if I was racing out the door on a cooler day and my hand felt this on the dark cloakroom clothes rail, I'd have no qualms in going out in this duo either.  Yeah, I know, I'm such a rule-of-thirds-breaking anarchist eh?!


The buttoned sundress is made up in a beautiful soft toile de jouy fabric, a print style always guaranteed to get my heart pit-a-patting.  I like very few prints and toile de jouy is in my top 3.
Oh and the dress is fully lined.

I  shortened the straps for ease of wear, otherwise it would need a camisole or an arsenal of safety pins to keep me decent!


So if you too want to put a 20s spring into your 60s step, then head on down to your nearest Fountain of Youth, a.k.a Primark.
And take £15 with you, for that's the ticket price to turn back time!



Now, you'll see in vid that I bought another summer item on my pilgrimage to the FoY emporium, which I thought I'd slip in at the end of the week, so please pop back on Friday and see what else is making me feel 20 again.



I leave you with a couple of questions.
Is wearing styles that you wore 40+ years ago considered muttonish?
And is it so wrong to want to wear styles you wore back then?



A la perchoine,
Mary x.









16 comments:

  1. The dress is stunning Mary. Loved the video and I've subscribed. Looking forward to more on film xx

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    1. Aww thanks, Laurie! I’m trying to do a few starter vids WHEN I remember! You reminded me to do one today, so thanks for the prompt.
      Hugs, x.

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  2. What a pretty dress on you! I love blue and white together and that denim jacket is a keeper just like you! Glad TP gave it the thumb's up as well. I know warmer weather can really do wonders for a person, I'm so glad your spring weather is there and you are basking in it's glory! I'm headed to watch the video now!
    xo,
    Kellyann

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    1. Hope you enjoyed the video, I’m a rookie!
      I’m so pleased with the dress-find.
      Hey, living in Florida must have you basking in the sun’s glory pretty much 365!
      Hugs my dear, x.

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  3. What an adorable dress Mary, it looks terrific on you and with the denim jacket! No, I don't think dresses worn in previous decades are muttony. It's how you wear and style them that counts. xx

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    1. Thanks Gail. Yes , if they’re not styled with a desperation to attempt a 20 year old’s style but care is taken to give it an older lady’s twist, then it works .
      Hugs, x.

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  4. That dress looks fantastic! And what a lovely voice you ve got!

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    1. Thank you Nancy, you are so kind, I think my voice is old and croaky!
      Hugs, x.

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  5. Very pretty dress. I love blue and white, so very fresh and summery. Only £15??? I wish we had a Primark up here! I think I prefer the jean jacket to the denim shirt with it though.

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    1. Thanks Jay. We don’t have a Primark on the island so it’s a treat to search out a few bargains like this when I’m in the UK. Hope you find one in your area.
      Hugs, x.

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  6. Love that dress! It looks fab with your denim jacket, and also with the shacket. Go you - rule breaker!

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    1. Thanks Linda, everything goes well with a denim jacket but blue and white is one of my fave combos. And YAY, let’s break some rules!
      Hugs, x.

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  7. Loving the dress, PP. So summery and so you!! Mutton-ish, lamb-ish... These days I wear what I feel comfortable in without regard for whether it is fashionable or not. Always comfort over fashion for me and still managing to look good, in my humble opinion of course.xx

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    1. (Funny, thought I'd already replied but who am I to argue with Blogger!)
      Hi Dutchie, thanks for saying it's so me because that's what I think too and you do know me so well so the two of us MUST be right! And sweetie, you are ALWAYS stylishly dressed and looking good!to
      Happy Sunday hugs. x.

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  8. I enjoyed your video! The dress is lovely; so pretty and fresh and it looks great with the denim jacket. I liked it with the denim shirt, too!
    xxxx

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    1. Oh Vronni, so pleased you enjoyed me talking through my new buys. Perhaps the dress looks good with amy denim, full stop!
      Hope you're having a wonderful weekend, x.

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