Raise a glass to cocktail dresses #1
The first outfit of the project was pretty easy to put together from the stuff I have in my wardrobe and, if it wasn’t for the fact that I’ve sprained my ankle and had to rely on a walking stick topped with a large ram’s horn to get about, I wouldn’t have looked that out of the ordinary. The clashing florals are tame for Dalston and the loopy 40s-ish hairdo is par for the course. I removed the chunky brown belt instantly because the dress has a dropped waist – and I have yet to be convinced that tucking a scarf into your belt is in any way a wise thing to do. I attracted a certain amount of interest walking down the street, which I quckly realised was down to my dress having ridden up under my bag, revealing cycling-short-length Primark magic knickers and their associated bulges to the world. My camera is out of action today so I had to take these awkward photos on my phone. Pose imitation and photography skills to improve vastly, I hope.
Raise a glass
Reveal your arse
Conclusions:
- Mismatched prints – great. Add a rustic walking stick and the effect is entirely changed
- Tucking scarf into belt – why? Would Isadora Duncan have wanted this?
I've always found it funny when people write letters to the Guardian's Weekend magazine complaining that the recipe ingredients are too middle class and the fashion only looks good on thin people. After all, it's just a magazine. Or is it? I decided to follow its recipes, fashion and lifestyle advice as closely as possible, to see if the aspirations promoted therein can really be achieved by the average reader who is not especially wealthy, not necessarily model thin and is obliged to work regular office hours. This blog has no affiliation whatsoever with the Guardian but I link to the Weekend magazine website for the purposes of illustration. 
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