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LBD

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Dress: Bravissimo (Pepperberry)

Boots: Duo Boots

 

I’m not quite sold on this dress from Bravissimo. It’s made of a good quality fabric, and is fully lined. The length is good (though shorter than I’d anticipated) and the little pockets on the hips were a pleasant surprise.

It’s much more dowdy than I’d expected though, and – surprisingly for a Bravissimo/Pepperberry dress – it’s quite unflattering around the bust. On the Pepperberry website the neckline looks much more open, showcasing collarbones and the hint of cleavage. In reality the dress is extremely modest. To its detriment I suspect. The sleeves are also an awkward length, and I found the belt that came with the dress pretty ugly (just a personal thing) and decided to swap it out for something more classic.

Ah well, you win some you lose some, and at least it was on sale.

Alice’s Adventures In Bookland

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Blouse: Bravissimo

Dress: Nina Kay

Tights: We Love Colors

Shoes: Wittner

Belt: City Chic

 

I’ve lost track of the number of people today who told me that I looked like Alice, which threw me for a loop until I realised that I was unintentionally channeling the cover of Random House’s “Vintage” version of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”

 

Book people. Aren’t we a stylish lot?

If you quite fancy a pair of your own sit tight, because We Love Colors is just about to have free shipping to Australia – I’ll pop the details up on here as soon as it launches.

Meanwhile what I’m really excited about is my new shirt from Bravissimo (or Pepperberry I suppose it is now). This actually isn’t the outfit to showcase it in, but suffice to say that I finally did it: I found a plain white shirt that fits me perfectly. And the buttons don’t gape in the bosom department!

Now I’ve bought it I don’t know why I waited so long. I’ve been leery of Bravissimo’s clothes before but this is something they’ve REALLY done RIGHT. The quality’s ooookay, but the fit is HEAVENLY – slim in the body, the buttons don’t gape, it’s not voluminous in the arms and shoulders, it has just the right amount of room for my frontage. Did I mention the buttons don’t gape?

I’ll post a more obvious outfit shot of it later so you can see the miracle of Bravissimo/Pepperberry’s innovative tailoring, but suffice to say I am one happy, well-endowed little camper.