Did you hear that? That was the sound of my true dork shining through.
In other words, my princess voice.
Didn’t know I had one?
Yea, me neither. I’m lying. I’ve always known. Well, until I screeched a certain cartoon-princess-mermaid’s theme song throughout our house.
Wearing this dress. Which I also wore to lunch. And to run errands. With my spouse.
Repeat after me.
My husband is a saint.
I adore this dress so much. It is Free People’s Sweet Lady Maxi and it is currently on sale for $50. It is see-through, so it does need to have a slip underneath it. I find this a benefit, not a hindrance, because I love layering slips under dresses.
The slip is Free People’s Tulle Maxi Slip. I have had it for over a year and I wear it underneath stuff all of the time.
I want to try my new yellow slip with this dress, as well.
And, just in case you don’t believe me when I tell you I’m a dork.
Because why would you?
I’ve never always given you cause to think that.
Below is a picture I took of me holding…
What I am pretending is a lily pad.
Because, why wouldn’t I?
Laaaaaaaaaaa!
* P.S. I shared this on The Pleated Poppy!
Didn’t you post a model shot of this dress a little while ago? On the model it was “meh”, on you however, it’s STUNNING! I can see why you like it now, that shape is gorgeous. And hey, who can blame you for feeling like a princess? It’s such a discreet outfit, it’s like “Undercover Princess”! Can’t wait to see you style this with a yellow slip, not to mention your entire bundle of layering necklaces! 😉
Thank you so much Gwen! Ha! I love it: “Undercover Princess,” especially since I was channeling an underwater one! : ). I love the idea of a multitude of layering necklaces with it. I cannot wait to try that! Ooohh! Maybe some turquoise ones. Thanks for the ideas!
Have a great Thursday!
Jenni
Love the lily pad!!!! Such a cute dress! How tall are you? I’m 5’6″ & I have a hard time w/maxis! Which is weird. I’m pretty average in height. Maybe it’s just a shoe issue…oh…more shoes…
🙂
Thank you, Lyn. I am 5’6″ too! So, this would be the length for you as well. My boots I am wearing with it are two inches, but it is short enough, I will pair it with silver sandals this summer. Hope that helps! : ). I have a post about my great deal on shoes going up next week! I am starting to get into them. I never really paid them much attention before!
Have a super week!
Jenni
I unfortunately have spent way too much attention to shoes in my lifetime. (Unfortunate for my checking account, not for my soul…)
Ha! And, I, dresses. Oh, the poor account! ; ). I do love a bargain! : )
Sweet dreams!
Jenni
When I was in Copenhagen last year, I saw the Little Mermaid statue and I really really really had to stop myself from belting out “Part of Your World.” My travelling companions probably would have abandoned me on the spot.
I love that last photo of you, so adorable. 🙂 (Hope you don’t mind me calling you cute. :))
Thank you Rachael! You can call me whatever you like! Hey, I called you “sexy,” earlier in the week. : )
Also, I would have sang those lyrics right with you! How fun! Except, I am always singing the “I want more…” song. Cause that one is true to life. ; )
I hope your week is fun!
Jenni
So pretty! Love it with the slip too! And that color is perfection on you!
Thank you Jessica! I appreciate that! After seeing those boots on you, I have incorporated them into my last two outfits! I needed that inspiration.
Thank you!
Have a splendid Thursday!
Jenni
You look just like a lovely princess in that dress! So pretty & I love the tulle slip, love tulle so much! I would be singing like a princess too, bc that’s how I am as well! No wonder we’re friends! 🙂
Thanks so much for your sweet comment about my cancer, oh that sounds so strange to say! It was so nice to read. I know it will be fine & the surgery is very specialized for facial skin cancers, has the highest success rate of all treatments for skin cancer (99%) & the most minimal of scarring. So that’s all good news.
Thanks again for always leaving comments, I love hearing from you & following your blog as well! You’ve got wonderful style!
Rebecca. (I keep meaning to figure out my pic for this, but my iPhone & iPad wouldn’t let me upload it, so I’ll have to get on the old, slow computer & my google I’d never let’s my comment post I think bc of the email address & website lines, weird!)
Thank you so much Rebecca. I appreciate that.
I appreciate the update. I just hope it all turns out well. I know how scary this must be. I just wish it were not happening. : (. I am glad that you have an expert to do it and to look at it. That, at least, must be some peace of mind.
Hmmm. I have that before about comment leaving. I need to create a test account and try to leave a comment. I have no idea how it looks when it is not from my dashboard. That might be a good thing to know! Sorry about that!
Thinking of you. I hope your week is peaceful,
Jenni
I think that’s a really pretty dress! I also think you deserve to run out the house/ town in a pink flowy dress pretending that you are a princess. I think that’s what pretty dress are for! 🙂
Thank you Merrie! You know what? You are absolutely right! That is what pretty dresses are for! Thank you for that reminder! : )
Have a lovely Thursday!
Jenni
Yay for dorks! I am one too! Life is much more happy and fun if you can run around and be super duper silly and not care what anyone thinks. This is how I made it through high school unscathed. Woo Hoo for dorks! And pretty princess dresses! You really do look like a modern fairy tale princess!
xo
I agree Cynthia! I have always felt the same way. I never thought of it, but perhaps that is why high school was easy for me, too. I just did whatever I wanted without fear of consequence. Life is easier when you are just yourself!
Thank you for the compliment! So sweet! : )
Sweet dreams!
Jenni
you are too stinkin cute! i love how ethereal this look is. kind of reminds me of something stevie nicks would wear, although, she’d probably wear it in black
xo jac
thesunshinedistrict.blogspot.com
Thank you Jac! Ooooh! I love Stevie Nicks. And it does come in black for her!
Thank you again! Have a fabulous Friday!
Jenni
Um, as I’m sure you predicted, I would like to rip this dress off of you and keep it for myself. Please and thank you. Can I just say Free People screwed up by not making the slip and dress a single piece? Because they are perfect together. You look like The Princess Bride. And it is in my favorite color. And I am so so jealous. You don’t even know. I’m not sure I can bear to look at how perfect this dress is and how beautiful you are in it. Thank you. For ruining my life. lol
<3 Liz
http://www.withwonderandwhimsy.com
Ha! You made me laugh so hard at this! It is pretty thin material, so I imagine it is pretty rippable, too! I actually like the pieces separate only so I can use both of them separately with different things. But it would have been much easier had they come together. Especially since I am always misplacing the straps to that slip.
Thank you so much for the compliments! I appreciate them! : )
Have a super Friday!
Jenni
That dress is wonderful, I would feel like a Medieval princess wearing that out to run errands….MORE PEOPLE should feel like Medieval princesses while out running errands. Ugh, you just made me think about a dress I used to own when I was a teenager that made me feel that way but that I sadly have NO IDEA where it is.
Thank you! And darn that you do not know where that dress is! That is how I feel about a dress I used to wear that was my mom’s from the seventies. I wish I had it now! I hope you find yours!
Thank you again! Have a great weekend! : )
Jenni
Beautiful dress. I love clothing that appeals to the imagination…
I love musicals. Often I have a superimposed reality playing in my head where people burst into song and dance.
This is 100% a princess dress! It definitely makes me think of Frozen, Cinderella, well just about every disney princess. And I love it with the slip underneath – I just assumed that it came that way because it looks so perfect!
Thank you so much Ashley! I have not seen that movie yet, but it is coming from Amazon tomorrow. My kids have all ready seen it, but I cannot wait to sit down with them and watch it anyway!
Thank you again! Have a delightful week!
Jenni
Aww… it really is such a beautiful dress!
xo
~Chantilly
Thank you Chantilly! I appreciate that! : )
Have a sweet week!
Jenni
That’s adorable! It’s like a unique twist on a maxi & I love that color on you. I keep loving all your posts I find on Pleated Poppy. Thanks for stopping over last time. I’d love it if you checked out my post this week when you have a minute.
Thank you so much! I do love to wear a fun flowy dress now and again! : ). I will definitely pop over! Thank you again!
Have a lovely week!
Jenni
Oh my goodness, I may have gasped a little bit when seeing that beautiful dress! I’m a huge sucker for anything feminine and romantic, and I adore that color!!! 🙂
~Kelly
http://www.leafynotbeefy.com
Thank you Kelly! The color is what sold me, too. I did not even know clothes came in that color until this year. So excited to find it!
Thank you again! Have a lovely weekend!
Jenni
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