Thrifty Thursday: Dotted Floral Dress

Remember how I boldly declared that fun green wrap dress my favorite thrift find of all time? Well that was before Dottie came into my life.

I have long had a penchant for dots of all kinds: polka, dalmatian, leopard- I’m really an equal opportunity dot lover. This gem caught my eye and frankly, at $7, it wouldn’t have mattered if it was 14 sizes too big or too small- it was going home with me. But wouldn’t you know- it fit perfectly.

I’d like to take a moment to put it out there that I kiss a lot of proverbial frogs in my quest for fun clothing at thrift stores. I leave empty handed a lot. I buy things that need to be mended or re-sized a lot. The main reason I find fun stuff is that I go look- a lot. It’s a hobby and feels like treasure hunting which is the only reason I do it so much- to have fun! I understand this is not normal- that’s OK! I would never claim to be.

Yes I know my elbows shouldn’t bend like that but they do and that’s all I have to say about that.

The Outfit

Brand: Rickie Freeman for Teri Jon (quite a mouthful!)
- I wasn’t familiar with this brand before, but it’s still in production and new clothes sell at Lord and Taylor, Bloomingdale’s, Neiman, Nordstrom, etc. for hundreds of dollars. We’re talking $300-$500. Even the vintage stuff sells for over $100 in many cases on Poshmark, eBay, and Etsy. And obviously I wants them allllllll.
Cost: $7
Vintage: 1980’s, dontcha think?
Time: Dry clean only? I laugh in the face of DCO. I took a walk on the wild side and gave it a quick wash, hung it to dry, and gave it a fluff in the drier. I didn’t even have to iron it!! That’s when you know it’s true love.
Time to put on: 5-7 minutes because the back BUTTONS up. I know that zippers existed in the 80’s, because I existed in the 80’s. I was there, and there were zippers.
Accessories:
- Calvin Klein shoes on sale at DSW with Hobby Lobby clip on poms
- Renegade Cluster bracelet by Stella and Dot (one of my newest obsessions)
- The glammest earrings OF. ALL. TIME. that my sweet sis got me for my bday (Date Night Drop Earrings by BaubleBar).
  - When I found these online I misjudged their size by a factor of 2 thinking they were small rhinestones and about 2” long… but now that I have them they are exactly the right amount of fun! Be warned, though- they’re heavy little mofos.