5.10.2011

Diaries of a Pastoral Fashionista: Garage Sale Edition

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I adore garage sales.
And now I have one more reason to love them.
THIS DRESS!
This dress is now my favorite piece of clothing.
The cost: FREE! Truly. Let me tell you the tale of the polka dot dress....

It all started out on a Thursday evening.

The Stewartville garage sales were beginning, and I thought, "Well, I have to stop at least one."
So I parked my car. I glanced around at all the amazing buys and chatted with the local newspaper reporter who was interviewing folks on the theme of "garage sales." Then, on a rack of clothing, I spotted an amazing vintage dress from the 1970s.

I said, "This dress is fabulous. How much would you like for it?"

The lovely lady said, "Just take it. No charge. I just want you to have it."
Immediately I began to imagine the limitless potential of this lovely garment!

Your turn: What's the BEST treasure you've ever discovered at a garage sale?

Favorite Dress

Dress 3

Belt Dress

9 comments:

  1. What a fantastic story and find! You look amazing.

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  2. Thank you, L! :) I hope you are well, beautiful!

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  3. That dress is perfect on you! Beautiful!!! and great story!

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  4. Emily, that is an adorable dress! If you ever get bored with it, you could hem it to just above/below your knee and it would look totally cute and swingy! Love it!

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  5. Thanks Amy and Sarah! Sarah, good idea about shortening it at some point. I would love to find a RED belt to wear it with, too. :)

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  6. Looks like it was tailored just for you! Love it.

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  7. You look amazing in that dress! with your skinny, belt-wearing waist of yours! =)

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  8. Looks like it was tailored just for you! Love it.

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  9. What a fantastic story and find! You look amazing.

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