Vintage frock for a fun Dress Up Friday



Welcome to another dose of Dress Up Friday!

It's great to have you back again for Dress Up Friday. I love the excuse to get dolled up for this Friday feature and hope that you enjoy the results too. Today I'm wearing a vintage chiffon frock from Borghese by Toplet which was one of my first vintage buys when I started buying pre-loved fashion. The fitted bodice and drop waist style are form flattering and the generous skirt was showcased to its best in the breezy day.








The frock epitomises old fashioned glamour and romance.






Sunglasses are from Sainsbury's (old), rings are pre-loved and gold chain is from Primark (old).




These floral fabric shoes with gold high heels represent my most exciting Primark find over all the years I've been shopping there. I found them in the sale corner at the end of one summer and they were marked down to £5. They're the least Primark looking pair of shoes ever!




This is the perfect posing frock!




As of next week, Friday's will be a normal work day for me. The gallery re-opens for business on Monday with me holding the fort on my own for the first time ever. We'll be trading by appointment only with on-island clients being my priority. This weekend I'll be brushing up on my risk assessments, putting everything in place to make sure we all have a safe retail experience. If July 4th signals a return to your new working schedule I wish you good luck and keep safe!

                                                                                   Anna x

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  1. It almost looks like the shoes and the dress were made by a famous designer Anna. What a perfect match! Absolutely stunning xx

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    1. Cheers for that Laurie. It just goes to show that charity shopping and high street stores can still have that wow factor x

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  2. Gorgeous colours! Lise

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  3. Absolutly marvelous Anna! Super appearance… I'm struggling with the meaning of "frock". The translation I found describes something, you wear in the kitchen… Oh, no Anna! Don't do that. It's a dress to go out and let the super trouper lights shine on you!
    So, now I have a song in my ears from ABBA ;-)
    Hugs Susa

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    1. As a child my favourite frocks came out of the dressing up box and hence I still use the word now. To my mind, a frock is just another word for a dress :)

      And goodness, I'm so very partial to bit of ABBA too xxx

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  4. You look gorgeous Anna; the colour of this dress is so vibrant and the swishy skirt very flattering. What a great find along with the colourful shoes to match.
    I hope your working week ahead goes well and that you feel safe and protected. Enjoy. X

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    1. Vintage clothes are always so well cut and stitched giving a great lifespan to them. I'd like to think that this has given joy to previous owners too.

      Have a good weekend x

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  5. lovely! Lovely! lovely! the vintage dress is amazing....and goes so well with the shoes! xo eva

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    1. Wasn't that a lucky find and yes the shoes do look as if they were made to match x

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  6. That is a dress that lifts your mood! Gorgeous! It must be very exiting to finally open the gallery! Good luck!

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    1. You're so right - the dress really has the feel-good factor!

      Enjoy your weekend x

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  7. That glamorous vintage frock and those amazing Primark shoes - they are indeed very un-Primark - are such an incredible match. How exciting that the gallery will re-open on Monday! Good luck and take care, Anna xxx

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    1. Cheers Ann.

      It'll be lovely to welcome all of the familiar faces again!

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  8. Oh, what an amazing dress, Anna! I love the dropped waist on it - very flattering and so pretty on you.

    I hope you are having a good "last hurrah" before real life resumes! Good luck!

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    1. Thanks very much Sheila.

      I hope you're okay. I must pay you a visit soon. The guests arrived on Saturday and more on Sunday. Let the season begin!

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  9. lovely dress, so gauzy and fabulous in the breeze!, and love that you have the perfect pair of matchy shoes! and cool bijouterie and sunníes!
    besos

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    1. Thank you so much! Sometimes matchy matchy is okay isn't it x

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