Outfitting || White Eyelet Maxi Dress

Posted on August 15, 2018

As I’ve blogged about last month, I’ve recently fallen in love with maxi dresses after having scoffed at them for years. When I first laid eyes on this gorgeous White Eyelet Maxi Dress I knew that I wanted it. I originally purchased it as my 30th birthday outfit.

Unfortunately, I dithered so long about buying it that it actually arrived after my birthday but that’s okay. I ended up wearing a fabulous red Lindy Bop dress. But once I had the white dress in hand, I knew that it was definitely one that I had to photograph for the blog as it was so fabulous.

It was part Anne of Green Gables, part 70s film interpretation of an Edwardian dress. And I love it. I had to have Sam re-assure me that it wasn’t too bridal, and once I was convinced of that fact, I wore it out of the house with confidence.

For this outfit, I paired it with my French straw shopper, which I’ve had for ages, as a sort of long-life shopping tote. But now that straw bags are completely en vogue, I’ve reclaimed it from the pantry for food shopping to my wardrobe for a summer accessory.

I’ve mentioned before that York is absolutely awash in incredible green spaces (with us living close to two of them the Knavesmire and Rowntree Park) but I ventured out to Rawcliffe Meadows for these photos. The Meadows covers 25 acres of land just north west of the city centre. It’s also semi-protected as it’s home to the reasonably rare Tansy beetle. (They are beautiful green beetles with a coppery shine. They are so pretty that Victorians used them as sequins – yikes!)

I took these pictures a few weeks ago, and my hair is already much longer than this. It’s only when comparing photoshoots that it reminds me a) of how fast my hair grows and b) I am due for a haircut again asap.