Mary Van Notes

all photos by Juliana V. Ljubisavljevic

Tiffany Blue Lace Dress: c/o Shabby Apple
60s flower hat: 57th St. Antique Mall, Sacramento
sea foam blue lace trimmed socks: American Apparel
60s pastel blue and pink and yellow heel sandals: Haight and Ashbury vintage
vintage purse: found on the street in San Francisco

I was asked to review this vintage inspired dress from the new spring line Mad Hatter from the online store Shabby Apple.  If you read blogs, you’re probably no stranger to this site that features women’s dresses, maternity dresses, swimwear and even shoes.  This is my second dress from Shabby Apple.  The first I won on Diversions blog.  With the first dress I received I had to exchange it, and I have to say the exchanging process was super easy, and stress-free.  The service they offer is top-notch.

I had a hard time choosing which dress to review.  There are a lot of great ones in the Mad Hatter line like I’m Late! I’m Late! and Frabjous Day, but I picked the Alice dress because I don’t yet have a dress in that sea foam blue hue.  I was really happy with the fit, and the cute details like the scalloped lace hem and the grosgrain bow on the waist.  I was surprised that the bodice was also layered with the lace.  I wasn’t able to see that detail from photos on the website.  And strangely the dress had a lot of static maybe from the packaging it was sent in.  I should’ve washed it before the shoot, but I thought the static had somehow dissipated, but alas it was still there, and you can see the dress bunching in some of the photos.  I’m sure a wash will do the trick.  But I’ll have to check the website to see how to wash this dress because the dress does not come with a label stating how to wash.  I also couldn’t find information on where the garment was made.  Those are the only drawbacks.  I was pleased to get a tag printed on a square of muslin about how Shappy Apple donates a percentage of profits with Unitus, an organization that offers microloans to the world’s working poor.

It’s funny that the spring line is inspired by Alice in Wonderland and this shoot I did with Juliana was so magical.  I felt like I was in a wonderland myself.  That little house is a little playhouse on its own property boasting a sandbox, and a tree swing.  Inside the little house was a bed, and even what looked like a working sink and sliding glass doors to the back.  It will forever go in my memory bank of images for dream house.  AND I got to hold a little chick.  Spring is here, folks!  Shabby Apple is offering 15% off sitewide with the code HATTER.

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Tags: 1960s, dress

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