On Friday Mr Chick & I had been married for 5 years.
To celebrate we’d decided to head off to Cambridge for the night on the train for a nice romantic dinner and an overnight stay in a hotel.
I’d been a little stressed about finding something to wear. I don’t have anything that really makes me feel like a Princess or I haven’t worn a 1000 times already and I couldn’t really afford to buy anything new. Then on Thursday night I headed down to the Poppy Valentine Sale evening, and while I was there, just on a whim, I tried on one of her Doris Dresses. It was a gorgeous vintage brocade fabric, and it fitted like a glove. I knew I couldn’t leave it behind and a few frantic phone calls later my Mum agreed to buy it for me as Christmas present. Thanks Mum!
❤ Dress - Poppy Valentine ❤ Shoes - New Look ❤ ❤ Bag - Accessorise ❤ Pearls - Vintage ❤
In classic “horrible orange hotel room lighting” style this picture is a very odd colour, but its gives you a better look at the dress
And these are the not so elegant outakes!
If anyone would like to invite me to any more events where I can wear this dress I am desperately looking for more excuses. I also bumped into Claire from Poppy Valentine at the Little Vintage Lover Fair and got a sneak peek at some beautiful red vintage brocade she’s planning to make as a Christmas version of the dress (must start saving now!)
I’ll leave you with some little collages of pictures I took while in Cambridge. As you can see we enjoyed cocktails on the train from our homemade portable cocktail cabinet. I tweeted a photo of it on Friday. The writing on the ceiling is in the Eagle pub and was done by American Airmen during WWII using lighters (what terrible vandals!)
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You look so gorgeous and yes I see princess, what a fab dress very festive with a stole in December.
Glad you had a lovely time.
Yes, I thought it would look lovely with a fur stole.
Now I just need a fur stole!
You look lovely that Dress was made for you and Happy Anniversary.
Thank you!
You look so gorgeous in that dress, I’m not surprised it makes you feel like a princess. The colour goes wonderfully with your hair and complexion too.
The dress suits you so well. I understand why you couldn’t leave it behind. It’s one of those pieces you’ll love forever
Happy anniversary!
Yay for moms and early Christmas gifts! That’s how I got my Fluevog boots
The dress is astounding – it looks like it was made for you! And I actually quite like that first outtake pic – it reminds me of one you’d see on Shorpy.com or myparentswereawesome.tumblr.com – one of the vintage photos sites
ha ha! Thank you!
wow, where do I start? such a wonderful dress! and I’m loving your hair right now sooo much.
And in the very last picture, in the train, you are STUNNING.
Lovely post
Gosh, so many nice things
Thank you!
Happy Christmas sweetheart. The dress looks lovely on you xxxx
Thanks Mummy
D
I see chic princess! You look so glamorous!
I love this. You look so retro, its amazing! Your hair in that last photo is gorgeous. I’ve always wanted to do something like that with my hair, but I don’t think it’s possible.
I am following!!!:)
xoxo
Happy Anniversary!
That dress really is something special, what a wonderful find xoxo
Congrats to the two of you!
You most certainly look like a princess. Gorgeous!
x
Oh Retrochick!!!! You look awesome!!!! I love your Poppy Valentine dress!!! I am so jealous!!!! You look so beautiful as ever! Thanks for sharing these pics. Love them, love them!!!
You really look gorgeous in that dress!
Happy anniversary then!!!
I also love your hair colour, which goes along with your new dress
!!!
B.
P.S. What is the lipstick you were wearing? I like its red!
You look amazing, and I LOVE the idea of a portable cocktail cabinet. Got to get me one of those
Happy anniversary! the dress is gorgeous!
That dress looks amazing on you – what a perfect fit. Happy anniversary.
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I can’t even start to explain how much I want a portable cocktail cabinet after reading this!! I *need* one!!
What cocktails did you make?!! can we see more pics of the cabinet? ohhh how fabulous. Having had a bit of a nightmare train jorney at the weekend I can’t tell you how much a cocktail on route would have helped!
a-hem….excuse the over excitement….
Wow you look fabulous! What a wonderful dress, I really love the colour, the cut and the pattern!
OMG! What a co-incidence… I just read another vintage (bridal) blog and saw some Poppy Valentine and thought ‘I must go there next time I’m in Norwich’… and then stumbled upon this! It must be fate! What a devine shape, Doris is an amazing dress.
What a beautiful dress. You look wonderful. And happy, very belated, anniversary.
-Andi x
What a beautiful dress, you look absolutely stunning! Congratulations x