I bought this dress 5 years ago, just after Chris & I were married. I was feeling particularly broke (we were finishing college at the time), but I was in need of some retail therapy. I went to DI & found this lovely gem in the little girl's section marked for $4. Bargain! I was especially excited about my find since there was a group of 3 hipster girls tearing through the women's dress section in search for (my guess) something equally awesome. My best guess is that this  is some sort of service uniform. It was an ugly tan - perhaps the worst shade of tan for my pasty white skin. I've worn this dress a few times, but only ever with tights or in the summer when my legs reach their darkest hue: fair (as opposed to glow-in-the-dark). It's a very utilitarian dress with pockets an elastic waist & button up top. I llike the mixture of masculine meets feminine & what drew me in to this dress in the first place were the red details. I can't seem to find a before photo of this dress, so I've used my photoshop magic to illustrate what the heinous tan did to my skin. Yikes to the Yikes power. I just dyed it with some liquid Rit - I mixed scarlet & brown together & got a beautiful light maroon. I'm really happy with the results & that you still get to see the original pops of red. What do you think?

Also, I just got my boots back from the cobbler today. I had them shined & resoled. It's amazing the difference that that makes. I'll actually be able to wear these gorgeous babies during the winter & not slip all over myself. So worth the $30, especially considering they cost a whopping $8 to begin with. Dye provided by Rit Dye.