Thursday 9 August 2012

O.O.T.D: Trying to Catch Some Butterflies































 The Deets:
Dress: Vintage
Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell
Glasses: Rayban

Here's the little ensemble I put together to go to the Butterfly Conservatory.  I read that butterflies are attracted to bright, saturated colours and floral patterns, and this was the best I had. Turns out that butterflies actually prefer pale colours and don't give a damn about patterns, but there you have it! 

I bought this dress a couple months ago from a vintage shop in Toronto.  The second I saw it on the racks I fell in love.  It's a great deal louder than most of the stuff I own, so I was a little afraid to buy it, thinking I might nt wear it much.  Truthfully, this is only the second time I've worn it out, and only the first time I've worn it out all day, in public (last time I wore it to the theatre, which doesn't count!).  I got a couple weird stares, but no worse.  I just put on my best "don't give a fuck" face, and lived my own damn life. 

Ah, yes, that bull stance.  I was recreating a scene from Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom, one of my favourite movies.  The film takes place in Australia, and there's a character in the film named Tina Sparkle, which sounds hilarious with an Aussie accent. Before taking these photos, Ephraim and I had been saying "Teeena Spaaahkle", so I thought that striking a few epic dance poses was in order.  And if you haven't seen Strictly Ballroom, please do, it is one of the greatest films of all time.  And if you think Baz Luhrmann sounds familiar, that's because you probably know him from his little films Romeo and Juliet  and Moulin Rouge.  Guy knows how to create a beautiful spectacle.  So you can bet I am WAY pumped for The Great Gatsby to come out this winter!!

--Erin

10 comments:

  1. Haha fantastic photos!

    This is great. I'm sure the weird stares were admiring you!

    Becky
    xx

    http://www.beckybedbug.com

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    1. Haha thanks Becky! I'd like to believe that people around these parts are into the quirky dresses, but we get more shorts, t-shirts and trainers in a tourist town :P. Oh well, sticking out like a sore thumb isn't the worst thing ever!

      --Erin

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  2. Ahahah these are so cute! LOVE your outfit girl!

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  3. I'm a major Baz fan and totally excited for The Great Gatsby! I love this outfit- that vintage dress = amazing and you look so stinkin' cute!

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    1. I'm actually kind of surprised that little Baz rant wasn't WAY longer, I love his movies so much! He takes all the best things about theatre, and uses the flexibility of film to make it all...so....AWESOME.
      And this dress screamed at me from the rack. Seriously. It was all "PUT ME IN YOUR CLOSET! DO IT DOITDOIT!!!"

      --Erin

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  4. that dress + shoes are perfecccttt

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    1. Thanks Nataly!
      I really wish I could get away with wearing this dress more often. If it were cotton, I'd probably try! Blasted polyester!

      --Erin

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  5. What an awesome dress and attitude! ;D Hope you're having a great weekend!

    Miki.

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    1. Thanks Mikki! These little photoshoots tend to get quite silly when I have my boyfriend around to be my photographer. I can only be a serious model when I'm solo :p

      --Erin

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