It's not that I have anything against dress shopping for my daughters because I don't. Shopping is second nature to me. At least it used to be. Especially enjoyable was this little store in Provo that sold little girl dresses. I could buy both girls dresses that matched for just a little over what I carried in my wallet. Yay for me!
Then we met the skirt phase. Not a bad phase, really. It worked well until we had the 9th grade night dance. It was dress time!
Back to my little favorite shop in Provo. Did I mention it had the cutest little dresses you ever did see? Ruffles, taffeta, petticoats already sewn in... oh, and up to size 6x. Eyeing my 5'8" daughter, I decided I might not be living in the reality world.
No worries! I returned to the mall. Store after store offered dress after dress. There were a lot of slinky, slutty, and downright offensive dresses. Hello! She's in the 9th grade and NO WAY was she going in anything that showed that much skin! I ended up buying a dress I didn't love and altering it myself. Did I mention I don't sew?
Enter Mikarose. These are just about the classiest dresses on the market, very modest without looking like your mother. Not that your mother isn't a beautiful person but, let's be honest, you want to be trendy, too.
Dresses are back, ladies, and Mikarose has agreed to give one of you lucky ladies (or men, if you are a cross dresser, I suppose) one of their beautiful creations. Between you and me, I bought the scarves last Easter on a whim. I have had to hide them from my daughters but they make the dress.
If you want a Mikarose dress (and trust me, you really do), jump right over to their store with this link here. Window shop a bit, pick out a dress of your choice, and leave a comment about that dress in my comment box (and really, don't forget to accessorize. I can not stress how adorable I look in these scarves. I was wearing one the day I met my boyfriend, Steve Young, former 49ers quarterback).
Contest ends Friday at 11:59 PM.
Back to my little favorite shop in Provo. Did I mention it had the cutest little dresses you ever did see? Ruffles, taffeta, petticoats already sewn in... oh, and up to size 6x. Eyeing my 5'8" daughter, I decided I might not be living in the reality world.
No worries! I returned to the mall. Store after store offered dress after dress. There were a lot of slinky, slutty, and downright offensive dresses. Hello! She's in the 9th grade and NO WAY was she going in anything that showed that much skin! I ended up buying a dress I didn't love and altering it myself. Did I mention I don't sew?
Enter Mikarose. These are just about the classiest dresses on the market, very modest without looking like your mother. Not that your mother isn't a beautiful person but, let's be honest, you want to be trendy, too.
Dresses are back, ladies, and Mikarose has agreed to give one of you lucky ladies (or men, if you are a cross dresser, I suppose) one of their beautiful creations. Between you and me, I bought the scarves last Easter on a whim. I have had to hide them from my daughters but they make the dress.
If you want a Mikarose dress (and trust me, you really do), jump right over to their store with this link here. Window shop a bit, pick out a dress of your choice, and leave a comment about that dress in my comment box (and really, don't forget to accessorize. I can not stress how adorable I look in these scarves. I was wearing one the day I met my boyfriend, Steve Young, former 49ers quarterback).
Contest ends Friday at 11:59 PM.
* My association with Mikarose has been strictly paying customer. I will not complain if you enter me into any drawings at the site, but that is not my objective. I really, really endorse this company and I want you to be as darling as I am. But please comb your hair a little better than I did.
Hi there:) Thank you for stopping by my site. It's funny how much times have changed, my daughter is only 9 and I'm always shaking my head at some of the outfits out there for little girls, yikes! I think I will be dusting my sewing machine off and start practicing now:) Thanks for the link to Mikarose I will check them out!
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I can't tell you how long I've been looking for a good dress!! I think I'll have to go with the Christine dress, seems appropriate, no?
ReplyDeleteThe Eva is my choice because I could add a jacket, one of those really cute scarves, or a cardigan to change it out. Yes, that's what I'd do if I could find one big enough. UGH!
ReplyDeleteI would choose the Alexia. I have had my eye on it for a couple months now.
ReplyDeleteI hope this giveaway is rigged in my favor. I do, afterall, laugh at all your jokes. :o)
Alexia too!
ReplyDeleteI love brown...
.. ahaha .. you and the cat hanging out late at night. Well, who am I laughing at, last night Chunky jumped in bed at 11:45 and I thought, good idea! so I left jeff watching TV
I like the Alexia too!
ReplyDeleteI had the same problem last night-- but I had a 3 year old boy pouncing on me.
I just found your blog and checked out the Mikarose site. Love their dresses!!! It's so hard to find dresses that are long enough and have sleeves. I love the Alice dress (and it's on clearance!) and the Eva. That one is so classy and could be totally dressed up with a cute belt and funky shoes.
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