Dress of the Day 174: In the Pink (caftan) with pink flowers.

 


Pink shoes. 

Pink lipstick. YSL. (Yves Saint Laurent.) Rouge Pur, number 49. 


For the perfect picture, you can buy flowers to match your best dress, or find a favourite dress to match the flowers.
The flowers were Maria pink roses, with light pink geraniums, giant pink lilies, and tall pink snapdragons.





Dress 168 is the same style, with the same border. Both bought or made in India, according to the label. Dress 168 is a thick and stiff fabric, altogether classier. This one if flimsy and frays easily, but light to wear, very comfortable.

The label says Purple Skies.

What could you copy about this design in a home made dress?

Pink Colours
Pinks vary from pale to intense fuschia. What suits you may depend on your skin colour. If you are Caucasian, a sun tan means you might suit a darker pink. Or your eye colour.

Pink cotton suits the beach. Shiny pink satin is good for the evening.

Saree Borders
The caftan fabric has a picture frame border on three sides, the hem and up both sides. You could copy this by mitring a fabric with a border on one side or both sides, unless you buy a bordered saree length made like this. Sarees are sold with borders, which vary in the different regions of India. You can also buy saree borders to add to the fabric, if you don't mind the extra work, which is only straight stitching.

The flowers
The flowers were gorgeous when they arrived on December 25th, Christmas Day. Unfortunately they didn't even last a week. You can see them wilting on December 29th. 

However, what has lasted is the glass vase, simple and modern.

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