tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256615271055737327.post7023786790654865932..comments2024-03-03T18:22:58.844-05:00Comments on On Aunt Mildred's Porch: Ruffled Dress #2JoAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10548653968066971599noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256615271055737327.post-40031458034595811082012-08-17T19:03:47.450-04:002012-08-17T19:03:47.450-04:00sure, you can wear my red one and i'll wear th...sure, you can wear my red one and i'll wear that one. i knew i added ruffles to two dresses for a reason! i'll even shorten the ruffle a little on the red one because my sister says it makes my boobolas look gigundous. i think it's an optical illusion. unless you want that optical illusion. it would save me the trouble of rehemming the ruffle. i already made a quilt for the wedding so you can just pay for the gas it takes to get there. k-ster is the best man so i could use a friend to bring along, especially if you can make me laugh.<br /><br /> <br /><br />when i was in college in the mid 90s, those long dresses, we might have called them prarie (prairie?? how the f is that spelled?) dresses were all the rage. flowy, small flowery prints, very feminine. i still have a lot of them. but the difference was that they were a) flowy and b) they stopped at or above the ankle and on taller people, probably more like mid calf. these friggin maxi dresses are meant to go to the toes of even the average height and they dont' really flow. it makes me laugh to see women sort of shuffling the dress around when they're out and about. and i don't think they look cute. and maxi dress sounds like maxi pad, so that's about where i rate it on my scale of enjoyment.<br /><br /> JoAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548653968066971599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256615271055737327.post-88306836196860728272012-08-15T23:10:11.077-04:002012-08-15T23:10:11.077-04:00I love this post. And, you know, I don't say t...I love this post. And, you know, I don't say that a lot. I identified with the whole thing. <br /><br />I'm almost 5'4" and pretty small in general except for an ass that won't quit. (I'm saying in a bad way.) I hate maxi dresses. I'm short and I think they make me look like a two-year-old in 1974. (Not that I was 2 that year.)<br /><br />You rocked the reinvention of the dress. It is SO much cuter than when you started. Can you make one for me, too? Also, I'm probably free for the wedding. We could be twins! I know you're very excited about this idea. Just let me know where they're registered and I'll pick up a gift that we can split. How much do you want to spend?<br /><br />I can't wait.<br /><br />(Seriously, the dress is AWESOME!)OldDogNewTitshttp://olddognewtits.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256615271055737327.post-20311674840613889712012-08-14T21:35:07.810-04:002012-08-14T21:35:07.810-04:00I like the double ruffle. I have two long long te...I like the double ruffle. I have two long long teacher dresses I used to wear that need some revamping. You're giving my ideas.... Now what to do with the corduroy apple jumper...Beth- the mama beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885764750368616298noreply@blogger.com