Keep it?

by Karen Blanchard
10 August 2012

Maxi dress


printed maxi dress
Maxi dress

Dress: Consignment (more print maxis).  Gladiator sandals: Steve Madden.  Fringe bag: Foley & Corinna vintage (bought years ago).  Cuff: East London street market.  Shades: Ray Ban

A floor sweeping dress I’ve worn only what? twice?  Basically once a summer.  

I did a massive clear out this week in the basement and it’s made me think I should let this dress go.

Is a once a year wear enough to justify keeping it especially with this big long printed dress by DVF?

Which one between the two should I toss in the shop? I’m thinking this one should go…

Category: Dress, maxi

58 comments

  1. sof.ka says:

    Only if you have to! This is my favorite combination of colours – blue, white, pink and brown. I never get tired of that!

  3. Cari says:

    Both dresses are gorgeous, I would keep both!!!you have such exquisite taste for dresses and so lucky to find them in unique prints.

    Xo
    Carina
    Myfashionarchive.blogspot.com

  4. chocolatefashioncoffee says:

    well the other one is prettier, but I love this dress as well! 🙂

    chocolatefashioncoffee.blogspot.com

  5. magdalena says:

    oo you look gorgeous!

  7. iamwildatheart says:

    I could never let any of thoose dresses go. They are absolutely fabulous and they look amazing on you! So I say they are both keepers! 😉

  10. Ilona says:

    I think the structure of this dress is more interesting. It compliments your back nicely. So I’ll be the dissenting opinion and say keep this one.

  11. Felicity says:

    It’s a gorgeous cut, especially at the back – but personally I think the Diane Von Furstenberg on is more “you” and it’s more of a unique look, so I’d keep that one and get rid of this one, if I had to choose! x

    http://that-bird.blogspot.co.uk/

  12. forefrontfash says:

    DO A GIVEAWAY! I would da-die for this dress! DIE.

  13. Mari says:

    I’d keep em both. They are fantastic dresses, esp that DVF – AMAZING!!!

  14. Mari says:

    Both beautiful dresses. Love the DVF – amazing!!!

  15. Anonymous says:

    I vote to toss the DVF – I love this dress on you!

  16. Alexandria says:

    This one is the keeper 🙂

  17. Sing says:

    Neither, why would you even consider it? They are both beautiful.

  18. stace says:

    Keep, you will be sorry later

  19. Taylor B. says:

    It’s pretty and looks great on you but if you don’t wear it, don’t hang on to it.

  20. Kelly McBride says:

    This dress looks absolutely stunning on you, and the print is so beautiful and unique. I think you should totally keep it!

  21. Lolitta says:

    Keep!!!

  22. BougieHippie says:

    Toss it! cute print horrible cut. You dont even wear it.

  23. Anonymous says:

    keep the DVF!

  25. Shayne Renee says:

    If you’re thinking about getting rid of it then get rid of it. I only keep clothes that I love 🙂

  26. Anonymous says:

    I like them both on you, so I say: keep them both. But as I know clearing up your closet is always about choices, I think the DVF is the one to keep. Good luck!

  27. Lorraine Gowdie says:

    I love both of them equally. If you decide to sell one of them I would love to have one. I’m 5′ 10″ and it impossible for me to find a maxi dress that reaches my ankles.

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  29. Diamantina says:

    Keep them both

  30. Cynthia says:

    Keep both. You are breath taking in the DVF

  31. Anonymous says:

    toss the DVF so i can pounce on it haha! but no keep the DVF if anything and toss this..OR heres a thought..keep both! they are gorgeous!

    Dee.

  32. Mismikado says:

    Love this one… The cut of the dvf reminds me too much of a vagina do I would toss that one :-

  33. Mismikado says:

    I love this one! The dvf reminds me too much of a vagina so I would let it go…

  34. Mismikado says:

    Love this one… The cut of the dvf reminds me too much of a vagina do I would toss that one :-

  35. Anonymous says:

    i love the dress

    Jeez where can i get that

    Hola from Tanzania

  37. Anonymous says:

    I agree with Shayne. If youre considering getting rid of it, that speaks for itself!

  38. Monroe Steele says:

    if you arent going to wear it…then let it be someone elses favorite. i usually hold on to something for about 6 months after thinking ai may let it go and if i havent worn it in that time i usually donate it. trust me it will make space in your wardrobe for something even more awesome.

    xx
    Monroe

    Fashion Steele NYC
    SHOP Fashion Steele NYC

  39. The Dreamer says:

    It’s too beautiful send it to meeeeee!! I could the hope of sunshine in London 🙂

  40. Tom Tuttle from Tacoma says:

    keep the DVF, which has a better silhouette. this one’s kinda weird…not exactly very flattering. jmho.

  42. Ana Rodrigues says:

    Noooooo !! Send it to me in Rio !!! I would use it a lot 🙂

  43. Anonymous says:

    The silhouette in first dress is way better than in DVF – personally I don’t like dresses with “no shape” if you know what I meen…so keep the first one with “waist” and let go DVF for real. One more thing: colours on the first dress are much better for You 🙂 honestly
    Olive

  44. Sheri says:

    Keep them both. However, I do love the one you are wearing here more. I really love the print and the flow of this dress. I also like that it defines your waist. Very pretty.

    Sheri
    http://shapelychicsheri.blogspot.com/

  45. Yoshee says:

    Cute dress 🙂

  46. Nadia says:

    If you have to pick, toss this one. Not the DVF. But you look beautiful in both.

  49. AdoreIt Lo says:

    I think this one is more flattering and better color combo.

  50. AdoreIt Lo says:

    I like this dress better, more flattering. I also like the color combo on this one.

  51. Alicia R. says:

    KEEP that dress girl, it’s workin for you… overtime! I mean why only have one fab printed maxi when you can have two!

  52. Peachie says:

    let this one go. i think that the DVF one is absolutely gorgeous.

  53. Anonymous says:

    I think you should keep them both 😉 But if you have to choose between the one of them, I would keep the DVF dress.. it looks so beautiful on you 🙂

  54. Elodie Laetitia says:

    I would keep both, they’re so different… But then again i’m kind of a hoarder.
    This one reminds me of a skirt that Zanna Roberts Rassi wore at Paris Fashion Week last year, over a pair of jeans. It was grey white and lime green I think. See the one I’m talking about?

  55. tiphaknee says:

    I have been lusting after that other DVF dress every since I saw it on ur blog forever ago!!! If u put it in the shop I will pay anything! I love it so much.

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