This is one sweet dress.
My Favourite Karina Dress
is the Ruby XS Black & Peach Vintage floral.
This has become my favourite Karina dress which was gifted to me by the rare and wonderful Made in USA Karina fashion brand from NY.
I didn’t think I’d like the faux wrap but I love it. No worries about possible wardrobe malfunctions.
It fits perfectly thanks to the forgiving stretchy poly knit.
Also the fact that I can pop it in the washer any old time means pug hair isn’t an issue.
This dress has been Zoë approved.
It is more comfortable than yoga pants or shorts.
I’ve gotten compliments every time I’ve worn it… bonus!
I will add that I hand tacked a little bit in the chest area where it drapes just to make extra sure there was no chance of overexposing myself.
Pop-ups on blogs are annoying but pop-outs on dresses are unacceptable.
Janet Jackson I am not at this stage in life.
Back in the day (aka a really long time ago kids) when I wore dresses without bras and went out dancing at bars I did experience the dreaded pop-out wardrobe malfunction.
I was wildly dancing wearing this non bra friendly dress with a racer back and very large arm hole openings. Beware of large armhole openings when going braless! Unless your chesticles are very well trained they may try to escape!
The girlfriend I was dancing with at the time didn’t say anything to me, she just laughed and laughed. Nice right? I had no clue why everything was suddenly so funny. I thought she just really loved my awesome dance moves. Finally after a few minutes she managed to regain her composure and pointed with a jabbing finger at the “escapee”. By that time a small area on the dance floor had cleared around me and people had started throwing money. Ha ha! Not. But it was awkward. So awkward that I had to immediately go and down three shots at the bar. Not awkward enough to make me leave though. Oh no. It was too early for that my friends! Priorities people! My dance card was filled the rest of the night from that moment on.
True story.
A person cannot make up stuff like this.
Thank heavens this was before mobile phones! I shudder thinking about someone capturing that moment on their iPhone, posting it online and making gifs or memes with it.
“Finally I can breathe!”
“So this is what it looks like on the outside!”
“They love me, they really love me!”
Now I take precautions. Everything needs to strapped down and locked up.
Enough about my wild youth.
Truly all I did was stay at home, drink herbal tea and read.
Just ask my Mom.
(Don’t forget the $10 I slipped you for Mother’s Day Mom. I told you there were strings attached!)
Now that summer has shown up I’m wearing this with some little black sandals and my sunhat. Unlike when I was in Tunisia I no longer sun bathe or go braless. Some things do change when you get older and wiser.
What do you no longer do now that you’re older and wiser? Snoopy Inquiring minds need to know.
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You look so cool and confident in that dress, no wonder it attracts compliments whenever you wear it. Love it with the boots and beret but hooray for sunshine and sandals, who doesn’t love summer?
I’m sure I’ve met that magician before – or do all Tunisian magicians look similar?
No bra for me- I only wear one if the dress I’m wearing is a bit see-through or its too cold to be decent. I’m sure they’re in the same place as they were when i grew them ( or I’m just deluding myself!) xxx
Ha ha! Funny about the magician.
Mine are still in the same place, they’ve just been renegades since I was 15.
Honestly, I think lefty is a bad influence on righty. She is bigger and a bit of a bully. Always trying to push her way out of tight situations.
I am so glad I was not sipping my coffee when I read what your boob was thinking when the wardrobe malfunction happened. As it is, I think I might have pulled something laughing so hard. I love this post — the dress, the story, and the boob interview.
My own boobs are too small to ever pop out uninvited. Still, I grew up in a conservative household and to this day I am far more modest than I’d like to be at times. (I can’t wear swimsuits in public–I just can’t!) In my youth there would never have been a chance for a wardrobe malfunction. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve worn a couple of tops that could let the girls run free had I let them, but so far there have been no incidents with blinding headlights for anyone in the public to see.
Goodness…thank you for the giggles and fun, Suzanne. I hope you’ve had the best birthday week! Keep celebrating!
– Sherry
http://www.petiteover40.com
I knew this post was going to be entertaining from the title! I was not disappointed! I have to say that being of small proportions in that department, I don’t have issues with attempted escapees at all, and do tend to go braless on holiday when it’s lovely and warm. Not in this country though – padded bras too, because it’s kind of a bit unprofessional at work to have visible nipples I think, and it’s so cold most of the time that’s a reality! Lovely dress on you x
See Suzanne , you’ve turned fifty and you’re having just as much fun as when you were 49. Clearly, sharing viewpoints on and from a couple of boobs takes perspective and humor. I think that kinda defines what getting older gracefully is all about.
LOVE your dress,spectacles and beret. You are DARLING!!
I love dresses that are stretchy, soft, and comfortable. They’re just the best, because they look good, but they are literally some of the most comfortable things to wear. In college, a philosophy professor got me up front for the cutting off of the hand magic trick just like that one…I comforted myself by thinking, “There’s no way he can actually cut off a student’s hand…he’d get fired!”
I think comfy dresses are far easier to wear than yoga pants. Plus all the spinning possibilities involved. I’ve always wanted to be one of those braless free-wheeling kinda gals like you!
Oh that story! I love that you tell it on yourself with a smile, as you well should. I don’t think my boobies ever escaped, but on MORE THAN ONE occasion I left a public restroom with my skirt tucked into the back of my pantyhose. You look simply stunning in that Karina, and the whole look is A++++ head to toe. xox
-Patti
http://notdeadyetstyle.com
I really liked how you styled this dress. I can’t really think of any wardrobe malfunctions that I’ve ever had.
Alice
http://www.happinessatmidlife.com
Hope to see you Thursday for TBT Fashion link up.
I’m falling in love with dresses lately – and you are my inspiration! Love this one on you. When I was younger, there was no chance of a boob popping out, because they were too small to go anywhere! Now they are firmly locked up at all times!
What a great look and a funny story!
I was once dancing in a club with an audience who I thought were admiring my dance moves…unfortunately they were wondering why I had 3 boobies!
One big one and two smaller ones stacked on top of each other.
My Bra padding/chicken filet had fallen out of my bra and was attached to my ribs…it eventually plopped onto the floor.
Hideous and embarrassing.
Funny though.
XXX
Samantha
Well, here is another compliment on your fabulous dress! I love it. I love the duster layered over it. I love those boots. I love it all! Ahhh… I have never had a boob escape, but I did have a panty liner escape when I was 14 and inch its way down my leg. My father was kind enough to point it out from across the pool deck at the public pool by yelling, “Hey Mick, is that a maxi pad stuck to your leg?!” I think I died that day!
Shelbee
http://www.shelbeeontheedge.com
OMG!!! Hahahahahahahahaha!
Nice one DAD!
Reminds me when we went to Costa Rica and jumped off a rope into a lagoon. Turns out tampons don’t always stay in place when you’re flinging yourself like a frisbee. Nuff said.
Oh boy! It is just too much! HAHAHAHAHA! Thanks for the laughs!
I can’t understand why someone would prefer to wear yoga pants or leggings in the summer when there are dresses like this out there that are soooo much more flattering!
I laughed at the story of your escaping breast! Mine have always been small (up until the last 10 years during which they have magically almost doubled in size and become very annoying) so I don’t recall any nip slips, etc. I did have a panty liner escape during a back seat of a car make-out session, which was mortifying, though
That was a funny story. The embarrasment.. But when we are young, we get over it quickly. Funny that everybody wanted to dance with you haha.
I have never gone braless. Except for on the beach. Which was totally acceptable in Holland at the time. 70% went topless in those days. Ah well.
Greetje
PS Loved your suggested mobile remarks hahaha. So funny:
“Finally I can breathe!” “So this is what it looks like on the outside!” “They love me, they really love me!”