The 1960s called.
This is the first vintage Lilly Pulitzer shift dress that I acquired; the year was 2019, pre-pandemic, pre-pregnancies.
the vintage lilly pulitzer shift dress
I took a chance and ordered this dress via eBay. I had no idea how it was going to fit. As such, I ordered a conservatively large size relative to today’s sizing standards. I was shocked at how tiny it was, still is. Fact: Vintage sizes run small. An increase of as many as two to four sizes in a 1960s dress is necessary. On top of that, articles of clothing may have already been altered in those sixty years removed from the release year of said dress. This is how the sizes can fluctuate so dramatically.
The label of this dress indicates that it is a size six. I strongly suspect that the one has faded away and it was actually a size sixteen. I also suspect that this dress has been altered. It is especially short in comparison to the rest of the vintage Lilly Pulitzer shift dresses I own. I have a similar dress with the same type of double front slit skirted bottom with a significantly longer hemline. That is, before I had that similar dress taken up a few inches. Even so, it is not nearly as short as this, my first vintage Lilly Pulitzer shift dress.
the underpinnings
I am wearing this dress with a Victoria’s Secret-sourced control top underpant (similar to this one) and the Skims Fits Everybody Unlined Demi Bra. I like the set because there are some items that I just need to keep everything beneath what the world sees, just as streamlined as can be.
dress: 1960s Lilly Pulitzer via eBay • sandals: Jack Rogers • sunglasses: Lapima • earrings: J.Crew Factory • initial necklace: Maya Brenner via Baublebar • beaded necklace: Gabrielle’s • ring: J.Crew • watch: Cartier (also here) • nail color: Essie