The Reformation dress (this year’s version) – made from surplus deadstock fabric | petite small (original review)
Rag & Bone sandals | a couple years old – LOVE this new version
Not technically a year old yet (I bought it last year in August during Reformation’s Summer sale), I’ve certainly worn this dress enough to make it almost worth what I paid for it on sale. Anyway, it’s not leaving my wardrobe any time soon (ever?) so it will continue to get a lot of wear. If you remember after my original review I sewed the side slits up a bit and that has made all the difference; Reformation’s dresses definitely tend to be on the “sexier” side, and as it was, I was showing WAY too much leg!
These Rag & Bone sandals are also older – about three years old – and are still in great shape. I don’t wear them as often as I did when I first got them, because I guess I prefer my Birkenstock and Beek sandals nowadays, but also they’re not “new.”
Ah yes, the allure of new, and negligence of the old. I’ve written about this before, and thought about it a lot lately, especially as I’ve added quite a few new things to my wardrobe this year. Number one, it’s the problem with having too many things; the new tends to take takes preference over the old, even though the old is still perfectly wearable. And two, new is appealing sometimes.
I have to make an effort to continue wearing the old, like these Rag & Bone sandals (I’d rather be wearing my Beek sandals), and other times, I don’t have to work so hard – I reach for the tried and true, like the Oak dress I wore last week, and this dress by Reformation, because they’re trusty standbys and personal classics. And my Birkenstock sandals are always on rotation. So, it may be that I have simply moved on from certain things…over time, I do tend to do that.
I could do better, but I honestly think I do a pretty good job balancing old & new in my wardrobe, and the “old” pieces I don’t wear in a year or so I ruthlessly purge rather regularly.
How do you balance old & new? Do you have to remember to wear your old favorites? or are they always around?
Love this dress. I regularly troll Reformaation, and drool over their dresses, but have only picked up a couple of modest pieces, as 98% of their stuff way toooo revealing for me (LA anyone?) I also find they use alot of woven 100% viscose, which I find a bit harsh on my skin, in their dresses (although I am fine with knit viscose, for some reason, or a woven blend.) And also expensive for what it is. I find their silk and linen better priced. I do like that they have a very specific esthetic, even though it mostly doesn’t work for me. Hopefully it will attract the younger generation to sustainable fashion! (Hope I’m not being reverse ageist there!)
Yes! I have a wrap dress that was a favorite not to long ago. However my Elizabeth Suzann obsession has left that dress lingering at the edge of the closet. Since I have no intention of getting rid of it I do need to make an effort to wear it sometime soon.
I have always loved this dress but I miss the opportunity to buy it last year. So you can imagine how happy I was when I saw a version of the dress on the website.
This year’s version is called Ghana, it doesn’t have a collar and is made of surplus linen. The blue one is happily hanging in my closet waiting for the summer!!!
LOL! How could I misspell my name:-DD
I have always loved this dress but I miss the opportunity to buy it last year. So you can imagine how happy I was when I saw a version of the dress on the website.
This year’s version is called Ghana, it doesn’t have a collar and is made of surplus linen. The blue one is happily hanging in my closet waiting for the summer!!!
yes! i love that one, and even more that it’s linen 🙂 i like the texture/pattern on mine, but it is a teeny bit abrasive when i first put it on
I should edit my post to link to the new one…thanks for reminding me about it…
Cute! As an aside: My husband, Bill, used to leave me notes of encouragement every morning when I was a stay-at-home mom with a toddler and an infant. He signed one “Love, Bob”!!! I’ve never let him live that one down. 🙂 (Evidently, he was sleep deprived, too)
I would keep it as well :-DD
This dress is perfect! Looks really good on you, and I am in love with side slits.
I try to rotate my things a little, but do find the same problem as you. With shoes my boyfriend only allows me to have two-three shoes on display, so I try to sometimes take out some older pairs, and have them in rotation for a few weeks.
I also sometimes force myself to wait a week before I wash, so I get to the older pieces in my wardrobe, and sometimes I re-discover a favorite.
I also just started my own – one/two year later reviews, and I look forward to looking back at things after a while.
Still looking great! I’m looking forward to wearing mine this summer. And now on the waitlist for the Ghana in light blue, that would be so great!! I almost always wear mine with birks but in all honesty, i think your R/B sandals look better…might have to rethink my footwear choices.
i always wear this dress with black flat sandals, or heels, not my birks, which is weird LOL. i’m certainly not one to shy away from high/low combos or taking more “refined” pieces down a notch with super-casual shoes, but i just don’t like the look with this dress for some reason. that light blue ghana is so pretty – let us know how you like it when you get it…
Hey what size did you buy the Ghana in? I am so ready to buy this dress but there models are so, so thin that I assume the clothes runs true to size or smaller.