If this photo were in black and white, it could very well be a vintage photo. Everything in the picture is timeless – the dress, the sneakers, the hair. Lovely.
Very elegant dress and woman, minus the shoes. I look at her from the top down and am thunderstruck to not see kitten heels or something. Realistic though.. And she is beautiful.
I have been trolling Etsy for similar cotton shirtwaist dresses from the 50s/60s — this is why! They are perfect, modest for summer. I have an ancient one, green, that I've patched together so many times it's really not decent to wear anymore, though I still do — The Sartorialist would not approve! It's beyond grunge; the fabric has worn off the buttons, etc. I had another, in blue, dropped it at the drycleaner's, and someone stole the buttons off it!
What a vision! I love the turned up collar of the gorgeous, flattering dress and the matching sneakers, I also love the way she is holding her arms and the delightful (and delighted) expression on her face – she is delight itself!
Classy and classic! Love the simple chic sneakers as well. Nice to see a young woman looking like a lady rather than another disheveled downtown cool outfit that are getting a bit passe. Bring back the effort girls!!!
I love the look. I feel like I've been transported back to the 50's. You really captured her personality (not that I know her but I sense that you did).
this makes for a stunning portrait shot – the light, sunlit greenery framing her torso and face and the shaded tree providing a nice backdrop to her wonderful expression.
Great evidence that you don't have to rely on short shorts and tank tops to stay cool in hot weather!
Love the length of the dress. Just-below-the knees hems do wonders for elongating the figure (not that this slim gal needs it) and just looks so put together.
blue roses
July 25, 2011 at 3:07 pm
the sun gave forth bursts of hot, hot light, and she wore blue sneakers to protect herself from the fire collecting in the dark pavement.
layersandlayers
July 25, 2011 at 3:08 pm
lovely! she's a lady.
Anonymous
July 25, 2011 at 3:08 pm
Wonder if the dress is vintage — looks so. Very fresh paired with the short hair and blue sneakers. Lovely.
Anonymous
July 25, 2011 at 3:08 pm
The long dress is super flattering on her; she pulls off the vintage style well!
alexi
July 25, 2011 at 3:09 pm
Elegant simplicity…very Jane Russell…
SKINFLINT
July 25, 2011 at 3:10 pm
So retro and so adorable.
Flora
July 25, 2011 at 3:11 pm
LOVELY DRESS!
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Daniel
July 25, 2011 at 3:11 pm
love the fact that shes wearing those shoes!
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Jice
July 25, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Wow, flashback to my high school days: printed shirtwaist & keds without socks. Lovely look, really fresh and retro.
comme fraiche
July 25, 2011 at 3:14 pm
I like how well the dress and shoes compliment each other
Callie Grayson
July 25, 2011 at 3:14 pm
pretty dress, and love the pairing with the blue keds
Anonymous
July 25, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Delighful!
Mina
July 25, 2011 at 3:16 pm
there is something so fragile and childish. it works!
the outfit diaries
July 25, 2011 at 3:17 pm
lovely dress, she has a sort of je-ne-sais-quoi-thing going for her..
Anonymous
July 25, 2011 at 3:21 pm
totally cute. First good look of summer.
Xay B.
July 25, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Nice look! Digging the shoes!
Naomi Marie
July 25, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Really love the clash of the ladylike dress and the keds. Charming!
bastardbakerphotographmaker
July 25, 2011 at 3:28 pm
Beautiful – the length & proportions, the color = everything I'm looking for in a Summer dress. *sigh*
Lauren
July 25, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Very sweet retro look. Love it!
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Paul
July 25, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Love the lighting!
SAMANTHA
July 25, 2011 at 3:30 pm
BEAUTIFUL photo.
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Trés Awesome a Chicago Street Style Blog
July 25, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Gorgeous colors and beautiful light. I love the 1940s feel to this photo.
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s
July 25, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Simply beautiful ;D
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DNA (designers+artists)
July 25, 2011 at 3:37 pm
What a perfect summer day dress and the classic blue Keds… this photo can be transformed from the city to the suburbs.
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Jennie Nhi Nguyen
July 25, 2011 at 3:49 pm
ah she is adorable
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Pedro Korshi
July 25, 2011 at 4:01 pm
lovely "sunday" outfit!
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azu
July 25, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Beautiful dress! I could see myself wearing that :)
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Ivana
July 25, 2011 at 4:04 pm
What a beautiful photo! She looks so timeles in this gorgeous dress!
xx Ivana
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noendtodesign
July 25, 2011 at 4:05 pm
lovely dress!
J.Ro
July 25, 2011 at 4:08 pm
She makes me wanna read books.
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AGreekAbroad
July 25, 2011 at 4:11 pm
She has an innocence about her… she seems very fragile and romantic in a way hence she can pull those shoes off…
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ADJ
July 25, 2011 at 4:13 pm
What a dashing NYC summer moment. I am loving this dress!
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Franka
July 25, 2011 at 4:13 pm
O YES!
F.
Marcel Da Chump
July 25, 2011 at 4:17 pm
Demure,
but quite fetching.
franca maisha
July 25, 2011 at 4:21 pm
ahw she looks amazing!
Tayler
July 25, 2011 at 4:33 pm
ahh so so pretty! her outfit reminds me of something baby would wear from dirty dancing :)
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Marcela
July 25, 2011 at 4:35 pm
I am in love with her look
Hotelissimo
July 25, 2011 at 4:43 pm
i love that shoes!
The Styley
July 25, 2011 at 5:21 pm
Lovely and amazing. Great outfit, beautiful image.
Anonymous
July 25, 2011 at 5:38 pm
lovely lady. Simple at its best
Giovanna
July 25, 2011 at 5:41 pm
Amazing photo..
I really like your vision of the fashion world, it's very delicate and lovely.
Anonymous
July 25, 2011 at 5:41 pm
Gorgeous dress AND not too short! How I wish I could find great dresses that are not soooooo short, this is beautiful, thank you!
mon sac by me
July 25, 2011 at 5:43 pm
Royal looking !!
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Debbie
July 25, 2011 at 5:55 pm
This look reminds me of Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday.
Valerie
July 25, 2011 at 6:17 pm
She looks like the woman in the vintage photo posted on 7/23 come to life!
whiterice
July 25, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Sigh, beautiful!Total blast from the past!
Simon Hawkin
July 25, 2011 at 6:46 pm
Classic!
Well, almost. The keds (or are these sneakers?) give it away.
Anonymous
July 25, 2011 at 6:54 pm
I adore this picture. It reminds me of Leslie Caron and Audrey Tautou. It is gamine without being too precious or retro.
wotv
July 25, 2011 at 7:03 pm
Oh very JD Salinger. For Esme with Love!
Anonymous
July 25, 2011 at 7:16 pm
That is the perfect summer outfit! Simple, relaxed, easy.
Rubie Hubie
July 25, 2011 at 7:18 pm
It's so refreshing to see such a classic style pulled off so effortlessly.
Emily
July 25, 2011 at 8:28 pm
she's got that kind of "I don't care what nobody thinks about me" thing
style so splendid
July 25, 2011 at 8:46 pm
If this photo were in black and white, it could very well be a vintage photo. Everything in the picture is timeless – the dress, the sneakers, the hair. Lovely.
Anonymous
July 25, 2011 at 8:55 pm
fresh and pretty…
john b pritchett
July 25, 2011 at 9:39 pm
I could swear this was a photo of my mom back in the 1950's. A great, simplistic style for summer!
Aubrey and Melissa
July 25, 2011 at 10:02 pm
She looks so confident, I love the touch out vintage made modern.
Anonymous
July 25, 2011 at 10:22 pm
Very elegant dress and woman, minus the shoes. I look at her from the top down and am thunderstruck to not see kitten heels or something.
Realistic though..
And she is beautiful.
Anonymous
July 25, 2011 at 10:24 pm
she looks like a writer.. lost in thought.. very chic
Anonymous
July 25, 2011 at 10:38 pm
Fresh.
steve
July 25, 2011 at 10:51 pm
simply comfortable
Anonymous
July 26, 2011 at 12:32 am
I have been trolling Etsy for similar cotton shirtwaist dresses from the 50s/60s — this is why! They are perfect, modest for summer. I have an ancient one, green, that I've patched together so many times it's really not decent to wear anymore, though I still do — The Sartorialist would not approve! It's beyond grunge; the fabric has worn off the buttons, etc. I had another, in blue, dropped it at the drycleaner's, and someone stole the buttons off it!
Anyway, that's my story; love this look.
YogaSpy
July 26, 2011 at 12:38 am
Cute hair, beautiful skin, indie retro style, classic dress and Keds, slim build.
But she could really use some Iyengar yoga for her posture.
Anonymous
July 26, 2011 at 12:41 am
It's all good, but it's the shoes that make the look 'pop'. Sexy, innocent and sophisticated all at once. Priceless!
Anonymous
July 26, 2011 at 12:50 am
She is perfect!
Tempting wax poetic about this look but "perfection" sums up my thoughts.
Nomi Lubin
July 26, 2011 at 1:40 am
Ahh. This is a winner. Love the slight clash of the different blues.
Style Dilettante
July 26, 2011 at 2:02 am
She is lovely! So fresh (even though I know she is melting). She looks like she's from another era…
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Mani
July 26, 2011 at 4:41 am
Love the pairing of the shoes and dress! The fact that they match makes it even better :)
thedreamingcloset
July 26, 2011 at 4:56 am
Simply elegant.
You need style to wear that dress.
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MargaretBeth
July 26, 2011 at 5:19 am
What a vision! I love the turned up collar of the gorgeous, flattering dress and the matching sneakers, I also love the way she is holding her arms and the delightful (and delighted) expression on her face – she is delight itself!
proletarian Great Gatsby
July 26, 2011 at 5:46 am
refreshing and beautiful.This photo reminds me Shirley MacLaine.And i love the print.
Fanny Nordmark
July 26, 2011 at 6:36 am
Beautiful!
vintage engagement rings
July 26, 2011 at 6:46 am
I just love the Keds!
Anonymous
July 26, 2011 at 6:49 am
would be better with espadrilles
martha miller
July 26, 2011 at 6:51 am
This takes me back to the 6th grade…
KC
July 26, 2011 at 7:33 am
cute and very adorable. and the sneakers actually work with this look.
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vicki archer
July 26, 2011 at 7:45 am
So cute with that adorable haircut and pensive gaze….xv
Anonymous
July 26, 2011 at 8:06 am
would have loved to have seen the dress from the front to see the neckline
Vanessa Mary
July 26, 2011 at 8:13 am
Classy and classic! Love the simple chic sneakers as well. Nice to see a young woman looking like a lady rather than another disheveled downtown cool outfit that are getting a bit passe. Bring back the effort girls!!!
Sihem Bioud
July 26, 2011 at 8:41 am
Less is more <3
Bronwyn
July 26, 2011 at 9:03 am
She looks so cute and summery! It reminds me of Carey Mulligan somehow…
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Anonymous
July 26, 2011 at 9:16 am
Beautiful. Looks like a young Shirley Maclaine.
Christina Simon
July 26, 2011 at 9:26 am
She is adorable. The short hair, the dress – very very cute.
Justin B.
July 26, 2011 at 11:28 am
Splendid!
Mark Jackson
July 26, 2011 at 12:01 pm
I love the look. I feel like I've been transported back to the 50's. You really captured her personality (not that I know her but I sense that you did).
country girl
July 26, 2011 at 12:45 pm
I love not only what she is wearing (the word 'swell' comes to mind) but the expression and pose you have captured here. Simply LOVELY.
m.edwin
July 26, 2011 at 12:52 pm
this makes for a stunning portrait shot – the light, sunlit greenery framing her torso and face and the shaded tree providing a nice backdrop to her wonderful expression.
Kibbles 'N Knits
July 26, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Feminine, refreshing, and unexpected!
Molly
July 26, 2011 at 2:51 pm
THIS is it. Good for her, I am so pleased to see this ensemble :)
Anonymous
July 26, 2011 at 3:32 pm
So nice to see you shoot a quiet beauty with understated style
oneinchapart
July 26, 2011 at 6:15 pm
I can't tell you how much I love this picture!! Great job :D
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We would love to hear what you think of it :)
Anonymous
July 26, 2011 at 6:40 pm
Wow! A natural beauty – love the shoes with the dress!
Rebecca
July 26, 2011 at 7:39 pm
Sweet. Thinking Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday.
Anonymous
July 26, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Great evidence that you don't have to rely on short shorts and tank tops to stay cool in hot weather!
Love the length of the dress. Just-below-the knees hems do wonders for elongating the figure (not that this slim gal needs it) and just looks so put together.
Ivory
July 26, 2011 at 9:47 pm
I love the idea of wearing sneakers with such a feminine dress. Must give it a go!
clarity enhanced diamonds
July 26, 2011 at 10:32 pm
I love the floral print!
Anonymous
July 26, 2011 at 10:38 pm
Now we're talking!
Connie
July 27, 2011 at 12:45 am
the PERFECT outfit for a hot new york day: a breezy dress, sneaks so your feet don't get dirty & carefree short hair. super cool.
pinkmate
July 27, 2011 at 10:45 am
so fresh! totally fits the weather!
vanessa
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Anonymous
July 27, 2011 at 2:33 pm
So pretty! :)
EveinEden.com
July 27, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Vintage 50's waif. Lovely.
"The Golden Girl of the West"
July 27, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Beautiful! She reminds me of a modern day Audrey!
~Syd
"The Golden Girl of the West"
July 27, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Beautiful! She reminds me of a modern day Audrey!
~Syd
lollipop4598
July 27, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Gorgeous. That haircut really makes the look work.
Anonymous
July 27, 2011 at 9:05 pm
This is so lovely.
Maryanne
July 28, 2011 at 12:41 am
classic retro look…all that was needed were a pair of vintage sunglasses.
Anonymous
July 28, 2011 at 7:17 am
This is just too beautiful for words in this wild world!
Katie
July 28, 2011 at 10:29 am
I want this dress! It looks like something out of the 50's, and thoose shoes…perfection.
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Anonymous
July 28, 2011 at 10:35 am
AHHHH i love it! her hair just makes the simplicity of the dress even better.I wish i could pull that off.
silvia
July 28, 2011 at 1:33 pm
what a beautitul pattern, just love it.
Grunder
July 28, 2011 at 11:00 pm
Somewhat unfortunate that we aren't at the point yet where at least one commenter would know the subject.
Mark Jackson
July 28, 2011 at 11:29 pm
Very compelling image. Perhaps she was a mirage from 1958 (Brigadoon).
Anonymous
July 29, 2011 at 1:19 am
I had a class with her last semester. I was very surprised to see her here, but she does look great!
Anass Chaara
July 29, 2011 at 9:12 am
She looks to me like she just stept out of the set of ''Amelie'' It's so parisienne!
JMan
July 29, 2011 at 9:35 pm
It's a beautiful dress, but it's the shoes that really turn this into a very cool look
Margo
July 30, 2011 at 11:25 pm
you captured a lovely quality here – her face is exquisite. the dress and sneakers are great together. I'm impressed with how she pulls it off.
Anonymous
July 31, 2011 at 7:27 pm
Look at that tiny waist. She's so fresh and uncomplicated, it all works like a dream.
Lindsey
August 1, 2011 at 5:55 pm
I adore the feminine dress with the boyish sneakers. Wonderful!
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Dan
August 4, 2011 at 10:50 am
This is one of my favs for sure! Very beautiful photo.
AndyJ
August 6, 2011 at 12:35 pm
This is the girl I had a crush on in high school. I’m 45 now. Nothing’s changed.
Maite
August 18, 2011 at 4:46 pm
Wauw such a charming girl!
Qian
August 23, 2011 at 11:38 am
What a lady!
Daisy
March 24, 2013 at 12:08 pm
love
tina
May 6, 2013 at 4:44 pm
Love a cinched waist.