Silver Cat Tea Party: Pinup Couture Annalise dress

Get ready for Magic to happen!

I love it when I find a teatime pairing that not only belongs together but creates magic together! And what is more magical than pink elephants on parade??

First and foremost, let me interject here, what are pink elephants if not the most illustrious and notable allusion to the musical scene in Dumbo of the Pink Elephants on Parade? Now that you have these elephants tramping around in your mind, I'm ready to continue with this post.

The first time I laid eyes on Bernie Dexter's Sugar Doll dress in Pink Elephant print I knew it was something I would think about and pine over for years to come. How ingenious and so perfect is this 1950's style dress made with pink elephant novelty print? If you look closely at these drunken pink elephants you will see some even wearing lampshades!

Bernie Dexter Sugar Doll Dress In Pink Elephant- Front View

Bernie Dexter Sugar Doll Dress In Pink Elephant- Close Up

Pair this with a vintage Pink Elephant tea set from ebay seller Adirondackantiquities and you truly have a magical pairing. This French antique set comes in the loveliest shade of pink (grey also available) and the happy little elephant teapot is complete with tusks!

Antique Pink Elephant Teapot, Adirondackantiquities, photo: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Pink-Elephant-Tea-Pot-Six-Demitasse-Tea-Cups-Made-France-/161419662236?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25955c939c

And what do you know? This perfect pairing is more than just a pair! Check out how perfectly paired this tea set also is with Pinup Girl Clothing's Annalise dress in black with Tipsy Elephants!

Pinup Girl Clothing, Annalise Dress In Black With Tipsy Elephants- Front View

These elephants seems to stumble and jumble around on the dress as they merrily dance around bubbles and martini glasses. (You can check out my full review of this dress here)

Pinup Girl Clothing, Annalise Dress In Black With Tipsy Elephants- Close Up

And as they say in Dumbo,

"Look out! Look out!
Pink elephants on parade
Here they come!
Hippety hoppety
They're here and there
Pink elephants ev'rywhere
Look out! Look out!"

So earlier this week I had an Outfit of the Day post featuring my new Pinup Couture Netti dress.

As promised, here is my review of the Pinup Couture Netti dress along with two other dress reviews for dresses I bought from Pinup Girl Clothing during one of their recent sale on sales!

Pinup Couture Netti dress in Squirrel Sateen:
This dress has a super cute and super cool retro atomic style print. Pink and olive green squares are dominate in the print but when you look close you will also see woodland motifs such as branches, leaves, acorns, and little squirrels all over. The Netti dress is a nice summer dress with wide contrasting black shoulder straps and a black band at the top of the bust. The black contrasting band at the top of the bust is scalloped and finished in a pink serged-stitch which matches with the pink on the dress. This dress comes with a contrasting black slide belt. This dress is fitted on top and has a very full skirt. It has a side zip which is not my favorite but for the overall beautiful and awesome look of the dress, who's complaining really?!

Pinup Girl Couture Netti Dress In Squirrel Sateen- Front View

Pinup Girl Couture Netti Dress In Squirrel Sateen- Side View

Pinup Girl Couture Netti Dress In Squirrel Sateen- Back View

Pinup Girl Couture Netti Dress In Squirrel Sateen- Close Up

Pinup Couture Heidi dress in Birdcage Print:
I was surprised to find that the Heidi dress in Birdcage Print fit a little big in the bust. I don't know if sizing down would help since that would make the waist really tight on me but in any case, it is a really cute dress with a really cute print which I got at an awesome price so in my eyes it's not that much of a problem. This dress is made of gray material with a birdcage print all over. The birdcages are black with some pink and a little bit of white. Like the squirrel print, the birdcage print has a definite retro feel. This dress has an angular neckline that has a sweetheart shape. The bust is ruched. The straps on this dress are extra wide, almost like little sleeves and are wide at the top by the shoulders and get narrower closer to the bust where they are also ruched. This dress is fitted at the bust and has a nice flared full skirt. It also comes with a black slide belt and has black trim along the neckline and shoulders. This dress has a back zip.

Pinup Couture Heidi Dress In Birdcage- Front View

Pinup Couture Heidi Dress In Birdcage- Side View

Pinup Couture Heidi Dress In Birdcage- Back View

Pinup Couture Heidi Dress In Birdcage- Close Up

Pinup Couture Annalise dress in Black with Pink Tipsy Elephants:
While the Heidi fit slightly large, the Annalise dress fit very tight! This dress is made of a stretchy polyester, rayon, spandex blend so I'm guessing from their choice in material that this small fit was intentional as they possibly mean for this dress to be very fitted on top?

The Annalise is a black dress with one embroidered pink elephant at the top right shoulder and two embroidered pink elephants at the bottom left hip. These are not your average pink elephants though! They are very tipsy looking elephants dancing around martini glasses with bubbles floating around them! I loved these elephants from the first moment I saw them. They reminded me of Dumbo during the scene when the mouse fell into the barrel of ale and saw all the elephants dancing around. Ah, good memories of fun cartoons! Pinup Girl Clothing also makes an all over print with these elephants which I'm so happy to see back in stock on some of their dresses!

The bust on this dress is very similar to the bust in on the Heidi though there are definite differences. This dress has a curved princess neckline and wide straps which are more like little capped sleeves. Like the Heidi, the sleeves on this dress in narrower by the top of the bust and get wider at the top of the shoulders. This dress has a very fitted top and a nicely flared full skirt. The medium to heavy thickness of the material of this dress helps keep the shape of the skirt. This dress also comes with a contrasting pink slide belt and has a back zip.

Pinup Couture Annalise Dress in Black With Tipsy Elephants- Front View

Pinup Couture Annalise Dress in Black With Tipsy Elephants- Side View

Pinup Couture Annalise Dress in Black With Tipsy Elephants- Back View

Pinup Couture Annalise Dress in Black With Tipsy Elephants- Close Up

I bought all three dresses in my usual size large which I have found can usually either fit a little large or just right in Pinup Girl Clothing dresses. In this case, I had a wide range of fits from just right, too large, and too small-- though in all cases if it was too large or too small it was just slightly so and probably would not warrant getting another size. For reference my measurements are 39"-31"-39 and I am 5'3".

Silver Cat Tea Party

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Matching Your Dress To Your Teaware Part 8: Elephants On Parade!

Get ready for Magic to happen!

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Pinup Girl Clothing Dress Reviews! Sale On Sales!

So earlier this week I had an Outfit of the Day post featuring my new Pinup Couture Netti dress.