Yesterday was VE Day, the day when the second world war officially ended in Europe, 75 years ago. There was meant to be celebrations all over the country but with the current situation, these were cancelled. I still wanted to do something special to mark the occasion, so I put on my handmade vintage inspired dress from Buttontin Retro and styled my hair and make up in a way that would have fitted the 1940s. I then sat in the garden with a cocktail and listened to the 1940s extravaganza live concert.
So here is my outfit. I love this dress because the style is so classic and it also has two of my favourite things on the print – vintage aircraft and poppies. I’ve paired it with my red high heels from Marks and Spencer and am wearing a petticoat from a local dressmaker to puff out the dress. What do you think?
Love it! The whole outfit looks absolutely incredible!
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I love this! Love the hair style and the dress is just amazing! Xx
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I’m no dress expert…but that looks better than I’d expert it to look, if you said to me VE Day themed dress.
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You look amazing! This is such a great look, I love the dress. And so great that you were still able so celebrate such an important day in history in your own way.
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This is so lovely!! Your hair looks amazing also – I wish I could do my hair like that!!
Sarah x
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Love it! You look beautiful. ❤️ Wish I was able to style my hair like that!
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this is such a cute outfit🤩 x
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Cute! I’ve always loved dressing and decorating to historical or seasonal themes, but I never have the motivation to take it all the way. Love that hair!
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I love this look! The hair, the makeup, and especially the dress are perfect for VE Day.
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Adorable! What a fun way to spend the day too!
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Oh my gosh what an absolutely stunning dress! I love this look ❤ xxx
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Wow you look amazing! That dress is gorgeous!
Lauren | https://www.laurenyloves.co.uk/
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You look amazing! The dress really suits you xx
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The dress, the hair, the makeup, sitting in the garden with a cocktail…it’s all gorgeous! I love that fabric so much x
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This is gorgeous, especially the flower in your hair that matches with the color of your heels!!
Loved it xx
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That’s such a beautiful dress! Your hair looks gorgeous too xx
Tiffany x http://www.foodandotherloves.co.uk
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Oh, Kelly, you look absolutely stunning! That dress is simply gorgeous and your hair, make up and shoes all add up to the perfect VE Day outfit. Thank you so much for sharing with us 🙂 Lisa x
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You look so beautiful and that dress is simply fantastic. I love the way you swirled and the colours pop up.
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I love your outfit! Even before reading the post, I thought it was retro to the 40’s. The material and the style! Love it & the red high heels too!
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That dress is too cute! I love how you matched it to your shoes and hairstyle. Love it!
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Such a beautiful dress for the occasion, your whole look is amazing together x
Sophie
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Love the whole outfit. That dress is adorable!
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This is so amazing! What a wonderful dress and I love the makeup!
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Stunning dress! Suits the occasion and you.
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I love it!!! The dress is amazing and I love how you did your hair. I want to bring back some of those styles
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I”m not sure I”m crazy about the plane theme but I love the dress and hte colors. THe dress is gorgeous!
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This is one of the best outfits I’ve seen in all the VE Day celebration photos shared online. You look fabulous! Love it! Helen
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wow what a beautiful dress, so impressive its handmade!
Emily xx
http://www.underthescottishrain.com
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This dress reminds me of the movie ”Pearl Harbor”… such a beautiful and tragic movie! ♥ If you haven’t seen it yet, you need to watch it! I am sure, you will love it!
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Your hair looks so nice! x
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What a beautiful dress! Its pretty!
Mollie | https://mollieclarke.co.uk
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