Dear REWIND (Dress 193)

Dear REWIND,

You're an ace vintage store near my house- way too expensive for my tastes (vintage chanel in the window, my size. makes me sad every time I pass it.) I am so glad the satin lined pink dress did not fit me (totally not into pink, but whatever). This dress would only work if it had been pieced as well as the REWIND dress was... guh. Vintage handmade work.

All my love,

IP

Dear Sudden OpShop (Dress 172)

Dear Sudden OpShop,

You popped up in a cobbled side street for a couple of hours. You had ancient lace, a sheer spotted shirt, and a silk scarf. And you were cheap and lovely, even if you smelt a little odd.

Today’s dress has printed spots on the stomach region, and cuffs. There are buttons (but they are hidden.)

All my love,
IP
P.S. Apologies for what I think is my worst drawing yet. Going straight to pen is always an error.

Dear Brotherhood (Dress 146)

Dear Brotherhood of St Lawrence,
I miss you- when you were old-school. You were so messy and disorganised, which meant that if you put in the time and the effort you were bound to find a bargain/something interesting and reasonably priced. Now you're really just becoming a Retro store, which is such a pity, since I really wanted skinny ties to make a bow tie (Tutorial when I find some, design alert courtesy of @ilanacharnelle) and there aren't any, because all the hipsters shop there. And who wants to pay 8$ for a scrap of badly patterned polyester? I just want something I can take apart to take a pattern off... Silly.
If I found a nice cheap tie to take a pattern off, I might be convinced that this dress

was a good idea.

All my love,

IP