Plaid Mary

 
This cute little plaid dress with the knee-length ruffled hem looks as cute and conservative as can be—except that it's strapless and falls down without a moment's notice. This dress has inspired me to vow – for real this time – that I will never even consider wearing a strapless dress without first sewing some support into it, but since I hadn't vowed that two days ago, I allowed safety pins and a blazer to come to my rescue!

The lace hem and the fitted jacket with its peplum at the back reminded me of fussy Victorian fashions, so I wore old-timey lace up boots. In the red coat, I felt just a little bit like Mary Poppins. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!