The Dress by maggiemae

The Dress

A competition was held by a photographic company about a good dress that might be in your wardrobe and hasn't been worn. I posted this one which is a lovely dress but it has shrunk badly!

Three good things;
1. I won a $100 voucher (not money) to spend at this studio.
2. I was out trimming wisteria and thought I heard a cat meowing. Our cat wasn't around so I thought there might be a lost cat. John and searched around for a while with me continuing to hear this sound - then finally I realised it was me, being slightly wheezy!!
3. NZ won the cricket over England!
Oooh, so purdy! And congrats on your win!
February 20th, 2015  
Awesome shot
February 20th, 2015  
Lucky you. Congratulations.
February 20th, 2015  
Bep
Congrats on your win!
February 20th, 2015  
Well done Maggiemae
February 20th, 2015  
you killed me yet again - your wheezing sounds like a cat's meow!!!! holy cow, i might get fired from laughing too hard here in the office.
February 20th, 2015  
and congrats on your win!
February 20th, 2015  
@summerfield I did feel rather silly, Vikki - calling for the cat and peering into the lavender bushes!
February 20th, 2015  
#2 GT made me laugh #3 made me cry!! Useless cricket team we have at the moment.....they need to try harder! Stunning dress & I bet you loved stunning in it......no chance of wearing it again then? You won too, how lovely to collect all that money as a prize!
February 20th, 2015  
@happypat Unfortunately, Pat the prize is not money - only a voucher to go towards a photo shoot at their studio!
February 20th, 2015  
Great shot of a lovely dress, no wonder you won! Sorry to hear you were wheezing, but glad there was not a poor lost cat making the sound.
February 20th, 2015  
I have some of those dresses in my cupboard as well, the shrinking type. I like the soft processing and I'm sure it brings back lovely memories ;) Congrats to NZ on the win over England - it didn't take much effort! I was horrified as I'd woken up at 3am (our time) to watch! Onwards and upwards
February 20th, 2015  
Funny how the clothes contain memories of places they've been worn to. This is still gorgeous and so you keep it like a pressed flower in honour of an occasion.
February 20th, 2015  
very elegant, but then you are an elegant lady maggie :)
February 20th, 2015  
@phil_howcroft You are very kind to say this and I take it as a compliment! I don't think I agree with you though!
February 20th, 2015  
@snaphappi Its one of those dresses that doesn't crush, Maggie! All I have to do is lose 10 kg!
February 20th, 2015  
@maggiemae it was a compliment maggie :) you would be elegant in the dress
February 20th, 2015  
A gorgeous looking dress with beautiful colours - had a smile ,but sorry about the wheezing !
February 20th, 2015  
This looks a wonderful dress, beautiful colours and drape.
February 20th, 2015  
This is a great image of what looks to be a really beautiful dress! Too bad about the shrinking! I've had a few that happened to end up that way too!

#1congratulations!
#2LOL! Funny and not so funny all at the same time!
#3yay!
February 20th, 2015  
beautiful dress and congrats!! yes yay on 3
February 21st, 2015  
lovely dress
February 21st, 2015  
What a wonderful dress :)
February 21st, 2015  
Congrats on your win. a beautiful dress. I wish mine would shrink. lost another 10 pounds while I was in the hospital.
February 21st, 2015  
@bruni Oh dear! Is this recently?
February 21st, 2015  
@maggiemae Yes, Maggiemae. I had a urinary tract infection and was sick for a week at home. 2 different types of antibiotic didn`t help and I became more sick because I couldn`t keep anything down. after a week it was more than time to go to the ER from where I was admitted to the hospital. they tried different antibiotics with no result. I was there for a week, sick as a dog so to speak, lost 10 pounds and after many tries, the fifth antibiotic finally kicked in. came home on December 19th. it took awhile for me to recuperate enough to go on vacation. soaking up the sun in Mexico was the best medicine.
February 21st, 2015  
It is beautiful Maggie and I am sure would still look lovely on you!
February 21st, 2015  
so you are the cats meow now.
February 21st, 2015  
@bruni This was before your great holiday and you must have loved the hotels you stayed in - the comfort and the being waited on! How ghastly for you last year!
February 21st, 2015  
Well done. Congratulations on your win. This is a lovely dress.
February 21st, 2015  
Ha, great theme and photo. I have dresses that have only been worn once. Sometimes those prizes are bit of a have, as you end up having to spend more money...
February 21st, 2015  
You make me laugh. Love that you sounded like a cat in the end. I love this dress. The print and colors are fabulous. Too bad it shrunk. Congrats on your win, Maggiemae.
February 21st, 2015  
@darsphotos Thanks Darlene - I got excited about the 'win' until I realised it was only a discount for a studio appointment! All the other participants got this voucher too!
February 21st, 2015  
Lovely dress, shame the prize wasn't something more useable :)
February 21st, 2015  
@maggiemae Hopefully the voucher gives you enough money to buy something you really like at this studio.
February 22nd, 2015  
Such a pretty dress- too bad you can't stretch it back out! But it came in handy for the competition and you won- how exciting!
February 23rd, 2015  
Bev
Very pretty dress, Maggie. It's sad how dresses and other clothes can shrink on us over time, isn't it? Congrats on winning the competition! That wheezing doesn't sound like a good thing! I hope it's not serious.
February 24th, 2015  
Gorgeous dress, and too bad it has not been worn, but it has now served its purpose, right?! Sometimes I get really disgusted when they use competitions as marketing tools, and then you have to spend more money to get something back!! But, you are indeed the cat's meow!!
March 7th, 2015  
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