What I Wore: Vintage Pucci
Friday, January 21, 2011 at 9:51AM 
Dress: Emilio Pucci for Frost Bros.
Boots: Louis Vuitton
Tights: Linda Allard for Ellen Tracy
Rings: Burberry & Kenneth Jay Lane
Necklace: vintage, found at the Paris flea market
This post could also be titled "To Meet Someone Famous, Part II"... This morning I'm heading over to the de Young museum to meet one-on-one with the wonderful Hamish Bowles of Vogue magazine. Mr. Bowles is in town to finalize some details for his Balenciaga show that opens in March, and I am one of the lucky people who gets to spend some time with him!
When I was asked to interview him today, I kind of went into a panic. Never more has the question of "what should I wear?" been more urgent, and I already wore my very best Louis Vuitton sweater the first time I met him. Then, I remembered my vintage Pucci.
Although brightly colored in psychedlic purple, pink, cobalt, gray, and black, my vintage Pucci dress is a shy creature. It hangs at the back of my closet in a very safe place, usually with lots of tissue paper stuffed into its sleeves. Made for the Frost Bros. - a chain of high-end department stores based in Texas back in the day - this dress is a classic Pucci with giant sleeves and enormous pointed collar. While the silk is opulent, the lines are simple.
As any vintage collector will tell you, when you wear vintage the chances of tears and seam breakage are very real. As fabric and thread ages, it loses some of its integrity, so it's best to be careful. I have always been a little wary of my Pucci - not wanting to harm it in any way, nor wanting it to harm me with any sort of wardrobe failure. But, once I had it in mind for this event I was determined; I reinforced the seams and buttons, and now it's ready to go!
Now I just hope the rest of me is ready! Wish me luck - I'll fill you in on everything later!
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