My NEW friend Heidi..

There was a long stretch of time since I had the privilege of owning a dress. 

A few years back I did have a decent collection of casual skirts that were the colour infusion in my closet full of black tops, cardigans and sweaters. The only accessory I would be found wearing were my brilliantly coloured hair flowers and that was me.

My mental space had not yet crossed the threshold, from being in a cute way to being more of a sophisticated or elegant styling.  Dresses that were assessable to me were not appealing and so I eventually stopped looking.

After a trip to our nearest city I was spotted wearing my hair flower and it was suggested to me to check out a retail shop that specialized in Pin-Up clothing.  Although I had been dressing with a pin-up essence, I was not really conscious of how I was styling myself.

My sub-conscious styling at that time came from the influence of magazines that my husband purchased to keep up to speed with his passion of rods.  As we live in the country on a farm my daily attire is anything but cute and going to our closest town did not offer any help.

The day I met Heidi, well she was handed to me by my hubby.  This version of her was of a black background and a strong and bright red and green cherry motif.  She had red piping on her edges and I had never seen anything like her before. 

I was urged into a fitting room where I would try her on.  I had to ask for help in order to do up the long zipper on my back.  I will never forget the embracing feeling I first had as her fabric caressed me and bound closer to my body as the zipper went up, up up. 

I was a casual/comfort dresser with a lot of cute and so her fitted lines were defiantly different and I felt her on me.  When I turned and looked in the mirror that first time, I was caught off guard and not really sure who I was looking at.  I was glamorous and Heidi fit me in ways that I never saw myself as before, all of a sudden my body made sense.

The Heidi was one of many styles of dresses produced by Pin Up Girl Clothing, I would later discover the world of PUG on-line through their website and FB Page. Although that day I did not leave with Heidi, I did with a Deadly Dames Baby doll in skull print because she suited my foot wear at the time of purchase.  The city center we were in was 7 hours away from our home. 

That day I declared that every time we come back to the city to check on my husband’s rod build, this shop would be number one on my list.

By the time we got home my husband kept asking about Heidi, he wanted to know when she would be joining my closet and told me over and over again how great she looked on me.

It was the first time he was so eager for me to shop and buy clothing it really got me to thinking. I wonder now if he regrets this as my Heidi collection started with the Cherry Print and now boasts 7 other colours.

I soon discovered the shop that introduced me to Heidi would ship orders to me through mail.  This opened a world of opportunity and the refinement of my Pin-Up look was now possible even living many miles away and in the middle of the country where the term Pin-Up is un-heard of.

For my body style the best invested companion piece to this dress are crinolines/petti coats. It is a must have for me under this circle skirt to accentuate my hour glass figure.  I am in the market for a fuller crinoline than I currently have, I may even consider layering.

I just feel I don’t get the pay off of the dress unless I get a little oomph under it.

To keep the look of my dresses different and fresh I like playing with different belts, cardigans and shrugs.  Swapping out my crinoline colour and my hair accessories .  I even took up wearing wedges to commit to my look which was a big step from paddock boots (worn about the farm/horses) to then polish my feminine side.

My measurements are approximately

Bust 46

Waist 36

Hip 46

I do have a short torso yet longer legs and stand about 5’9. 
I wear a 2XL and shape wear >./p>

I am thrilled with this season’s colours and am excited to have them join me.. <3

I edited this blog to add the other colours I have in my collection.. xx

Red Sateen and Mr. Vincent <3

I will be adding the limited Floral print, the all blue and the grey and pink..!