Dear Fashion Police,
Last year I fell in love with the Kate Moss for Toshop pansy print dress. I didn’t buy one because I couldn’t find any in my size, and also because I don’t generally like wearing things that are very "fashionable", but I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind and I’ve found a couple of the dresses on eBay.
Should I buy one?
~ Alicia
Dear Alicia,
You know, I’m torn here. Normally I’d say that if a dress has been bugging you for an entire year, and it’s still available, the dress needs to be bought. But this is the Kate Moss pansy print dress we’re talking about here, and although I also really like this dress, here’s why I’d say "no":
1. It’s the Kate-Moss-for-Topshop-pansy-print-dress. You say you don’t really like wearing things that are very "fashionable", and while this dress is now a year old, it’s still very recognisable, and if that’s going to bother you, you’d be better off finding something similar.
2. It’s selling on eBay for around £120. Dude, that’s a lot of money for what is, essentially a tea dress. There are dozens of floral-print tea dresses around at the moment for way cheaper than £120, and you’ll also have the benefit of not looking like a Kate Moss clone. Maybe one of these would work for you?
All of this said, I’m STILL torn, because I still tend to think that if you like it that much, you should just go ahead and get it. But, as always, I’m going to leave it up to the Cadets to advise you further, here.
What do you think, readers? Should Alicia buy this dress?
I agree with both the pro’s and the con’s stated above and I know how sometimes I’m in a store and a dont buy the dress and then it’s killing me for ages (well, actually, just till I go and buy it). Recently I was looking at a lovely ZARA maxi dress and unfortunately I didn’t buy it and now it’s NOWHERE to be found. I’d KILL for that dress. So, sweetie, if you love it and gotta have it, go for it;)
I agree, if you want it that bad, just buy it. But it IS fashionable I guess.
go for it, otherwise it will keep bugging you
If it’s still bothering you, go for it, but that’s an awful lot of money for a sundress that would cost about $15 to make by hand.
Check out your local thrift stores and hunt for something similar (I’ve seen a lot of this kind of 80’s-90’s floral print floating around) – then you’ll end up with the ‘original’ look that this dress is trying to copy, and save a whole lot of cash at the same time!
please do NOT buy this dress. it’s an old design from Topshop…surely that’s a crime in itself? ebay.com (not .co.uk) have tonnes of beautiful floral tea dresses that are ORIGINAL VINTAGE and not some sleazy copy. i buy them almost daily. Check out the eBay store Spanish Moss Vintage, Tin Roof Vintage and Nasty Girl Vintage for some one of a kind vintage floral classics.
please do NOT buy this dress. it’s an old design from Topshop…surely that’s a crime in itself? ebay.com (not .co.uk) have tonnes of beautiful floral tea dresses that are ORIGINAL VINTAGE and not some sleazy copy. i buy them almost daily. Check out the eBay store Spanish Moss Vintage, Tin Roof Vintage and Nasty Girl Vintage for some one of a kind vintage floral classics.
Surely it would be cheaper to simply chop up grandma’s curtains and fashion yourself a dress out of those?
In the topshop sale this december i found this dress, with no tags and no idea of the huge deal it is i took it to the counter to buy and they had to price it up only guessing how much it should be. Because it was old stock I ended up with the dress for a fiver. It is amazing, i cant lie, it fits really well and the pattern is beautiful. It was only a few weeks ago, when i saw it selling on ebay for £89 that i realised what a lucky girl i am. Buy the dress!!!
I agree with the above points but I also think that if it has been bugging you you should just go and buy it. Otherwise you might end up buying another floral dress but thinking “what if?”. I DO think you should have a good search on eBay though and see if you can’t find something you like more… if not, just buy the Kate Moss dress.