I actually shopped at Milk a month ago, but I just wore the dress I bought there to a wedding last week. I'm still in love with the dress, so I'm blogging now.
3rd St. has become a haven/traffic hellhole of boutiques and chic restaurants. I can't handle it on the weekends because parking is unbelieveably difficult. However one weekday I happened to have off of work, so I indulged, and did a shopping tour in search of a wedding-friendly dress. I had read about Milk in Daily Candy - another reason why I hesitated to blog about it. But I think the experience is worth noting.
First of all, I was pretty shocked how big it was inside - compared to other shops on 3rd street, Milk is enormous. And it has a huge selection to go with the space. Normally, I'm really against shops that only put one size out on display and make you ask for normal human sizes. But at Milk they actually HAD the other sizes in stock, which was extremely refreshing. (Especially compared to the store next door - which I thought I would like more but they didn't have a single item in a size larger than small. boo.) When I first walked into Milk, I wasn't sure I could handle it - it seemed way trendier and hipper than I could ever be. But when I started looking through the racks, I made the most amazing discovery. In between the uber-trendy pieces that should have a 110 pound weight limit, they had the most amazing modern classics - a terrible phrase, but absolutely appropriate in this case.
I have a terrible time finding dresses that fit me - my top is much bigger than my bottom - but I had an armful of fun frocks to try. And one of them - an awesome Diane von Furstenburg navy crochet dress - was abolutely perfect: lovely and comfortable and completely appropriate for all 5 weddings I'm invited to this year.
Honestly, it's not a cheap store. But finding one awesome dress that I can wear over and over again this year, is totally worth it.
So when you have an afternoon free, pop into Milk and just give the clothes there a shot. Even if it's all out of your price range, it's an amazing place to sample a ton of different styles.
A picture of the dress has been requested. I had to photoshop the color because it was only in gold on the web, but it's pretty close. It's totally crocheted with a navy lining underneath and a cute scalloped edge at the bottom.
3 comments:
First of all - how cool to own a DVF dress! Second of all - if you're going to blog about it I want to see a picture of you IN the dress! :)
I don't want to post pictures of myself on this blog, but I'm going to put up a pic of the dress, just for you Spencer.
It's a lovely dress and thank you for the photoshop work so we can truly get an idea of what yours looks like. Like I said, grown up, grown up (and yet still young and hip!) I like the neckline and the "bodice" area, nice design.
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