10.6.13

the dairy queen




I won this beautiful dress from the dreamy Etsy shop Trunk Of Dresses, via a giveaway on Lucky Lucille!! I couldn't believe my good luck, as this dress had my name all over it.



Every year my town has a festival to celebrate local agriculture, especially our rich dairy farming heritage. The true heart of the festivities is the Strolling of the Heifers, a fabulous parade where calves don wreaths of flowers to strut down Main Street!!


 
Aren't they beautiful?

At the historical society I found the 1892 prototype of my dress. Then as now, we love us some black lace collars and a b/w palette. 

A matched set! I'll take 'em!

How was your weekend?

21 comments:

  1. You look an absolute DREAM Dakota! ♡ ♡ ♡ My weekend was super lowkey (boo!) but I hope to be super productive this week! <3

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    1. Aww, aren't they just. I shoved aside lots of 5-year olds to get a chance to snuggle with 'em, ha.

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    2. Ha! I would have done the same.

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  3. Dakota, that's such a cute dress on you! Perfect. That's dress destiny if ever I saw it.

    P x

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  4. This looks like it was a lot of fun!

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  5. "Strolling of the Heifers" may be the greatest and best civic event name I have ever heard in lo, these twenty seven years on planet earth. Not to mention, how cute are those little cows' heads?! Also, that dress is so neat! I love its historical antecedent and you can't beat "I won this". :)

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    1. Right? I definitely go out of my way to bring it up in conversations this time of year, just 'cause uttering the phrase "Strolling of the Heifers" fills me up with sheer joy.

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  6. Adorable dress and adorable calves! How fabulous is an event where you dress up cows in flowers and parade them in public. Love it!

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  7. Ah, I love these little local celebrations! In my town we have two: Johnny Appleseed Days and the Gold Nugget Parade. "Strolling of the Heifers" is definitely the best name though. Last weekend was a bit of a bore (had to work), but this weekend I'm heading to Vegas for the first time! Can't wait!

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    1. Those both sound a little odd and a LOT charming... just like the Stroll!! I concur, these little community celebrations are the best.

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  8. You look ADORABLE! The hair and dress together remind me of a more glamorous Loretta Lynn! That purse is adorable and perfect as well. =]
    Have a good day!

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    1. Well, that's maybe the best compliment ever!! Thank you!

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  9. You are utterly beautiful in that graceful, adorable dress! What an amazing win, and you wear it perfectly. Looks like a lovely day out, celebrating the heifers, and what an amazing old Victorian dress you discovered too. You're quite right, black and white will never go out of fashion!

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  10. What a marvelous dress - how awesome that you won it. There's something extra special, I find about the feeling of wearing a piece you won or were given as a gift. Love all of the darling critters in this fun post - and speaking of love, your amazing handbag will have me swooning for the rest of the week!

    ♥ Jessica

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  11. Wow that dress is sooo you, and it fits like a dream! So stinkin cute... Had to be fate! I rewatched Nashville the other day, and amidst swooning over all the clothes, I thought "man, this is sooo Dakota". (The clothes, obv not the oh-so-Altman tragic plot, haha)

    xo Sara

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    1. O, for a minute there I thought you were speaking of the ABC tv show and I was a little "...thanks?", ha. But I **LOVE** that film, love Robert Altman too, so (genuinely) thanks!!!

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    2. Bahaha... I just had to google what that is. Definitely not the ABC show lolol.

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  12. Your blog is so cute! (along with all of those cuddly creatures!!) I hope you'll consider following me! Also, that dress is like Mary Poppins (practically perfect in every way! :3 ) iamthegreatgwen.blogspot.com

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