Mr. Darcy was a big fan of tie-dye, so Elizabeth just couldn’t help but buy it and then write a long a flowing formal letter to hint at how she bought it and hopes that he likes it on her.
@RaddedyMe I think that I own the same one but I call it turquoise. Perfect for those need to get the mail or take out garbage but too lazy-assed to get dressed times. Also good beach wear. Looks very right on a beach.
I, Princess Buzzkill Crying Glitter Eagle, HAS this dress. And matching pants (that I’m wearing right now).
Actually, my tie-dye hippie housedresses (yes, I have 3) are done better than this one.
Uses for tie-dye:
1. help me achieve my terrifying clown outfit for Halloween
2. keeping vampires LARPers the fuck away from me, because they think it’s the sun.
unfortunately, my tie-dye connection got married and his wife forced him to get rid of his dyes and make scented candles instead. So once I wear these to rags, that’s it for me.
I also like it. But I live in a ‘beachy’ area and could get away with that anywhere. Actually, that dress is better than what most of the people wear around here. It at least covers something.
Beach in the area makes a big difference what one can wear. Suits (work, not bathing) which I like, look silly in resort areas. Dressing like a rum punch or tequila sunrise is is perfect.
Yes, hitting the tiki bar at noon in a work suit would attract more stares than this dress ever would. When I go to some place like NYC or Chicago, it’s always a shock to me to realize just how bright and light all my clothes really are. I stand out like a rodeo clown.
In NY the new black is…black. I’m heading up that way next week so, being August, I can toss in some color accents, but absolutely no tie dye. You’d probably fair OK in Mississippi though. I was there for a few years and was always getting asked who’d died.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a busy life, must be in want of a loose dress that she can wear without undergarments.
I, Glitzy Faery, admit to liking historical romance and owning more than one E. Mansfield. There. I don’t care, we all need our guilty pleasures to sip our margaritas to.
I am picturing Prinny getting his tailor to craft a cape of tie dye to wear to the next dinner at The Pavilion. Of course, Beau Brummell cuts him down to size with a witty remark while secretly wearing tie dyed underwear.
I hate it when I post something that I’ve accidentally frocked up. The corrected version always lacks the punch of what was intended. But we knew whatcha meant. ; )
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of forty dollars (plus shipping costs) must be in want of a rainbow-colored tie dye dress. Forget the husband, this is 2011 after all.
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July 31, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Oh man, I was just looking at this shop this morning (it was in my suggested shops)! I might have favourited this very dress. ‘Regency’ and ‘tie dye’ have no place in a sentence together, but I like the shop a lot and want several pieces from her.
“Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. So, Fuck it, wear the Stoner Muu-Muu.” -Catherine Morland from “Northanger Abbey”, Pre-Edit.
July 31, 2011 at 9:33 am
Just cause it’s an empire bustline doesn;t make it regency.
It’s an ugly sack, and adding rainbows just makes it garish too.
Stop this.
July 31, 2011 at 9:40 am
Call me a purist, but I’ll stick to my Charlotte Bronte bellbottom jeans.
July 31, 2011 at 9:56 am
Really? Personally I prefer my Dickens platform heels.
July 31, 2011 at 10:09 am
Elizabeth Hamilton Highwaters all the way.
July 31, 2011 at 10:13 am
my George Eliot Hotpants get me all the boys.
July 31, 2011 at 12:19 pm
You fiction dorks. I’m rocking my James Boswell cargo shorts right now.
July 31, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Don’t forget the Wilde/Nehru jacket.
July 31, 2011 at 1:07 pm
Will my classic A. A. Milne Tigger costume get me a spot in this sandbox, or am I pushing the envelope too much, again?
August 1, 2011 at 12:59 pm
I sport a Hemmingway camp shirt – it comes with a flask pocket and the alcohol-induced vomit wicks right away.
July 31, 2011 at 3:31 pm
If I start a line called Joyce-y Couture (with excerpts from Finnegan’s Wake across the tush, of course) will you all disown me?
July 31, 2011 at 4:07 pm
It takes more than that to get disowned at Regretsy. Just ask Ark67.
July 31, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Disown? Hell, I’d buy from you.
July 31, 2011 at 9:34 am
I dunno, that definitely looks like a period dye job to me. Very authentic.
July 31, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Down-thumb if you will, but I like the dress AS A BEACH COVER-UP. However the Jane Austen comment is like typing “Hi, I’m a craftard.”
July 31, 2011 at 12:41 pm
I would totally wear that as a beach cover up or night gown.
July 31, 2011 at 9:34 am
“An artist cannot do anything slovenly. Especially on Etsy”
-Jane Austen
July 31, 2011 at 9:34 am
Shouldn’t the price be $42.00?
July 31, 2011 at 9:42 am
Funny but obscure. Just like I like my women…
July 31, 2011 at 1:19 pm
I think I love you both.
July 31, 2011 at 9:35 am
I’ll turn a blind eye to that tie dye!
July 31, 2011 at 9:35 am
Pride and Prejudice and Hippies!
July 31, 2011 at 9:41 am
Personally, I prefer zombie apocalypse to that disaster.
July 31, 2011 at 9:36 am
Mr. Darcy was a big fan of tie-dye, so Elizabeth just couldn’t help but buy it and then write a long a flowing formal letter to hint at how she bought it and hopes that he likes it on her.
July 31, 2011 at 9:58 am
Duuudddeeee… Darcy’s not here, man.
July 31, 2011 at 10:11 am
I can only imagine what that tour of the house and grounds must have been like.
July 31, 2011 at 12:39 pm
This actually made me LOL. Good show.
July 31, 2011 at 6:06 pm
“Y’know Cathy’s not really a ghost mannnn.” *takes a hit from the pipe* “Hey everyone, Heathcliff took the brown acid! He’s wearing a kale cravat!”
July 31, 2011 at 12:21 pm
I think that Lizzie just bought it to piss off Lady Catherine.
July 31, 2011 at 9:37 am
“She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me.”
July 31, 2011 at 11:12 am
I’d be more than willing to bear the model’s children.
As long as they weigh less than 25 lbs.
July 31, 2011 at 12:50 pm
I’m grieved…grieved and shocked.
July 31, 2011 at 9:37 am
Aren’t hippies against pride and prejudice?
July 31, 2011 at 9:38 am
also against wax apparently.
July 31, 2011 at 9:38 am
I question the legitimacy of “hippie”. Her armpits are too clean.
July 31, 2011 at 9:45 am
I was just going to say I doubt she’s a hippie; not only are her pits shaved, her hair is curled.
July 31, 2011 at 9:52 am
Both solid observations, but her bare feet give her away!
July 31, 2011 at 10:00 am
BUT – her feet look clean. I need a smell test to definitively decide… on second thought, no. I’ll just remain on the fence.
July 31, 2011 at 10:19 am
She has changed the size of the smell.
July 31, 2011 at 11:49 am
Toe nail polish = Not a hippie
July 31, 2011 at 9:51 am
Alright, fine. I, Suzy Elizabeth, hereby admit to liking this dress. There. I said it. *phew* That was really hard, you guys.
July 31, 2011 at 9:56 am
There’s nothing wrong with liking the dress. The humor here is the “jane austen” keywords, not the product.
Most of it, anyway.
July 31, 2011 at 9:58 am
No, this dress is hideous.
But it’s OK, I often like things that are objectively hideous too.
It’s how I explain my ex.
July 31, 2011 at 11:17 am
This is the kind of dress I would buy to keep as a slip on clean-the-house dress, or a taking-the-dogs-out-at-midnight dress.
It’s a quick on and off item, but I wouldn’t wear it all the time…
July 31, 2011 at 11:52 am
So are you the one who’s been laughing at my teal batik dress with the four foot long ties?
July 31, 2011 at 12:25 pm
@RaddedyMe I think that I own the same one but I call it turquoise. Perfect for those need to get the mail or take out garbage but too lazy-assed to get dressed times. Also good beach wear. Looks very right on a beach.
July 31, 2011 at 1:20 pm
Oh, Raggedy. I’m not allowed to laugh at it.
For a full year I willingly wore a rainbow crochet crop-top with white jeans.
July 31, 2011 at 6:28 pm
Thank you Anninyn! Now I have a great way to explain my ex. I’ve never been able to come up with a response to the “You married him?!?!” comments.
August 1, 2011 at 8:37 pm
Hey! Me too! How I explain all my exes really….
July 31, 2011 at 10:00 am
I, Princess Buzzkill Crying Glitter Eagle, HAS this dress. And matching pants (that I’m wearing right now).
Actually, my tie-dye hippie housedresses (yes, I have 3) are done better than this one.
Uses for tie-dye:
1. help me achieve my terrifying clown outfit for Halloween
2. keeping vampires LARPers the fuck away from me, because they think it’s the sun.
unfortunately, my tie-dye connection got married and his wife forced him to get rid of his dyes and make scented candles instead. So once I wear these to rags, that’s it for me.
July 31, 2011 at 10:01 am
that would be “I Have this dress”… not enough caffiene.
July 31, 2011 at 12:53 pm
And here I thought you were sneaking some LOLspeak past the grammar police…
July 31, 2011 at 1:20 pm
Can I have your vampire LARPers?
July 31, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Your connection is a wuss. Why did he let his wife force him to make candles and no tie-dye at all?
July 31, 2011 at 10:53 am
I, LJ, admit to owning this dress – from this seller. It looks much better in person. The tagging is unfortunate, but her workmanship is impeccable.
July 31, 2011 at 11:43 am
I also like it. But I live in a ‘beachy’ area and could get away with that anywhere. Actually, that dress is better than what most of the people wear around here. It at least covers something.
July 31, 2011 at 12:33 pm
Beach in the area makes a big difference what one can wear. Suits (work, not bathing) which I like, look silly in resort areas. Dressing like a rum punch or tequila sunrise is is perfect.
July 31, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Yes, hitting the tiki bar at noon in a work suit would attract more stares than this dress ever would. When I go to some place like NYC or Chicago, it’s always a shock to me to realize just how bright and light all my clothes really are. I stand out like a rodeo clown.
July 31, 2011 at 4:43 pm
In NY the new black is…black. I’m heading up that way next week so, being August, I can toss in some color accents, but absolutely no tie dye. You’d probably fair OK in Mississippi though. I was there for a few years and was always getting asked who’d died.
July 31, 2011 at 11:44 am
I’d buy it. I’d also do Sinful Things with the model.
July 31, 2011 at 12:40 pm
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a busy life, must be in want of a loose dress that she can wear without undergarments.
July 31, 2011 at 4:53 pm
I was hoping someone would go to the opening line of P&P. Good one!
July 31, 2011 at 1:41 pm
I like it too, but the colors are a bit too Skittles for me.
July 31, 2011 at 9:53 am
The Empire strikes back – and loses.
July 31, 2011 at 9:55 am
It’s a bit loud, but you can probably adjust the smell.
July 31, 2011 at 9:56 am
I like the top and I like the bottom, but the rainbow in the middle kind of kills it for me. And the Jane Austen reference.
July 31, 2011 at 10:01 am
If it’s Regency, where’s the flounce?
July 31, 2011 at 10:03 am
(and I know Regency, my mother was Elizabeth Mansfield.)
July 31, 2011 at 11:22 am
I, Glitzy Faery, admit to liking historical romance and owning more than one E. Mansfield. There. I don’t care, we all need our guilty pleasures to sip our margaritas to.
July 31, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Patricia Veryan and Georgette Heyer FTW.
July 31, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Nowt wrong with that.
I like historical murder mysteries, the cheesier and least likely the better.
July 31, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Cool! Princess, you get more interesting all the time!
July 31, 2011 at 10:07 am
If we forward this thread to the seller, maybe we’ll get a flounce thrown in…
July 31, 2011 at 7:29 pm
Don’t dress your flounce cat in this muumuu, just ’cause she’s off on a cruise.
July 31, 2011 at 10:07 am
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/efeb4dc1b6/jane-austen-s-fight-club
July 31, 2011 at 10:42 am
They need to make that.
July 31, 2011 at 12:57 pm
That is an amazing username… it just screams ‘interesting back-story.’
July 31, 2011 at 12:13 pm
That was delightful! I’m too much of a pussy to watch the real Fight Club so this was exactly my speed.
July 31, 2011 at 9:13 pm
I found this awhile ago, and I love it! I would definitely pay to see this movie!
July 31, 2011 at 10:50 am
I am picturing Prinny getting his tailor to craft a cape of tie dye to wear to the next dinner at The Pavilion. Of course, Beau Brummell cuts him down to size with a witty remark while secretly wearing tie dyed underwear.
July 31, 2011 at 10:56 am
… the joy I would get out of introducing Beau Brummell to tie-dye would be never ending.
July 31, 2011 at 11:04 am
The model has a “je ne sais quot” that is not matched by her frock. In fact this think frocks her over.
July 31, 2011 at 11:06 am
When I get to funny, I derp myself. Second sentence should read:
In fact, I think this frocks her over.
Okay, it wasn’t that funny. Now you know why I bandage butts for a living.
July 31, 2011 at 11:19 am
I think you frocked up that joke!
July 31, 2011 at 11:48 am
Am I doing better or worse because I skated right over it and couldn’t figure out why you were correcting it for a second?
July 31, 2011 at 12:44 pm
I hate it when I post something that I’ve accidentally frocked up. The corrected version always lacks the punch of what was intended. But we knew whatcha meant. ; )
July 31, 2011 at 1:11 pm
I want to know what her quot has to do with anything.
July 31, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Nice catch. No more posting before adderall for me!
July 31, 2011 at 11:40 am
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of forty dollars (plus shipping costs) must be in want of a rainbow-colored tie dye dress. Forget the husband, this is 2011 after all.
July 31, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Why is Karl Rove wearing a tie-dye and a wig?
July 31, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Nah, if it were Karl Rove, the dye would be made of puppy blood and children’s tears, and the thing would cost $19,000 per sleeve.
July 31, 2011 at 5:54 pm
Can’t be Karl Rove. She’s attractive to me. Karl Rove is attractive to NO ONE.
July 31, 2011 at 12:36 pm
I’m puzzled. Is that model really hot? I am straight, but should my lady parts have a change of mind, I could think of more enticing women.
July 31, 2011 at 1:30 pm
She doesn’t appeal to me, but people have different tastes. In other pics she’s got a kind of earthy, natural attractiveness to her.
July 31, 2011 at 12:51 pm
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife, dig?
July 31, 2011 at 5:52 pm
“.. in possession of a good fortune.”
Intercourse! That leaves me out.
July 31, 2011 at 1:34 pm
July 31, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Muumuus and Insensibility?
July 31, 2011 at 2:06 pm
Great, now I have “China Cat Sunflower” stuck in my head…
July 31, 2011 at 2:07 pm
All it needs is an octopus and some watch parts on the bodice, and it’s totally Steampunk Jane Austen.
And I have to say that the model’s John Waters moustache really sets this off.
July 31, 2011 at 2:49 pm
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July 31, 2011 at 3:29 pm
at least it is glitter free right!!
July 31, 2011 at 4:36 pm
WE NEED A WHO WORE IT BETTER FOR THIS!!
July 31, 2011 at 9:17 pm
I don’t know how to do who wore it better properly, but here are two pictures for comparison.
July 31, 2011 at 9:20 pm
Oh, the guy is “Stone Cold Steve Austin” in case you don’t place the face. (neither did I – just Googled the name).
July 31, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Oh man, I was just looking at this shop this morning (it was in my suggested shops)! I might have favourited this very dress. ‘Regency’ and ‘tie dye’ have no place in a sentence together, but I like the shop a lot and want several pieces from her.
July 31, 2011 at 7:02 pm
if this dress was either entirely done in the top tie-dye pattern or the bottom one it would be cute…don’t like the rainbow though
July 31, 2011 at 9:15 pm
Watch out Pride and Prejudice. You’re about to get an awesome new cover hot glued on.
July 31, 2011 at 9:37 pm
“Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. So, Fuck it, wear the Stoner Muu-Muu.” -Catherine Morland from “Northanger Abbey”, Pre-Edit.
August 1, 2011 at 11:38 am
I am excessively diverted.
August 2, 2011 at 5:50 pm
I read this quickly and thought the title said “Pregnancy hippie dress.”
And I thought to myself, “Well, a design like that is sure to get people talking about something other than your baby bump.”
August 4, 2011 at 12:03 pm
I’m not even gonna lie. I’d wear the damn thing. Suddenly questioning my own taste level…
August 4, 2011 at 6:34 pm
Tie-Dyed and Prejudice. Classic.
December 7, 2011 at 2:40 pm
I can’t believe I came back and looked at this again……. I’m so grossed out right now.