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WEAR LEMONADE #14 THE LÉNA DRESS
Happy Monday!
It's Monday, everything's going well, I've moved in without a hitch, the new site is being fine-tuned and Léna, the new Wear Lemonade dress, is here. I think I can say it without fail: the planets are aligned, and thanks to this great piece of printed silk we're all going to have a wonderful week.
As I wrote on Saturday, this shirtdress is a great basic, an all-terrain piece: during the day, with a pair of derbies and little socks, you'll be given every job on earth, and after 7pm, with a pair of pumps and a good lipstick, you'll be bombastic - yes, bombastic, my friends. I wanted it to be ambivalent, a bit like all women in the end, its shirt collar and tomboy low waist, mixed with its little breast pockets and box pleats in this 100% silk fabric, are an ode to delicacy and femininity! And what's more, the box pleats conceal pockets on the sides that give it its distinctive look - you guessed it, I'm a fan! But I could also tell you about its lightness and the cool way it twirls for hours!
To recap, Léna is available in the blue of your over-dyed eyeswhich gives it a "washed silk" effect, adding depth to the fabric. It has small covered buttons, 4 essential pockets and a small, scooped collar that will give you a slender neck, I promise. And it's available in a silk screen-printed "beau regard"In the making-of video, I show you how I created the pattern using paper, a piece of tape and a pen (Mac Gyver is out of this world). This print is exclusive, just like our scarves you've been raiding! In practice, these dresses can be worn all year round, either closed all the way to the top with a little ribbon as a lavaliere, a good pair of tights and a soft cardigan, or with strappy sandals, open over your made-in-terrasses tan and your puncture-proof denim jacket.
And it's easy to take care of: 100% silk is the stuff of dreams, but apart from the ultra-recommended "I wash by hand and don't wring it out, I leave it to dry on a hanger", you can occasionally machine-wash it... And yes! But how? Quite simply, the next time you wash your tights and lingerie, take the opportunity to put them inside out, in a lingerie net, and above all, don't spin-dry! This is what can pull and break the silk's fragile threads. Choose a cold wash (or delicate laundry) and don't forget to wear the blue Lena dress.of your eyes"with dark clothes, the "beautiful look"with white/light colors. Put it on a hanger to dry, and to iron it, just use the steam of the iron, without putting the soleplate on the garment. The dress will relax like magic!