Sometimes I feel like I'm 25 going on 50. On the rare ocassions I'm out at night in the weekends, I'm that crochety, grumpy old hag muttering things like "Isn't she cold?" or screwing my face up in distaste. Really, it's just envy. I'm envious of their energy, their sense of self-entitlement that makes them believe absolutely everyone wants to hear about their life from the back of the bus, their tight thighs and unmarked skin, their ability to dress in a chambray shirt, bandage skirt, and clumpy Docs and not know that Brenda Walsh from 90210 had that look down pat about a decade ago. Do you remember your 18 year old self?
♥ Dress is thrifted Gainsboro NZ from Rebound Clothing, Petone ♥ Vintage 60s Canon Canonet thrifted from Trademe ♥
That dress is so lovely. The print is positively magical!! I do remember my 18 year old self -- I do remember and don't miss 18, but I do miss 21/22 though. That period of youth & carefree-ness seems somehow perfect.
ReplyDeleteHaha actually I'm seventeen and I feel like you do! I cannot be out in the cold for very long or else I get so irritable!
ReplyDeleteAnd all these photos are SO LOVELY. You look so pretty and peaceful in them. Definitely looks quite warm out!
What a pretty dress. I love the collage of photos together in this post.
ReplyDeleteI do remember my 18 year old self, when I see teens now i think 'god what I really that annoying to passers by?' lol. But I do miss the weekends of friends, excitement, carelessness, and new love :)
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I'm not even quite 18 and I feel like I know exactly how you feel. I just don't have the right personality for that whole self-entitlement thing.
ReplyDeleteI love these pictures! The dress and the light are stunning.
These photos are so lovely. YOU look lovely! I adore vintage cameras.
ReplyDeleteI think you captured the beauty of this dress really well in these pics! So lovely:)
ReplyDeleteNice dress!!
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Finally a 25 year old who shares the same view as me :) I finally feel young again, thank you! Love that little vintage dress you have on. You look so pretty as always :) xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely dress! Feels like you're sending me some sunshine all the way up here.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see how your photos turn out... I'm always very excited whenever I get to play with an old camera.
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You are so adorable, really are. The pictures are stunning! I love that you are a fellow wellingtonian! oh, and yes i saw the audrey in Popup. Oh how my heart wished it could own such a beauty.
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I really love both things, the camera just because I'm a declared lover of them, and the dress for being so ethereal and feminine :)
ReplyDeleteThat dress looks like it was made just for you, Ana! Just think of how happy it was when you finally found it :)
ReplyDeleteI love the lighting in these photos. Gorgeous, m'dear. Aw, look at that vintage Canon! How do you like it?
Teenagers terrify me. I'm still a geeky fourteen-year-old at heart.
ReplyDeleteLovely dress!
What a lovely dress, Ana! You seem to float in it. :) I used to wear the chambray shirt and watching 90210 way back. Those were the days and as usual fashion repeats itself.
ReplyDeleteI lvoe the lighting. So beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, you and the dress and the camera and the photos. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm getting to be a curmudgeon too! Yes, I remember being 18 - it was a strange time. But lately I'm realizing why so many adults "hate" teenagers. SO sassy! Haha.
oh i don't even want to think about my 18 year old self. gosh how miserable i was. am happier now. AM happier old.
ReplyDeleteana i love that dress! And the trees behind you are really nice.
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your dress is gorgeous. yes, i remember my 18 year old self. i thought i knew everything and made so many mistakes. you couldn't pay me to be 18 again, no thank you.
ReplyDeletenice dress, perfect for spring. your pictures are always good, you have a great photographer.
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely stunning, love the vintage dress, and the look of the woods you're in! It looks so perfect! I adore your beautiful posts as always & that vintage camera is gorgeous! have fun xx
ReplyDeleteYour dress is so pretty, I love the flow and the pattern. I certainly wish I was 18...I know it was only three years ago for me but I already hate getting older. I felt like I could do so much more with my life back then compared to now.
ReplyDeleteAt 18, I thought I ruled the world.
ReplyDeleteAt 25, I know I'm only beginning to discover the world.
I'm not sure where in the world you are, but it sure seems like a beautiful place.
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Oh Ana B *adore*! You look wondrously pretty in that shot in the woods!
ReplyDeleteMy 18 year old self was spectacularly unfocussed and a bit depressed - I'm much much happier now - I wouldn't go back for the world!
At 18, I moved out of home and lived in Australia for the first time.
ReplyDeleteWide-eyed, single, settling in a new place... actually, that sounds a lot like my 26 self too! haha.
btw, I like your dress and camera very very much.
You are absolutely stunning, love the vintage dress,
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happy belated birthday, ana! i hope you had a wonderful day.
ReplyDeletealso, i looove your dress!
You are simply so cute and sweet! Those photos are lovely, whenever I see you've updated I can't wait to check out the new photo's.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy your camera :)
Wow, that dress is beautiful. It suits you well.
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