Goal: to look like a princess. Every day.
I
love midi dresses. They make me feel like a special butterfly, like a
princess, like I'm in a Audrey Hepburn film - you name it. It is
great that the midi dress trend is still going strong a few years
after we started seeing the first of those dresses in shops. You can
dress them up, dress them down, and there are a lot of different
styles you can go with a midi dress, from streetwear (with a good
pair of trainers) to fancy dinner in London. For me, the fancy look
always wins!
It
was only right, then, to wear my favourite midi dress to one of my
favourite dream-come-true places: the Palace of Versailles. Or most
specifically, it's gardens. I went early in July with my boyfriend,
and we avoided the castle (there was a queue of at least two million
people to go in...) and headed straight to the gardens. It was a
beautiful summer day, and all we could see was colourful flowers,
beautiful marble statues shining in the sun, and bushes trimmed to
perfection.
Every
summer, the gardens come to life as the fountains are lit every hour
or so and baroque music is played along the main paths - making you
really feel like you are stepping back in time, and as though you
could almost stumble upon Louis XIV and his court during your wander.
Every spot is carefully planned, and shows how much work has gone in
the displays, the geometry of each square of flowers, of each bush,
each statue. The gardens of Versailles truly are a work of Art.
My
boyfriend nicely took so many photos of me, at every corner, because
every single view is worth capturing. My outfit just made me feel
like I was blending in with the surroundings and, if I can say so
myself, I am really happy with how all the photos turned out.
This
dress is from Zara, and the quality is wonderful - thick material but
very floaty, the lace is strong and I know won't get damaged in the
wash. A little extra for every day outfits, but life is too short to
not wear the pretty dress if you want to!
Another place I didn't want to miss was Marie Antoinette's Hamlet. It is a ten-fifteen minute walk from the Grand Canal, and well worth the aching feet at the end of the day. There, you can meander around the Temples, the amazingly well-preserved cottages and of course pet goats and donkeys at the Queen's farm. Simply delightful!
Going
to Versailles means that wearing flats is the best option. I never
wear heels anyway (only when I am in a very good mood and I know that
I am going to spend most of my time sat down...) but I would
recommend you avoid heels if you decide to go to the gardens for the
day. You will end up walking so much, comfort is the way to go. I am
wearing my brown flat sandals which I love because they literally go
with any outfit I have.
No
need for heels anyway - the dress was just enough to make me feel
like the new Marie Antoinette lost in her comforting nest of a
garden... Well, with my head still very much attached to my neck,
thankfully.
What are your thoughts on midi dresses?
Lots of love,
Julia x
Lots of love,
Julia x
