On Lily's Links List: A Dress a Day

It is no secret that Lily White is one Class A clothes horse. We can thank my maternal grandmother for this sartorial love. As a woman in her twenties, she flourished in her native Philippines as a modern woman. She earned degrees in both education and home economics, owned three different businesses, and waited until the age of thirty to marry and have children. Bear in mind, this was post-World War II in a country where women were considered marriage material by age 16. With an act like that – what choice did I have but to idolize her?

Growing up, my grandmother always impressed upon me the importance of clothes. She often made her own clothing and had a wonderful stylish flair. My preteen years were filled with a few pretty dresses that were designed by my grandmother. And the cardinal rule about dressing up was “I don’t care how big you are, how skinny you are, or how ugly you think you might be…there is always a dress for you.”

Yes, Nanay…there’s a dress for everyone. And at A Dress a Day Blog, you can probably find it!

If you love clothes, but specifically dresses, you need to check this sight out. The posts are written by the singularly named “Erin,” who’s writing I compare to a conversation. She’s very passionate about her blog and the content. That excitement comes through very clear in her writing. I can’t think of another fashionista who can work a Ray Bradbury comment into their post like Erin can!

Every day (or as her banner says “A dress. Mostly every day.”), Erin posts a picture of a dress and writes either her kudos or a critique. For those of you sewing fans, you’ll be happy to know that Erin is more than capable with her sewing machine. You’ll find patterns included in mix, which has fired up my want to learn about dressmaking.

But before you think its all about the clothes, the blog is decidedly pro women being themselves. In a day and age where they say size 10 is “plus-sized” and clothes seem to be shrinking, Erin gives her readers a great shot in the arm with posts that encourage women everywhere to protest their disappointment in stores not carrying their size.

And don’t forget to check out the side bar. Our fair dress lady dabbles at a little fiction with her Secret Lives of Dresses series. And for my fellow female clothing lovers out there, there are numerous links to other websites about fashions and shopping.

A Dress a Day is decidedly very female-centric. But, I promise you dress lovers out there…it’s completely worth it. Check out the content daily!