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My ancient Greek ruins for the day, @701whaley, a beautifully but minimally restored historic building in Columbia. It is a special place for me and many others, where our church, @downtownchurch, meets and many special events are held. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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I have always had a thing for what I call the Goddess Dress. <\/em><\/strong>I swear I think my awe of this look dates back to the iconic Columbia Pictures woman\u2026you know, the one dressed in a goddess-y, white toga-frock and blue sash, holding the torch, flashing up on the big screen larger than life when the lights go down and the movie is just getting ready to start. (A bit of Trivia\u2026she is called the Columbia Lady). I grew up in a family where movies were a big thing. My parents, sisters and I loved a movie outing. I can\u2019t overstate how much this became a part of our family story. It was often an everyone-pile-in-the-car event for us, even becoming a tradition to go to the movie theatre on Christmas Eve, in between meals of course \ud83d\ude42 Even when I was a teenager and didn\u2019t want to be caught dead with my parents, somehow movies didn\u2019t apply. This tradition has happily endured in my family. Bert and I, Grayson, Annie and Graham love heading out for a movie whenever we can, though we seldom have the chance to do it all together as they have gotten older. So all of this is a long way of saying that I have been drawn to this look all my life, since my earliest movie going days. But I digress\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I initially saw this dress on Instagram and thought, I HAVE TO HAVE THAT! Can\u2019t remember who posted it, but thankfully she linked it up to her blog, and my fingers were instantly flying across the keyboard. <\/em><\/strong>Found it easily, but hell\u2019s bells, it was REALLY expensive. Not one to be easily deterred, I kept watching it. We have to be determined if we want to be goddess-like, as in shopping-warrior type goddess.<\/em><\/strong>It eventually went 1\/2 price with very low stock, but they still had my size. Sigh\u2026 it was just meant to be. Still a splurge at half price, I hit the \u201cCONFIRM YOUR PURCHASE\u201d button, and I tell you this\u2026it was worth it. I found a new happy place as soon as I pulled it over my head for the first time. That may sound silly, but when you feel good about what you are wearing, you just feel better overall. Girls like to feel pretty, and that is how this dress makes me feel. I think we can all relate to that, at least anyone reading a fashion blog post! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s face it ladies\u2026there is an inner goddess in all of us. So YES, YES to the goddess dress, and here is why\u2026.its iconic design lends itself to apparel of all types and suitable for all occasions. <\/em><\/strong>You can see its roots in festival and maxi dresses, the fit-and-flare dress, in the tie-waist short or long day-to-evening frock as well as the evening gown. You see lots of bridal wear styled a la goddess. In the most casual or formal of pieces, there is something so classical and beautiful about the empire waist or the flowy\/drapy-ness of its fabric and shape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of this is to say that it can be styled in multiple ways. As you can tell, I am partial to the classic white, flared sleeve, empire waist look paired with an Ancient Greek sandal, complete with flower crown, of course. <\/em><\/strong>And I don\u2019t think I have every had as much fun as I did during this part of this particular photo shoot, just inhabiting my own personal fairy tale for the day! Yeah, I know the flower crown is for Instagram life, not real life unless you are in a wedding, but I just couldn\u2019t resist! (Another obsession, but we will talk about that in a future post). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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