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Vintage Zara Halter Neck Maxi Dress

October 15, 2018

Vintage Zara Halter Neck Maxi Dress 1

“A beautiful dress may look beautiful on a hanger, but that means nothing. It must be seen on the shoulders, with the movement of the arms, the legs, and the waist”. Coco Chanel

Here’s a fun fact about halter dresses and/or tops: when halter dresses were first introduced back in the 1940’s, it was actually considered scandalous and was only really only accepted as evening or a beach wear by the rich & famous.

Vintage Zara Halter Neck Maxi Dress 2
Vintage Zara Halter Neck Maxi Dress 3

The moment that the iconic Marilyn Monroe wore it for the 1955 movie, The Seven Year Itch it was then that the dress officially became accepted and was taken into a whole level of fashion iconic status. 

The white pleated, low cut halter dress impeccably complimented Marilyn Monroe’s eight hour figure glass and her cheeky, flirty nature.

Vintage Zara Halter Neck Maxi Dress 4

So what is actually a halter dress? Basically it’s a dress that is typically fastened around the waist and at the back of the neck. The main focus of the halter dresses is that they are either backless or have some strategically placed straps to support your bust-line.

The beauty of this type of style is that they expose your skin in such an understated and unexpected way, and highlight your shoulders as well as your collarbone. The halter neck has become one of my ultimate favourite styles to wear and I find it compliments me.

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The most exciting thing about halter dresses is that many halter dresses have more conservative necklines (less of a plunging V neck) which allows for more versatility at the hemline and back without you tiptoeing into being a (cough cough) dare I say, a hussy.

Not only was the halter style used to create backless dresses and shirts, but it has also been for swim wear and lingerie.

It’s such a gorgeous style that compliments every woman regardless of their figure. Embrace your body just like Marilyn Monroe did back in the 50’s. 

In this post, I am wearing  a ‘vintage’ Zara maxi dress, halter-neck style that I bought in Portugal five years ago, and it seems to have stood the test of style time. It has a very Versace vibe about it, which was one of the reasons I bought it. It’s super comfortable, chic, stylish and has a slight sexy look about it.

Vintage Zara Halter Neck Maxi Dress 5
Vintage Zara Halter Neck Maxi Dress 6

photography by Michelle Tulemija / location: Johnstone’s Park, Geelong – Australia

OUTFIT I'M WEARING

Halter Maxi-Dress by Zara (which I bought it in Portugal 5 years ago) and lace-up gladiator sandals, unknown brand (bought also in Portugal)

Vintage Zara Halter Neck Maxi Dress 7

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#flashback | This was one of my very favourite pho #flashback | This was one of my very favourite photoshoots I did with @tullylovesaphoto. I felt free, confident, sexy, strong & I had belief in myself that I could be just as good as any top influencer/blogger. But a year after that photo session, my ongoing battle with severe anxiety became excruciatingly worse over time. I lost all belief, my self confidence disappeared, I started to hate the way I looked & I started to hide from friends, family & the world... to be honest I felt like walking away & giving up my blog and IG; I thought no one would care & I'm not good at what I do anyway... but I stayed.

It's been a long journey to get back. I'm not completely there 100% but I am making slow baby steps. I take each day as it comes. Some days are good & I think, "the Queen is back!" but then something can trigger me & I am back to panicking, hyperventilating, negative thoughts, and just wanting to hide. The difference this time is I don't want to walk away. I want to come back & do/show what I love. 

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It's been a long time since I did an outfit shot & It's been a long time since I did an outfit shot & many of you know I suffer terribly from severe anxiety & depression. And for the past year, my self-esteem, self-confidence, self-belief has bungee jumped severely way way WAY downnnnnnnn low...!

I am at a constant inner war battle within myself, and my self worth. But today is the first step forward doing an outfit shot. 

Do I like this photo or outfit? Meh! 🤔 I am showing me in this present moment. A vulnerable, fragile and insecure me but one who is slowly, desperately: trying. And by doing that, I'm actually empowering my spirit & soul. By TRYING. I'm not, and will not allow my mental health issues to define, me. 

So, once upon a time I only wanted to show only the good photos that I liked to be shown on my blog/social media... I was afraid to show (reveal) my human flaws, my icky shots when I felt shitty, ugly, old(er), bloated, fragile (mental health) moments. Not anymore.

Today I make a conscious decision to show what the day is really like for me. In all its beauty: the good, the bad and the (OMG what was she thinking) ugly; but in all its glory. Its a positive day.

Outfit: turtle neck jumper from Kmart Australia , cargo tartan pants & knee high boots from PrettyLittleThing.com, handbag from Salvos Stores 

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