All I ever wanted. All I ever needed. Is here in my arms. Words are very unnecessary. They can only do harm. - Depeche Mode, “Enjoy the Silence”
The Depeche Mode dress. Because I need another striped dress. Or striped anything. But I happened to walk by H&M at the end of June and it had me at the stripes. And the pop of pink and coral. A little short-sleeved cotton shift with an exposed zipper up the back. While June gloom had lasted quite some time this summer, I knew the heat was bound to arrive.
And it did. The little cotton mini-dress worked overtime with various colors of J. Crew Capri sandals and ballet flats. With my hair in beachy waves or in a messy bun piled up with Spin Pins. With arms of chunky bracelets or layered necklaces. In the evening, a lightweight cardigan or a fitted denim shirt.
I bought it thinking it had a very sixties, Mary Quant feel, and yet I now think of it as the Depeche Mode dress. Because that’s what the cute boy, the college kid of twenty or so, working the register at Walgreens said to me one July day.
As I was buying deodorant. Magical moment.
He smiled and told me he liked my dress. That it reminded him of the eighties. Of Depeche Mode. I wasn’t going to contradict him. I wasn’t going to say, “Depeche Mode? Really? Pink and coral stripes?” He was adorable. I think he thought I was younger than I am. I felt younger. Like a teenager, totally embarrassed as the cute guy at the register was ringing up the deodorant. I thanked him as I paid, wondering how old he was in the eighties. That is was possible he wasn’t even born until 1990. He gave me my change, smiling. I smiled back, thanking him as I walked back out into the heat. In my Depeche Mode dress. Humming “I just can’t get enough. I just can’t get enough. I just can’t get enough.”
This post was inspired by The Hollywood Housewife’s Seasonal Style series. Don’t follow the HH? What are you waiting for?
Adorable dress — looks great on ya!
Thank you!
love the dress AND the story. and now i’ll be singing depeche mode all night. :p
thanks for sharing your summer style!
Thank you! I have been on a total Depeche Mode kick all summer as a result :)
OMG, I love that dress. I saw it earlier this summer, but since it didn’t have much give I couldn’t justify it with my expanding belly. It looks so amazing on you and I’m jealous. Not everyone can pull off such a bold dress and you are rockin’ it.
Also, I’m giggling at the guy and his Depeche Mode observation. :)
(thanks for participating in the link up)
Thanks, Laura! And thanks for inspiring the seasonal style post, too.
So great to meet you last night! Sorry you had to leave.
So nice to meet you, too! Hopefully we can all meet again soon minus the crazy weather!
OMG, I really love that dress. It’s stunning. Very inspiring!
Thank you! I know we’re in opposing seasons but I’ve found from reading Nikki Parkinson’s site that the color trends for our summer were popular for your winter.
I LOVE the dress. I love H&M. I’m sad there isn’t one in Reno. (ridiculous, right?!) Next time I visit my mama in the bay, I must go in. Wonder if they have it in maternity?? One can only hope. :)
Thanks so much! Hmm, trying to think where the closest one would be to you. Sacramento, maybe?
i just love that dress!! the colors are great and it looks so cute on you!
Thanks, Beth!
Interested in selling this dress? I would love to buy it from you if you no longer wear it!!