Blood and Roses

I wore this dress end of July, the day before my birthday .... 1950s dress: Resales Store // vintage belt: thrifted // shoes: flea market // 50s wickerpurse: thrifted in the US ... I wear this dress rarely, because it's a bitch (sorry), if it comes to washing. The colour bleeds. Just yesterday I had to give it a soak and I did my best. Ice cold water, soap just on the stain - caused by a belt I wore with it a while ago - and underarm erea ... I was so excited when I saw that the water stayed clear, when I checked on it. Shock, when I lifted the dress out of the water, a waterfall of blood red water rushed down from the rose boarder of the skirt. Me:...