Speed Racer

Sometimes the path of information moving along blogs is quite odd. A couple of weeks ago I received and email from a girl called Rachel telling me about a new label called e.g. She particularly pointed me in the direction of a blue dress she thought I'd love. Panelled, futuristic and a wee bit Emilio de la Morena. I sauntered over to the site and she was right on every count. I placed my order for the dress immediately and began my patient wait.

Then a few days later Style Bubble posted about the label. I then received an email from Jeanpierre from e.g. telling me about them and I informed him that my order had already been placed. When he realised who I was he told me that Emma, the designer, was already making my dress and it would be arriving shortly. I didn't get any of the 'empowerment' chat Ms Bubble playfully had a pop at, but I must admit that when I put the dress on...I felt a smidgen empowered!

It arrived last week beautifully packaged and gorgeous.

I can vouch for the quality of this dress - it's wonderfully well made. It's not just a bog standard lycra dress, it's double layered for maximum strength and durability with what feels like slight padding in the shoulder area. It's exceptionally well structured, especially considering it is just lyrcra.

I immediately tried it with some electric blue tights and my Givenchy cream wedges.

It's undeniably very short and tight, so I will mostly be wearing it with Angie's cage skirt on top, unless I invest in some Spanx for pot belly days, but quite frankly the thought of squeezing myself into industrial strength underwear is too depressing, and since I refuse to give up Domino's pizza with extra cheese, sticky toffee pudding, salt and chilli chicken or pancakes with chocolate spread, I'll just need to live with the occassional tubby tum.

Of course not every day is a pot belly day (I don't eat pancakes and chocolate spread for breakfast every morning), so when I can I will wear it as it is.

I couldn't not try it with my wonderful Spartan leggings from my leggings pimp, who made them extra long for me. This looks like a full-on costume. It lends it an appealing super heroine/speed racer/Power Ranger/Pam Hogg kind of vibe to it. And I love it! I just need a good eye mask to match. The Luella Batman sunglasses would have been perfect!

And of course the gorgeous blue colour compliments my Giia neckpiece perfectly.

It will also look great with my leather and vintage garter belts and my DIY pvc peplum layered over the top (again for pot belly days), but since it was really hot while I was taking these photo's, had I tried on any more clothes I was in serious danger of suffering death by lycra.

Hopefully I can save up some pennies for this formidable jacket which looks equally amazing.

Queen Michelle

Comments

[Freya]

It looks beautiful with the neckpiece, wow.

[eli]

All I can really say is wow. But also that with the gold and black leggings, you look absolutely wonderful

[tanya]

gosh queen michelle you are totally killing it!

[enna.]

Never before have I been so excited to see a Power Rangers reference. You are, as always, brilliant.

[Brigadeiro]

Absolutely amazing! They look great with the Givenchy's! And I love that Giia neckpiece, must get me one of those :)
xx

[Helen]

I really love how the necklace softens the dress.

[Paula]

fab dress, i love how you have styled it

[saem]

love it all! esp the last blazer!!

[Emma Griffiths (e.g...)]

Queen Michelle, you are the greatest. You look absolutely amazing in that dress!!

[charlene]

haha.. power rangers.. you look nothing near them with that beautiful dress! loving the whole look, and the gold/black leggings.

[Cambon la Pelouse]

Queen Michelle, you look great. But I like the Emilio de la Morena 'original' much, much better. The white on that one makes it look like sportswear.

[Queen Michelle]

Cambon it's not meant to be a version of the Emilio de la Morena dress, it's just the colour and the cut that are quite similar, but essentially the dresses are completely different. The sportwear reference is deliberate. That's actually what I love most about it!

[dust]

There is this great antitranspiration trick for such Lycra or leather dresses. I leave an opening in the armhole stitch, usualy at the back. Now, it would be pity to cut a new dress, but it works...
this royal blue suits you well

[Vesna]

Pot belly?! What are you talking about?! You look amazing, and if there is any fat on your belly - that's normal for us ladies. Uncounted number of women would just kill to have your body - definitely no Spanx needed for you. P.S. Love your blog and treasure trove of new info and inspiration I get through it.

[Sal]

You just amaze me, QM. Only you could take such a specific piece and make it look entirely versatile.

[Netty]

The blue is so bright and gorgeous

[Mea]

OH!!! You look amazing! You need your own comic book, Michelle!

[geisharock]

Jaw-dropping! I loooove it with the superhero tights hahaha. xoxo

[Sarah]

I love it, you look absolutely amazing! That colour of blue really suits you.

[phuong]

this is absolutely amazing!

[Suzanne aka Punk Glam Queen]

Queen Michelle, Superhero! Able to style an outfit with panache and lightning speed! (What other super hero qualities would you like me to add?) No spanx needed dearie, you are perfect!
XXX
Suzanne

[AngieMontreal]

I think the proof that this is the perfect piece for you is that you already have so many other items that compliment it so well. I love it when I get something new that melds perfectly into my wardrobe, yet breathes new life into things at the same time. You're going to have tons of fun in this dress, I can feel it!

[Ms. Smart]

hahah
you are a trip
love the super hero bit
very funny

[WendyB]

Looking great -- but I personally am a big fan of Spanx :-)

[sopchan]

Ohh never before have I wished more I was an ectomorph and not a mesomorph!

Dress = fab
Leggings = divine!

D + L + QM = superhero!