I’m really thrilled to be partnering with Shabby Apple to give away this gorgeous dress to one of you!
When they asked me to host a giveaway, I honestly had such a tough time choosing which dress, because there were so many I loved. I even had to enlist the help of my sister in law (thanks Sophs!) – and I think this dress just screams Meg!
Isn’t it pretty?? It’s called Sheep Meadow… I love that name. I love the full skirt and the cap sleeves. Unfortunately I did have to hem it a bit because of my height… it was below my knee and you know my thoughts on things that hit below my knee. I think it’s perfect now! Of course this is really great news for those of you who are tall, or who are frustrated with the shorter skirt lengths this season. Shabby Apple is probably the solution for you, as all of their dresses are a little longer than what you’ll find in stores right now.
I love how breezy it is, and the fact that it has pockets (all dresses should have pockets in my opinion!). It’s actually tricking me into feeling really thin because it fits really generously. I’m normally a solid medium, but I had to take an XS in this dress. The nice thing is that they pre-warn you on the website that it fits large, so you know to pick a smaller size, plus they offer a huge range of sizes.
But the thing that really makes it a winner for me, is how much Chris likes it. Any dress he likes immediately, goes into my golden rotation!! Man I love this dress… I don’t think I want to take it off.
You want one of your own right? Of course you do! It’s freaking adorable!!
All you have to do to enter the giveaway is:
- Visit the Shabby Apple store, and lust over the Sheep Meadow dress a bit more and then
- Leave a comment on this blog post, telling me why you’d like this dress. That’s it!!
- You can also link to this post on your blog, twitter or facebook, if you’d like to be entered more than once – the more you do the more chances you have! (and don’t forget to leave another comment to let me know)
Giveaway ends July 6th 2010 at midnight.
I would love to win this dress. It ticks all my boxes; Stripes, green, full skirt,cap sleeves, lowish necklace. I think it would satisfy all my fashion cravings for at least a couple of months ;)
Wow I LOVE that dress!! Green is one of my favourite colours – pick me!
oh my gosh! i freakin love this dress!! it looks so awesome on you! i’ve really been looking for a dress this shape and the colors are fabulous! i love the contrasting belt. it totally makes the dress. good pick!
amber :o)
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this dress is just perfect! the colours are gorgeous, and it ties as a ribbon in the back! i’m seriously loving the subtly pleated skirt as well.
Would LOVE to sport this dress! So summery and fun! Also, it’s scientifically proven that blue + green = best color combo ever! Delightful! GREAT giveaway. (And of course the dress looks lovely on you!)
Ooh, wow, Shabby Apple has my name written all over it. :)
Gosh, where do I start? I love the Sheep Meadow dress, because for starters, I love that the stripes are green! As much as I love the nautical-ness of blue stripes, it’s so refreshing to see them in a different color this year!
I’ve been coveting this dress from the day it came out – I’d love to win it! I think it looks so cute and fun and would be very flattering! I too would have to hem it, though. Me and my short legs!
Green and white–my favorite combination!!
Why wouldn’t I love that dress? It is adorable! That dress would be perfect for a wedding shower I have coming up in a few weeks. It’s for a good friend so she’s already seen most of my closet and I have been looking for the perfect dress that she hasn’t yet seen. Plus all of the options with tights and boots. This dress seems like a great option for all year!
I live in dresses most of the year (another reason to live in San Diego). I love the bold colors and stripes in this dress. Plus the full skirt makes me want to twirl in circles.
You look beautiful in that dress! I love the navy/green combo. Haven’t tried it yet because navy scares me, but you look wonderful!
I live in dresses in the summer and the green will match my Irish eyes!
I *love* this dress! The color combo and silhouette are perfect!
What a great dress! We don’t have a dress code at our office but I do try to dress nicer than just jeans all the time. This would be great to add to my tired old rotation.
What a pretty dress. I love that it could be worn for brunch with the ladies, dinner with the date, and even to church. I would love to have something that versatile in my wardrobe!
I love this dress! I adore the slightly retro feel and kelly green is one of my favorite colors to wear!
That dress in particular: stripes, green, navy belt. Any dress (or article of clothing) from that website would have been just fine! I just looked at everything and I love it all. The variety of looks was really refreshing. Now, there is that little matter called money. With three kids, it has been a long time since I have spent money like that on myself on a ‘non essential’. Still, it was lovely eye candy and I’ve bookmarked the site for the future.
I have been needing more green and more stripes in my life – this dress has both!
that dress is heaven!!!
i’m all about stripes this year. :)
I would love this dress- I recently had surgery on my leg to remove cancer and am unable to comfortably wear pants. It has been dresses all spring and summer for me- I would love to add another one to the rotation! Plus- I could wear it to my sisters baby shower I am hosting :) yay!
This dress is so cute and fun! I’ve always been really self conscious about my body and I never thought I could pull off dresses since I never really felt very feminine but I’m starting to break out of my shell and this will be the summer of dresses for me :)
Very cute! I wouldn’t normally go for stripes, but this dress does stripes right. Love it and would love to win it. :D
i love the color of this dress!
Seriously love this dress and would be such a great add to my wardrobe. I seriously live in skirts and dresses during the summer, and i love that this dress has pockets and stripes. I would be so honored to win this giveaway! :)
I love this dress!! So versatile and adorable, not to mention a classic silhouette!
Madly in love with the colors . . . plus also I need more summer dresses in my wardrobe!
Very cute dress! And yes, a little bit longer length would be so fantastic. I am a little taller so it would be so great to wear something that hits my knee or better yet, just below. Love the green and white.
the green stripes are so romantic and nostalgic, I love it!
I would love to have this dress. I have looked at it dozens of times on Shabby Apple but have never ordered anything.
I love the bold color stripes and how the blue just pops out of the dress. Your hair looks really good with the dress!
Thanks for the chance!
I think its adorable! I love the green stripes.. it makes it very unique!
I love the whole Shabby Apple site and would love all the dresses! I have an obsession with striped clothes so this dress fits right in with my wardrobe.
Love the Dress and love Shabby Apple!
That’s adorable! I’ve only started wearing dresses and skirts in the last year and I’m trying to build up my wardrobe of them. I’ve definitely perused Shabby Apple before but ultimately, they’re just a little out of my price range most of the time. I’d love to have something from them, though!
I am in dire need of some cute summery dresses and I am absolutely smitten with this dress (and honestly nearly every dress by Shabby Apple!). I hope I win!!
Because it’s green. And has stripes. And it’ll allow me to practice me hemming skills ;)
I love this dress!! The green stripes are the best part!
Love this dress!!!! So, pretty. I love green and blue together, but my my favorite part is the beautiful skirt, so full and fun!
Wow! I love everything about this dress! green is my favorite color!! I want this dress for a wedding we’re doing the music in next month! This would be perfect!
Pockets, sleeves, and a full skirt make it a winner in my book! Plus, you make it look so darn cute.
This dress is so fun and full of whimsy. I want to wear it to a carnival where the perfect accessory would be a delicious corn dog (obviously), but, alas, a more practical (and desperate) reason for wanting this dress is so that I can wear it while on the job hunt. All the skills I have are apparently unmarketable, but I think that the Shabby Apple would work to my advantage by mesmerizing the interviewer into a trance, which, upon entering, I would convince the interviewer of my stellar abilities and be hired on the spot. In short, my financial future lies in the pockets and pleats of this dress.
Wow this dress looks even better on you than on the model! I would LOVE to own this!
I would like this dress because I have been experiencing a renewed love affair with green, blue, and stripes, and this dress includes them all. I also like dresses and skirts that are longer so this dress just sounds all kinds of perfect.
I would love this dress because the colors are so pretty!
Love Shabby Apple dresses… if I had the money I’d be ordering from them all the time. This dress is simple yet so sophisticated and love the longer length. Fingers crossed here as I’d love to win it! :)
I don’t imagine I can enter, being in New Zealand (in fact one time shappy apple did approach me about a giveway, but when I said I was in NZ they never emailed back!)
Anyway, I just wanted to say how adorable it looks on you! I love the flare of the skirt.
This dress is so pretty, I especially like the blue sash. It complements the green so nicely.
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What a fabulous discovery! Thanks for introducing me to Shabby Apple. SO many gorgeous dresses, love the ’50s & ’40s styles…hard to find ones that ship down under – so excited to see that Shabby Apple does! Not sure I’m eligible to enter, being from the land of Oz, but the dress is certainly stunning enough to pull me out of lurkerville! Whoever wins will be one lucky lady!
p.s I also re-tweeted ;)
Oh my goodness. So much love for this dress!
I love this dress. I haven’t gotten my pre-pregnancy weight back yet (its been 3 kids ago since I’ve worn cute clothes). working hard but living in transition clothes. The high waist would be perfect for me. I also have a unnatural obsession for pleats.
I love this dress!
Here’s why: 1) it’s the perfect Silhouette for my body type, cinched at the waist and form fitting on top, with a nice loose skirt. 2) Stripes are very “in” this season. 3) Those pleats are just too sweet!
Annnnnnd I’ve linked you on my blog!
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Ooh, I’ve been on the hunt for work-appropriate summer dresses, and this one would be perfect! Thanks for the chance to win!
I, too, think that all dresses should have pockets. :)
This dress is: Perfect for picnicking, pleasantly pocketed, and has pleats! (Main criteria for dresses of awesomeness)
What a charmer! You didn’t even give us a spin and display the whimsical bow in back, and I’m still a fan. Everything about this dress is flatting to my full hourglass figure. The pleated skirt, cap sleeves and rear bow nodding to the full dresses of the 50′s and the empire waist hiding imperfections… I have to say, this might have to be added to my collection regardless of your giveaway. What a great pick!
SUCH a cute dress! I’d love to win it – I’ve been on a clothes-buying ban for a couple months now, as I just spent a bunch of money on a new bike to do triathlons. But I’ve been craving something summery and wonderful. This totally fits the bill!
I LOVE this dress! I have seen a few promotions for Shabby Apple and while I have been intrigued this one has sent me straight over to check them out. You have great taste Meg!
This dress is fantastic. I love the color (green is my favorite and the white is so so so so so perfect), and the skirt. I’ve always had a thing for full-skirted dresses, I can’t get enough of them, but I can’t figure out how to sew them, and I never run into any dresses that have them that aren’t out of my price range! Gah! You have wonderful taste!
Gah! I love this dress so much! First off, I’m memerized by those fantastic stripes. Green is my favorite color, and the white is lovely. Second of all, THAT SKIRT MAKES THIS THE DRESS OF MY DREAMS! I love full skirts so much! But I can’t figure out how to make it, nor can I find any that aren’t out of my price range. You have wonderful taste my dear!
I wouldn’t like this dress, I’d love it! And I’d love it because I have to spend nine hours a day in summer school right now, and this dress is cheerful enough and bright enough and green enough to keep me happy while I sit in my basement class with no windows.
Ahhh! This dress is absolutely adorable! I love the way it fits and the green with the pop of blue of the belt. I would love to wear this because it’s my favorite style – fitted at top and full at the bottom! So flattering! :)
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After having my two kiddos I have found that dresses like this actually make me look like I did before I had 2 kids, oh how I love that dress and would love to have it in my wardrobe.
I LOVE LOVE this dress so much and MUST have it for one of the many wedding showers I have coming up!! fingers crossed!
THANKS!
Thank you for posting this site! I can forsee a couple of purchases in the future. I love the silhouette and the contrast of the green and stripes with the blue belt. What a knockout.
I’ve had my eye on this dress for a while, but just haven’t bought it yet. Maybe now I won’t have to buy it–fingers crossed! I love Shabby Apple!
This dress is so flirty, I love it! I linked back to this post from my blog so you can enter my name twice in the hat!
Stripes! Full skirt! STRIPES! Man, I love the shape of this dress… and have been curious to try something from the Shabby Apple range for some time. Sure, the dress probably isn’t season appropriate (it currently being winter in Perth, Australia) – but if I were to win, I can’t say I would be waiting until spring/summer to give it a whirl… I even have a great navy blue cardi to wear with it :-)
I just had a baby, and that dress will hide my deflated tummy! Yay!!!!!
- Moriah
http://josiahsnest.com
First of all, I LOVE your blog! I’ve stalked it for awhile and seem to think you’re one of my friends. Don’t be scared.
I love this dress and it would be perfect for ME! I’m kinda tall…5’10″ so it’s hard for me to find dresses that I can bend over in without showing my goods to the world. And I love anything with a fitted top and full skirt! Please pick me!!
what a beautiful dress! And indeed, Shabby Apples’ line(s) of clothing are fine! I want, I want, I want.
I would love this dress! My body type has changed quite a bit since having my daughter. I went from very rectangular to extremely curvy and I think this dress would be just right! Plus, I’m 6’1″, so a little extra length would be amazing!
I love this dress! It’s such a surprising and unconventionally beautiful dress. It doesn’t look like anything in my closet or anything that I’ve ever envisioned when considering the type of dress I would love to have. Yet, it’s lovely and the quality of the fabric is amazing! I would definitely stand out in a dress like this, not that I’m trying to, but this dress is a head-turner!
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i am digging stripes now and wow this is lovely
This dress is adorable as are all the clothes I see on your blog. I love dresses for the simple fact they are easy to wear. Pick one item of clothing and you’re dressed. I also agree that all dresses (and skirts) should have pockets. Thanks for great inspiration.
I would love to own this adorable dress! It’s a great cut for me, and I’ve gotten really into stripes recently…plus, pockets? How great! Thanks for the chance to enter!
I’d really like to win because I’ve just started a new job in marketing and I feel so lacking in the clothes department. I know that dress will make me feel sucessful and as a result I will be!
It also reminds me of on my late Nana used to wear, I’d love to channel some beloved Nana memories.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Min x
It’s such a ladylike and classic dress!
Id love to wear this to a wedding Im going to next month!
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I’d love to win this dress – it combines two of my favorite things, stripes and pockets!
LOVE IT! and I would love even more to WEAR it! :)
I’d love to win this dress because it’s pretty & modest. I’d wear it for my two year anniversary. thank you for the wonderful giveaway! I’m having a giveaway on my blog that ends tonight if you would like to enter.
I’d love to have this dress because it’s different from my normal style of clothes. I have very few things with stripes, and the color green is also lacking in my wardrobe. So, this would be a great addition to my closet! Thanks so much for the chance to win.
I’d like this dress for the simple reason that it’s beautiful. I love it!
I’d love to win this dress because I’m in love with the shape, and it’s hard to find full skirted dresses! Thanks for having this giveaway!
Oops! I just accidentally entered twice! Sorry, I searched to find my name in the comments, and didn’t see it. Just as I hit submit comment, I noticed the link taking me to page 2 of the comments. Sure enough, there was my original entry. I’m sorry about that.
Oh my goodness this dress is lovely! I would wear it an astronomical amount! :)
Aw, you look lovely in your new dress! Thank you for giving us the chance to win one, too. :)
I would LOVE this dress because it looks so easy to wear. I’m not a fan of fussy outfits so I tend to stock my closet with items I can throw on and go. This dress looks like the perfect “throw on & go” dress. Just add some cute shoes, fun bracelets and done!
I didn’t even see this dress when I was browsing on the site. It’s beautiful and perfect for strolling in the summer nights.
I tweeted!
LOVE the green stipes! Plus, I have the perfect flats to go w/it…Since I’m rather tall I also like the fact it’s a bit longer.
I’d like to win the dress because…I love the shape of the dress, the green stripes, and I simply *adore* the back.
P.S. it looks beautiful on you!
I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/livelovelynn/status/17665798227
i want this dress because green is my favourite colour!!! and I love stripes!!!! and I like ties!!! and I am short but i’ll hem it anyways and wear it all the time! I need another dress to add to my summer wear collection!
This is a perfect summer dress!! Love the color and stripes!
Fresh, summery, classic – a perfect new addition to anyone’s wardrobe. I would be delighted to add it to mine. Thanks for the opportunity!
Because my better half would love it and look great in it !!!!
I just noticed the part where we can tweet sooo I tweeted!
I looooooove this dress. I ran across Shabby Apple a week or two ago from another craft blog and there are so many cute things I want to try to copy from there! I’d love to not have to copy just one of them. =)
Super cute!
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They have so many cute things. I especially adore this dress, the cheerful color, the full skirt, the cinched waist. I know I would feel beautiful in this dress.
Trudy
http://www.sewingwithtrudy.blogspot.com
This looks like a fun dress. The stripes are very nautical. :)
Such an awesome website. I immediately fell in love with the dresses! Plus, I’m on the east coast, and we’re experiencing a “heat wave”, it would be perfect!!
Wow, how pretty! I’m finally losing the baby weight (not that it counts since the ‘baby’ is 2 1/2 now) and dresses like this are my new favorite style. Shabby Apple may become my new favorite store. And the extra length will be perfect since I’m 5’10.
Thanks for introducing me to them :)
Ilyse
It’s adorable. I love the colors.
I would pick l’amour or the sheep dress. looove.
Such a lovely dress- not too pretty pretty but very cool and summery!Just what I need for a British summer!
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