I’m not a fan of tie-dye. The garish colors, the self-consciously retro feel of it…it doesn’t even make me think of the ’60s - it just looks like a bad parody of the ’60s. Thinking of tie-dye, I just can’t conjure up any actual hippies in my mind’s eye. All I can picture is a cheesy Halloween costume, like this one:
Spare me! Needless to say, tie-dye isn’t something I could ever imagine myself wearing. Ombre, sure - that’s not even straight up tie-dye, more like its sophisticated, sober second cousin. Then I saw this elegant little summer dress from Mod Cloth, and my mind was changed:

This is actually really cute! And subtle, not over-the-top! It doesn’t look like the type of thing you would wear with an oversized peace symbol medallion or a hat with dreadlocks sew into it! I can’t believe it, but I guess I actually like tie-dye…wow. Are there any fashion trends you thought you loathed but then suddenly found yourself liking? Let me know!

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