Wednesday, February 18, 2015

try, try again

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Do you have clothing in your closet that you consistently don't touch because you had a bad experience with it? I do, and for me it is this dress. In theory, this dress was made for me - black and white, sleeves, polka dot - what's not to love? Well on the two separate occasions I've tried wearing it, I ended up hating it. It came with this horrible slip that fit wrong, and so I have just shied away from it every since. There is nothing wrong with the dress, it's just those two experiences of trying to make it work and having it fail that have left it sitting in the back of my closet since then.

As I'm trying to declutter my closet before I move in May, I've been making an effort to wear some of those less worn items to see if it's me or them. In this situation, it's a me problem, I just didn't have the right undergarments. I purchased one of these slips at Target, and the problem is no longer a problem. Now it just needs to warm up above negative a million so I can wear it with flats and no tights!
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CONSTELLATION EAR CRAWLER SET
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Dress: Gap [really cute similar]
Scarf: Banana Republic [exact in grey....tempting!]
Belt: Everlane [exact]
Earrings: c/o BaubleBar [exact]
Tights: Target [exact]
Boots: Franco Sarto [exact]
Watch: c/o Daniel Wellington [exact]
Bag: Kate Spade [save option]
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Monday, January 26, 2015

wearing a dress as a skirt


One of the easiest ways to look dressed up is just wear a dress - you look nice with minimal effort! Part of the reason they are so easy to wear though is because they aren't very versatile - you can throw a cardigan or something over it, but it's pretty much a stand alone piece. I've been meaning to try the "dress as a skirt' thing for a while, and I'm so glad I did because it really felt like having a new piece in my closet, although it wasn't! So now that I've done the dress as a skirt, and a shirt as a scarf, what do I try to re-wear in a new way?

winter look
J.Crew Ikat Dress
Dress: J.Crew [similar below]
Sweater: J.Crew Factory [similar]
Tights: Target [exact - slimming but not constricting!]
Scarf: H&M [similar]
Boots: Vince Camuto [exact]
Watch: c/o Daniel Wellington [exact]
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and a few similar options below (I love the first one!)