Listening to: "Oh, what a world," Rufus Wainwright.
Dress: Maggy London, Macy's;
Necklace: Caiem, from Liz of Lizzypunch;
Tank: I'm not sure;
Tights: Marshall's;
Boots: Kady Cognac, Target;
Black cougar bracelet: thrifted.
First off, big thank you to Betz of Her Armoire for bestowing the Beautiful Blogger award to our site! Nik and I will do a joint post soon of our own random facts and pick bloggers for the award. Thank you again, Betz!
In other news, I was really productive today. Did my emissions test, sent out a ton of emails, looked up some graduate school information. I think part of it was because I dressed up a little bit more and it put some bounce in my step.
About the outfit. I need to thank Liz of Lizzypunch for this beautiful coconut necklace that I won from her giveaway. She picked it up on her recent holiday trip and the jewelry line is made by the handicapped and elderly of Manuabo, Puerto Rico. It's a great piece and I can't wait to incorporate into more outfits. Thank you, Liz! Check out her lovely blog here.
The weather has been so nice that I didn't need a jacket when we took these photos. I bought the dress a couple days ago on my birthday with a Macy's gift card. I love the print and I feel like this will be a great transitional piece throughout the seasons. Umm, however. I felt a little guilty buying it even with a gift card because I don't really need any more dresses. It's the only clothing item I buy anymore and I try to justify it by the fact that it's a whole outfit. I've been pretty good with shopping recently, but it can get pretty impulsive sometimes and I definitely need to think about the lesser-worn dresses that I already have before I buy more.
I wonder, lovely readers, what clothing item dominates your closet?
Hope you all have a lovely weekend! Nikki will be back to posting after she gets over her cold/takes the SATs this Saturday.
Beautiful dress! Dresses have definitely taken over my closet over the past few years.
ReplyDeletedresses for me are a big dominator but not as big as the clothing item I can always justify buying (somehow)- the tank top. Of all shapes and colors... and of a few of the same colors too... I also have way more coats/jackets/blazers/shrugs and other sorts of outerwear than any person should have.
ReplyDeleteThe dress is a perfect buy with your gift card! You can even wear it with flat sandals in the summer! I'm also a dress hoarder. And skirts. I only have one pair of jeans that's actually in rotation!
ReplyDeleteCute outfit! That dress looks amazing on your body!! Also I love the color of your boots, I have been searching for brown boots for soooo long!!!
ReplyDeleteCute! I just stumbled upon this blog and was reading ya'lls profiles and saw that ya'll were hal-filipino! ME TOO! So cool,bc there aren't many down where I live that I know
ReplyDeleteOh I'm so glad you like the necklace! It looks great on you! Thanks for the mention, I'll be sure to return the favor :)
ReplyDeleteI wear a lot of black, in any form, I just naturally gravitate to a black top, jacket, etc. I really try to hold back though, and step out of my comfort zone!
that dress is beautiful! you definitely put your gift card to good use. and i love the black and white print with those cognac colored boots. ~joelle
ReplyDeleteBeautiful dress!
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Hands down dresses dominate my ENTIRE closet. When I was cleaning out my closet for the winter and putting my summer stuff away I counted how many dresses I had and let's just say that it's in the 3 digit numbers. I can dare ever tell my husband because he would flip.
ReplyDeleteLove that dress - the print is so great.
you look so lovely!!!
ReplyDeleteI've recently started a fashion blog and would LOVE it if you checked it out/exchanged links with me. :)
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i adore the pattern on your dress, it fits you perfectly. and that giveaway necklace you won is so lovely. :)
ReplyDeletein my closet i definitely have way too many skirts and dresses that i never wear (which is weird since i never wore dresses or skirts back in high school. i was strictly jeans haha).
Joann, you look absolutely lovely in that dress. I envy your weather. I almost forgot how it feels to go out with bare arms. =)
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betz
http://herarmoire.blogspot.com
Nice boots and the dress's pattern is pretty :)
ReplyDeleteMy closet has a lot of lace and almost all of my clothes are black, gray and white :)
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Hello I found your blog via LeProust and your comment about Jump, Little Children. I am also a fan; they were so good!
ReplyDeleteI like your blog, as well!
What a cute blog you and your sister have here (found it by the way of Tabitha @ Fashion Therapist) :) Dress dominate my closet!! I've lost count. They're just so easy to wear and you can style them for any season... except here in Hawaii, it's pretty much "summer" all year round..
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Love & Aloha,
S
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Lovely dress, dear. Your boots definitely give it a nice touch! Take care.
ReplyDeleteYou look lovely! Those boots are great.
ReplyDeleteI'm guilty of having over 150 dresses.. but I don't want to talk about it.
Nice boots!
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Dresses definitely dominate my closet. It's funny, a few years ago when my boyfriend and I first became friends I would only wear jeans - now he has to practically beg me to dress down.
ReplyDeleteI love this blog btw - my sister is my best friend - we don't live near each other anymore but your blog just gives me lots of warm fuzzies on days that I'm missing her.
I love dresses and now wear dresses about four times a week. Dresses make my life so much easier because its the whole outfit.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous print on that dress! I love the necklace you're wearing with it. I would love to raid your jewelry box!
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Love the dress and the background! So beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteLove this dress!
ReplyDeletei am similarly bad about buying dresses! i have a million and i always feel like i have to have more.
ReplyDeletei love the sweet pattern on that one--i bet you can mix it up a million different ways!
I love your boots! I've been wanting a pair like that, but I haven't gotten any yet.
ReplyDeleteMy closet is filled with dresses, but I've noticed that I wear my skirts more often. I guess I like the versatility of pairing them with different blouses.
loooove this dress on you! very flattering. maggy london dresses always have a good fit and fun patterns. that necklace so cute, too!
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oh... and other than the ocean of shoes on my floor and under our bed, dresses and blouses/tops definitely dominate my closet as well.
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oh I love this dress. AND you look gorgeous in the first photo!
ReplyDelete~kerri
Wear Necessities
I LOVE YOUR STYLE. I found your blog through The Closet of Kim, and i'm totally gonna follow you.
ReplyDelete(And i love your boots - i have them and i have to hold myself back from wearing them every single day. I fail often.)
-EK