So you all have seen the Pleated Blouson Dress in action already when I wrote about my experience wearing it on my birthday weekend (also known as the weekend when derecho Dina hit the east coast). I only gave the dress a passing review, with one photo, as I was beyond tired from all the festivity and craziness of the unplanned sojourn from electricity...
I have worn the dress twice now (ooto--outfits of the "occasions"), the first time being when I wore it for the birthday/Baptism (which was mentioned in that post I linked to in the paragraph above), and the second time for a wedding of some close family friends (the groom was a boy I used to nanny for--agh--I AM SO OLD).
This is the way I wore it for the wedding. I felt like I could loosen it up a bit since I wasn't going to be at a church (the groom is a Unitarian and decided to have it outside, my wedding had to be at a Catholic Church)...it felt good to totally change up the look from conservative to a bit more flashy.
Dress: J. Crew Pleated Blouson, Size 6 (fit for my waist, hips/bust free-ish).
Shoes: Via Spiga Mystique, Size 9.5. These are seriously sexy shoes. I don't own a lot of sexy shoes. I bought them on a whim when I saw them at DSW for a ridiculously good price (one of the clearance items plus 40% off).
Bag: J. Crew Candy Stripe Jute Clutch.
Earrings: J. Crew.
I went with no belt this time as I felt like the dress could do well on its own. I was right. I far prefer this styling to my original styling.
I kind of like this photo, plus it gives you good look at those amazing shoes. I kind of feel like these shoes belong in the Eagles song, Those Shoes (that link has the song and some silly dragon avatar--huh?).
This was from the first outing. Mr. Dina caught this angle, and I ended up liking the image. You can see the belt here. I really don't mind the belt, but prefer the styling as worn to the wedding.
Original styling. It is fun, it is colorful, and it is "current," but I definitely won't be replicating it. I am having issues with those yellow Lena wedges, too. I have now worn them three times and while I love them on their own, I have not liked them with the skirts and dresses I have paired with them. (I think I may need to wear them with shorts and capri pants instead.)
Onto photos from the occasions that the dress was worn to:
It was Angus's baptism, the one day where he will ever wear a bonnet. We loved this photo. Every time he smiles now he sticks out his tongue. :P |
Taken right after the actual baptizing. |
Mr. Dina is not Catholic, but the Father still blessed him. :) |
The polyvore of my preferred styling for this dress is above.
Alrighty, then, we'll talk soon. Hope you all have a great night, and maybe I'll see you over at Facebook. :)