Day 47 of 57: French Connection

    Day 47 of 57 Days of Dresses was an evening of Middle Eastern food, belly dancing and hookah smoking. Jason and I went out with the lovely Emily Thomas to see our belly dance instructor, Claire, perform at the local Middle Eastern restaurant, Jerusalem Garden. Watching her was mesmerizing, and the control she had of her muscles was impressive. I'm happy she's my teacher.
    After enjoying food, wine and entertainment, we hoofed over to the hookah lounge and enjoyed a smoke and conversation. We were all going to check out the '60s R&B dance party at the Admiral, but it was pretty late so we called it a night before turning into pumpkins. After a wonderful night out, the last order of business was a quick photo shoot in front of the french doors of our pantry in our new house.
    I found this fabulous leopard-print A-line shirt dress at a thrift store here in Asheville. The dress buttons fully from top to bottom, and the large structured lapels provides a vintage-inspired Judy Jetson feel.
    The deep-V neck and sleeveless cut make this dress very sexy, and great to accessorize with classic styles like a pearl necklace, pearl earrings and a Victorian lace blouse. The above-the-knee circle skirt flares nicely from the hips. I have the waist set off with a bright red vinyl belt. What a find!

 

day 18 of 57: Indian summer school pictures

     So today's day 18 of 57 Days of Dresses and I am exhausted! After a rocky day at work, Jason and I went out for a light dinner and came across this strange wall mural on the side of some business called "Stitch-It." The flash on my camera gave the pictures a school hallway quality!
     I got this dress as a gift from Jason's mom. It's a pretty brown mini dress with beautiful orange embroidering. The dress has a cool lattice waist that's slightly lowered. The dress has a deep-V neck that has 3 pretty little peasant buttons. I love this dress!

 

 

 

Day 15 of 57: A Little Hippy, A Little Gypsy, A Little Witchy

    Dress Date 15 of 57 Days of Dresses: What a fabulous orange wall! I love these strange areas that make great backdrops. A couple of days ago I saw an abandoned building that was white cinder blocks with white plywood boarded up on the windows. On one of those white boards was a large painting of a bright blue iris. It was so beautiful. I hope I can remember where I saw it!
    This is a dress I got at Free People. It's made of a crinkled cotton gauze and has a wide elastic lattice waist. It's white with a delicate Indian-inspired floral pattern. The dress is sleeveless with ribbon detail and has a deep V-neck and back (I have a little red tube top underneath to lessen the cleavage it usually displays. Hey, I'm going to my internship after this!). The skirt is layered. It's just the sort of dress for a hot summer day!.