Day 19 of 57: After a long day in a pretty blue dress

    So, today is day 19 of 57 Days of Dresses, and after a long days' work and making gnocchi and a fresh primavera sauce with eggplant, red and green bell peppers, carrots, mushrooms and tomatoes, well, I was pooped. But, I still got pictures of my dress!
    This dress is a navy blue shirt dress I got on sale at Urban Outfitters. The dress has a plaid pattern on it, raw hems throughout the piece and ties in back, which all creates a rather rustic, peasant, provincial style. The V-neck has a unstructured lapel and buttons down to the waist. The sleeves are rolled and gathered up by a corded button, which give it a draped look. It's a cute little mini dress and it's great all year long.

 

 

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 17 of 57: Minidress madness set in urban bohemia

    So on day 17 of 57 Days of Dresses Jason and I found this awesome wall with an old barred window on 3rd Ave after picking me up from work today. I just love these old urban buildings!
    I got this dress on sale at Urban Outfitters. It's a darling little purple mini-dress that has a pretty woven pattern all over. It's an A-line shirt dress and it has a full-length front button closure. The short sleeves are slightly puffed out bell sleeves with a fitted cuff. The U-neck has a small lapel. The widened waist is flattering and slimming. This dress also has side pockets -- very utilitarian and a total score!

 

 

 

Day 16 of 57: Striped green with envy (of my dress!)

    Today is day 16 of 57 Days of Dresses! Not even halfway through it all! One thing I've definitely learned to appreciate is pants. I just want to put on some sweats and a t-shirt, and never care again! Oh the hard knocks of accused fashionista.
    After a hard days' work at Hard Rock, Jason and I took a leisurely stroll on 21st Ave. We came by Pangaea -- one of my favorite little shops -- and thought the outside wall would make a great place for a quick shoot!
    This dress is a warm gray and lime green A-line dress I got at Posh. The dress is sleeveless, has a U-neck and the skirt hits about mid-calf (I think that length is called "midi") It's a very simple dress with a natural waist, and it's made of super comfortable cotton/silk blend material. I love how the stripes are varied in thickness, and how on the skirt, the stripes are diagonal, while on the bodice they're horizontal. It just brings a fresh new look to an old style. Enjoy!

 

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!.

 

 

 

Day 14 of 57: Pearls and Polka-dots Are A Girls Best Friend

    Day 14 of 57 Days of Dresses is a fabulous '50s-inspired A-line shirt-dress. After a hard day's interning at the Scene, and a work meeting right after that, I went over one of my girlfriend's place and we hit the pool! Thanks to Erin for taking these photos in her bedroom doorway!

    I got this dress as a gift from Jason's mom. It's black with white polka-dots. The polka-dots are in perfectly straight rows and columns, which creates an interesting geometric effect. The skirt hits slightly above the knee and there are three black buttons on the shirt that end at the empire waist. The dress also has belt loops, which I have a vegan patent leather waist belt slipped through it, accompanied with patent leather kitten heels, and pearls, pearls, pearls! Pearls around my wrist, pearls around my fingers, pearls around my neck and pearls in my ears. I love this dress! Enjoy!

Day 13 of 57: You can call them strips, but I like to call them Parallel Lines

    Day 13 of 57 Days of Dresses is Parallel Lines. Please don't leave me "Hanging On The Telephone," because "One Way Or Another" "I Know But I Don't Know." Maybe it's because I'm just a "Sunday Girl," but what I really want to know is "Will Anything Happen?" to our love. "Pretty Baby", can't we just "Fade Away And Radiate"? I mean, "Picture This": it's "11:59" and I told you "I'm Gonna Love You Too"! Please, don't tell me to "Just Go Away" or else you'll break my "Heart Of Glass". Boo-hoo.
    This dress is a gorgeous stripped mini-dress with ruched sides on the bottom of the skirt and a scrunched elastic waist. I got it on sale at Urban Outfitters. It's gray and cream strips and it has a plunged V-neck with solid gray trim. I have the scrunched waist set off with a skinny red belt, which helps accentuate the loose drape of the top. The dress is comfortable and great for day or night! Dress it up with heels or dress it down '80s style with tennis sneakers.