Day 50 of 57: River Arts, Graffiti High

    Today, Day 50 of 57 Days of Dresses, marks the last week of this fashion celebration I've endeavored in. Today Jason and I visited pawn shops in search of guitar gear, had lunch at the local Himalayan restaurant, Kathmandu, when on a country cruise up the mountain side and admired the rolling hills, walked along the French Broad river, browsed the local firebrand bookstore, and check out the artist studios in Asheville's River Arts District.
    The River Arts District, or "RAD," as some local factions call it, is a run-down industrial side of town down by the river that I guess artsy types built up and created studio spaces and other creative spaces there. In addition to folksy, fine and forgettable artist studios there's antique shops, coffee bars, a dog wash, performing arts stages and the Bharatanatyam dance studio I go to. There's also an abundance of graffiti on everything, which--during these bleak winter months--adds a much-appreciated splash of color on dreary early twentieth-century industrial buildings.
    Despite the blustering wind, the day was rather sunny and reasonably warm between blusters. Granted today wasn't like the 70 degree springtime preview weather a couple of days ago, I'll take sunny and windy in the mid-40s on a February afternoon.
    I got this bodycon dress at the Free People store in Nashville. I've probably spent way too much money there in the past year, but now it's out of driving distance, out of mind! This dress is long-sleeve, which is great for windy "winter" weather, and looks awesome with a part of thick, warm leggings underneath. The dress has a ruched side and a crocheted decolletage that accents the boat neck nicely. The raw hems on the sleeves and the miniskirt add a deconstructionist element that juxtaposes the detail of the crocheted decolletage. I love bodycons, and I love this dress!

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day 20 of 57: River deep, mountain high and pretty in pink

    So on day 20 of 57 Days of Dresses, we went to our most adventurous, sublime location ever! I was thinking how so many of the photos are taken in these urban sprawl sort of places, why not switch it up and get back to the serene beauty of nature?
   This is a wonderful Free People bodycon dress I got at Pangaea. One photo is how I wore it today with my "AWESOME" t-shirt over it, and the rest of the photos show off the dress as is. As you can see it's a simple U-neck tunic style bodycon -- means "body conscious" -- mini dress. The wonderful thing about this is the asymmetric side ruching that sends waving ripples across the fabric. Did I mention that pink dresses are amazing. Love!

 

 

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.