23 March 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.
Sources:
- Orange chord dress – thrifted
- Maroon pumps – Etienne Aigner, thrifted, remixed
- Orange star pendant – Gabriel Brothers
Endnotes:
A. and I have been on the look-out for this style of a dress for a while now, and this weekend, I lucked out! I took some items to sell at a local consignment store and used the credit I received to purchase this dress and a pair of shoes. (Consignment stores always give you more money if you opt for store credit than if you ask for cash).
The reason I’ve been coveting a piece like this is that it’s so versatile. You can wear it like this in the summer, or with boots and a cardi (or long-sleeve tee underneath) in the colder months. You can also layer it over another dress, as these two inspiring wardrobe-remixers have done: E. Haze and treesaw1973. As I’m starting to think about my year abroad and packing for several seasons and occasions, and keeping it all to the two suitcase allowance of flight companies, I’m becoming more strategic with and demanding of my wardrobe: Can I make several different looks out of this one item? Check! Can it be dressed up or down? Check! Will it work with me as the weather changes? Check! Will is write my dissertation for me? Ok…so maybe that’s asking a bit too much. S.
Seeing stars, originally uploaded by academichic.
Red Shoes Detail, originally uploaded by academichic.
Beautiful Dress! It looks perfect on you. The color the fit! It should make a great travel companion.
Beautiful dress!! And it looks gorgeous on you. Can’t believe you found that thrifting! I’ve been on the lookout for a similar style and in that sort of color (more of a burnt orange). You give me hope that I can thrift something similar someday!
You’re a vision! And so smart to see the versatility of the shirt dress. I learned the dress layering technique from Miss E, too!
Where will you spend your year abroad?
So simple, yet so fabulous!!!! It looks wonderful on you!
Love the blog, and love the color of the dress! Great find!
I’ve got to be a nitpicky academic, though, and let you know that it’s CORDuroy, not CHORDuroy. The shortened form is “cords,” not “chords.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corduroy
Thanks, all!
@Sam – thanks! Kind of embarrassing that I’ve been misspelling that all along! That’s for setting me on the straight and narrow ;)
@Bella.cville – I’ll be in Munich, Germany for an academic year, I’ll be leaving this fall. I will continue blogging from there, hopefully with some exciting Euro-trends to report on ;)
thrifted? wow, this dress looks like it was made for you – i love it? Did it have a label? or is it vintage? so cute.
@tooblonde1 – The label says “Forever”, which I’m guessing could be a “Forever 21″ label…? I don’t think it’s vintage, it just has a retro look to it.
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Oh my gosh, aren’t you so sweet!
That orange dress is so beautiful and perfect for your coloring! I can’t wait to see what you wear it with next!
Excellent! I spent about 7 months in Germany, but in a warmer place, Freiburg. We really had a great time. You will really need warm clothes, skinny jeans and boots are very much in fashion in Germany as well and they really have great hair stylists!!! I had my hair cut a couple of times when I was there and I was very impressed with the results!:)
Have a great time!