17 May 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.Sources:
- Ruffle-Front Shirt Dress – Banana Republic
- Scarf as Belt – Gift from Kimberly!!
- Teal Shoes – Seychelles, via solestruck
- Earrings – Anthropologie
Endnotes:
This weekend my sister received her MA, so I took a whirl wind trip to Washington, DC for two days. While there I didn’t look at blogs or even check my email but I did spend my plane rides preparing for the summer course I start teaching this week.
The graduation was in the morning and followed by a celebratory brunch. I bought this dress because I loved the raisin color, the cut, and the ruffles and have since worn it to a number of showers and other dressy day events. I wanted to change the look up a bit for this special event (also my family has seen me in this dress many times). Scarf-queen Kimberly sent me this beautiful flowered scarf a few weeks back and I have been saving it for when I could really let it be the star of the ensemble. I am always amazed how much you can change an outfit with accessories and think all the touches of turquoise worked really well. I’m sure I will wear this dress a few more times this summer and early fall to show you just what I mean.
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17 May 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.
It is a lovely dress but the scarf makes it something else. Fantastic!
What a gorgeous color, and I adore those heels!
LOVE the color of this dress – can see why you could get a lot of wear out of it. Love the contrasting accessories. It looks absolutely gorgeous on you!
Love the whole outfit! Definitely a fab way to showcase that lovely scarf :)
Lovely!!!
This looks great and hip, hip, hooray for the return of belts! I’ll definitely be trying out the raisin/turquoise combo.
I’m loving the color combo!
I swear, I have been absolutely terrified of scarves and belts, but after browsing throug this and through Kim’s blog, I just have to try them out!
[...] About five summers ago I seemed to reach that magic age when I had at least three weddings a summer to attend. Usually, at least one of the weddings has a guest list with no overlaps from any of the other weddings, which means, there is at least one dress repeat! I can also usually get away with wearing a dress form a previous year’s wedding to at least one. When I do go out a buy a dress specifically for a wedding, I try to pick something I could imagine wearing to other events: maybe a bridal shower, a baby shower, or a a graduation party. [...]