14 June 2009

Posted on | June 15, 2009 | 4 Comments

14 June 2009, originally uploaded by academichic.

Sources:

Flower Dress – Old Navy
Black Halter – Old Navy
Woven Belt – Thrifted, remixed
Black Sandals – H & M, remixed
Earrings – Hand-Me-Down from sister M., remixed
Yellow Bangles – Gap Outlet, remixed

Endnotes:

After spending most of the weekend working, I was ready for a nice evening out. The weather was beautiful last night, so we decided to enjoy dinner and Margarita’s on the patio of a local Mexican restaurant.

I purchased this dress on sale at Old Navy a couple weeks ago, but as it isn’t exactly teaching-appropriate, I haven’t had much of a chance to wear it. I was a little uncomfortable with the skin-exposure, so put a black halter tank under the dress (a favorite trick of mine), which I think also gave the cotton, summery day-dress more of an evening feel. The black accessories further helped to elevate the elegance of this ensemble. The belt was a necessary addition for changing the empire waist to a high waist — a much more flattering silhouette for me. -A

Back, originally uploaded by academichic.

Category: Dresses for Evening, Layers Upon Layers, Night Without Grading, Our Best Flatware, Proportionally
Tags: belted > dress > pattern > proportions > summer style

Comments

4 Responses to “14 June 2009”

Sal
June 15th, 2009 @ 11:03 am

That halter trick is brilliant!
piglet
June 15th, 2009 @ 1:52 pm

I always belt dresses like that too.
Over wise I end up looking like I’m expecting!
Danielle
June 15th, 2009 @ 4:24 pm

Gorgeous dress!!
29 August 2009 : academichic
August 30th, 2009 @ 9:52 am

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