5 November 2009 – Take One, originally uploaded by academichic.
Sources:
- Plaid dress: Converse from Target
- Tights: Target
- Steve Madden Iriss boots: eBay
- Wooden hoop earrings: Wet Seal
End Notes:
While I am certainly still hoping to thrift some plaid in the near future, I couldn’t resist this shirt dress on a recent Target run. I adore the fit, it’s practical for feeding baby e., and I loved the black and gray take on buffalo plaid.
In fact, I liked this dress so much that I paid full price for it, something that I rarely do. I’m fairly certain that it will be well worth the cost, but I thought it would be fun to challenge myself to wear this dress once a week for the next three or four weeks, styling it differently each time. I started yesterday with the most straightforward approach that jumped into my head. The boots and wooden hoop earrings push the look towards urban cowboy, simple and with a subdued edge.
I have a few more ideas already floating around in my head, and I’m already excited for next week. I love this challenge of transforming something that’s not-quite-a-basic. This dress is not quite a blank canvas of an LBD, but I think it has the potential to be quite a chameleon in styling. We’ll see. Stay tuned!
5 November 2009 – Take One, originally uploaded by academichic.
I’ve been on the lookout for just such a dress! Perhaps it’s time for a Target run … looking forward to seeing how yous style it.
WOW! This is super cute! I love your take on this and it’s going to be fun to see the other ways you wear it!!
Those boots are really nice!! I am looking for some just like that….maybe I will hit ebay myself!
Love that dress! I really need to check out Target.
And those cognac boots look fab with the black/grey. I’m wearing that same color combination today, and it took me ages in front of my mirror to convince myself it was okay to pair brown with black. But it really all looks quite nice together.
Super cute!! Target has some fabu stuff right now – these dresses, faux fur vests, faux leather jackets. Great boots, too.
Great dress. I’ve been looking for something similar for a while, but I’ve balked at paying full price, so no luck yet. I love how you styled it with the tights and boots. Looking forward to seeing the ways you style it in the coming weeks.
I love the plaid–this looks great!
I like the dress and how you styled it.
But I don’t feel comfortable with the belt. May I suggest wearing a different belt?
Black, gray or brown leather or something colorful, maybe?!
Ooh saw this one at Target and nowww of course wish I had tried it on :) Looks great! Lovin’ the boots/dress color combo.
What a great dress! I’m excited to see the ways you end up making it feel new.
That’s a very cute dress!
I am amazed at how much I love this look on you! You pull of dresses so well.
“Urban cowboy” is my latest favorite look. I love it! Looking forward to the next incarnation of the outfit.
I love the way you have style dit and think it’s great idea.
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I’m glad you stopped by as I have now discovered your wonderful blog and look forward to getting to know academichic! :)
Just cannot get enough of plaids, particularly at this time of year. That is a great dress and will never go out of style!
What a cute dress! I too have been on the lookout for something plaidy. Have any of you seen this article?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/08/international/i091644S11.DTL&tsp=1
Full price? Shocking:) But you look great!
I love the subtle color in that shirt-dress. I can’t wait to see how else you wear it!
I totally passed over trying this dress on yesterday on my Target run, and am now kicking myself! I love how you’ve styled it here, and I can’t wait to see it next time :)
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