All Seasons Dress

striped leather sleeve dress, red satchel, cluster pearl necklace, cheetah print pumps, J Crew majesty peacoat

striped leather sleeve dress, red satchel, cluster pearl necklace, cheetah print pumps, J Crew majesty peacoat

striped leather sleeve dress, red satchel, cluster pearl necklace, cheetah print pumps, J Crew majesty peacoat

striped leather sleeve dress, red satchel, cluster pearl necklace, cheetah print pumps, J Crew majesty peacoat

striped leather sleeve dress, red satchel, cluster pearl necklace, cheetah print pumps, J Crew majesty peacoat

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I first spotted this dress when it was much warmer. A nautical striped, loose-fitting dress in a pseudo-chambray fabric? Perfect for late summer, right? I was waiting for it to go on sale, and then I spent my budget on other things, and then I was unemployed for longer than I hoped, and…you know how it goes. So instead I put it on my Christmas wish list! My in-laws wanted to exchange gifts while we were visiting for Thanksgiving, and this was under the tree for me! (Yep, Christmas already happened; didn’t you know? Wake up and smell the poinsettias.)

It might be short sleeved, but I think the leather details and sturdy fabric make it cold-weather appropriate. And obviously I’ll wear it again when it’s warm. This really is a year-round dress. I’m pretty sure I’ve said that before and it was a total lie, but I mean it this time. Somebody do me a favor and set an alert on your calendar. Sometime in May, scold me if I haven’t worn this dress again. How will you know if I’ve worn it again? Because you’ll have read every single post I do over the next 5 months because you’re SUCH a loyal reader and friend.

Dress (on sale) // Shoes (on sale) // similar Necklace (on sale) // Bag (on sale) // similar Bracelet // Coat // similar Scarf // Lips “La Flamboyante”

It’s the Pleats

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Since I have a blog, I’m clearly a reliable source for style tips. I mean, they don’t give a blog to just anyone.

Oh, they do? Damn.

Well since tens upon tens of people flock to this blog daily to see what I’m wearing, I’m going to take that as a sign that people sort of think I know what I’m doing, and therefore I’m qualifying myself to give style tips.

Here’s your style tip of the day: Dresses are awesome. Especially ones that are visually interesting or unique. I mean an “LBD” is nice and all, but you have to strategically add accessories to keep yourself from looking like every other girl in a black dress. But if you had, say, a pleated pastel colorblock dress (just an idea), putting on an “outfit” is pretty easy.

(This particular dress is old, but I’ve linked you to some similar options below.)

similar Dress (on sale) // another similar Dress (on sale) // similar Cardigan (on sale in lots of fun colors!) // Shoes // Bracelet