(Dress: vintage, Blazer: thrifted, Necklace: Target, Belt: thrifted, Ring: Glitter, Slip: thrifted, Boots: thrifted, Bag: thrifted)
A beautiful floral dress is a wardrobe staple that can be styled and remixed again and again. Depending upon how you wear it, a dress can have no expiration date. It relies on you to make it current and stylish, adding your personal embellishments to bring out its beauty year after year, season after season. This dress has a drop waist and a pseudo Edwardian collar, constructed in a casual cotton fabric and adorned with tiny buttons all the way up the front. To modernize it, I added a contrasting floral blazer (also bringing it from spring to winter), and then accessorized with whimsy jewelry like this fantastical layer necklace from Target and this white rabbit ring from Glitter. The black slip underneath added depth and texture to the look, and helped ground the black from the blazer. Cowboy boots add a little edge, while the black thrifted belt and matching thrifted Coach bag completed the ensemble. I loved the way my outfit mimicked the structure of this Ralph Lauren look from the fall 2010 collection. I highly recommend adding a fitted blazer and boots to a vintage dress to bring it into modern day.
Ralph Lauren, Fall 2010 RTW Collection
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12 comments:
Your amazing Stacey..This look is SPOT ON! Totally "goth meets shabby chic"! Then you mix in the amazing jewelry and hair..which is my favorite style I have seen on you yet I think. LOVE this!
Brande
http://victoryvintageb.blogspot.com
nice floral outfit, I like how you layer florals on florals, really fabulous! The accessories are great too! Very vintage chic look.
mongs
mythriftycloset.blogspot.com
Thank you for your comment. Your outfits are so lovely! And your blog is wonderful, I'd love if you followed me, I'll be following you for sure :)
I'm such a fan of great florals like this. Love your bag too!
-Meagan
www.spunkychateau.com
stacey kay, you're the 2nd fashion blogger i've seen wearing a bunny ring today. everyone must be thinking of spring. when i saw your outfit i immediately thought of tapestry, & the album by carole king. you look gorgeous! i like the ralph lauren inspiration too. :)
I freaking love it - I was just telling another bloger how hot and beautiful floral is - and BAM!! you have a hot beautiful floral dress one!! i love it. it looks amazing and surprisingly, its not too much with the jacket either. I really like it.
Love, love, LOVE!!! The layering, the bunny ring, the print clash (but they go so well while clashing!) the purse...sigh, this is so perfect!
-Rose
rose-et-violet.blogspot.com
Fantastic dress, and clash of flowers. loving your boots.
Cannot find you amongst my followers.
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I am sooooooooooo glad. I do hope we become good blogger friends.
You are so unique and up my alley.
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This is such a pretty dress and blazer! The patterns are beautiful, and the combination of two looks vintage yet playfully chic! You look stunning! :)
Good luck!
skinnymoonstick.blogspot.com
Loving the darker hair! And of course I'm a huge fan of floral on floral so LOVE this!
www.plentyforpennies.blogspot.com
what bold pattern mixing! and the bunny ring is so cute!
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