Victory! (rolls) A Limited Edition Dress!

I scored this ah-may-zing dress from a shopmycloset on instagram. $15!! It's a limited edition Heartbreaker Fashion (now Heart of Haute) dress. I can't believe my luck, finding this like-new dress in my size for such a sweet deal.  This was also my first attempt at victory rolls.  I had some time today to attempt a new hairstyle, and Amelia of Junebugs and Georgia Peaches had posted a tutorial not too long ago, so I figured I'd give it a whirl.  She's not kidding, her tutorial is definitely the easy to follow!  It's definitely one of the more daring hairstyles I've tried, and while I like it, I'll definitely have to get used to it! I think it's my bangs that are making me hesitant, but with the wedding coming up, I'm scared to trim them. 

dress: heart of haute (thrifted, similar)

belt: from another dress

flower: vintage box 1947

shoes: swedish hasbeens via amazon

pearls: gift

The Daintiest Shoes...

Mint, scalloped, eyelet, velvet... shoes! How dainty can one pair of shoes be? This dainty!! They are so amazingly feminine, you just can't help but feel extra girly in them.  They're definitely a date shoe... made to go from-the-house-to-the-car and sit in restaurants kinda shoes, as they are quite high.  

dress: heart of haute (formerly heartbreaker fashion)

shoes: gift (modcloth)

necklace: sweet & lovely

lipstick: besame red hot red

Who doesn't need a good date-night-shoe though, right? While I may never be able to dance in them, I'll definitely feel special wearing them, making my legs feel extra long, making me feel extra tall. Every girl's dream, no?

glamming it up...

Some days call for a more glamorous feel and look.  Yesterday was one of those such days.  With a business dinner after work, I couldn't very well wear a pie dress, and wearing something 'business' didn't feel appropriate for a dinner. So I opted for a dressier, glam feel.  I've worn this dress several different ways, but with beige pumps and this coat, it just added an air of sophistication that I didn't get with the red accessories paired with it.  I felt quite 60s glam.

 

     coat: lulu's
     dress: heartbreaker fashion, dress 911
     shoes, purse: ruche
     belt: forever 21

inspiration: jess & joan...

it's no secret that i draw on inspiration for outfits from some of my favourite tv shows and actresses.  two of my favourite, stylish tv gals are Jessica Day of The New Girl (miss Zooey Deschanel) and Joan Harris on Mad Men (Christina Hendricks).  quirky, lovable and geeky meets sassy and sexy with these two ladies.

this season on the new girl, jess wore a light blue dress (from modcloth, which alas, is now out of stock), with a red cardigan. i feel in love with this colour combo.  i've also been wanting one of those dresses for sometime, and thought, i'll get the powder blue one! when i realized it was out of stock, my first reaction was to try to find it elsewhere.  then i realized, i've been wanting a joan-esque dress for some time.  something that hugs my curves in a classy way.  maybe i should mix the two?

and so i started to look for a powder blue, fitted dress.  my first attempt was for a vintage one.  unfortunately, anything i liked was much too small in size. particularly the waist. so, i started to hunt for a custom made one.  i came close to ordering one on etsy, which was stunning, and my find itself in my closet at a later date.

I spotted this blue dress on two different american sites, but the shipping was pretty pricy.  not to mention the added risk of duty/customs fees. i have another dress from heartbreaker fashion, and the sizing was pretty wonky. i had to have a lot of alterations done to it. so, $60 dress, + $30 shipping, + possible duty, + possible alterations? no thanks.

then my friend introduced me to a website, specializing in dresses, here in canada.  do you know what that means? fast shipping, and NO DUTY/CUSTOMS! this is so excited for an online shopper.  duty and customs fees can add up to $30 on a single dress! no joke, i've had this personally happen. and they just happened to have this dress in stock. fate? destiny? i think so.

and so this is the result. powder blue paired with red, à la jessica day, with a more form fitted joan-style dress. i'm quite happy with this look.  not to mention the dress is like wearing an extra long thick-tshirt. so comfortable! i may end up having to order it in black as well.

     dress: heartbreaker fashion (bought from dress911)
     shoes: modcloth
     cardigan: pseudio
     belt: forever 21
     pearls: anniversary gift

ps... have you seen a beautiful mess's new app for photo editing? it's just lovely.