Dress: Mae Wrap Dress in Deco Rose Foil by Leota (size 5L) via Gwynnie Bee (use my link to get your first month free & help me earn GB credit)
Cardigan: Coldwater Creek (size 2x), thrifted
Tights: Catherines
Shoes: Adrienne Vittadini, thrifted
Necklace, Pin, & Bracelet: Vintage
Photography: Super Boo, Kate, & Me
Stats: 5'7" 55-50-64
I loved this dress online...such a gorgeous subtly shimmery festive look. I would have bought it had it lived up to my expectations...but...this dress was a disaster...the bottom half was great & one side of the top. The top side of the faux wrap (on the left as you look at my photos) was so huge that I could have easily fit several adorable puppies in there with room to spare. It's obviously a design flaw as it's ridiculously out of proportion to the rest of the dress. So, the pin is there out of necessity. Everything else about this dress was lovely...especially the textured fabric & gold metallic design. However, having an extra 6-8 inches of fabric eclipses all the positives.
The dress pattern reminded me of leopard & tiger markings...so I immediately thought of this gold & black leopard cardigan...
I should start sticking my shoes in my make-up/accessories photo...these beauties are covered in black rhinestones in various shapes & are splendid night on the town kicks.
My make-up with this outfit included...Too Faced eyeshadow in Gilded Ganache, Crème Brûlée, & Marzipan; Rustette eyeshadow by Mon Ennui Cosmetics; Urban Decay Stargazer eyeshadow; Apricot lipstick from Bite Beauty; & CND Vinylux nail polish in Fine Vermillion.
I first wore this dress to work & to attend the symphony with Angie & her grandma. A few times a year, Madison Symphony Orchestra has open dress rehearsals that you can attend for free. And I must say...I enjoyed it immensely more than the regular symphony...the players all wore their street clothes so you could see their style & stopping to talk about what could be better in how they are playing was interesting. There was a guest guitarist & the concert was entitled, Troubadour: Two Faces of the Classical Guitar.
The second time I wore this dress was to check out Cocktails in the Conservatory with Kate. There was a decent DJ & delicious ginger cocktails to sip while we sat & chatted in the delightfully tropical conservatory in the dark. Check out the terrible picture of me sipping my drink...which I included because...look at all that extra sloppy fabric...& that's only half of it.
The girlie dancing queen...it was a charming evening.
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