Outfit Details:
Best of My Love Dress: ModCloth (no longer available, similar here)
Clueless sweatshirt: Forever 21 (old, similar here)
White heels: jcpenney (similar here)
Heart ring: Urban Outfitters (similar here)
White belt: eBay
Petticoat: eBay
Ever since I was asked to be a part of Flock Together, I've been challenging myself to wear my existing pieces in new ways. I bought this Bernie Dexter dress during one of ModCloth's big 70% off sales, after eyeing it for a long time, and I'm glad I did. I've become enchanted with the color pink lately, and I love the collar and matching belt it came with (not pictured). However, it's a really light, summery dress, and I wanted to figure out a way to transition it into cooler weather. I'd seen some other bloggers layer sweaters over dresses (and thus turn the dresses into skirts), which I think is a fantastic idea -- especially since I actually don't have that many skirts in my wardrobe.
I decided to try out the idea with this fantastic Clueless sweatshirt I snagged from Forever 21 a couple of summers ago; it's a size small, which I NEVER wear at F21, but it was the only size they had left... and it was $10(!!)... and it's one of my favorite movies... so I'd ordered it and prayed that it would miraculously fit me... and it did! And I love this sweatshirt even better with a skirt/dress than with jeans. This outfit is one of the few times that I've conceptualized an outfit in my head and it works just as well in real life. With the addition of a petticoat, I felt like a 1950s version of Carrie Bradshaw! :)
This definitely makes me want to do more of the turning-dresses-into-skirts layering trend. I have a bunch of sweaters that are a little too short to wear with pants, so this might just be the perfect way to make use of them. Would you try out this idea for yourself?
Have a lovely Saturday!
xox Sammi
