Tea and cakewalk

Outfit Details:

Teapot Print Square Dance Dress: Soulrust

Wide red belt: Pinup Girl Clothing

Boater hat: River Island (sold out)

Steep and You Shall Find Necklace: ModCloth (no longer available)

Kimchi Blue T-Strap Flats: Urban Outfitters

Basket purse: Mom's

I want to go on record as saying that I am officially obsessed with square dance dresses.  Also known as patio dresses (or sometimes squaw dresses?), these dresses usually feature puffed sleeves and full skirts.  What's not to love, I ask you??  Especially when one has not only a novelty print, but a tea-themed novelty print!?  This dress seems almost as if it were made just for me.  The fullness of both the skirt and the sleeves threw me a little bit at first, but I think the addition of the wide red belt helped a lot.  

I can definitely see why they're still called square dance dresses.  I truly feel like going to a hootenanny in this get-up... and I love it.  The cakewalk is not at all related to square dancing (and has a pretty dark history), but sometimes we (read: I) take artistic license with post titles.

I'm sure this dress would look awesome with a short petticoat, but I'm not quite ready to look that costume-y in real life with this.  I think it's over-the-top enough without it!  I already need to figure out what kind of event to which I can actually wear this dress.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

xox Sammi

Beauty school drop-out

Outfit Details:

Self-Tie Beauty Salon Shirt: Forever 21

Karaoke Songstress Jeans in Light Wash: ModCloth

Nudge, Nudge, Twinkle, Twinkle Glasses: ModCloth (no longer available)

White flats: yeswalker

I'm starting to repeat a few pieces for the first time!  No duplicate dresses yet, but I did wear this top pretty early on in my blogging ventures.  (You can see how I wore it the first time here.)  Surprisingly, it's actually still available at Forever 21.  It's one of the most charming prints I've seen.

I'm not normally one to wear anything cropped, but these high-waisted jeans convinced me.  I really love the Karaoke Songstress jeans that ModCloth carries (see all their different washes here!).  I own one other pair in a medium wash that are slightly too big (the original ones specify to size up, while the newer listings do not).  These are on the tight side, but in a good way, I think.  And I really love the light wash -- it's not one you often see in jeans that sport both a high waist and a skinny leg!  

Have I mentioned that I really love these jeans?

So obviously this print gives off a 1950s vibe... and coupled with the cat eye glasses, all I can think of is that I feel like one of the Pink Ladies in Grease.  I played Rizzo in high school, but I'm probably more of a Jan/Marty type.  The shirt would belong to Frenchy, and the glasses would be Marty's (a la "one of my diamonds just fell in the macaroni!").

In others news, I'm super excited that I've sold some more things in my shop my closet store!  If you haven't already, I'd love it if you'd check out what I still have in stock.  There are still some adorable pieces at super-cheap prices.  I'm going through more items now, and I'll be posting another haul ASAP!  So stay tuned.  :)

Have a beauty-ful Saturday!

xox Sammi 

Checkmate

Outfit Details:

Bernie Dexter red checked playsuit: eBay

Red skirt: Amazon

Kimchi Blue t-strap flats: Urban Outfitters

Pinwheel necklace: Hello Holiday

I'm usually really subpar at remixing the pieces in my closet.  I have so many statement dresses -- and so few neutral separates -- that it makes it difficult for me to wear things in several different ways.  But I do love remixing a romper with a skirt!  This romper is really cute and retro, and I can finally wear it (I bought it in a size bigger than I normally would have and then had it altered), but the length of the shorts is a little long (and unflattering) on me.  But with this red skater skirt worn over it, the problem was solved!  I also decided to use the waist tie from the romper as a little belt with a bow on the skirt to tie (hah!) it all together.

This outfit is very patriotic-looking.  But since this week has been the first stretch of really hot summer days that we've had, I thought it was only fitting that I don a truly summery ensemble.

Have a great Thursday, and stay cool!

xox Sammi