Inside my dressing room

I have some events coming up this summer and I’ve been sniffing around for some new dresses for the occasions. 

I’ve also been considering rent the runway and found a FABULOUS dress on their site, but then I figure – what if it doesn’t fit?  what if it just doesn’t look as good as I thought it would?  and of course 1 big consideration – at the end of the day I’d be paying my hard earned $$ to wear a dress 1 time and send it right back…

So – while I’m considering RTR, I’m also browsing dress sales.  The 3 below are ones I tried at TJ Maxx, and I am letting you in the dressing room with me to see how it went!

  

I love the unique sexiness of the black cutout dress and could wear it for fancy girls nights out and my boyfriend’s upcoming 30th birthday (don’t tell him I told you… hope he doesn’t read this!).

The second pic of the blue dress didn’t really do the outfit justice.  The silhouette of the dress is beautiful and the color is eye-catching.  This one I’m considering wearing to a wedding.

The final grey dress was a no for me simply because it just didn’t fit.  It was much too big and there were no other sizes available, so I had to say farewell to it.  I did really love the sparkle trim and the “come hither” back though.

Do you have a favorite?  Do you agree with the choice of dress for the different events?  If anyone has used rent the runway before, I’d be interested to hear how that went as well.

Weekend Party Dresses

I had a ton of stuff going on this weekend!  From birthdays and parties to plays and working.  I didn’t get pics for all my busy weekend outfits, but I did get a few.  Ironically, even with all of the very different outfits – I wore all Steve Madden shoes!

Party Night

Purple Dress/ Tunic: JC Penny’s.  Belt: Forever XXI.  Leggings: Forever XXI.  Boots: Madden Girl.

 

80’s Night

Dress: thrift borrowed from Kasmira.  Necklace: Lia Sophia.  Tights: Simply Vera.  Shoes: Steve Madden.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working @ a Wedding

Dress: Taylor. Fishnets: ?  Shoes: Steve Madden.

 

 

 

 

 

To me, one of the most important things when choosing an outfit is making sure it’s appropriate for the event. 

I think about what I’ll be doing, where I’m going, who will be there, etc…  These thing play in to even the most basic choices (length of skirt, height of heel, etc..).

As you can see, each of my events this weekend called for very different attire!

LBD w/ Red

 

Dress: Laura Clement.  Black/White pattern top: Express.  Necklace: Forever XXI.  Shoes: Stuart Weitzman.

I love a little black dress because it’s so easy to dress up or down / wear for business or wear for work… etc…

I always like to pair classic pieces with:

1. A statement jewelry piece (necklace)

2. Some kind of pattern (top)

3. A pop of color (shoes!)

 

Other essentials for a perfectly put together look are always the purse and the jacket.  Today I wore a red / white checked trench (apt 9) with a black Gucci purse (thrifted).