Showing posts with label dresses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dresses. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

outfit post: vintage purple dress

this is what i wore to church on sunday. i had to sing in front of every one, and i was super nervous and folded under the pressure, in typical katie fashion. my outfit was also typical katie fashion. so at least i felt pretty, even if i didn't sing pretty.

dress: vintage
belt: ebay
boots: ebay
earrings: gift from my favorite aunt!


i thought the modern belt paired nicely with the very vintage dress. i've had this belt for about 2 years now, but i keep forgetting that i own it. it's really nice for cinching in too-big dresses (which i seem to own a lot of...).

on a side note, i might try out this outside picture thing. i realized in a "duh" moment that my apartment has a pretty nice balcony. which i should be taking advantage of. so we'll see how this turns out.


Monday, January 24, 2011

inspired by: the D&G runway

i think i started drooling when i saw these pics.... this is the dolce and gabbana spring 2011 show:







 photos: style.com

holy floral goodness! i want every single one of those long dresses. i'm also partial to the mixed floral prints. i've seen some examples of mixing floral prints in 2010, but this is the best version i've seen yet.... now i have to try it!


Wednesday, January 19, 2011

it's here!!

finally, the world's most perfect floral dress just arrived in the mail today! to give you the back story, i've been looking for a vintage-inspired navy blue dress with lavender and pink flowers for a long time. does that sound random or what? i've seriously scoured the internet (and every thrift store) for one for about a year. and then lo and behold, i finally found it.... where else? forever 21! weird....





bah! i can't get over how perfect it is. don't you love it when you finally find the perfect piece your wardrobe has been missing? i'm such a sucker for floral dresses with sleeves that have flouncy, knee-length skirts. that shape is great for my petite shape.

in case you wanna know, i found a couple other navy with purple and pink floral options. i seriously thought about buying this skirt, but i'm so glad i waited for the f21 dress (which was even cheaper!):

skirt, express, $29.90

shorts, express, $34.90


Tuesday, January 4, 2011

no, it's not a sheer nightgown

i got this dress from my husband for my 21st birthday last year. somehow, he always does a great job at picking out dresses for me. but when i opened it in front of my family at my birthday party, it seriously looked like a see-through nightie haha. i'm pretty sure that's what everyone thought until i (very loudly) thanked him for the dress. can you imagine if he had given me a nightgown for bed in front of my parents? (turning red right now, just thinking about it....)


dress: gift from husband (via ross?)
pants: target (girls' section!)
boots: charlotte russe
belt: ross (it came attached to a shirt i really wanted!)
cardigan: target



my necklace actually used to be an earring.... my friend from college bought these for me in japan at a recycle shop (that's what second-hand stores are called in japan.... cool, right?). but somewhere between japan and here, she misplaced one of them. no problem, i said. it'll still make a friggin sweet necklace! isn't she cute? another friend of mine thought i was a catholic with a saint around my neck.... only if she can be the saint of glamour.


it seems as though i'm in a sentimental mood today.... i keep wearing all these gifted things from people. the "love" ring is from my baby sister who bought it in a toy dispenser. it's plastic, it's cute, and it makes me miss her because she lives in japan.... 

the other ring is from target and it's not sentimental at all. 


Thursday, June 17, 2010

nude dress + red lips= amazing

how do you keep a nude-colored dress from being boring? behold the awesome power of red lipstick. i think you could wear a members-only jacket and a permed side ponytail, and no one would notice if you had on red lipstick.



i bought a nude dress from goodwill last month... and i have red lipstick. too bad i don't have any where to wear these amazing things.... is that too much for church?


Wednesday, May 26, 2010

obsession: pastel flowy dresses

 dress: alberta ferretti





dress: donna karan

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

obsession: green dresses

they're green and they're dresses. enough said.

 allure

 3.1 phillip lim- $595

on sale for $14.40 at gojane.com