Flower Power

Summer is officially here!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you're a dress lover like myself this means it's the best time of the year. That is because we can throw on a dress and run out the door. See how simple that is, just one piece of clothing and you're dressed for the day. Plus dresses are very versatile and can be worn to several different events and places and they're almost always acceptable attire. 

I picked this dress up at a Goodwill in the Grand Rapids area. It is Mossimo and it cost only $5.99. I can wear it for fun or I can dress it up and wear it to the office. 

I don't always wear brown accessories with the dress because it has so much color. Sometimes I spice it up with some pink or other times with white, it really just depends on my mood :) 

Here I'm wearing it with some strappy brown sandals from a Ross Dress for Less in Naples, FL. They are Joey O and cost only $15. If you look you will see this is the same shoe and purse combo in my blog 50 Shades of Brown from earlier this year. 

The polish on my toe nails is Material Girl by Ulta. 

This Black Poppy, small over the shoulder purse was purchased at PacSun for $8.  I apologize but I can't remember where I got the blue bracelet because I've had it so long but the rhinestone bracelet is American Eagle which I purchased at Plato's Closet for $2. 

I also wanted to show how to dress more casual.  A perfect look for a fun summer day that may include lots of walking or standing. So here I paired the dress with some gladiator sandals. 

The sandals are Candies which I picked up at a Garage Sale for $2 and the sandals have made a previous appearance in Reminiscing. 

Say Yes to the Dress

We've established my obsession with dresses, right?? If you aren't aware, yes I love dresses and I wear them almost everyday. To accentuate this, I've actually had people ask why I'm not wearing a dress, when I choose not to or comment that it's the first time they've seen me wear something other than a dress. 

So! Say yes to the dress :) 

This is my beloved color block maxi by Love Culture! My new favorite dress of summer 2013!

 Back in freezing cold February I did a maxi dress display at Plato's Closet, kind of a coping mechanism to get me through the harsh winter :) I also blogged about it, click here to see the pictures of Maxi'ing it Out. 

Anyway, this maxi dress was part of my display at work but after seeing it on the wall all week, I decided it had to be mine. Believe it or not I bought it for only $9.80, after my employee discount. I've never been happier :) 

Above, I'm wearing teal blue aviator sunglasses I bought at Forever 21 for like only $1 last summer.  I'm also wearing the most comfy Steve Madden flip flops. I bought them at a garage sale for only .25 cents and featured them in Week of Shoes from September 2012. 

The dress looks really cute paired with a jean vest. The one pictured above is Vanilla Star purchased at Plato's Closet for $5 and was featured in another blog post Blue Jean Baby. 

If it's a little chilly outside like it can be at night here in Michigan, I pair it with a denim or jean jacket. This one is by Rubbish and sold at Plato's Closet for $10. 

I'm dress obsessed. No shame :)