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 :) 

Maxi'ng It Out!

So, over here in Michigan it's freezing and we have a ton of snow. I am not winter's biggest fan. I can't stop daydreaming of the days I can frolic in the sunshine once again.... making this store display helped me cope a little better :)

I did a display at work the other day, my 2nd favorite part about working at Plato's Closet. First being the sweet clothes I get like 24/7 that are so inexpensive. My closet is overflowing these days!

Dress on the far left is Xhilaration for $12, dress in the middle is Love Culture for $14, and dress on the right is American Rag for $16. 

We're starting to put out our summer clothes just in time for Spring Break  This includes many many maxi dresses, which I absolutely adore. I was inspired by the middle dress in particular and chose my display theme to be centered around it. I really love the color blocking, I will more than likely buy this dress later in the week.

The green canvas and wood wedge sandals at the top are Vincci for $14, underneath , the clutch purse  is $12 and both pair of earrings are $5 each.

The necklace paired with the dress on the left is $7 and the hemp necklace with the dress on the right is $4, the wooden elephant necklace is $6. (Which can be seen much better in the picture above this one.)

I really love how well this $5 necklace looks with the color blocking on this dress, they're a match made in heaven!

On the left, the brown strappy heels are Forever 21 for $14, the top wood bracelet is $4 and the bottom magenta/aqua wood bracelet is $3.

On the right, the top pair of turquoise braided sandals are Mossimo for $9, and the bottom brown pair are also Mossimo for $7.

I really feel like the inner fashionista can not go wrong with second hand. If you love clothes and want to save money while still looking fabulous, thrift shopping is the way to go!