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 :) 

Full of Life

Well it's better late than never, right? This past month flew by and guess what?? We're already half way through May...! The good news is it's the best month of the year and warm weather is here!! (Just a fun fact: My birthday is May 30th, hence the previous proclamation regarding May.)

As usual I've been wearing dresses like crazy, pretty much every day the weather is warm enough! I feel most comfortable when I'm wearing a dress. It's certainly easy to throw on only one piece of clothing and run out the door!

 This strapless dress is Decree. It's two-tone teal and royal blue color-block with hi-low hem, which I purchased from JCP last fall for only $5. I've been waiting all winter to wear it. This is one of the 3 dresses I mentioned in A Real Steal.

The best part about dresses is they look stylish alone and even better when accessories are added. This dress has loops so it can also be worn with a belt, but I opted out since the boots and vest were already quite busy.

 Another new obsession this season has been jean vests and jean jackets (see also the jean vest in Blue Jean Baby.) This Material Girl aztec print jean vest was purchased at Plato's Closet for $6. I just love the colors and of course the print!!

I have yet to find an outfit or color combination that doesn't go well with these Twisted X boots. They're awesomely comfortable and versatile! A great find for only $10 at Plato's Closet.

My amazing sister Kendrah took this photo's for me. She's the best, I don't know what I'd do without her!

3 Piece Suits You

I love shopping just as much as the next girl, or a smidgen more :) I absolutely love love love thrift shopping though!

Sometimes when I'm shopping for myself I get distracted by super cute clothes and the super great deals.
I put outfits together in my head and sometimes even on the clothing rack. My favorite part is when a complete stranger will come and take the outfit, I nonchalantly put together, to try on :)

Here's a little 3 piece number I put together on an end cap at Goodwill. It's a very trendy, casual and comfortable look. The jean jacket is GAP for $4.99 and the striped maxi dress was just $3.99.

I found these suede brown Joan & David saddle shoes for only $5.99, they go quite well with the look.

In 3 easy pieces you have a complete outfit and you're ready to step out. Add some accessories like jewelry or a purse and to really let your personality shine!