Monday, January 31, 2011

The White Party Dress

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{american apparel maxi skirt (worn as dress), vintage belt, tommy hilfiger booties}

A couple weekends ago, my friend invited me out to a white themed birthday party and of course, I was stuck with a wardrobe dilemma; I don't own anything white! After scouring every store on the promenade and being sadly disappointed I went with my backup plan and ended up purchasing this maxi-skirt from american apparel and styled it as a dress. I figured that this way, at least I wasn't spending money on something I'd only wear once and I am looking forward to styling it come spring/summer.

Again, Sean and I took these photos in his studio the day after the party, so it's not the exact same look. I had worn my hair curly and a bit voluminous, channeling my inner 70's pageant queen, if you can imagine. It seemed to work with the vintage red belt and the booties.

**Photos by Sean McNamee
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11 comments:

  1. ali v.January 31, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    you're always so inventive! I'm impressed...love seeing the skirt as a dress look! you pull it off so well :) have a great Monday! xoxo {av}

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  2. geeJanuary 31, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    the skirt looks perfect as a dress!!!
    you look beautiful!
    have a wonderful week love!
    xoox

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  3. KateJanuary 31, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    Lovely outfit! You have such great style!

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  4. Michelle's Style FileJanuary 31, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    Lovely. Skirt works perfect and I love your shoes.

    I recently bought little lace up heels(featured in todays blog post) and your blog has great ideas on how to work these.

    x
    Michelle
    www.michellesstylefile.blogspot.com

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  5. zs closetJanuary 31, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    looove that dress!!!xxx

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  6. CelineJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    I've used this trick with long skirts before... it works so well :)
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  7. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    These turned out so great for our first time out... Maybe I should come to Santa Monica the next time and we can hit the pier for some of your spring and summer styles!??

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  8. NaomiJanuary 31, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    One of my favorite summer "dresses" is a navy blue skirt with a red swirl pattern that I wear with a chunky brown belt. The funny thing is that worn as a skirt, it's hideous, but it makes a stellar dress!
    I'm Naomi, by the way, a new follower. Love your blog!

    hippo-birdies.blogspot.com

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  9. Chelsea, Tea TalkJanuary 31, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    You look lovely! I love this outfit!

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  10. ShevahFebruary 1, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    Gorgeous dress I love it!





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    xo

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  11. Cara-MiaFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    You look fab! What a great way to improvise. :)

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