Fall is coming and it is so nice to wear beatiful office dresses with tights and the ultra-fashionable ankle boots. The great part of wearing a dress in the fall as opposed to the summer is that you don’t need to have a perfect figure as the fabrics are much thicker and conceal more, the colors are darker and slim you down, and the tights, ohh what they do for a woman’s figure!!!
Here is a beatuful example from Banana Republic:
Wedding invitation arrives, and again, you are wondering which of the dresses you had before you got pregnant will still fit. My answer for this is very simple- none, hope you’re luckier. But instead of getting depressed by this, I just keep telling myself the old ones are out of style anyway…a bit pathetic? maybe, but it works.
Ok, so I went shopping for a dress that I could feel comfortable in at my friend’s wedding, and came back with some insights to share about this season’s trends:
1. Long dresses are back. I love them, they are so elegant. However, if your best asset is your legs, it’s a waste to wear a long dress and cover them up.
2. A-line dresses and empire dresses are totally in. These work great if you want to show off your legs, and the cleavage is totally up to you, there are so many styles out there!!!
I ended up buying this trapeze dress by BCBG MAx Azria:
Mother’s Day is just around the corner (May 11th), so it’s just about time you start hinting your husband and kids about what you want to get. I’ve already done my homework (of course!!!) so here’s what I want:
1. This is the best dress I’ve seen this season, and I’ve seen a few!!! It’s cool, not floral (I love floral patterns on dresses, but I don’t really wear them, and actually I don’t have any friends who do…it’s a bit tricky to get those right and I hate girly clothes…) It’s from Banana Republic, BTW, and I’ll be wearing it so much I’ll have to put it in the garbage can by the end of the season.
2. This clutch. It’s so sexy I don’t mind it’s extremely expensive.
3. These Adidas sneakers. Because, what the hell?, they’re so beautiful I’ll wear them to run after my kid on weekends.
I just saw this new arrival at Old Navy and I thought it was great.
So here are some thoughts about it:
1. The grey is much nicer than the black
2. Wear it with flat sandals or shoes in the summer, during the day. If you wear it with silver or gold sandals it will be sexier and a bit dressier
3. Wear it with leggings underneath and high-heeled sandals for a different look. White leggings and silver or beaded sandals will make it look wonderful. Wear big hanging earrings with it, and you have a very sexy, feminine look
4. Caution- this dress is better for women that are not so curvy or pear-shaped, as it;s not an empire waist!!!