Wear It All Challenge: A Wish for Summer

Anyone who has been following this blog know how much trouble I have with these dresses - I love the shape but they are way too short for my taste and that's it. So this time around I decided to use them as a resort where. After all, the only place where I could wear such a short dress is at the beach. I decided to continue the boho-look from my previous Wear It All post with earthy tones and exotic prints.

Clothes:
Basic Lion Fitted Dress - Basics
Wrapping Jacket - Riviera

Accessories:
Kors Aviators - Millionaire Mansion Fashion
Elephant Necklace - Folk
Work Bag - Decades
Sequin High Platforms - Callie's Picks

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Wear It All Challenge: The Hidden Slit

Yet another dress I never thought I would buy. The graphic is a bit flat and the top part is downright off-putting. I was so focused on that I never gave it second glance. That is until I saw someone somewhere wearing a gorgeous yellow maxi skirt with a hardly visible slit - it was so beautiful - translucent, elegant and oh-so-bright! Imagine my surprise when I realised that was the same ugly MM dress. Still, I was reluctant to buy it - I already had two yellow maxi dresses, both of which with better quality graphics. In the end what really sold it for me was the slit - I've said before how much I like slitted skirts and dresses - they are sexy but stylish and not too revealing and that's hard not to love. 

Styling it was also surprisingly easy - the outfit came together on it's own. The dark blue jacket looks stunning against the colour of the dress, the plain shirt adds for a more casual look and the straps of the sandals make for a great accent.

Clothes:
Cascading Canary Gown - Millionaire Mansion Fashion
Basic White Short Top - Basics
Kurt Jacket - Miss Sixty*

Accessories:
Emerald 90s Necklace - LE
Clutch - It Girls
Hot Buys Buckle Wedge - Bonjour Bizou**

Jewellery:
Sharktooth Earring - It Girls
Winged Goddess Earring - Voile

Tattoos:
Flying Ribbon Leg Tattoo - Ink'd

*Re-released in the current Callie's Picks

**Re-released last summer in the first collection of Hot Buy Summer Retro

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Wear It All Challenge: Lips red as blood

As I said the first time I was styling a Basics dress they are damn hard to style! Ever since I started the red section of my closet I've been wanting to combine bloody red with white. And this time it worked like a charm! There is really not anything more to say.

Clothes:
Basic Redwood Fitted Dress - Basics
Classic White Blazer - Archive

Accessories:
DKNY Lip Print Scarf - DKNY
Clear Plastic Clutch - LE
Pointed Platform Court Shoes - Bonjour Bizou

Jewellery:
Stella Ring - Epiphany

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Wear It All Challenge: The Final Frontier

I can't tell you how much fun I had styling this dress! Yes, the design is a bit flat and the shape is a bit odd. But I new there was a reason I couldn't resist buying it. It is so retro!

Initially I was planning a Twiggy inspired 60s look but the harder I tried the more impossible it seemed. Until I realized I was working in the wrong direction. The 60s were the time, all right but the theme was all wrong! And then it became clear to me why I liked this dress - it reminded me of the Starfleet uniforms in Star Trek: The Original Series. 

Yeah, I'm huge Star Trek fan - and not in the "Oh-I-am-such-a-geek" way that has been increasingly popular lately. I've seen all the series and all the movies and I find them fascinating! There are so many philosophical and social issues the franchise deals with, a great humor and amazing characters. Can't help but love it! That may come as a bit of surprise given that a few posts ago I said I'm also a Gossip Girl fan but back then I made it pretty clear that was a guilty pleasure of mine. Plus, the fashion shown in GG is way more impressive than the one in the Star Trek universe!

Anyway, in the show all the uniforms were long-sleeved and I do not own anything with long sleeves in the same shade of red as the dress. Therefore I decided to go with the outfit inspired by the uniforms worn in the 2009 remake.

I realize my final look is not ideal but still, I'm incredibly happy with the result. I even made myself a Starfleet insignia in StarDesign hair (I can't believe I spent 21SD on it!)

Clothes:
Kieran Dress - Miss Sixty
Black Crop Top - Original Future
Paneled Pleather Top - Elle
Black Elegant Top - Basics
Future Tribe Shirt - Original Future
Voile pantyhouse - Voile

Accessories:
Danio Boots- Nelly

Jewellery:
Against Starfleet regulations :P

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Wear It All Challenge: Pumpkin Statement

I'm gonna have hell of a bad time styling all those Basic dresses. Don't get me wrong - I do love them and I have all of them - they are beautifully designed, well fitted and the vibrant colors are gorgeous but they are a bit too short for my taste and are not as easy to combine with other skirts/tops as they seem. 

I've been experimenting with different combinations for hours until I finally settled on this outfit. Initially I had something more youthful in mind - white lace skirt and a amazing floral clutch but it didn't work as I imagined it. Then I decided to clash the tangerine dress with turquoise or teal accessorizes. I gave it try but the I found the result unsatisfying. 

While I was browsing through my huge shoe collection this pair caught my attention. I've always liked  them but I don't think I've ever used them. Finally I had something to go on - not the bright shades of turquoise but the depth of the dark royal blue. My desperate search for accessorizes in that scheme brought me to by Beauty parlor where I found this stunning statement necklace. 

The last decision to be made was whether to combine the dress with the peplum shirt or the maxi skirt and I went with the top just because the neckline fitted better with the necklace.

Overall, I'm incredibly happy with the final result - the colors compliment each other perfectly and make an otherwise simple (and quite cheap) outfit look glamorous and classy. I think this look is an perfect example of how a carefully chosen accessory can add an WOW factor to every outfit.

Clothes:
Basic Orange Fitted Dress - Basics

Basic Orange Frilled Shirt - Basics

 

Accessories:
Mary Jane Platforms - Film Theory
Winner Marikulja1 - Decade of the Teens

Jewellery:
The Spring Is Here Necklace - Glam'rus
Floral Sapphire Ring - Epiphany
Midnight Diamond Ring - Epiphany

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OOTD: Casual

Clothes:
Basic Nude Tank Top - Basics
Stretch Jeans - Bonjour Bizou
Alex Cardigan - LE

Accessories:
Traveller Boots - Nelly
YSL Bower Bag - Saint Laurent Paris Tribute
Gladiator Belt - LE
PPQ Horsebit Bracelet - PPQ

Jewellery:
Chanel Couture Rings - Chanel Tribute
Crown Diamond Ring - Epiphany

The first look is not from my closet but the outfit I'm currently wearing. It's quite simple with the only accent being the LE cardigan. I particularity like the gold details - the chain of the belt, the buttons of the cardigan, the shoelace holes and the YSL logo on the bag - I find that they add a sense of luxury to the otherwise basic black and white outfit. 

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