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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OOTD: Sequins and Denim

I'm working on my Nelly Haul (which is considerably longer than the Original Future one) but I won't be able to put it up today. In the mean time, I wanted to share a recent outfit along with (part) of my newly redecorated (and still unfinished) main room. I really, really love that look - it's glamorous and yet casual and I love that combination. It was built around the Strike a Pose Stockholm Jacket w Purse, which I like so much, mainly because of the blue bag and the slightly lavender colour but I found a bit challenging to style. 

Clothes:

 Stockholm Jacket w Purse - Strike a Pose
Bicard Top - Fallen Angel
NY Used Denim - Young Hollywood

Accessories:
Faux Python Belt - Wild Candy
Rose Gala Platforms - MSW

Tattoos:
Peaches Blue Lily - Ink'd

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Wear It All Challenge: Take a Bow

I saw this dress ages ago on a user and knew I have to have it right away. It took me months to find it in the Bazaar but it was so worth it! The colour is amazing and it fits oh-so-perfectly! And may be it's just me but I think it even makes my doll look a bit taller. Add to that the nude platforms and her looks seem way longer. The shoulder bow is an adorable detail but it makes it a next to impossible to fit in a jacket it an outfit. I decided on nude accessories but it would look just as amazing paired with black/white or even gold silver. Personally I wouldn't use it with colours but I'm sure someone else could pull it off.

Clothes:
Shoulder Bow Dress  - Pretty n' Love

Accessories:
Champagne London Clutch - Royalty
Peach Suede Platforms - SubCouture

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Wear It All Challenge: The Tartan Shirtdress

I love shirtdresses - long or short, long-sleeved or sleeveless, plain or checked - it does not matter! It's a pity that Stardoll has so few of them. I was looking for the original real life version but there are so many similar dress I couldn't determine which one is the one that inspired Stardoll. Just google it and be inspired!

Edit: After a bit of research I think I managed to find the original dress. It is designed by D&G and was worn by Isla Fisher in Confessions of a Schopacholic. Later it is also seen in the second season of Gossip Girl on Tylor Momsen. Credit goes to seen on STARDOLL.

I went for an outfit with a bit of edge but decided not to add fishnet stockings - this is something I'd be more inclined to wear in real life and I wanted to keep it as close to my wardrobe as possible. Instead I added a huge handbag, as the once I prefer myself and a wide studded belt to give the dress a better, more fitted shape.

Clothes:
Checked Dress Shirt  - Archive
Shoulder Slung Moto Jkt - Evil Panda

Accessories:
Studded Belt - Bonjour Bizou
PPQ AW11 Black Gabriel Bag - PPQ
Black Socks - Bonjour Bizou
Black Pleather Platforms - Archive*
Heavyweight Black Platforms - Fallen Angel

*Re-released in Callie's Picks

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Wear It All Challenge: Aztec Denim

I actually did this one long ago but my laptop died just before I could save it and I don't remember exactly what items I used the first time. Unfortunately I don't remember exactly what items and the second outfit turned out a little less impressive than the previous one. 

This is one of my all time favorites on Stardoll - it's not too short, he print is beautiful and the colors compliment each other perfectly. I wear it both just as a dress or with a shirt over it as shown below and I often add a jacket for texture. With this dress one can never go wrong! It is inspired by this lovely dress by Nasty Gal:

I'm always uncertain of clashing prints but the stripes on the shirt fit quite well with the print of the dress. The colors work together just as well. I will talk more about the amazing design of the shirt whenever I reach the tops section of my closet. The clutch is as lovely as it gets and it gives me an Indian vibe so I think it fits into picture just right. The shoes, I'm not sure about - in real life I would've chosen ankle boots similar to those the model has but on Stardoll I couldn't resist going for platforms.

Clothes:
Aztec Print Dress - Original Future
Hot Buys Knot Striped Shirt - Hot Buys

Accessories:
Sienna Feather Earrings - Riviera
Glossed Box Clutch - Young Hollywood
Brown Platforms - Sonia Rykiel Tribute
RudeGirl Bracelet - St. Trininan's

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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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