LBD

Little Black High-Low Dress: Renee London (LF Stores)

Lucite Heels: Jeffrey Campbell "Affair" heels (here)

You know when you see something on sale and you just have to have it because it's such a great bargain? Yeah...that was this dress. You won't believe how much I bought it for! What was once originally $248, was mine for only $35! I know...I still can't believe it myself. That's a whopping 85% off! The thing is when I impulse buy because of a sale, I typically hang it up and forget about it. After 3 years of it being forgotten in the back of my closet with the tag still on, I rediscovered this Little Bargain Dress while searching for something to wear to my friend's wedding.

Frills and Thrills

Dress: American Gold Tristessa Tank (here)

Knitted Sweater: Chaser Brand

Booties: Kelsi Dagger (on sale here)

Bracelets: Vanessa Mooney

Pendulum Ring: Unearthen (from Spanish Moss here)

 

The weather in LA has slowly been creeping up to the high 80s this week and I couldn't be more thrilled. I celebrated the summer-like weather with this adorable American Gold tank (worn as a dress because short girls like me can kind of get away with stuff like that lol). I just made sure that I wore Spanx underneath for the occasional gust of wind that's bound to blow my dress up and expose me if I didn't. 

Since my dress had a simplistic A-line silhouette with minimal looped detailing at the hemlines, I decided to just pile on the jewelry for a little more pizzazz. I may have gone a bit overboard but I felt like being outrageous that day (or I wouldn't have worn a tank as a dress). I do plan on wearing this "dress" properly as a tank top by pairing it with some cute bell bottom pants once the weather in LA starts to cool down again. 

**Styling Tips (for the vertically challenged like me):

1. Wear a short dress because the more leg that's exposed, the longer your legs appear. 
2. Think Monochrome! Wearing one color will trick others into thinking you're taller than you actually are because the eyes will travel through the whole outfit from head to heels. *note that darker colors are obviously going to be more slimming*
3. Pair pants, tights, or socks with the same colored heels. It's the same idea as dressing in one color. *if you're going sockless/tightless with a dress, try pairing your dress with nude heels and try to avoid ankle boots* 

RAW Moonlight

This past Thursday night my boyfriend's beautiful sister participated in her first art showing at a RAW Natural Born Artists event. She showcased her amazing ceramics pieces and even sold quite a few items! If you like what you see below, you should definitely check out some of the pieces she's selling on Etsy (here).

When I was trying to figure out what to wear for this art show, the first thing that popped into my head was this little artsy fartsy kind of dress I had recently purchased from For Love & Lemons called the "Moonlight Dress'. I'm totally in love with the crochet detailing down the front with the cutouts on the sides because it really adds a little sexiness and femininity to this loose and flowy dress. I paired this little number with some simple ankle-strap black suede Jeffrey Campbell heels and a sterling silver purse I had gotten from Thailand awhile ago. Since the sleeves were so long, I really didn't need to accessorize much. I just threw on some earrings and rings and rushed out the door for a long drive to the event in Ventura with my man.

Dress: For Love & Lemons 'Moonlight Dress' (here)

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell 'Hough' (here)

Rings: TomTom Jewelry 'Pyramid Spike' and "Chevron Mini' (here and here)

Amrita Singh 'Yasammez Antique' Ring 

Earrings: Nordstrom

 Sterling Silver Purse: vintage

 

 

 

The Artist, Amanda, is in the upper left and middle pictures.

My boyfriend, Eddie, is in the upper right picture.