Hello, and thanks for stopping by my blog!
This week, during the tricky transitional weather
that the month of April brings,
(currently just 50 degrees, with 20 mph winds),
I am styling two shirt dresses,
both with a bit of a twist in their design
Both dresses are shirtwaist style but not exactly to the letter,
meaning not just men's dress shirt look-a-likes
Are you a fan of the shirtdress?
I find it very versatile,
and it works for many occasions
My first outfit is a subtle royal and navy blue
vertical stripe in a substantial cotton fabric
The dress buttons all the way down the front with shiny gold buttons
It has some pretty, feminine details that I like-
puffed sleeve caps and a deep ruffled hem
My little bag has a curious story behind it
Perfect as it is for me, and a great match for the shoes I am wearing,
I returned it to T J Maxx, where I purchased it
I had examined the purse and opened it in the store,
and the only thing a noticed slightly unusual
was that the tag was not the original
It had been put back on, as if maybe it had come off
and was rather clumsily re-fastened
No problem I thought, tag come off, these things happen
When I got the bag home and looked it over more carefully,
I unzipped the inner pocket, and to my surprise,
I found a ring of three keys and a signed jewelry receipt
from a state half way across the country!
I returned the bag and it's contents
and hopefully T J Maxx was able to get the contents back to the owner
I would love to know what the story is behind this,
my imagination is conjuring up all kinds of possibilities!
Anyway, for jewelry I chose gold tone 3-D flower shaped earrings
and a mixed metal three bar slider bracelet
A bright pink sash belt and braided hair band
to add some contrasting color
Wearing two tone tan block heel Maryjane slides to finish the outfit
I wore the dress in my second outfit back in the early fall
in a post about transitioning to fall with shirtwaist dresses
It is light tan and has a utilitarian look,
with two flapped chest pockets
This dress veers from the typical shirtwaist style
with it's swishy, full skirt
Back in the fall, I wore a matching short sleeve top under the dress
I am restyling it today as a transitional piece into spring,
with a coral cropped cardigan layered over top
Wearing a fun beaded multi color striped hair band
and simple bright silver tone jewelry
Square stud earrings and hinged bar bracelet
Carrying an ivory satchel bag with buckle details
and I belted the outfit with a taupe braided belt
Two tone reptile print loafers to complete the outfit
The tulips started popping up in the garden last week. Love!
I bring a few in the house everyday,
because the area deer love to munch on them
and I feel like every morning I could open the blinds
to a sea of just stems!
Hope everyone enjoys their week!
4 comments:
I like the feminine flair of these shirtdresses. What a crazy story about the handbag!
I ADORE that royal blue dress! The puff sleeves and twirl factor are fabulous! But the pink belt is the cherry on top. It's so pretty on you!
Haha, what a weird story about the purse! I guess someone just used it for a party and then returned it? Funny... I am not a fan of shirtdresses on myself. Somehow they don't look good on me. Love your colour combinations. And it's the same weather here too, cold rainy and grey.....pff
These are beautiful dresses on you, but the first is my favourite, I really like the blue and pink together! :)
How crazy you found someone's things in the bag, it was kind of you to take it back so they could try track down the owner!
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