This would be my grad dress, styled for a much more casual occasion. Graduation dresses are only supposed to be worn on your graduation, but I think that’s silly, not to mention wasteful. I was admittedly a bit nervous about wearing it, especially because I was out for dinner with my friends from school, who originally saw this dress at our Grad banquet (y’ know, serving its intended purpose). But, I bought this dress because of its versatility, and I’m certainly going to take advantage of that.
Dress – Penningtons size 2X (oops!)
T-shirt – thrifted size 1X
Flats – Naturalizer size 11
Necklace – self-made
Ring – Sears
Striped bangle – Ten Thousand Villages
Other two bangles – thrifted
Getting photos of today’s outfit was difficult. I wasn’t able to take any pictures before dinner, and after dinner the lighting was strange. There were a lot of people in the park where I usually take my pictures, and walking through the grass I raised clouds of mosquitoes with my steps. I finally settled on just taking a few photos inside.
Oh, and I finally updated the links in my sidebar. This means that I deleted the links of blogs that haven’t updated in months, and added a lot of new links to blogs I love. There were a lot of blogs I’ve been reading, following, and commenting on for a while now, but I never got around to adding their links to the sidebar. Sorry!
That necklace is to die for! And really cute way to rework your dress, I love a t-shirt under tube tops/dresses.
ReplyDeleteThanks X! This is the first time I've worn a t-shirt under something sleeveless, but I liked the way it turned out.
ReplyDeleteI think it's great you bought a dress that you can "dress down" and wear over and over again.
ReplyDeleteA lot of my friends seem to have big formal weddings which require posh frocks - but I always try and buy ones I can wear in other situations.
You look fab!
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I do not believe in buying dresses for one occcasion only, you're right it's a waste.
ReplyDeleteI bought a knee length prom dress so i could re use it and i have, i swear i'll be the person who chops the bottom off her wedding dress, puts a leather jacket over it and wears it for drinks somewhere : )
rant over, you look lovely! the dress and styling is amazing.
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it looks beautiful with the t-shirt under the dress :)
ReplyDeleteI love this outfit! The dress is so adorable. I never think to shop in Additional Elle because it seems so frumpy whenever I go in, but you have made me rethink that :)
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, I just remembered that the dress is from Penningtons not Addition-Elle (oops!), but I think P's has an even frumpier feel overall. However, I've found great things at both places, so it's always worth it to check it out.
I like the remix!
ReplyDeleteI love the t-shirt under the dress. Cute outfit.
ReplyDeleteI really like it! I think the t-shit underneath really works too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sidebar link also!
Cute! Love the striped t-shirt underneath the strapless dress. i've seen it several times before and I really want to try it.
ReplyDeleteclothed much, a modest fashion blog
Thanks everyone!
ReplyDelete@Elaine, this was the first time I've tried it but I really like it. It's a great alternative to cardigans, and especiall nice in the summer.