If you're a friend or reader of this a blog, or follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you've probably already figured out that I'm rather notorious for being in a dress or a skirt pretty much all the time. I've always been girly, but in the last 3 or so years my style has been punctuated with a whole lot of femininity and not many pairs of pants. For me dresses are an everyday thing, but I do still have a lot of fun daydreaming about ball gowns or just getting dressed up for special occasions.
With December being the crazy social month that it is, I've happily had quite a few opportunities to throw on some of my favourite party dresses, beginning with last weekend's show at Buddies. The grey dress with the sparkled sash was a purchase from Banana Republic last year. It's one of my favourite winter dresses, but this year I managed to forget how itchy it is on the inside!! By the end of the night I was pouting and couldn't wait to get it off - this is a personal reminder to wear a camisole underneath the dress to avoid being so uncomfortable next time!
This past weekend involved 4 parties over the course of two days. With a whole lot of rest in the middle, I felt up for the challenge! On Friday night I decided to go really retro with one of my favourite dresses from Damzels.
Up until about 6:07pm on Saturday night, I was convinced that I was going to wear another Damzels dress, but had a last minute change of heart and wanted to wear something a bit more sparkly
I opted for this BB Dakota dress that I picked up last year after falling in love with it on Elsie's blog. I happened upon it one day at Tabula Rasa and had to have it! I kept it simple with some nude fishnets, nude heels and a couple of sparkly jewelry pieces before dashing off to 3 parties that night. By the end of the evening I was completely wiped, but had a lot of fun with friends and coworkers celebrating the holiday season!
And even did my
Maybe I'll just stick to singing.
With a couple more weeks of December still to come, I'm looking forward to a few more opportunities to pull out my party dresses and enjoy some festive cheer!
How do you feel about dressing up? Do you have any favourite shops?
The video of My Party Dress was shot at the very first Ashleyx2 cabaret way back in September 2010, but I've only just added the video! The song is by Kerrigan and Lowdermilk and I'm sure that less than 10 people on the planet have actually seen me in pants on a regular basis. Hope you liked the video!
3 comments:
I will live vicariously through you, as I honestly could NOT tell you the last time I wore a skirt or dress. No joke! No doubt, you look FABULOUS. =)
Hugs,
Nicole @ Three 31
http://nicoleandkevin.wordpress.com/
I'm a huge dress/skirt fan as well....I like pants, too, but only if they're as cozy/comfy as a dress or skirt!
Hey beautiful! I am falling in love with you as a writer and fashionista. You have that throw-back mid-century style I love so much. Secret: I used to be uber rockabilly in my teens and twenties, and though I've conformed a bit, my love for pin curls and pompadours remains. :)
I wanted to make a small suggestion, and I hope you aren't taken back by this, but it would be easier on the reader's eye to have your photos enlarged a bit. Blogger provides an x-large size, and this is what I use on my blog if you're at all interested to see the outcome.
XOXO,
Mandi
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