Recently I got an email from the best reader ever an engaged reader seeking advice about a recent purchase.
She’s going to a wedding and she accidentally stumbled across an adorable dress while rushing through Macy’s with a screaming newborn and no intention of actually buying anything.
She bought it, because her I-gotta-get-outta-here-before-this-baby-gets-buck-but-dang-this-is-cute thought process told her to.
She did the whole I’ll-try-it-on-at-home-and-return-it-if-it’s-lame thing all of us who’ve shopped with little people have done, and lo-and-behold it fit…
Boobylicious from nursing and with a 3 month old on her hip and a 3 year old by her side, it fits! And she likes it. And she is going to wear it to that wedding if for no other reason than to avoid going into Macy’s with her girls again any time soon!
But, she needs a little help.
With shoes, and accessories, and the general upping of awesome one desires when one is getting all dolled up to see friends that will be looking dollish and probably not feeling at all post-partum-y and stuff.
So I thought I’d give it a go (and hope you weigh in on what you think would look best too!).
Here are a bunch of up close shots of the dress…
I think it’s adorable.
But, in my un-expert opinion, I feel like the ruffles are a huge, already built-in accessory.
They are all up around the neck area so shoving on a big necklace would really make things too cluttered for my taste.
So, I say focus on the arms, like with a cool bracelet that can add a little bit of color and a whole lot of funk to your outfit…
And then go easy on the neck and at the ears, with a soft necklace and earrings…
But feel free to have all kinds of fun with the shoes. Jazzy toes are happy toes, that’s what I always say…
And besides, the shoes are always my favorite part.
Looking for some full outfit inspiration for an upcoming fall wedding you’ve been roped into attending? Here’s what I would rock…
*Please note the circled shoes above. I heart them. Not sure why, but I do, totally. However, I would never buy a pair of shoes for $750 because Dumb Dad would probably divorce me. And, my dog would starve. Flippin’ dog.
Now it’s your turn, fashion lovin’ readers!
Can you help a mama out? Which accessories should my favorite desperate-to-not-waste-time-shopping-with-a-baby reader go with? What shoes will be just right? A strappy wedge? A low-heeled gladiator? Or, maybe she should go all Shakira-barefoot-cause-her-hips-don’t-lie?!
No, that last bit of advice is entirely wrong. Don’t listen to me. I get carried away.
That’s what all of you lovely people are for: to give good advice when I get crazy.
So, hop to it already. This chick has a wedding to look fly for!
*Today’s post is being shared with my Fashion Friday at Girly Mama.
Cute!
I like the shoes in the lower right corner, the gold tear drop earrings, and the pearl and ribbon bracelet, but I am all kinds of fashion misguided, so don’t listen to me. And apparently I’m adverse to color. ;-)
HI!!!
Well she is definately one of my favorite moms out there :-) . I agree with a lot of what you said. It needs COLOR COLOR COLOR! The dress is pretty, it just needs a little sprussing up. Because of the kneck, I think an “up-do” would be nice. It would draw attention to your face, verses hiding behind your hair and the ruffles. I would probobly do large studded earings to not take away from the pretty ruffles. I would not do flats, the dress is a little casual; A wedge would give you a pretty heel with out giving up any comfort. Well there goes the little advice I could offer. I am not a fashionista but I believe in comfort and feeling beautiful. GOOD LUCK.
P.S. I think BLUE would be a great color
Thos teal/gold bangels….bomb! I <3 wedges like I <3 cupcakes and that's a WHOLE lot of lovin'!
I love the gold and teal bracelet. If you could find a bracelet and earrings similiar, or with those colors and then maybe a nice wedge shoe with those similiar colors you would definitely be rockin it. Please stay away from black because that would just take away the lightness of it. You definitely do need a POP of color otherwise you will be washed out. Love ya girl.
My daughter always says, “It’s colorful, so it matches.” She is a fashion diva, so this is valuable advice….if you’re six :) I love the turqouise accessories. That would be my choice.
I’d go sans necklace. (Let those glorious boobies do all of the talking!) But a great wedge shoe, an arm full of shiny colorful bangles, and a simple understated earring would polish the look. (Says the woman wearing the same yoga pants from yesterday.)
I wouldn’t do a necklace at all (wouldn’t want anything to take away from that awesome boobaliciousness (I am so serious)). I would go colorful, probably matching shoes to accessories a bit but definitely a bold pop of color. And $750 shoes is about as cray as the $400 bathing suit I found.
Very cute dress and I agree with everything, but I would also add that the necklace needs to be of the shorter variety. The boobs are speaking enough on their own. You don’t need anything hanging down there in the valley.
I thought I commented on this earlier, but the internet connection here is crap. And no cell signal. I know. It is like a third world country or something.
Anyway- I like the idea of the gladiator sandal because I have to have flat shoes. I tend to fall off of heeled ones. Also- your polyvore share is to die for. It is making me itch to internet shop for one of those dresses. East England, pig-smelling farmland is starting to get to me. I miss the East coast and all it’s conveniences. Like wi-fi. And Pei Wei. And Target. I don’t miss the heat though.
I love the dress!!
Okay… brown heels in the middle on the right and the brown pearl bracelet and probably some simple gold hoops for the earrings.
I have a wedding this October and I think that black & cream looking outfit that you have pictured would be perfect for me!
I love the gold and teal bracelets!, paired w/ the gold strappy heels b/c that dress would go better w/ heels or a wedge (no flats, b/c it would make it too casual) and the gold oval earrings w/ a non fru fru necklace! that’s my humble opinion! lol
I am the wet blanket in this group saying that the top needs some alterations so that it doesn’t gap. Boobs do NOT belong at a wedding, and a three month old is only going to force you to show a bit more than intended with that neckline. It’s a WEDDING, not the Bachelor Party. Accessories should be FABULOUS, of course. The necklace debate is also solved by the accessory of the three month old, who will probably rip it off your neck. The most important accessory is going to be a nice pair of panties, because when you bend down on the floor to change said baby, chances are, that skirt is going to reveal a bit more than intended also-and if you think for a second that with all that family around, someone else might just change that baby, you would be dead wrong. And if it’s that wrinkled on the hangar, it’s going to be a disaster on a hot day with a baby on the hip. On the plus side, when you get burped on, the color will hide it. Shoes, no matter what height, should be able to be run in, because that three year old is going to run for the cake like it’s Santa with a bag of presents.
Trust me when I tell you sarcastically, that I have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about here.
It is a very cute dress. Keep it, by all means, and save it for a Date Night. But three month old babies can really be a game changer. Unless, of course, you are getting a sitter. Then, GO FOR IT!
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