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Chambray Mini Dress with Sleeves
CHAMBRAY MINI DRESS WITH SLEEVES
I feel like I’ve shared so many dresses lately, I promise I have more jeans and shorts outfits coming soon. The dress game this year is so good, plus I have more places to go this year and wear all of these fabulous spring dresses. While many spring dresses are sleeveless, I like to make sure and add a few dresses with sleeves. Some occassions call for a dress with sleeves. This chambray mini dress with sleeves stole my heart. The sleeves are the perfect amount of loose. The band at the bottom of the sleeve doesn’t sit too tight, but it will hold the sleeve up if you need it too. It’s such a fun and playful silhouette. The material is lightweight and perfect for a warmer spring or summer day. The collar has a pretty ruffle trim and embroidered detail to give this mini dress just a hint of statement factor.
I paired it with a braided wedge sandal for an outfit perfect for a bridal/baby shower or lunch with your gal pals. This outfit idea will also work for Easter. For a work friendly look, I paired this dress with a pair of tan loafer flats. For a western inspired outfit, I paired this dress with a pair of western style booties. Cowboy boots would be perfect too!
| OUTFIT DETAILS |
chambray mini dress | wedge sandals | short gold necklace | similar coin necklace | c/o stone bangles
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Spring Wear Everywhere Dress
SPRING WEAR EVERYWHERE DRESS
I hope you found some fabulous dress picks in last week’s post! I have a few fun dresses coming in this season, and my first one I call the spring wear everywhere dress. Why? Because as the name says, you can style this dress to be worn just about everywhere!
WEEKDAY DRESSY (office, church, etc) : Add on a neutral loafer or classic heel. Layer with a navy blazer or cardigan for cooler weather.
A quick shoe change and possible layer add on can take this dress wherever you need to go this season. I’m wearing this dress in an XS Petite. The petite length is perfect on my 5’3 height. Also, I’m so excited for these heels! I tried to buy a similar pair last summer that was ALWAYS sold out. Lucky for me, because this pair is just as cute and a fraction of the price. I opted to go up half a size for a little bit more length on the shoe.
| OUTFIT DETAILS |
white tiered dress | braided sandals (sized up half) | silver layered necklace | tear drop earrings | dy cuff bracelet | dy x bracelet
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30+ Spring Dresses
The dress game is strong this Spring season! I found so many cute dresses that I decided they needed their own post. I found over 30 spring dresses for all of your dressing up needs including casual days and cocktail party days. I found all the lengths from mini to midi to maxi. I found all the floral prints and beautiful spring colors. After this post you will be brunch ready, work ready, and if you make it to the end, wedding season ready.
Keep on scrolling to fill all of your Spring dress needs!
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My Top Tip for Styling Straight Leg Jeans
MY TOP TIP FOR STYLING STRAIGHT LEG JEANS
You may have heard rumors that skinny jeans are out. Umm I’m not packing mine away anytime soon, but I am loving the wide variety of styles coming out this season. If you are looking for to venture out of your skinny jeans, a slim straight leg jean like these is a great transitional jean. After years of wearing and styling for the skinny jean look, you may feel these new styles are a little too loose, maybe not as figure flattering. I think with a straight leg or mom jean fit, you really need to try a few different brands and styles out to find the perfect fit for your body type. A jean with a less tapered leg like the slim straight can look more flattering on certain body types than a skinny jean.
Being petite, I know that proportions play a big role in my outfit. I usually opt to pair looser bottoms with fitted tops, and skinny jeans work with both fitted and flowy which is why I like them so much. But if looser styles are taking over the jean aisle, I’m going to need to find a styling trick that doesn’t make me look shorter or frumpy, and I feel like I found it. My top tip for styling straight leg jeans, find a way to define your waist.
My top two ways to do this are shorter tops and banded waist tops. I found two tops that fit this style and are also a little more loose and flowy, so you can see how it helps your outfit not look too baggy. The pink cropped sweater creates a clear line for my waist. The cropped look brings this line a little bit highter to my more natural waist line. This allows my legs to look longer and the loose jean fit to not look as loose. This works best with a high waist jean.
My second way to define the waist is to find a top with a banded waist like this black top (previously seen here and currently on sale!). The smock waist band pulls in and defines wear the waist line sits, so you see loose on top and loose bottom, but you have something in the middle breaking up the two parts and cinching in a waist line. This does not need to be super tight or anything, just something to break up the looser fits.
With my petite height I also like adding in a neutral heel or classic pump to also help create an elongated look with my leg. It’s one of my go to petite styling tricks. Grab a pair of straight leg jeans, and give these styling tips a try.
| OUTFIT DETAILS |
pink cardigan sweater (also here) | slim straight leg jeans | white tank top | block heel sandals | layered necklace | stud earrings | black long sleeve top | black heels
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