Favourite Summer Trend Carried Into Fall/Winter: The Maxi Dress
Friday, November 21, 2008 // 4:33 PM
I was so over joyed when I first saw celebs wearing the maxi dress a few months back, it made for a refreshing change from the skinny jeans, short dresses, and skirts. It also seemed to fit my personal style to a 'T'. It was chic enough for a night out, but casual enough for running errands or shopping; I was in love. What further sold me on the maxi dress was the price- for about 100 dollars you could get the celeb friendly Gypsy 05 Maxi dress, which bonus, was also eco friendly, and came in an abundance of colours; my favourites being the teal and white. Sadly I never got around to buying one over the summer as I spent much of my money on new bags and shoes, BUT I decided to try and revamp the look for a chic Florida fall look.
My choice of dress is this one from Gypsy 05 in white, but you could also use any of these (1,2,3,4) from Victoria's Secret, or even these (1,2,3) also from Gypsy 05.
For a nice casual daytime look I prefer leather flip-flops, such as these from Reef, Abercrombie also has a cute pair that you can find here. If you prefer the classic rubber flip-flop I would suggest Havianas available at Nordstroms or Old Navy's brand.
Since you are dressing for autumn, I like the idea of tossing on a cute leather jacket like this one from ASOS; luckily ASOS has a wide variety of leather jackets ranging from their own brand to some of the top designers. If none of those suit your fancy, I would suggest this one from TopShop.
As for jewelry, I would suggest something simple, that compliments your outfit, such as this from Ice.com, if you would prefer a necklace, I think this one would work beautifully with the pieces.
As for a bag, I believe a clutch would work best, something classic, and seasonless, like this one from Marc by Marc Jacobs, and also this one by Coach. If you would prefer an over the shoulder bag I would suggest any of these from Dooney (1,2,3), Coach (1,2,3), and also this from CC Skye.
Grand Total: $1810 apx with shipping, $360 without the bag or earrings.
The above look could also work for a very casual night out, all you would have to do is trade your flip-flops for a simple pair of black flats like these.
As for a dressier night out, where you want to impress people, or need to fit into a certain style, I would suggest the following outfit.
For a glitzy, night out on the town or I would suggest this beautiful Issa Maxi dress from Harrods, in my opinion it's dressy enough for just about anything, and casual enough to make you feel comfortable in your own skin.
For shoes I think a beautiful silver heel would work beautifully with this dress, something like this from Lumiani. If you're a little more daring you could try this gorgeous black pair of Christian Louboutin. For girls of height, I think a great pair dressy flats would look great, since the maxi dress is meant to reach completely to the floor. Something like these would be dressy enough for just about anything.
Like with the last outfit, I think a nice clutch would be perfect, and wouldn't suggest using a shoulder bag at all. My favourite clutch that would go well with both the dress and the shoes is this by Jimmy Choo, although it is white I feel it would compliment the outfit well. I also like this by Laura Bohinc; whilst Harrod's website suggests this by Kotur.
I stand by my earlier statement of when it comes to jewelry with a maxi dress less is more, specially with a dress with such a beautiful print. I personally think a gorgeous right hand diamond ring and a simple pair of earrings would look killer, specially if you wore your hair in a simple Chignon. For earrings, I think these would look really beautiful, they're by Tiffany's who, in my opinion makes some of the most beautiful jewelry, you could also use any of these (1,2,3,4,5,6).
As for a ring, I'm also going to go with Tiffany's because as you can see their jewelry is breath taking (that could be just the prices though). For rings I like this one, I think it's stunning, but in the real world, on a college student budget there is no way I could shell out almost $14,000 on a ring, but since this is just a basic guide for fun, I'm going to use it. Other rings I like are these (1,2,3,4,5).Grand Total: $20,900
I would just like to take a moment to say that by no means do I think you need to spend almost $21,000 dollars to look beautiful, the second half, and even parts of the first were for fun. I do not expect anyone to look at these items and go 'I think I'll just take my parents' amex and go on a shopping spree at Tiffany's.' Once again, this guide set was only for fun.
Labels: 21k guide, Fall, Flip Flops, Leather, Maxi Dress, Summer