Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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I was so excited to style this dress when I got it from Spotted Moth! I'm so in love with it. I added the belt to cinch in the waist more and the blue wedges for a pop of color. It's cutesy and frilly, but the color and the print adds some edge, which I love. This will be my go to dress to wear if I have to attend any weddings or similar functions this summer.
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[dress c/o spotted moth, wedges by jeffrey campbell, belt by gap, sunglasses by marc by marc jacobs]

Since I'm lazy and don't like photoshopping, I decided to just show off my bruises and my Hello Kitty band aid. On Friday I participated in my first kickball game for our team, MBC Ballers, which consists of my supervisor, other colleagues and a variety of super awesome cool people. I tripped and fell while practicing kicking the ball and running to first place and messed up my knees pretty badly. When I fell, a dust cloud arose and I laid face down, too embarrassed to emerge from the ground. It was at that moment an unknown person shouted, "THIS ISN'T ROLLER DERBY!" Haha! My legs are so attractive right now with the bruises, scrapes and 3,012 bug bites.
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I bring the sass.
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This is the alley area behind my fab loft apartment. I come back here if I'm too lazy to venture off any farther, plus I like to look at everyone's cute patio out of jealousy. Since I'm on the third floor, I don't get one! On the bright side, my apartment faces downtown Lansing so I have cute view of a park and in the distance I see our capitol building.
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Photos by Becky Johns

34 comments:

Brianna said...

Those blue wedges are amazing!!! It must not be too terribly humid/hot where you're at because I'm pretty sure I would die in them right now :)

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the red bungalow said...

your blue wedges are fabulous! i love the whole outfit, it is very carrie bradshaw to me. :)

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Lynzy said...

Dress looks beautiful on you. Those blue wedges are beyond amazing<3
xo Lynzy

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Chaucee said...

Awesome wedges! I love how you styled the dress.

Lainey said...

That dress is fantastic. I'm a sucker for anything one-shouldered. And the brightness of the blue wedges really amp up the outfit.

libys11 said...

pure perfection!!! im loving the black-white-blue combo!! and even with that band-aid on your knees, you are gorgeous!! :D

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eleanor said...

such a great dress and it suits your style perfectly!

i thought the band aid was a cute touch, haha :)

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Sarah Jane said...

I love the dress and shoes, amazing splash of color. And I love Hello Kitty so the Band-Aid is just as fashionable to me lol. Those are the only ones I really use unless I get a bad scrape. At least you had fun though right? Great post!

Sarah Jane

Camilla said...

ahh! Those shoes are amazing! x

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alya said...

Everything is lovely! The print and cut of the dress, the pairing of it with the bright blue shoes, the simple accessorizing...even the band aid gives it that...je ne sais quoi. Hahaha.

Destined For Now said...

Wow...those boots are amazing. I think the hello kitty adds a touch of sophisticated flair to this outfit...very important inclusion I think.

Sarah Rachel said...

Love the dress hun! and of course the wedges :)

kim said...

That dress is perfect! The wedges would be way too hot for me in summer though, but I like the colour contrast.

Diana, Songs and Fairy Tales said...

I saw this dress on Maria of Lulu Letty before and felt in love with it. I like how you styled it, especially with the blue wedges..great contrast!

Diana
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Emily Kennedy said...

That is an excellent dress for weddings. And WHOA, your loft building looks nice!

Seval said...

Seriously, the dress is so beautiful and it looks so so prettier on you with those accessories! Loved it! Oh I have black wedge ankle boots, similar to yours but I can't wear them in summer, I really want to but, well, how do you feel wearing them in summer? I don't really wish to wear them in a rainy weather either!!! Oh girl!!!

eatsleepwear said...

lsjfkldsjfklsdjfkldsjf!! u do BRING the sass. im so proud!! I LOVEEE the pattern on this dress girl. Its a great contrast to the frilly cut. PERFECT for you.

and those shoes are always hot. u know it. HA!

xo, Kim www.eatsleepwear.com

dreamylacey said...

ah I had already noticed the dress in spotted moth.... I was waiting for the sales....

It is really nice with the belt and the blue shoes!!

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Kara said...

i love this dress! it is so cute with the belt and I love the blue wedges for that pop!
stylish as always! :)

k

Becca said...

Love the dress, I've been into really pattern-y summer dresses as of late. Something about the pattern gives some extra oomph that lets me slack on accessories and proper shoes if the weather is feeling sticky and I'm feeling lazy. (oops, I think as a style blogger that's one of those things you think but aren't supposed to admit!)

tess said...

those wedges are hot and freakin insane, love them

haha a major wipeout at kickball wow?

Dip-tea said...

Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! and I can go on and on and on. But I will stop. And thats a pretty messed up cute looking boo boo concealer. Me likey!

Natalya's Closet said...

I LOVE these photos, that one-shouldered dress is awesome and I always love those booties on you!! Cute apartment area! XOXO, Natalya

Kate said...

I love this dress! So pretty, and I love that you paired it with bright blue shoes! Those are intense & awesome!

AndiPants said...

The Hello Kitty bandaid really adds to your outfit! Haha! I like that you left in your bumps and bruises. I'm pretty clumsy and always banged up.

A.Co said...

The spotted moth dress looks fab! I like it belted - the dress is just so pretty in general.

The bright blue wedges are sick. YES!!

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g!0ry$ said...

love the mix between shoes nad dress!

Eleanor said...

wow that dress is super cute!! <3 and the shoes are amazing!! i def wouldnt have put them together but you are rocking this! :) http://improcrastinate.blogspot.com

Taylor Sterling said...

awesome dress and it is so fun with the blue wedges! I feel you on bruises-story of my life. I have them all the time. Sucks!

Sandy Joe said...

love the band-aid detail!

Little Garcon said...

Your legs, look amazing, I honestly can barely see any of the bruises! I have way more bruises on my legs and that's all just from being a giant klutz.

Just rock the bruises, it makes you look like a badass, I like it.

Danielle said...

I like the dress!

Kookie B. said...

that one shoulder dress is such a great buy! you look great! and i love the pop of blue in your Pixies.

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ANDWHATELSEISTHERE said...

Those boots are really gorgeous.
Fit perfectly with ur clothes ;)