I'm suddenly in the mood
to wear a dress. I've spent all winter trying to figure out how to
wear more modern looking shapes in separates than I'm used to and
trying to fathom the murky mysteries of print mixing, but everything
in the dress section of my closet looks pretty tired. I don't have
to have (read can't afford to have) everything in my wardrobe
"of the moment" by a long-shot, but there's a point where
dresses start looking more than just a few seasons behind.
So, I decided to try to
freshen up a classic dress by adding some timely and modern
accessories.
I'm always a little
skeptical when style-pundits go on about the "timelessness of
the classics." There are more than a few "classics"
that I was assured I would wear forever that look really old-hat now.
Case in point: the classic blazer. Even a little too much padding
in the shoulder, lapels that are too wide or too narrow, too trendy
a color or print or cut, and its classic credentials become as fishy
as an online-issued associate degree in neurosurgery. Possibly not.
I decided that a fitted
sheath-dress, sleeveless and unadorned, might safely qualify as a
classic. Even if it is bright cadmium red medium. Red is still
classic, right?
Here's what I did with
it.
Did I get it right?
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Here I am again, late for
the brilliant Patti's Visible Monday . Please stop by and see with
all the smart stylistas wore this week!
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