Summer Dresses to consider

     𐍆lowy dresses, puffy sleeves and bold colors are terms that describe the dresses that would be trending this fall. Talk about baby doll dresses with tiers and you have got this summer figured out. These dresses are pretty casual attire and can be worn to lounge at home or for a day in the park. Check out the links below for a quick look at my picks. Happy shopping.

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My Wish List from Eshakti Sale

One of my goals this year is to update my wardrobe with more classy pieces and what is more classy than a well made, beautiful dress to wear to grown-up events like mile stone birthdays, wedding anniversaries...which I seem to be getting invites to a lot more these days; haha! 😆 This is why I made a little change in my shopping budget when I got notification about the ongoing Eshakti sale and if you are a new customer to the site, you get 40% off your first purchase when you register on the site. The selections below are some of my favorites.

                                                         

Happy New Year: Blue Sequin Dress + Glitter heels

Happy New Year Friends 😁 It's 2019! I had a beautiful New Year celebration and I'm also well rested. My hubs and I and the kids did a lot of bonding during the holidays; we watched movies together, cooked together, went out to eat and just spent quality time together. We also had an amazing dinner at a restaurant on Christmas day to celebrate my son's birthday. I'm going to make this first Post of the year very short because I do not have new year resolutions. Like I said in my previous post, I just want to be a better me in the new year. I want to love God more, love my family more and love people more. My main change is going to be on the blog as I plan to share more life style posts. I also plan to shop less from now henceforth and to spend more time exploring ways of creating affordable and glamorous looks from pieces that I already own. I want to do more of DIYs and other kinds of creative styling and I hope to share all on here.



" I also plan to give more of my time volunteering for good causes and also plan to share God's word more than I ever did before. Sharing God's word is sharing Love to others and we all know that the world needs more LOVE. "

Fall's Dress Trend: The Prairie Dress

                                    The Prairie dress is the biggest dress trend for Fall

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**Set adapted from @Styleboardcrea_**


The prairie dress or vintage dress (sometimes called the tea dress) is a huge trend this fall and I am loving it. These dresses that used to be regarded as matronly or too prude are now very chic and edgy. The dresses are usually high necked, sometimes smocked or ruffled and can be midi or maxi dresses. This Gap dress here is a prairie dress but it is listed as a midi dress on the site. I'm also loving this J.Crew olive color ruffle sweater dress which is a kind of modern twist on the prairie dress trend. The color is great for fall and the style would be flattering on most body types. This leopard print midi dress is also very cute and edgy but the price is quite steep unless you don't mind splurging on labels 😊 I think this fall dress trend is a carryover from those gorgeous ruffle midi and maxi dresses that were a huge trend this past summer.

Polka dots Style: Red + White Eshakti Dress

Happy Thursday Everyone. I hope everyone is having a great summer. I don't know how long the polka dots trend would be here for; from the look of it, the trend is here to stay. I'm sharing this look I wore Sundays ago to Church featuring this red and white polka dot dress from Eshakti. I got the dress two or three summers ago and have worn it several times since and just when I thought it was time to give it a break, the polka dots trend started again this summer and I am here for it...😀 I have always loved the prints and have lot's of polka dots pieces in my closet so this trend is just one more reason to continue to shop my closet.  

The Maxi dress; a Summer Staple

Maxi dresses are summer staples; indeed every lady ought to have one in her closet and there are so many options to pick from; prints, solids, off shoulder, sleeveless...just name them. Maxi dresses ae super comfortable and easy to wear. I got this from Loft a couple of Summers ago and if you are a regular reader of this blog, you would know by now that Loft is one of my favorite stores.  Their clothes are affordable and of great quality. This blue medallion print tie-waist, off-shoulder maxi dress is presently sold out but I'm sure you would find similar designs on-line. Thanks so much for stopping by here.

Wearing a Summer dress in the Fall

So, my opinion is that, if you have a favorite dress or outfit, you should be able to wear it at any time of the year if you choose to but you have to tweak it here and there. Granted, Fashion can be restrictive to seasons especially if you live in the United States and some other parts of the world where you have clearly defined seasons. Therefore, it would be odd to wear summer shorts in the Fall or winter. Having said that, there are some pieces that can clearly work for all or most of the seasons and one of such is this my floral pink/lilac dress. It is one of my favorite dresses and I wear it a lot during the summer season and I have blogged about it before here. What I did to wear this dress again in the Fall was to change the accessories. In the summer,

Mother's Day Outfit Inspiration

Floral Jumper by ojomrs featuring pointy toe pumps

Red cape
navabi.us

White jumpsuit romper
hauteglamboutique.com

Christian Louboutin pointy toe pumps
savannahs.com

Edie Parker star purse
$1,360 - avenue32.com

Finn white gold heart pendant
barneys.com

Mac cosmetic
maccosmetics.com

Mis-matched + Floral by ojomrs featuring a black wool blazer

Karen Millen floral cut out dress
karenmillen.com

Band of Outsiders black wool blazer
matchesfashion.com

Yves Saint Laurent ankle strap platform sandals
ysl.com

Chanel multicolor handbag
portero.com

MAC Cosmetics matte finish lipstick

$19 - nordstrom.com

Black + Floral by ojomrs featuring Forever New

Elie Saab beaded cocktail dress
modaoperandi.com

Print blazer
$42 - newlook.com

Ted Baker metallic pumps
tedbaker.com

Forever New clutch
$31 - forevernew.com.au

Multi colored crystal necklace
purpleroseonline.com

Mac cosmetics lipstick
$25 - selfridges.com

It's the season of florals and in creating my Mother's day outfit collages, I decided to add a floral piece into every outfit; the floral romper in the first collage, the floral dress in the second and the floral pumps in the third. I also added an unexpected piece to all the outfits; the chevron print clutch in the first, the army green blazer in the second and the striped blazer in the last. 

Mother's day is a day to dress up and be feminine and chic. If dresses and rompers are not your thing and you want to be a "Tom-boy Mum" on Mother's day by wearing oxfords, brogues and denim, it is okay too so long as you are happy and confident in what you wear. Let's celebrate ourselves, our moms, grandmas, sisters and Aunts everywhere.




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