Striped Dresses on Sunny Dayez!

Something that I love about spring time in Nebraska is that the weather is almost like summer, it's warm enough to finally wear shorts and a tank top. Whenever it's a nice day out and I'm at work, it just makes me wanna leave early and hang out at the park with a good book to read or even hang out with my boyfriend whenever he's in town and get some ice cream. I know I tend to write a lot about the weather but I mean that's how it is in Nebraska. You never know how the weather is going to be so you gotta take advantage whenever it's nice outside and do yo' thang ha-ha! 

That's what I did this Sunday. It was a beautiful day out that I decided to style and wear a striped ribbed dress by Monteau that I bought at TJ Maxx. I have honestly been finding really cute clothes at TJ Maxx lately and at an affordable price! I highly suggest you check out your local TJ Maxx, because  in my opinion, who knows what cute items YOU may find for yourself. 

Now if you've been following my style posts you can easily see that I hardly wear dresses, except on those special occasions. My 'go to' is pretty much a nice pair of jeans or funky pants and/or a vintage skirt, here and there. My goal with this dress was to see how I could wear it since I've never worn a long dress before and to see how comfortable I felt in it. 

Below is the outfit that I put together:

When I put the dress on, I was pretty amazed of how comfortable I felt in it. I really liked how stretchy the material was and that I was able to adjust it to fit my body type. Because the dress is made of ribbed cotton, it is very light weight and easy to wear. Usually with these type of long dresses like maxi dresses for example, it's hard to find the "perfect" one. I've tried on long dresses that looked really nice but they would just drag over my feet. Definitely not made for a short gal like me. So I'm glad that I found a dress that complimented both length and width. 

One thing I realized while I was wearing this dress was that I needed to do some hardcore accessorizing. Even when I was just wearing my colorful, pebble, dangle earrings I felt like my outfit was missing something, so I added a long necklace to clear that void. As for shoes, I had tried on my favorite pair of black flats from K-mart to see how well they would look and I liked how they looked but... I noticed that with these type of long dress you need that extra lift so I went with a pair of black Winki wedges by Restricted that I bought at DSW. My boyfriend was pretty surprised when I came out to show him my outfit. He really liked it and said I should buy more!

At the end of the day, I had a really great time styling and wearing this dress. I've learned to try on something new and just work with what I have and create a comfortable outfit that I could see myself wearing on another day. 

What are some ways you would style a long dress? Have you found a dress that made you feel comfortable? Share with me your thoughts!



*Photos courtesy of Daniel Narez



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