Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Mint and Pleats


dress and bracelet: c/o swaychic  shoes: dsw 

There are so many things that I love about this dress

1. I can wear three trends at one time: pleats, mint and color blocking.
 I feel like pleats can be hard to wear but when they come attached as part of a dress there is no deciding how to wear them.  And I've been wanting something mint colored forever. 

2. It came in the mail really fast so I didn't have to wait long to wear it.


3. It is unbelievable comfortable and matches my new bracelet

4. I think that it can be dressy enough for a wedding (and I plan on wearing it to one in the next few weeks) but casual enough to wear to work. 

5. I'm pretty excited to wear it with boots in the Fall. 
(Which by the looks of the leaves on the ground you may think it is almost that time. 
But they are sadly just from the dying trees in our yard.)


Things I love about these shoes:
 They were only $5 and make my short legs look longer.

Things I hate about these shoes:
They are incredibly uncomfortable and I doubt I'll ever be able to wear them for more than 15 minutes.

At least I know I'll get a lot of use out of this dress!
I am also in love with this, this and this.
You should check them out.

Happy Wednesday!

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40 comments:

  1. You always look amazing! Love the dress on you! I am excited to wear brown boots this Fall! Yay!

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  2. SUCH A FAN OF THIS DRESS!!!

    SUPPPPA CUTE!

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  3. you can't lose with mint. and you can't lose with that dress. you can't!

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  4. Love the dress! It looks amazing on you! ;)

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  5. Loving the combo of trend-rocking here, lady!!! You always look fabulous :).

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  6. Love that dress, katie! It's perfect!!!!

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  7. Sassy thing! Look at you! You look FANTASTIC! And a new scenery I see :)

    Thanks so much for the Pinterest help! You are a GEM!

    Amanda
    It's an Easy Life

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  8. In looooooooove with your dress....so flowy and pretty! You got those shoes for $5?! That's incredible. Nude heels are the best!

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  9. You look great. Awesome outfit :)

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  10. I love everything about this dress!!! Such pretty colors and I love the pleats :)

    xo,
    Angela
    headtotoechic.blogspot.com

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  11. This is a dress!?! I thought it was two pieces...love it!!! One of my faves and looks at those legs!!! HAWT!!! ;)
    Shanna

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  12. Ohhhh a new website to shop on! Yay!

    Carly
    www.lipglossandcrayons.com

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  13. wow that dress is AMAZING! I love the pretty pink pleats with the mint top part :) so so so so so pretty <3

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  14. I saw that dress when I was happily browsing, thinking that I was going to do a review for them before they sadly told me they ran out of vouchers... ): It looks as cute as I imagined!

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  15. Very cute! You do look very sassy ;-). I love the bit about the shoes - it made me lol. I have a few like that too.

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  16. I thought this was a top and skirt but I love it even more knowing it's a dress! So pretty! You look great in these colors.

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  17. You look SO pretty Katie! Love the colors in that dress...they look gorgeous on you :)

    Annie

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  18. oooh girl!!! this dress is co cute on you!!! and totally cute to wear to a wedding!!

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  19. Love the dress girl!
    I just got back from vacation, and was catching up! Seems like you had fun away too!!!
    Have a great Wednesday and I think I might need to buy that bracelet!!!
    <3
    Erin
    www.cali-landchic.com

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  20. gotta love great shoes. you are lookin' fab!!

    over from pleated poppy wiww. :)

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  21. You look fashionably adorable!

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  22. I really love this dress too! It looks so good on you and I love the nude pumps with it, even if thay are uncomfortable!

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  23. I love that dress, such an unexpected pairing of colors but it works so well! I am a mint lover too, I have a mint dress that I wear constantly. Sorry about the shoes...I feel your pain, I have some beautiful shoes in my closet that I can't bear to wear for too long because they just aren't comfy.

    Stephanie

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  24. The dress is adorable, I love the pink part of the skirt!

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  25. That dress is gorgeous. It looks adorable on you and I LOVE the color!

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  26. Love the color combo! And the pleats. You look gorgeous. $5 shoes!? Score!

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  27. Gorgeous! I love that you are venturing out into the yard for your photos too - yay for trying new things! :)
    xo, Katie

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  28. i love this dress on you! in fact, i saw it online and thought about getting it, but didn't...and now i'm rethinking that!!

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  29. I love all things mint...I could seriously wear it every day and it makes me happy!

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  30. LOVE this dress on you! And when one dress has so many trends in it, it's definitely a winner!

    xo, Yi-chia
    Always Maylee

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  31. How freakin' fabulous do you look?!?! Love those colors on you, and those shoes DO make your legs look smokin! I agree with you... pleats can be hard to wear but you do it so well! :)

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  32. love that blouse and the skirt together! love the combo :)

    Chioma
    C’s Evolution of Style

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  33. Would the shoes be more comfortable if you wore nylons?? Shoes like that always hurt my toes, so a buffer would maybe help.
    I love that website the dress came from. Do you think the sizes run big or small??

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  34. I love it! Very classy...and kind of retro! I love cute shoes too, but I hate them if they are uncomfortable. I bought this super cute pair of black strappy heals, and I couldn't walk in them for the life of me...so I ended up giving them to my mom, but they were oh, so cute! As always, I love seeing your outfits! Happy Wednesday to you too!~
    Lisa @ OC

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  35. LOVE the dress, love the pleats. POOP that the shoes are uncomfortable - so many lovely shoes are! :-( BUT, you look TOTALLY FAB. This outfit would be PERFECT for the NEON link-up I'm hosting! It's my first time hosting a link-up, and I hope you stop by!

    DOUBLE DOG DARE Fashion Link Up: Summer of NEON! Win a PRIZE!


    XOXO
    -Daisy Nguyen from PS BANANAS fashion blog:
    http://psbananas.com

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  36. i wanted that dress from swaychic but they didn't have it in my size, boo!!! you are soo lucky you got it!!

    xo,
    Sandy
    Sandy a la Mode

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  37. such a cute outfit! i love the colour combo :)

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