Outfit Of The Day (Double Take)

One of the reasons I like fashion blogging is because it’s now totally normal to take pictures of oneself to post online to complete strangers and expect that they somehow care um, I mean it’s super awesome to both encourage and perpetuate deviantly insane, vain behavior errr, I AM DESPERATE AND IT’S ALL I HAVE, we are all secretly working together on a massive cure for global warming, Conan O’Brien losing his funny, and VPL’s…and no one knows it yet!
Surprise!  Jaaaaaazz hands!  I’m lying.
But I do think it is fun to draw inspiration from what we all wear, don’t you? I know that I certainly have found tons of great brain-candy just from clicking around aimlessly on various fashion blogs–the creativity out there can be amazing.

The problem? As a blog reader, I often find myself wishing that certain bloggers would feature certain items more than once or twice. The solution? As a blogger, I have the mighty, mighty power to do it myself right here. 

So I have been trying a little harder to post more OOTD’s featuring certain items, especially if you guys leave requests in comments or e-mails. I can’t do it all but I sure can try, right?  To do some of it, that is–why shoot for the moon when the ground is nice and has squishy, comfortable things like air-conditioning, Haagen Daz Cookie Dough Ice Cream, and Ryan Gosling? Exactly.
Enough of my musings on mediocrity and on to the outfit(s)! The ‘basic wrap dress’ is called basic for a reason, since they pretty much work for anything. Dress them up with simple jewelry and smart pumps and you’re set for work; dress them down with funky shoes and belts and you’re set for a night out.  
Better yet? Since the wrap dress is considered a basic, that means there are tons of options out there at a nice variety of price points, colors, and styles–I picked this dress up for a mere $25 at Forever 21 about a month ago. $25! 

So here it is styled two different ways.  While it isn’t anything earth-shattering, I do think it is a great example of what different accessories can do to dress up a simple/boring item.  Enjoy!

Dress: Forever 21 (similar style here) (and here, on sale!) (and an option at ASOS, too)
Belt; J Crew (similar style here) (and here for under $11)
Pumps: J Crew Valentina Pumps in Vibrant Coral (buy them here) (similar style here for under $100) (and here, on sale)
Cuffs: Forever 21 (similar style here) (love this, too!)
Bag: Lanvin Sweet Dora Crossbody (buy it here) (similar style here) (love this, too!)
Lipcolor: Rouge à lèvres du petit chien (yes yes yes, totally)

Aug 18
chloe August 18th, 2011 31 Comments Outfit Of The Day