As a reminder here is the Closet Basics list for dresses:
Maxi Dress
Little Black Dress
Sundress
Classy Day Dress
And I'll add one more! Colorful special occasion dresses!
Maxi dresses are probably the easiest of all the dresses! They, thankfully, don't require leg shaving!! Which is a godsend. They are also really easy to pair and put on. They are also ideal for that easy summer feel without really needing much to go with them.
When I see maxi dresses, I initially think of Khaleesi from Game of Thrones. And it's not a bad thing, just look at her.. I want that dress to be honest
Unfortunately, they aren't sold anywhere I can find, so here's what I can give you..
I love that maxi dresses can be worn at night as well as day. This maxi is my favorite for a nice dinner, its fancy enough to be worn for nice occasions, yet still simple enough to wear just on date night. This dress is $231 from Bonadrag.
http://www.bonadrag.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=2070
Now that we have maxis down, it's time for the LBDs.
My favorite LBDs always come from Megan Fox, mainly because she can rock anything!
The thing about LBDs is that there are so many styles! Finding the right one can be difficult, but as long as you find one that fits multiple occasions then you only need that one! The question you must ask yourself is what you are looking for. Do you want to be classically sexy? Vintage inspired? Daring? Luckily you can easily find all different kinds by browsing pinterest or even just googling it.
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I have an addiction to those dresses that have a 1940's feel to them, this dress is just that! The neckline is that vintage touch but the details on the dress are fairly modern. The fact that it's a fitted dress gives you that classically sexy feel. The dress costs $130.
http://www.unique-vintage.com/black-bandage-dress-p-22329.html
Sundresses are the best, my favorites by far! People have many ideas about what sundresses are, I will use the broadest definition just to fit all my favorite casual dresses, so for the sake of this example, I will just say that sundresses are those short, cute, casual dresses that are perfect for summer days!
Here's the amazing Taylor Swift, the queen of the vintage sundresses! Like I said, I'll use a broad definition of sundresses, seeing as her's has long sleeves.
This is kind of like the Betsey Johnson Leather dress from the LBD section, where it would be a really plain dress without the cutouts. The teal color is very summery! It's not a super short dress like you find most places nowadays, which is coming from someone who is only 5'3"!! But Altar'd State knows what's up and makes their dresses a perfect length, actually they make everything perfect in general! This beaut is $54.50
This is a very typical sundress, typical tank top style, flowing bottom. Though the actual design is typical, it has one of my favorite patterns! I am a big fun of this whole kind of abstract, tribally kind of pattern that's everywhere, I even want a tribal phone case!! This one is $49.50, again from Altar'd State
I am really not a huge fan of orange, rival colors you know!! However, I really love this dress, I think it's the bow and the modest neckline. I have searched high and low for a good lace dress, when I do find them, it's always this store. When they first put Altar'd State in my mall, I basically spent two paychecks on new clothes! You'll see a lot of my stuff is from them, and it all actually lasts!! Sorry, I'm fangirling over them! My bad! Anyway! This dress is $54.99
http://www.altardstate.com/shop/apparel/dresses/sundresses/altar-d-state-cutout-cutie-dress.html
Next we have classy day dresses, these are those dresses that are safe for work but also for other occasions, think tea with your friends, coffee with your coworkers, dinner with your soul-mate! The reason I love the classy day dresses is that they can be used so many ways, it really helps you cut back in what you actually need in your wardrobe. I love the way Sara Rue was dressed all throughout My Future Boyfriend, which was a surprisingly cute movie and made me want to time travel!
It's a typical black sheath dress, but look at that blazer, it's adorable. And I hadn't seen Barry Watson since 7th Heaven, even though he has been in other things! Anyway! The dresses..
First of all, Tory Burch. This navy dress is lace, but it's not like bedroom lace, you know? I don't know what else to say about it, I love it and that's good enough for me. Although it is $225! But I mean it's cheap for a Burch dress, it's half off right now!!
http://www.toryburch.com/GINEVRA-DRESS/52121447,default,pd.html
I'm on the fence about this one being in this category. I prefaced this category with it being good for work. This COULD work at work, depending on where you work. For example, it's a good teacher dress, but not very good for a CEO. So I'll keep it, because I really like this dress. Chevrons are big aren't they?? All the girls love the chevrons, especially the sorority girls! This dress is $46 from Scissortail, who has really cute clothing and accessories, I love them!
http://www.scissortailclothing.com/products/chevron-print-wrap-dress
Alright! Last category of the dresses! Colorful special occasion dresses!
My main inspiration for this dress was Emilia Clarke, I love her so much, she does play the Khaleesi!! Her dress at Comic-Con was so spot on, and it had those peek-a-boo cutouts!
When you go out, you don't always want an LBD, although the LBDs are very classic, they aren't always desirable. It's good to have those go-to fun dresses.
I couldn't decide how to do this, so I'll just choose a few colors and dresses I really like!
This one is $190
This one is $268
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Last one!
So hopefully those examples helped! It really helped me find out what all I need to get before I leave for college, only it will probably only really be maxi dresses and sundresses!
-Kara
