Hey guys! Leah from We Live Upstairs here, styling Erica's yellow dress. 99% of the time, when I've received things in the mail from the FT girls, everything looks exactly like I remember it, and fits pretty perfectly. But this time, when I put this dress on, the ruffles I'd so loved on all the other girls didn't exactly do me any justice. They made my un-small chest look just...well...frumpy. But I still really loved the color of the dress, and definitely wanted to find a way to wear it that wouldn't make me feel self-conscious. Hence, the dress-under-skirt combo + jacket!
Wearing the dress this way still allowed me to glean the bold color I so loved from it, while eliminating the my-boobs-look-abnormally-large-right-now-and-I'm-not-a-fan situation. Win/win, yes? Also, I am a ride-or-die boots & socks girl. And also a dashes-between-words girl, apparently.
Outfit Details:
Dress: Erica's
Skirt: Forever 21 (several years ago)
Jacket: Thrifted
Boots: Old Navy
Necklace, Socks: Target
Check out how some of the other Flock Together ladies have styled this number:
I love Hannah's pink coat with the yellow, and the simplicity of Jen's cardigan with it is so effortless. This is one of those pieces that has made its rounds to nearly everyone in the group, and I think that's really cool.
That's it for me today! Thanks for reading!
xo, Leah
the skirt is really pretty :)
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i had that same problem, had to sports-bra it & still some angles in the pictures had to be deleted haha. Love the jean jacket & fun print skirt w/ it though!
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Yeah, there were definitely plenty of throw-aways, haha.
DeleteAw that's too bad it didn't fit how you'd hoped. You really do look great in it though! I love that skirt with it, it's such a gorgeous skirt and it goes with the mustard perfectly!
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Thanks Jessi! That's very sweet : )
DeleteI would never have guessed this didn't fit you right Leah, I think it looks great! the skirt and jacket combo trick worked, that is seriously the most perfect denim jacket!
ReplyDeleteThank you Hannah! My fiance has been searching for the perfect denim jacket for fooorever and is ver jealous that I have one that's so great : )
DeleteOh Leah, I had the exact same problems. I almost didn't post it. The sleeves were very long on me too. But I think you remixed it beautifully and it looks like a perfect fit this way.
ReplyDeleteI know! When I first put it on, I was like "nuh-uh." I was short on posts though, and had to make it work somehow, haha. Thank you!
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