My birthday is later this month and I’ve been thinking about buying something from ban.do as a little gift to myself. Maybe the purple fascinator (no. 26), maybe something else. You really can’t go wrong with ban.do… everything there is lovely.
I’ve had the Forget Me Knot Ring on my wish list for months and months now, but I still haven’t bought one. I did however buy the cute little Powdered Milk Dress (with built-in slip, yay!) from Old Navy for $34. I’ll probably pair it up with red shoes and a distressed brown bag that I already own, similar to the Cupid’s Arrow Peep-Toes from Anthropologie and the Bitter Sweeter Satchel from Macy’s.
p.s. Have you noticed a trend yet in my style posts? All skirts and dresses. I don’t really include pants or jeans in my wardrobe, so I haven’t been including them here either.
19 comments
Stephanie
I just love No. 26! It is so bright and unique. I love the purse too it is just beautiful. I can not wait for more stuff posted like this. Nice job!
Home accessories lover
I think that those shoes and dress would totally match you!:) And I love nowadays fashion – very stylish, great looking and so feminine.
duckwise
I always love your style choices. And I’m with you, I never wear pants anymore–it’s sort of shocking.
Anne
Just an FYI: I got the silver Forget Me Knot ring last year and wore it just a few times before one of the tail ends popped off (while pulling my pants up!). I was heart broken since I tromped all the way to Future Perfect in Brooklyn to get it, dragging 2 others along the way and then we got stranded in a rainstorm with no umbrellas. I contacted the artist and never heard a word back so I’m still a little bitter! Can you say HOT BUTTON!? If you do get it, be SUPER careful. They are not built for regular everyday activities! Have a great birthday.
Miss B.
I LOVE the ‘forget me know ring!’ If you do get it, please let us know if it gets caught on everything (that’s what I fear). I love your style, you don’t need to post jeans, etc. It’s nice to see a girly girl, femme, but not too femme, girly without being too sticky sweet, vintage-ish without looking like you walked off a set of some dated sitcom… I rarely wear dresses, but always think about them and you always have your finger on the pulse of where to get the cutest ones.
Rose Campion
It’s a good thing that ON dress has a built in slip. I have a very similar dress from them, but in magenta, almost exactly the same dress really, but I’ve had mine a while. Anyway, the dress is super sheer. Like I had to go out and buy the first slip I’ve owned for literally years to wear it. I love the way you’ve styled this version, especially those red shoes.
corrin
Hey, I got the black version of that dress on clearance for $3.49 last week!
Pencils
Wow, I love the dress. I just wish I knew what size I was going to be later on. (I’m 37 weeks pregnant.) And Old Navy can be difficult with sizing.
Brenda
I’m glad that you only do dresses/skirts. I rarely wear pants myself, and find that dresses are so much more comfy, yet pulled together at the same time. I love your whole outfit, especially the shoes!(though I know how expensive Anthro shoes are)
elizabeth
I love that dress, and ON even? Wow, very affordable. :)
But throw in those cute shoes?? Probably 3x the price of the dress. I so love the shoes, though. The whole outfit is just great.
Nicole (also!)
So cute! I personally couldn’t pull off a fascinator unless I was at a British wedding (and maybe not even then! :), but I think you’d be cute in it.
And as far as the ring goes… I think Brandon now should have a *very* easy time getting you a birthday gift!
Miss Crafty
Yay for September babies! I’ll be hitting the big 3-0 in a few weeks – what better reason to treat myself? :)
meredith
ah! i was jsut browsing macy’s website & saw that bag and then looked at your blog… small world.
megan
ok, i will be owning that powdered milk dress very soon — yay, 40 percent off coupon! it’s so cute.
your style posts are so great, nicole — love them.
casafroggy
My birthday is TODAY! Since I’m on a tight budget in my new home my birthday gift to myself was many gallons of paint and a Pier1 area rug. This year it’s all about the house.
I like the Marc Ecko bag, gorgeous. Have a very happy birthday :)
amy purple
you always find the cutest dresses!
Anna @ D16
It’s funny, up until about 5 years ago, I ONLY wore skirts and dresses. I didn’t even own a single pair of pants or jeans.
Now, though, I ONLY wear jeans. I own a couple of dresses, but I very rarely wear them — I almost feel like I’m playing dress-up (in a bad way) when I put one on. I’d say I wear jeans 360 days a year.
I still don’t wear (or own) any non-jeans pants, though. They’re still too adult for me. ;)
sarah
I love that you don’t include pants or jeans in your style posts. I only have one pair of jeans & one pair of shorts (seersucker!) & I hardly ever wear them. Dressy pants look TERRIBLE on me… Dresses & skirts just work better! You give me great ideas. :)
Rebekah at Elizabeth Anne Designs
Can I straight steal this outfit? So cute.
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