♥ Navy Secretary Dress: Vintage, thrifted, hemmed from Wild Child Vintage ♥ Orange and navy striped belt: Goodwill San Francisco ♥ Boots: Jones ♥ Black maternity tights: Berkshire ♥ Starfish silver necklace: Gift from former colleagues ♥

@25WeeksΞ How adorable is this dress? I found it at Wild Child last year but never got around to hemming it until now. It was a decent price (3 dresses for €50 including this one and a cute green plaid dress that I may have to wait until next year to wear). It was really long, so I brought it up about 2.5 inches. I think I might bring it up more post-maternity, but didn’t want it to be scandalously short with the bump.

The original belt is missing so I added this orange and navy striped belt. It adds a punch of colour so that the dress isn’t too dark and accents what little waist I have left. I found it at Goodwill in the Haight, San Francisco for $2. That was a truly great thrift shop and I’m still lamenting things left behind…

What I love most about this dress is that it fits my narrow shoulders perfectly. This is a rare find for me! The rounded collar and pleating around the shoulders are a really nice touch making this dress a must have. I’ll keep playing around with the hem until it’s perfect. For now though, it’s fitting my bump nicely thanks to the elastic natural waist and box pleat skirt.

By the way, did you notice my eyebrows have finally been tamed? I finally found a cheap local place to get them shaped (without wax, I’m too sensitive) — Body Craft near Patrick’s Cathedral for €10

For a festive mince pie and mulled wine party I decided to break out my two favourite new items from Accessorize, the Oversize Woven Clutch and the preppy pearl necklace. I’ve been in the market for a gold clutch for well over a year, but am very picky. This bag is perfect and I probably would have bought it if I’d seen it first! And the necklace is too cute. I adore little bows and pearls and thought the navy shift would be a perfect match. Since it is the holidays, I added some ruby red tights and added a longer strand of pearls to give it a little more glam.

I felt very mod in this little fitted shift dress, so I had to take my photos in front of my pop-art-ish dotty shower curtain. This amazing little navy wool dress with fitted side panels came to me via a very eager seller at the November Dublin Flea. I could not believe my luck that I walked away with this dress for only €5. I’ve been eyeing a similar dress at Perk Up Vintage for €89. I’ve had some terrible fashion faux pas lately thanks to the dark mornings and an inability to distinguish black from navy, so I decided to pair them on purpose. I wore a black 3/4 sleeve tshirt under the navy dress, along with black tights and black boots. To pull it all together, I tie my mom’s vintage scarf around my neck (with stripes of black, navy, bright blue, red and white). What do you think, the look is a little Flight Attendant-y, no?

And don’t forget, the Dublin Flea Christmas Market is Dec 20!

♥ Grey Coat: M&S ♥ Grey Scarf: H&M ♥ Navy Wool Nautical Skirt: H&M ♥ Green and Grey Plaid Shirt: Penneys ♥ Navy Knit Tights: Penneys ♥ Grey Boots: New Look ♥ Striped Shopper: Tesco, DIYed by me ♥ Horsey Pocket Watch: Lulu*s ♥

This outfit really came together last minute and worked! (That usually doesn’t happen, like when I get dressed in the dark and mismatch my tights) It works because it’s an easy silhouette that mixes trends (big plaid flannel) and classic pieces (navy wool pencil skirt). I had fun playing around with photos too…

]]> http://stylebynumbers.info/2009/11/green-and-grey/feed/ 0 http://stylebynumbers.info/2009/11/happy-birthday-to-me/ http://stylebynumbers.info/2009/11/happy-birthday-to-me/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:12:09 +0000 laurendare http://stylebynumbers.info/?p=793 Yesterday was me birfday, and what a day it was. I had a full day planned including Ages of the Moon at the Abbey (fantastic), Wax Museum Plus (unusual), cocktails at M&S rooftop (seriously), dinner at Bloom Brasserie (delicious), coffee at Bewleys (caffeinated) and drinks with friends at The Church (holy). I wanted to look fantastic, obviously, and needed to go from day to night. This dress from Spitafields Market, London (£30) definitely did the trick.

♥ Dress: Spitafields Market ♥ Plum Tights: M&S ♥ Booties: M&S ♥

I’m also pleased to report that my new M&S booties are super comfortable. We walked all over Dublin (from Upper Baggot Street to Parnell Square) and I still felt light on my toes at the end of the night.

Navy, lavender, mint, blue…lots of great colours to play with and a great print too. I love this dress so much. It is easy to wear, comfy and chic. I’ve styled it up a few different ways (sans photos) and it always feels different. I’ll try to remix it sometime soon or maybe even copy the pattern to make my own…seems a simple enough construction.

And because it is my birthday, some truly vain shots. I actually put some effort in my make-up instead of slopping on the lip gloss and heading out the door. What you see on me: Body Shop eyeshadow in Slate, Clinique Colour Surge Eye Colour Stay Matte in Night Plum, Rimmel Soft Kohl Eye Pencil in Jet Black and lip gloss.

And check out those brows! Expertly sculpted by the Sarah at the Benefit Brow Bar in Brown Thomas (€14 for wax shaping). I’m really pleased with the shape after a year of being non plused about the many other places I’ve tried.

In the last fleeting days of summer we took a drive up through the Wicklow Mountains, a perfect spot for some heather filled style shots. Isn’t the background gorgeous -  a perfect setting for the bubble gum pink, spring green and navy chevron stripe dress that i scored at a Monsoon sale for €25.

Total look €87…Wicklow Mountains setting, priceless

Dress: Monsoon €25

Cardigan: Penneys €7

Shoes: Schu €50

Shades: Aldo (DTX, $5)