Dress || Heels || Handbag || Earrings || Bracelet
Let me set the scene for you. I had just moved into my NYC apartment and I was in need of a break from unpacking and some retail therapy. I walked down to my nearby LOFT where I spotted the most amazing dress I had ever seen. Navy color, flared skirt, pearl button details. As soon as I saw it, I felt my heart skip a beat and knew it had to be mine.
It goes without saying, the dress came home with me that day and I tucked her safely away in my closet, waiting for the perfect time to debut. Soon a month passed and that little dress sat in my closet… still waiting for the perfect time. Then, all of a sudden I woke up to a cool fall day and I was terrified that my time to wear this perfect little dress had passed. I mean, I don’t think I’m going to be able to handle wearing dresses in the dead of winter!
Okay, it’s not the most dire of situations, but you can imagine how relieved I was to have a warmer day to wear her out. The occasion was just a day at work, but I still loved every second of having it on. Even with adding this oversized navy cardigan to make it more ‘teacher’ friendly, I felt so polished in head-to-toe navy. The bows on my navy Ferragamo heels were the perfect, preppy compliment to those pearl-detailed buttons on the dress. Is it too conceited to say I even felt like I was channeling some Jackie O? Maybe, but it’s hard not to when you’re walking down 5th Avenue in such a stunner of a dress.
I think every single woman out there deserves to have a dress in her closet that makes her feel special and I know I’ve found mine. If you already have that dress, think about what makes it so special. Does it have your dream details? Is it flattering in all of the right places? Or maybe it pays tribute to your style idol? Lucky for me, I found a dress that checks all of the boxes. If you don’t have that dress yet go out and search for the one that you can always rely on to be your go-to. You never know when you’ll need a little bit more confidence for a special occasion, or the normal day.
Love from NYC,
Katie