Manuela

 

I don't care what season we're in, black dresses are always a good choice! This Manuela dress from LoveShackFancy is a bit of a departure from my usual style but I feel like we're a good fit. I love the ease of a slip dress and the lace details really add some texture to it. I was excited to build a grungey goth outfit around it and I really love how it turned out.

Dress- LoveShackFancy via Nuuly

Jacket- c/o Vixen by Micheline Pitt

Boots- Dr. Martens

Bag- Harvey's

Sunglasses- c/o La Femme En Noir

The Manuela is a classic slip dress that features a thick crepe fabric, bow detail at the bodice and lace trim on the neckline and hem. I'm wearing a size small and while I feel like it fits on the bottom half of my body, it's a little roomy up top (which is quite rare for me). It's not a dealbreaker but I wish the straps were adjustable so I could have more of a tailor-made fit in the bodice. The faux leather jacket and platform boots were the obvious choice for this dress and I had to finish the outfit with batwing sunnies and my new Labubu on my bag.

Can you believe we're already creeping up to summer? Maybe I'm just getting older but these days have been going way too fast lately. As you know, summer is my least favorite season and I'm trying to brace myself for a very hot 6 months! Maybe that just gives me an excuse to look for cute but breathable linen dresses...

xoxo

Ashley

Suburban Shopper

 

Enjoying spring the best way I know how: by wearing pretty dresses! This stunning dress from the Unique Vintage x Barbie collection is inspired by Suburban Shopper Barbie and basically the dress I wanted to add to my actual closet since I was a kid. I love that they recreate some of her iconic outfits and just a few weeks ago they released a bunch more! I'm just going to be living my Barbie dreams from here on out...

Dress- c/o Unique Vintage

Shoes- Remix Vintage Shoes

Hat- old (similar)

Sunglasses- c/o Vixen by Micheline Pitt

The Suburban Shopper dress features embroidered stripes and 3D appliqué florals on this sky blue fabric. There is a gathered waist with a sweepingly full skirt, deep hidden side pockets and an exposed back zippered closure. I've actually owned this dress before many years ago and I took a size small. At that time the bodice was extremely tight in the bust area. This time around I've sized up to a medium and honestly, I could have just stuck with a small. They must have improved the pattern to be more true to size since I'm usually a size small. It's a little large in the bust and waist here but now I know I should probably stick with a small if I want to snag the yellow version later.

You can shop this dress and the rest of the Barbie collection HERE!

xoxo

Ashley