Fashion Friday: Casual Chic w/ ModCloth

Happy Friday!

Today’s ensemble is the result of a prompting by Ije over at Klassy Kinks. This week, she participated in ModCloth‘s Uniquely You Challenge where she was asked to style a specific piece from their collection using up to seven items also sold by ModCloth. Ije suggested we take the dress and style it to our liking. Of course, I had to take her up on that but I’d style this Bea & Dot Palette on Parade Dress using pieces from some of my other favorite retailers. Hey, I’M not doing the challenge LOL! Not yet anyways…

Palette on Parade by ModCloth

This shirt dress is too adorable. I love the retro shape and you can go either way with it style-wise. I decided to go casual by first adding a denim jacket. Since it is so colorful, I toned it down with a neutral tote bag and combat boots- footwear so out of the norm for me, but they casualize (totally made-up word) the dress, can be worn across seasons and, to me, go great with the denim jacket. I would place the collar of said jacket underneath that of the dress and then pop ’em. HEY NOW!! I can just picture myself in this getup in the Spring, headed to a quaint little coffee shop in Park Slope to suck up the free wi-fi! 😉

For accessories, rather simple stuff. I chose these geo earrings (1) for the shape which kinda echoes the little “pizza slices” in the dress and (2) to bring out the least noticeable color in the lot. I thought a scarf of a similar shade would help bring some balance to it all. Oh, and ya gotta have a gaggle of stackable rings, ya just gotta! Of course it’s a little too… chilly to wear this on its own right now, at least in NYC (side-eye to the West-coasters! LOL). I’d throw on this cool parka from Uniqlo plus some tights and hit the streets. Done.

Stay tuned next week as I officially take part in ModCloth’s Uniquely You Campaign with another lovely piece.

How would YOU style this dress? Would you dress it down like I did here? How would you dress it up? Tell us below!

xoxo

Toia B.

3 Comments

  1. Klassy Kinks
    February 1, 2014 / 7:49 am

    Brilliant idea to use the denim jacket! And thank you for acknowledging the brightness of this dress! I was like golllly LOL

    • Toia
      Author
      February 1, 2014 / 7:51 am

      Hahaha! You are toooo funny! I thought you might appreciate that. Thanks hun! 😉

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