Paper Doll Project #2

Suze of Miss Vinyl Ahoy coordinated another Paper Doll Project this month! I had so much fun doing it in April that I decided to play, again. Amidst the madness of trying to tie up loose ends at my current (old, after today) job and traveling to the beach for Mother's Day weekend, Daphne of Fashion Confessions of a Mommy and I finally got our stuff together between last night and this morning! It just goes to show that mommas are busy ladies (ahem, and that we can endure)! Last night, I sent a photo of my dress to Daphne. I got it at Charlotte Russe, on the clearance rack, a month or so ago and have had trouble styling it ever since. The colors are so wintery to me. Daphne suggested adding bright, springy pops of color with my teal accessories. She hardly knows me, yet knows me so well! Here's what we came up with! Thank you for dressing me, Daphne!

dress: Charlotte Russe

belt: Old Navy

heels: Predictions, handed down from Whitney

necklace: The Body Shop

And, you know, since my self-photography skills are so amazing, I had to take a shot of my shoes for you... or else you might have missed them. No idea why, though...

What do you all think? Personally, I think the teal moved this baby right from drab winter grey to a fab spring piece that can be reworked with lots of different accessories! Thanks for opening my eyes, Daphne!

Don't forget to head over to the Paper Doll Project at Miss Vinyl Ahoy to check out what other participants did! And when the call comes out for next month, you should play along, too! It's fun to have a stylist for a day!

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Dress Me Up Like a Paper Doll

During Kendi's Winter 30 for 30 Challenge, three lovely style bloggers decided to cohort and become each others' stylists for some of their outfit choices. I thought it was a genius idea and was so excited when Suze of Miss Vinyl Ahoy decided to open up this "Paper Doll Project" to style bloggers, everywhere!

The ladies who participated in the original project are Suze, Erin, and Liz. If you haven't checked them out, yet, you should! Trust me, you'd want their styling tips, too!

Today is the first installment of the group Paper Doll Project effort, which Suze singlehandedly organized! I was paired up with Nicole (my stylist and own little personal doll!) of Employed Panache! She asked me to help style this skirt, and I asked her to help me style my sack of a butterfly dress!

For more information on the Paper Doll Project and a full list of participants/partners, click the sweet button, below!!!
If you're participating and haven't grabbed one of these cuties, yet, be sure to do that, too!



And onward, we go! Nicole seriously styled the heck out of my dress. Ever since I bought this baby, I've stared at it with complete confusion, viewing it as a challenge. While I was in the store, I thought the dress had such a whimsical pattern and could be adorably paired with a navy or mustard cardigan. Well, I did the navy, already. And as far as mustard goes, you probably know I'm obsessed with the color and have yet to purchase ANYTHING with it. You'll be surprised to know that I scoured Nicole's wardrobe via her blog and out of envy, dressed her in a mustard cardigan! Stay tuned for Nicole's outfit post, this evening!

I would never have styled this dress how Nicole did. I'm pretty brave when it comes to breaking rules, pattern mixing, and stepping out of the box. But for some reason, I just can't picture navy and black together. I'm so closed-minded! I LOVE how this turned out. The only change I made, veering from Nicole's suggestion, was that I decided to wear my black pumps instead of the booties. It's already 80 degrees, here, today! Those booties are suede and Wintery to me. She approved of my edit, so all is well!

butterfly dress: Old Navy
blazer: Christy Miller, via TJ Maxx
pumps: Bandolino, via Ross, birthday gifted from Rochelle

Really? THREE pieces? I'm wearing three simple pieces and I look so much more put together than I could ever have given this dress credit for. Thank you, Nicole! You saved this dress from being cut up and restyled into a "Who knows how this is gonna turn out project..."

 

How about the electronic love of my life died this morning? Don't worry, she's not dead forever, just needs a recharge. So, in haste to not lose the opportunity to post my Paper Doll outfit, husband whipped out his handy iPhone 4. And the man is so genius with photography that I can't even tell these were taken by a camera phone. Also, check out my ombre hair, today. I had no idea I was so on trend.

Man, I had so many things to talk about today.
Potty training, skin problems, no heat styling challenge, shaving my legs (or not), food...
I guess it'll all have to wait for another day.
Like tomorrow, for instance. See you, then!