Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Oh Shit! It's That Ugly Dress Your Mom Bought

We all have one. The ugly/old/unflattering dress/top/sweater that your mom/aunt/grandma gave you... And now she wants you to wear it to assorted family functions and gatherings, as she doesn't want you to be "following behind me like a ragamuffin" (as per my mother.)

Gap dress.

The dress is unflattering, to say the least. But I will be the first to admit that my ugly dress is definitely not the worst around. So when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or in this case, a cute outfit.

 Gap dress, American Apparel belt, Zara jacket, Forever 21 ring, Guess earrings, B2 silver flats (not pictured).

I think I did pretty well. My cousin did tell me I looked like a Barbie but for once, I'm gonna take that as compliment (partly because I'm able to reassure myself that she must be delusional - because I am very far from plastic.)

9 comments:

  1. this dress looks good on you, despite what you think! it really compliments your skin tone :]
    cute ruffles and looks great with the jacket!

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  2. you revamped the dress well ! great job girl

    xx lue

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  3. I think you did a great job in making a 'lemonade' out of that dress :)
    Grey on grey is good!

    <3

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  4. LOL, the dress doesn't look bad at all (as it is). But when you added that belt, you totally took it to another level! Great call adding the biker jacket to tone the "barbie-ness" :)

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  5. I really love how you managed this situation, I really like how you give it your own total twist. Well done!

    Puck @ ONEOFPOINTS.blogspot.com

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  6. You worked magic on that dress!

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  7. the grey is so pretty! come follow me xo

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  8. wow! I love the way you styled it! good job! :)
    xxx

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  9. lmao, without the other pieces it was a little unflattering but after you added your own flair to it, now it looks amazing! i really like the way it looks on you! :)

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