Wednesday, July 8, 2015

second time around

Dress: Self Portrait; Shoes: Manolo Blahnik; Clutch: Charlotte Olympia (from a few seasons back, but love this clutch here); Lips: Marc Jacobs "Oh Miley"; Sunglasses: Celine

Back in February of this year, I stumbled upon this Self Portrait dress while window shopping around in Milan. Given that I was moving to New York soon after that trip, I did the responsible, adult thing and (gulp!) walked away from the dress. But not without trying it on a few times. And seriously regretting it ever since I walked away.

Fast forward several months now and that dress has been popping up everywhere (blogs, magazines, etc.), which of course, encouraged me to try to find it again. As luck would have it, my wild goose chase around the city last week left me empty handed as most stores were sold out in my size (just not meant to be!), but I did happen to fall in love with this particular dress, also by the same label. The full skirt, rich indigo blue color, sheer illusion detailing....well, it just feels very me.

And this time, I just couldn't walk away from it. 

26 comments:

  1. Omg that dress is everything. Love it!

    xx Mira

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  2. i've been obsessed with that self portrait dress since i first saw it
    it looks so wonderful on you
    xx
    http://anoddgirl.blogspot.com.au

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  3. I have an unhealthy obsession with self portrait. LOVE that dress on you!

    www.comfortablycasey.com

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  4. Wow!! Lovely dress!! You look gorgeous in this dress!! I want to buy it immediately!!!
    Hugs,
    Love from www.trangscorner.com {a lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and food blog}

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  5. Self Portrait have the most amazing dresses!! This blue one is def.one of my favorites and you look absolutely stunning in it. :)

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  6. That is such a beautiful dress! I love the mix of textures and it is beautiful on you :) What a happy ending, even if it wasn't the dress you were looking for originally.

    Away From The Blue

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  7. I love this dress, so glad you could find a similar one!
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  8. Beautiful dress, I love it!!
    new look on my blog,
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  9. AHHH THIS DRESS! SO BEAUTIFUL!

    <3
    heather
    fashionistanygirl.com

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  10. Obsesseddddddddd. Having self control when shopping is so hard. The struggle is real haha but this dress is so good.

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  11. I love those white pumps

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  12. Love the lace detailing.

    Liv

    www.livforstyle.net

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  13. Such a pretty and interesting dress! I could look at it all day
    Dresses & Denim

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  14. Stunning... the details on the dress are lovely.
    Question: how do you keep those white pumps looking so white? I'm hopeless with keeping my shoes in pristine condition xx

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  15. You have the prettiest dress collection. Love the way you styled this one.
    x Fiona THEDASHINGRIDER.com

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  16. I too have fallen in love with the dress at first but I don't have your delimma. I have a solution, wanna know about it? I can order custom dresses from www.thehfnstore.com. It is completely legal, all i have to do is download this picture here and send it through the website, and voila.... we are twins :-)

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  17. LuLu's has a really similar dress if you're looking for a cheap, quick fix ;) https://www.lulus.com/products/pinnacle-of-prestige-ivory-lace-midi-dress/231994.html

    Xo,
    Elise
    www.w-t-fab.com

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  18. This dress is perfect dear!!! <3
    Best wishes!
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  19. I like your blue lace dress, it is gorgeous! You worth a million dollars with those white heels

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