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Fly Me To The Moon In Your Rainbow Striped Hot Air Balloon

5/15/2013

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Last weekend, my partner and I decided to get out of the house and get some laughs at an improv show in the basement of a pizza joint. 

So, I went with something half dressy and half casual.  I thrifted the beautiful pleated cobalt blue dress from my swap group.  The pictures really don't do it justice. It's a gorgeous hue!

For additional color contrast, I paired the dress with my mustard epaulette cardigan and added the multi-color pastel hot air balloon pendant to break up the color blocking a bit. 

Underneath the dress is a black pleated skirt with lace trim. The trim rides up for some reason, so it didn't show up in the last blog post in which I wore it.  Hopefully, you can see the details of the lace a little bit better here.

I like to add extra length to shorter dresses by wearing a short skirt underneath and I usually favor skirts that provide some additional aesthetic interest. I like the frilly edges here.

Beneath that are some thick plaid tights with subtle cobalt blue lines and my adjustable calf boots worn at ankle length here. The plaid tights made the outfit more interesting, I think.

Finally, I added a solid bright red satchel to shake up the color scheme. I really like this satchel from Chicnova a lot, too.  If you're curious about my experience buying from them, you can read my review here. 


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It's been awhile since I climbed into the old, scary attic to take some photos. Haha. Please excuse the peeling paint and dusty floor boards. The weather kind of sucked the day I took these. :P


Chicwish - "Belt It Up" Bracelet in Cream/Gold & Hot Air Balloon Pendant
Thrifted - ModCloth Pleated Dress (Swap Group) & ModCloth Plaid Tights (Sale)
Ruche - Military Inspired Epaulette Cardigan in Mustard
Chicnova - Cherry Red Satchel

UrbanOG - Short Black Boots

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Kristian link
5/15/2013 03:29:08 am

How creative to wear a skirt under a skirt to add length!

Love the mustard and blue combo too.

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Anna
5/15/2013 04:00:53 pm

Thanks! I'm loving this color pairing as well. The red satchel seemed to pair beautifully with it all. I felt quite cheery in this outfit. :D <3

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Nora Aradi link
5/15/2013 07:50:45 am

Lovely this outfit, you look stunning! I really like your blog by the way, followed you on bloglovin, maybe follow me back?
kisses and have a nice day,

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Anna
5/15/2013 04:01:38 pm

Hey, Nora! Thanks! <3 I'm happy to take a look at your blog! :D

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Pip
5/16/2013 12:54:08 am

I love the tights with this and the necklace is really cute! Hope you are having a good week so far!! xx Pip

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Anna
5/16/2013 01:33:17 pm

Hey, Pip! Thanks so much! :D Yeah, it's been decent so far. We won out last kickball game on Wednesday. So we're 2-2 for the Spring season. Two more games left. :D Fingers crossed! ^_^ There's a stargazing event on Friday, but I think it's supposed to rain. Jesus. The weather here has been sucking a lot lately. I'm hoping it will be nice enough to go to the farmer's market on Saturday. :P

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Jamie Kate Adoc link
5/18/2013 12:20:01 pm

I like your bag! :)


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Anna
5/18/2013 02:40:36 pm

Thanks! *^_^* <3

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A. link
5/19/2013 03:39:25 am

Ok, so to start off, I want you to know that blogspot is slightly stupid because you didn't show up in my notification newsfeed of peeps I follow. I can't believe you posted this four days ago and I'm only hearing about it. What the shitake mushrooms?

So I checked my "blogs I follow" page and I found, to my absolute horror, that you weren't on there. What the extra shitake mushrooms? I corrected that mistake immediately.

ok, so, happy thoughts now.

The color of that dress is to die for. It's like the sky and ocean and a crayon all rolled into one. And the mustard with it only compliments the beauty. I'm thinking I'll have to wear some complimentary colors days. <3

Also, I thought I was the only one who layered skirts under dresses. Um, twinsies.

I feel like we've had that conversation before. ;)

love,
a

www.missdecaf.blogspot.com

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Anna
5/19/2013 03:41:55 pm

Oh my gosh, it's OK! You're like my BFF, even though I've never met you. Hehe. :D~ <3 I don't expect you guys to comment on everything or like everything, either! I think my outfits are hit or miss. This one is pretty vanilla, I guess. I could have pushed the envelope a bit more, but I was going to a comedy show, after all. Hehe. Didn't want to stand out too much. ;P

I always appreciate your feedback! Always! <3

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Chrissi link
5/19/2013 01:23:18 pm

I love the color of that dress! Super cute! That lace trimmed skirt works perfectly under it too. The plaid tights absolutely make the whole think even better :)

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Anna
5/19/2013 03:42:39 pm

Thanks, Chriss! <3

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Rebecca link
6/3/2013 04:40:05 pm

Love it all - the blue dress, the mustard cardi, and the black ruffle underneath! CUTE!

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Anna
6/4/2013 05:42:34 pm

Thanks! <3 <3 <3

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