Orange Dress and a Macy's Confession

I'm almost head to toe in Macy's with this outfit. I got this dress during one of my Macy's shopping haul. I mentioned in this post about choosing dresses with a banded waist if you are apple shaped. The band helps define my waist and the pleats conceals my big mid section and adds fullness to my small hips. The dress comes with a belt which I decided not to wear. It made things worse. 

Now back to shopping at Macy's, am I the only one who shops there? Once in a while I browse through all the clearance items and end up filling my cart with about 6 to 10 items. They get you with free shipping at $99 so my orders, I'm so ashamed to say are always over $100 (5 to 6 items for $100 is not bad I guess). I do end up returning some of the stuff and I make sure I buy something for kids. 

Dress - Alfani via Macy's (option) (option), (love this)

Necklace - Macy's

Bangles- Avon (mark on the double bangles)

Earrings - The Limited

Pumps - Marc Fisher via Macy's, (similar), (love this)

Watch - Anne Klein via Macy's

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The Serena Saga

Link ups: Real Girl Glam, Style Elixir, Tuesday Blog Hop, The Pleated Poppy

Pink Sheath from Gap

I wore this to a wedding this past weekend. I really wanted to keep things simple because it was so so hot. This A line sheath dress from Gap was my perfect choice. You know sheath dresses don't go well with my shape but the A line cut makes it work. I'm beginning to love Gap. I rarely shop there because of their prices but I realize that they have mark downs and they occasionally have 40% off sales. I bought another dress which I can't wait to wear. Gap dresses are pretty short. I bought this in tall even though I'm petite.

Dress - Gap (similar) (option) (option), Necklace - Macy's, Clutch - Nine West (option), Sandals - Style and Co via Macy's

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Another Maxi

This is what I wore to the dinner/awards night during our trip to Hawaii (this is the last of my posts on Hawaii, I think). I decided to go simple by wearing this dress. It's from Avon (the mark line). It's sold out I believe. I always end up wearing and posting these clothes after they are sold out. Over the past few years, I've been buying stuff I like or that are on sale just in case. In the past I've ended up spending a lot of money and not getting what I really like to wear to events due to buying them at the last minute. 

 Dress - Avon (mark) (similar), Heels - Nine West, (option), Clutch - Style and Co via Macy's (option) (option), Earrings - Aldo

P.s the pink bracelet looking thing was our wrist band to identify us Avon reps.

Link ups: Style Me Friday, Favorite Fashion Friday

Rust and Navy Pleats

Rust is a color I'm always drawn to and love pairing with many colors. I love it paired with navy. I also love me some pleats. People tend to shy away from pleats because it could make you look wide. I embrace wide on the bottom any day. I think pleats help conceal a big mid section contrary to the belief that it adds bulk. The fullness of the skirt hides everything. Just go for one that is not too full. I should probably have gone a size smaller with this one but I got the medium to fit my waist.

I'm wearing Rust with Teal here, Rust with Mustard here and Rust with Olive here.

Skirt - Target, Shirt - TJ Maxx, Sandals - Coach, Necklace - The Limited (similar), Cocktail ring - Avon (old)

Link ups: The Pleated Poppy, I feel Pretty, Because Shanna Said So, What we Wore
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Geometric Print and Ankle Straps

I wore this dress to the welcome dinner during our Avon trip to Hawaii (Don't worry, I will stop talking about Hawaii soon ;)). I found the dress at TJ Maxx and fell in love with it. I usually shy away from sheath dresses because of my body shape (small hip to bust ratio) but this dress blousons out a little at the waist and has a slight A line shape, so it works. This is the second Nine West dress I own and love. See the other one here.

Dress - Nine West via TJ Maxx, Sandals - Target (Love this), Belt - Target (similar)

I'm loving Ankle Strap Sandals. They are all over the place now and hot for this season. I just try to keep myself from buying more. They go with everything.

Ankle Strap Sandals heels

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