The Perfect Summer Dress

Dress c/o // Shoes // Handbag (under $25!) // Hat // Celine Sunglasses Dupes (under $20!): here & here // Necklace c/o // Lipstick (in "JuJu")

This may just be the perfect dress. A crisp white shirt dress is such a versatile piece. You can style it for the office or, as I did here, for a more casual weekend look. This particular dress is great for a number of reasons: 

1) It has pockets (If you saw my facebook yesterday, you 
    understand my love of pockets haha);
2) It has hidden buttons between each button on the chest
    (in other words, the dreaded 'gapping' is not a problem) and;
3) The length. This dress is cut just long enough to be work
    day appropriate (score!)

I also have to share my excitement over these Celine dupes. The Celine "baby audrey" sunglasses have been the "it" item all summer. Finding affordable look-a-likes was thus hugely exciting for me.

I hope you all had an amazing weekend (and to my American readers - Happy Independence Day!). I am so happy to finally be celebrating summer here in Vancouver. I am back at work today, but am already planning a beach bbq for after work this week. Bring on the sun, sand, and ice cold drinks!

linking up with: let it shine // OOTD // shoe & tell // hello monday // #howispring // what i wore // trendy wednesday // TFF

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Simplicity

 *photography: jayjay photography*

Dress c/o // Hat // Similar Boots (cheaper version) // Necklace // Lipstick

On Friday I showed you a laid back 'after work' outfit, and today I wanted to show you another one! This dress is such a great fall staple - add some fall boots and you're good to go! Fashion simplicity at it's finest. I love that this dress is lined and that it is slightly longer than I expected. I can easily wear it even without tights, without worrying at all.

I got this dress using a new online shopping experience called Brandzaffair. Have you heard of it? Brandzaffair is an online platform that allows you to shop your favourite brands and stores via their website - which, while using those big name stores, gives you a personalized shopping experience. You can see up to the date sales at any stores you want - searching by various criteria. You can also search by brands using their Brandzaffair Bargains feature. With this you can look up a specific brand, such as Lush, and see what Lush items are on sale across various store websites! This is such a time saver if you want to get the best deal on something without having to shop around! 

Everyone ready to take on another work week? This weekend seemed to fly by for me! This was a busy weekend with friends birthdays/going away parties, an alumnae event at my alma mater and a little Vancouver blogger get together at my place. I also had a great dance class on Saturday - our teacher gave us choreography to Adele's "Hello" so I was beyond happy.Have a great start to your week and I hope to see you back here on Wednesday! In the meantime, be sure to follow along on instagram & facebook.

Linking up with: OOTD // Let it Shine // #howifall // creative mondays // shoe & tell // hello monday // mix it mondays // a lovely little a la mode // on trend tuesdays // style sessions // style swap tuesdays // tuesday fashion party // color and grace // the mummy chronicles // fresh fashion forum // Trendy Wednesday 
 

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