I bought this plaid halter dress last summer from Target to wear to an informal beach wedding. I wore it with flip flops (hi, we were on a beach), and a long-sleeved white cardigan for indoors in the cool AC.
At the time of the wedding, I was seven weeks pregnant. Because of that, I didn't get much use out of the dress that summer. In fact, I think the wedding was the only time I've worn it so far.
Today, I pulled it out of storage and paired it with everything I could think of to see what works and what doesn't.
Below is the dress alone with my new jacket from Wet Seal.
This is with my new Old Navy polo and my new jacket from Wet Seal. I don't like the polo with the jacket (the neckline looks weird, does it not?). But, I do like the plain polo with the dress. I don't have a pic of that though.
Just your everyday button-down white shirt. I paired it with a belt that came with a pair of capri pants I bought last summer. Probably not the best belt for this outfit, but I don't own many and I wanted to see how it would look belted period.
I'm wearing a light pink polo over the dress with a pink sweater atop that. The polo is too sheer to wear over the dress as-is. I didn't think about trying the polo under the dress first. I think I'd prefer my blue polo under this sweater.
This is the cardigan I wore with the dress at the wedding, but I didn't belt it.
This is with my new wrap shirt. I'm not sure if I want to keep it or return it. In another post, I'll show the shirt with other combos. I think if I wore the wrap with this dress, I'd need a tank under it.
Looking at these photos, I really see how important accessories can be to pull a look together. With the right belt, scarf, or shoe, it can take a look from being ok to being really great. What do you think of these combos? Do you have other suggestions for what I can pair with this dress? What kind of shoes would work well?
When my blue jacket and grey sweater arrive in the mail next week, I'll try them with the dress.
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