Eye Want Candy

  This embroidered Eye Candy dress is roll-around-in-the-grass-laughing comfortable. I got it a few weeks ago at the clothing swap I wrote about here. In the glorious sunlight I wore it with a big floppy straw hat and sandals while not shutting up about the weather for the entire month of September.

Dress: Eye Candy (clothing swap)

Kimmel cardigan: Moth (thrifted, lots of colors/sizes eBay)

 Denim & leather purse: Giudit (thrifted)

 Lagoon sandals: Eastland (available here)

Straw hat: Nature & Découvertes (Paris)

Accessories: necklace (H&M in Paris), flower clip (found on street)

  I've never been into purses, but this Giudit leather and denim bag instantly caught my attention in the thrift shop last year. It's feminine and cute without being twee, and practical- I can scan my transit card without taking my wallet out if I align it correctly. A long shoulder strap came tucked inside, so I can make it a crossbody bag, my favored type.

  Because this is a loose sheath dress, I thought a cropped cardigan would complement the waistline and length while flattering broad shoulders. V-necks also look good layered over straight-across necklines. The straight-across neckline doesn't always look the great with broad shoulders, but the straps and the flower hair clip I stuck at the top balance it, I think.

  I tried the v-neck over straight-across neckline a few posts ago with the Ann Taylor superpose deal over that shirt that went with nothing. If you haven't seen it, Inside Out Style has a super handy graphic on layering your necklines. Man what I wouldn't have given for that during my bizarre and random layering experiments a few years ago!

  It is so temperate this month that I just wore this into the late afternoon, continuing my courageous foray into the world of knit garments. Check out the interesting straps at the shoulders/upper back:

Japanese cleavage!

  As I mentioned in my other post, the former owner of this dress and I have pretty different body types. She was half a foot taller than I, for one. I guess her curviness and my Sampson-esque rib structure matched up though, because this dress fits me comfortably on top, which is a rare thing. Whee! I can fling my arms out and take deep breaths and everything!

  ... she also cut some stitches in the back to make walking easier, which I didn't discover until I wore it to school the first time. The height of the walking slit was a little scandalous on me. -_- Serve me right for ranting about leggings-as-pants, I guess! Sorry, innocent passers-by.

  Happy middle-of-the-week, everyone. (: