Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Double Dressed





 









 Sheer Maxi Dress: Cotton On
BodyCon Dress: BEBE
Belt: J Crew (work backwards in some photos)
Shoes: Stuart Weitzman
Straw Bag: Unknown
Scarf: Cejon


I contemplated buying THIS $79 skirt from Zara for a couple of weeks, but didn't pull the trigger. Last weekend, I came across this sheer maxi dress on clearance, for only $10, and immediately had an idea. I added a simple white bodycon dress underneath the sheer maxi dress and recreated the look of the Zara skirt. I'm so in love with the result that I plan on sneaking away from work to snap-up this dress in some other colors. 

I wore this sheer maxi dress + bodycon dress combination to people-watch and grab some TCBY over the weekend. It was the perfect outfit to beat the heat and an excellent double duty outfit (just remove the sheer maxi dress and you're ready for a party). Above all, this combo gives me some new ways to wear the mounds of flimsy bodycon t-shirt dresses I've accumulated from my semi-misguided youth :). 

Love,
Jillian


31 comments:

  1. Very nice...love the sheer maxi look!

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  2. I love how you compiled everything together. The color of the stones in the jewelry was an excellent pick!

    xoxo,
    Coco

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  3. You're just so chic and fabulous - love it.
    xo Krystin
    suburbanfauxpas.blogspot.com

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  4. Really love your bag, perfect for summer.

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  5. Love this! Genius of you to layer the sheer dress over the body con!

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  6. This is a fabulous outfit and a very brilliant idea. You look stunning xoxox

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  7. Gorgeus! Love the result, so sophisticated, sexy and chic! xo

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  8. That outfit is so cute. Such a unique idea! You're so sexy and chic at the same d*** time! LOL.

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  9. Only $10 for this gorgeous maxi dress???? Love the shear fabric and color! Great outfit!

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  10. Gorgeous dress!

    xo,Cortnie
    http://stylelustpages.com

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  11. Super Fab

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  12. I love this! Cotton On has great simple pieces to dress up and make your own. Great buy!

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  13. What a refreshing look and for $10!? That is a steal! I'll be in Miami this weekend too and am so excited to get to the accessory stores. :)

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  14. that is a very original idea. I also like that the maxi dress cost you a fraction of the skirt. Keep on being fabulous. :)))

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  15. Your recreation looks great I always love reading your blog =]

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  16. This is a stunner, I love this look.

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  17. Just beautiful!!

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  18. Jill this is lovely, I will now be looking for sheer dresses and body cons I can pair up. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  19. One of my favorite looks of yours and a great idea

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  20. You look wonderful, really like this outfit!!


    Carsedra of:

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  21. Greatlook!

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  22. You look great! I can't believe that dress was $10, though! So cute :)

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  23. Chic. In this dreadful FL heat, less is definitely more. The sheer is perfect.

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