Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Dance yourself clean

cardigan: Target | bathing suit (worn as top): vintage, Etsy | skirt: vintage, thrifted | tights: Goodwill | boots: ModCloth

Are you completely sick of seeing these boots yet? I certainly hope not...they're terribly comfortable. I believe it's better to wear something to death than to let it languish in your closet until it goes to Goodwill, barely worn. (That's why so many of my shoes are quite literally worn through to the ground!) These particular boots also have the power to instantly bump any outfit from "meh" to stylish. At least that's how I feel, anyway.

Not that I felt "meh" in this outfit - quite the opposite, actually. I wore this to the Vintage Soiree on Saturday, but I must have changed my outfit at least five times before leaving the house and I ended up being late. Serves me right for not planning my wardrobe ahead of time, I guess...



But regardless of how long it took me to finally settle on this outfit, I felt amazing in it. I fell in love with this swimsuit on Etsy over the summer and finally bought it, only to discover that the elastic ruching in the back was pretty much shot. Chris's mom had to spend seven (!) painstaking hours hand-stitching new elastic. She's a wonderful lady! I think it may need a couple small touchups to be ready for swimming, but I love that I can wear it as a top in the meantime. Versatility at its finest. 



And as for this skirt...the only difficulty with wearing it is that I'm always tempted to spin...


...and spin...


...and spin.

I think I need to populate my closet with clones of this skirt in different colors...

p.s. - Yes, I know the song title is spelling "Dance Yrself Clean." I just couldn't bring myself to write it out that way...

photos by Chris

19 comments:

  1. I absolutely adore this outfit! You're such a doll. :) If I had those boots, I would wear them constantly too! They are fantastic. <3
    xx

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  2. I always wear things until they fall apart, sometimes I just love something so much and want to wear it all the time!

    I love how you teamed the bathing suit with the skirt, it looks amazing! xx


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  3. Such a cute outfit. I love skirts you can twirl in! I don't care how old I get, I will always love them.
    -Jillian
    http://epic-thread.blogspot.com

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  4. Those are awesome boots - not sure who could be sick of seeing them! ;)

    xo Jennifer

    http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com

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  5. I love so many things about this outfit! That skirt is an awesome color and SO pretty, and that sweater looks super cute & comfy...loving the red lips :)

    Annie
    The Other Side of Gray

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  6. Wow, totally in love with your style! <3 Those boots are to DIE for--I just found your blog and I'm excited to see more of your posts now! Followed~

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  7. You're fantastic! You have a new blog follower :)

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  8. Super cute boots! Love all the variety of your pics. I think the spinning one's are may favorite- super cute blog.

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  9. That skirt is fab and I also love your hair! Following you on Bloglovin and GFC.

    Kisses, Lucy:)

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  10. That skirt is gorgeous on you, love the color! I really enjoyed browsing through your posts, I'm your newest follower! I hope you'll follow me back and we can keep in touch. I love discovering new blogs!

    Sarah xoxo
    http://pandorasboxblog.com

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  11. Such a cute outfit and I love that skirt, is it cotton? I feel like I would live in circle skirts (and dresses) if I could, twirling is part of the fun! :) Great sweater too!

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  12. those boots are amazing.
    and that bathing suit is perfection!! looks great as a top.

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  13. Looking at these pictures, I feel that a lucky man needs to take you to a milkshake bar where you can twirl around like crazy whilst sipping on a beautiful milkshake that has lots of froth!

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  14. These pictures are so cute! I adore the color of your dress!


    xo Jennifer

    http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com

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  15. I love how you wore your vintage swim suit as a top! And that skirt is amazing! I wish I had a spinny skirt in my closet.

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