This dress was another fabulous Cincinnati swap item. I’ve admired it on Kasmira for quite some time, so was so happy to snag it for myself!
I’m next planning on wearing it with some colored tights and possibly a fun cropped jacket.
How would you wear this dress?
Dress: Cincinnati Swapped! Belt: Macy’s. Bracelet: Forever XXI.
I love the pretty little pearls on the collar of this dress, and the puffy little “tulip” cap sleeves (the hem of the dress reminds me of a tulip too). What a great swap find!! It’s a bit long, so I could see how it wouldn’t be a fit for everyone, but it works for me! It’s also sheer, so you have to wear something underneath; I found a simple black dress worked perfectly.
Inspiration:
What I wanted to wear to work on Monday = Express pinstripe top w/ my new skirt find from the Cincinnati swap!
What I actually wore = same top w/ more conservative skirt and heels.
Although I love to show off some personal flair everyday, I just couldn’t make the shorter swap skirt work-appropriate. That said – it will be a great addition to my weekend attire. I think my Saturday outfit is ready to go!
Dress: XXI. Necklace: Macy’s. Shoes: Steve Madden.
After ages of letting my hair grow, I finally got it trimmed (and darkened). Unfortunately, this coiffed picture did not last long… – within about 30 minutes I was a sweaty mess. Yuck.
What did I do that was so strenuous? I went to a Cincinnati based clothing swap of course! You may wonder what happened at a clothing swap that would cause this amount of “damage” … thankfully – it was only the heat. Zero fights over ruffled clothing items materialized, but much perspiration and heat exhaustion transpired in the small unventilated unairconditioned room during a high humidity mid 90’s Cincinnati summer day. God willing, I made it out alive.
All in all, it was a great event. You were allowed to bring up to 10 items and you could leave with as many items as you brought. All clothing items were displayed and swappers could grab at will. Any items not swapped would be donated.
Pros: no time restrictions, no worrying if people will take your clothes or not, support of charity fundraising ($5 donation required), on the spot alterations (by The Brush Company), and a group a fabulous swappers.
Cons: heat, heat, heat…, limitation of items you can bring, with the open start time there was no way to see all clothing options unless you stayed the full 3 hours, and finally, as it was a “drop your stuff” kind of swap you could really lose your shirt (literally!) if you brought a lot of really nice quality clothing and others brought things you didn’t like.
I ended up with 3 of Kasmira’s items and she ended up with 1 of mine! Next time we’ll have to just try a friend to friend swap (with air conditioning please).
Here are a few of the goodies I came home with:
