Well, if you ever wondered what what I would wear to a masquerade ball…
I bought this dress over a year ago to wear to some event or other, but I didn’t actually end up wearing it– it’s really too overwhelming for a petite. The bodice will absolutely not stay up for me for me either (I’m thinking the plastic boning is too weak for all the fabric). But, fun for a masquerade ball, right? And maybe some kind of Marie Antoinette costume for Halloween one year if I happen to be feeling ambitious.
I’m wearing a Lulu’s dress, Anthropologie scarf, my usual ken + dana rings, Assets by Sara Blakely tights (these are reversible to grey and awesome!), and platform pumps from Talbots. Yes, I said Talbots. I picked up an extra 40% off and free shipping coupon from Extra Petite and got these towering heels for $38. The quality isn’t quite as good as Ann Taylor, but most Talbots shoes come in wide, which is a huge plus for me.
Hope you had a fun weekend too!
How gorgeous are you? Wow!
Lovely! Gorgeous colors :)
Love the colors. Have fun at the ball!
So I was going to comment on today’s post but then I was totally captured by these pictures! This is so great for a masquerade ball and I love these shades of blue/green on you! =)
So I definitely scared the neighbors away when I photographed this…
Ha! I’m picturing their faces right now, they must have been like “huh?” :D
How fun! This is a great post. I love the colors in the dress and the scarf.
omg, Alex. I WANT that dress. and your scarf! You are just soooo lovely!
Love this. You look awesome. The color of that dress is just amazing on you. Totally worthy of a masquerade ball.
You are the most adorable peacock I’ve ever seen! I LOVE this dress on you, too. I think it looks beautiful!
And that scarf… um, I may steal it. If it disappears, I assure you that it’s gone to a very good home.
If I am ever going to swap this scarf away, I will shortlist it for you :)
Hooray1 =D
I love this look Alex! You’ve got the look nailed for a masquerade ball, and in the pictures I certainly cannot tell that the boning is too weak for the dress, it’s gorgeous!
I thought it was a great dress for a theme party :) Although what you can’t see is me pulling up the dress constantly throughout the night, ugh.
Wow–fab creation. Thanks for showing off your style on Monday Mingle over at Momtrends!
and a fabulous peacock at that!
Oh wow! How fun!! You look amazing and I am TOTALLY getting a peacock theme. Fabulous!
What fun for dress-up! Looks like an excellent weekend to me, and it’s pretty evident that I’m a fan of all things peacock. (Well, except for actual peacocks, which poop all over the place and scream like children in distress. Yikes.)
I never knew that actual peacocks were messy, obnoxious things… I guess I will just have to cross peacocks on my lawn off my bucket list (just kidding, I would rather have swans). I felt so ridiculous in this dress, but what else do you wear to a masquerade?
I did not know that about talbots shoes – so I immediately went to the site and saw they had a leopard haircalf pump — perfect!!! But only in a size 6.5 in wide :(
I do love the peacock color of the dress, and i hate it when I get something and only ever end up playing dressup with it. I have a similarly shaded sequined dress sitting unworn.
Talbots shoes run pretty true to size as well. I got 7.5W when my usual size is 6.5 or 7W and they’re a little slippery when worn with tights, but that’s better than cramming and toes into them and not being able to walk.
I really loved this dress, but I realized it’s too much volume, etc. and really throws off my proportions. My head looks tiny, right? Oh well, live and learn.