I usually (always?) buy my pants and skirts in darker colors, but for everything else, I tend to gravitate towards the lighter side. Same go for cocktail dresses. All the dresses in this post are from BCBG, with the exception of the powder pink dress, which is from Diane Von Furstenburg. I find that BCBG dresses are more petite-friendly when compared to other brands like Laundry by Shelli Segal, ABS by Allen Schwartz, Nicole Miller etc...
And this lavender dress is particularly special to me. I wore it on my first "official" date with the bf more than 2.5 years ago (although we've gone on a few dates before that, I guess to him they were not official grrrr). He invited me to his friend's wedding...and I'm sure as soon as he saw me in this dress, he knew he couldn't let me go muahahahaha...
I adore the open back but I have never worn it like that. A bit too daring for me so I always asked my mom to stitch me up about half way...
Oh do you like my little beige clutch? I'll be giving away this brand new BCBG satin bow clutch (sold here) later this week so please stay tune. I'm not sure how to do all this giveaway stuff yet so I gotta figure it out first hehe.
What are some of your favorite brands for special occasion dresses?
These are great dresses. I love the teal and the yellow dresses. Those are my fave. Super cute pictures and post. :)
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I notice a pastel theme going on here, and I approve!! =D I love the green and the lavender one.....Ohmigosh, the LAVENDER ONE!!! AHHHH!! Can't get over how pretty that color is!!! ^_________^
ReplyDeletePastel colors suit you! I'm a fan of colorful dresses too for special occasions, which doesn't really go with my love for colorful shoes, haha. But I'll make them work somehow! I own a BCBG dress but have found sizing to be an issue sometimes as well. I feel like I would own more if the price is more affordable... even though they can be found on sale quite often.
ReplyDeleteI love all your dresses but my most favorite is the first one. I am with you on opting to different colors than black for special occasions. In my culture, black is mainly for sad event like funeral so you won't see anyone in all black dress at a wedding.
ReplyDeleteYour dresses are absolutely adorable! I love the first one and the green one! I absolutely agree that these top the LBD--at least, for me. But then, I love color. ;)
ReplyDeletefash boulevard: i stop by your site quite often ;) it's so fun following your posts on celeb fashion :)
ReplyDeletelemon: awww thanks! i didn't even notice the pastel thing, i just thought no black no back no black lol.
cee: i get most of my dresses on sale and ebay. original price for bcbg is definitely steep!
nelah: i really like the first dress too but i wish it was a bit shorter. all the beadings make it a little heavy. now i can imagine how heavy a wedding gown would be!
kerrie: thank you! i think an LBD can give a more sophisticated look but i like to go for fun and flirty. definitely all depends on taste. i'm glad you like colors too :)
What pretty colors! I've yet to find a brand I like for special occasion that fits small-busted people like me, so I love these kinds of blog posts for ideas where to shop :) DVF makes small dresses? or did you alter it to fit? I'm excited about the giveaway! I've been looking for a cream-colored evening bag ;)
ReplyDeleteAwesome post! I think I loved the first dress and the last dress on ya!
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hi Olyvia,
ReplyDeletenone of the dresses were altered except for the little diy i mentioned. i'm not sure how dvf runs because the one shown is my only dress from that brand. i would say that it's a little bigger than bcbg (you can see the length on me...i don't like it passed my knees). sue wong also has some really nice dresses. i adore alice + olivia too but haven't bought anything from them yet. Elle from "fast food and fast fashion" has though so perhaps you can check with her :)
all the brands mentioned are a little pricey, i would never buy dresses from them at full price. but they are very well-made so with a good sale/discount, they are definitely worth it!
hi Nav :)
ReplyDeletethank you so much for stopping by. i'm glad to hear you like my little dresses. have a wonderful week!
The dresses are all so beautiful! I love your LV clutch!
ReplyDeletevery pretty dresses! i love the first one! but that's probably because i have a thing for lace details!
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I love the purple dress best!
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i couldnt agree more! the last wedding i went to, im not even joking - EVERYBODY was wearing black, it looked like a funeral! i was wearing pink so...i totally stood out. but, its a celebration, people!
ReplyDeletei love all of your colorful dresses!!!! :D
omgosh you have the most amazing collection of celebration type dresses! i need to seek you out whenever i go to a wedding or a fucntion because i'm always at a lose for what to wear! these dresses look absolutely stunning on you!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had occasions to wear such lovely dresses as yours! But I do some window shopping for special occasion dresses and I love how alice + olivia, winter kate, milly, and gryphon fit. It always depends on the style, but it's nice to know that we're not sized out of amazing special occasion dresses. =)
ReplyDeleteI love all the colors of dresses you have! My favorites are the first one and the yellow one - so incredibly pretty on you! My best fitting dresses are ones from BCBG and a couple of DIY ones :)
ReplyDeleteI love the first (except the length) and the yellow dresses. What brand is that clutch with the yellow dress? So excited about your upcoming giveaway.
ReplyDeletelovely!
ReplyDeletesteph: i got that clutch in Paris & paid a lot less than if i were to buy it here :)
ReplyDeletepetite and hungry: i love the pleats and beads on that dress...wish it was a bit shorter though. thank you :)
monique: thank you, i'm sure bf will be glad to hear that ;)
lisa - archives vintage: yayyy for standing out haha.
lisa: i would love to dress shop with/for you ;) the internet is bad, i tell ya. i like to browse for cocktail dresses and always end up buying them to "save" for a special occasion :P
ReplyDeletejess: i haven't heard of a couple of brands you mentioned but i'll definitely look them up. thanks for sharing :)
sewpg: i think your diy top all!!!! :)
canadianpetite: the clutch with the yellow dress is from Louis Vuitton. i'm excited about the giveaway too but i still haven't figured out how to create the form yet lol. hopefully i'll have time do some research tonight :D
maddalena: thanks so much for stopping by!
Pretty, pretty dresses...and pretty colors! I absolutely adore the sea foam green one. I don't know why I'm having such a fascination with green these days...
ReplyDeleteahhhh I love cocktail dresses...swoon for the pink on you are wearing. My favorite brands...I would say D+G (runs tiny, I wear like two sizes up), Alice + Olivia, and LaRok...I can go on but I would probably exceed the word limit. :)
ReplyDeleteQFFS: i love green too! my fav colors are green and yellow. such happy colors :)
ReplyDeleteElle: i have a cousin who LOVES D+G. but last time i saw one of her very simple DG dress, it was $700! yikes! i'll check out LaRok now hehe....
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