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esquiress


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ok all, remember when rachel bilson was on the cover of lucky and in the spread inside she wore a skirt as a dress and totally rocked it?  well, i tried it w/ the green tulip skirt that's st's pick of the week w/ my new shoes and i think it works but i feel like now i need some type of accessory at the neckline.  sigh, i need to get a digicam so i can show you guys a pic of me in it.  maybe i can borrow one this weekend...stay tuned!


but for the moment imagine as best you can:


this skirt as a dress:


w/ these shoes:




-- Edited by esquiress at 16:32, 2006-02-17

-- Edited by esquiress at 16:33, 2006-02-17

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are you serious? you could wear ANYTHING with those shoes & it would look great.

I'd wear maybe a thin necklace if any - i wouldn't want to take attention away from those shoes.

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first: that would make it strapless, right?


second: how short is that "dress" then?


 


i think with a strapless little dress it would look really pretty with a choker. perhaps something like this...


tangled web necklaceor griet bauble necklace


with this sweater for your chilly shouldersrue mouffetard cardigan


 


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it might be a little eightes but what about a simple ribbon, in a color that picks up something from the shoes?


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Graduated Hammered Necklace


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a whole bunch of beaded necklaces in different shades of green that fall around chest level?


Multi Beaded NecklaceGraduated Beaded Necklace with Woodbrfont color='blue'Now $10/fontGraduated Beaded Necklacebrfont color='blue'Now $10/font


 


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hope that helps! i love the stitch.....that color is really pretty!


 



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yeah I think you need an accessory to...


because the shoes (which are fabulous by the way ) definitely out shine the skirt...


What sort of belt are you planning to wear with it? If I recall correctly she did use a belt.


 



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I totally missed that you bought those shoes!!!!!!!  Congrats!  They are gorgeous!

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relrel wrote:




first: that would make it strapless, right?


right.


second: how short is that "dress" then?  


don't worry, it's only a couple of inches above the knee.





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I think it would totally work.  I think you need an accessory too.  Either a belt or a longer necklace something like this.  Or you could layer a couple of gold necklaces with some charms on them.


2SisterDesigns Layered Circle Necklace



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ayo wrote:




What sort of belt are you planning to wear with it? If I recall correctly she did use a belt.  


you're right, she did, it was a cool rope type belt i think, to accentuate her waist. 


i don't know if a belt would go, the skirt/dress on me looks a bit like this:



carrie on the left.





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I think it will be cute, but you need something to keep it from looking maternity.  When SJP wore that dress she was pregnant and definitely looked it in my opinion.  I think either a belt/ribbon or a cardigan/shawl will help it not give you the pregnant look (which this dress/skirt might not do that to begin with).

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i think a belt might interrupt the flow of the dress.

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HeatherLynn wrote:

I think it will be cute, but you need something to keep it from looking maternity.  When SJP wore that dress she was pregnant and definitely looked it in my opinion.  I think either a belt/ribbon or a cardigan/shawl will help it not give you the pregnant look (which this dress/skirt might not do that to begin with).

yeah I have to agree with this..


I think it needs a belt of some sort...and I love the necklace mckenke posted



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mckenke, FABULOUS necklace, thank you.


heatherlynn, you're totally right, she was pregnant back then.  and the skirt/dress pretty much hides my figure as well, but i dunno maybe that's ok since i want the focal point to be the shoes? 


argh, i need a digicam!



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esquiress wrote:

mckenke, FABULOUS necklace, thank you. heatherlynn, you're totally right, she was pregnant back then.  and the skirt/dress pretty much hides my figure as well, but i dunno maybe that's ok since i want the focal point to be the shoes?  argh, i need a digicam!
Go with your gut on this one.  I'm sure it looks fabulous!

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laken1 wrote:

are you serious? you could wear ANYTHING with those shoes & it would look great. I'd wear maybe a thin necklace if any - i wouldn't want to take attention away from those shoes.
I concur, with all of these statements.

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You got the shoes!!!! How could you get the shoes and not tell us!!! Did I miss something? Those shoes are awesome - and I think the outfit is cute and should work -

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great outfit. i would definitely put a belt with it. when i do the skirt as dress, i almost always wear a belt since the look (if worn incorrectly) can make you look frumpy & shapeless. my gut instinct would be to go with something on the thin side. like this


3/16" RAYON TWIST CORD (it's actually drapery cord) and maybe wrap it around twice... i think it would give you shape, but not overpower the look.



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LOVE the look already!  I agree those shoes would look hot with anything!  Like Honey's suggestion of the rope cord belt!


3/16" RAYON TWIST CORD



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i hope you post a pic! i would love to see a pic of your outfit, it sounds amazing!

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what a cool idea for that skirt! it might even be cute over jeans like that too - I'll have to play with it when I get mine (I ordered the whole outfit!)  I'm liking the idea of thin gold chains - they would complement the outfit, but not compete with it.


LOVE the shoes BTW - so glad you took the plunge and bought them!



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