Seasonal Remix: Winter White Camilla Dress

As I hinted at on yesterday's post, today I'd like to try out another new blog feature entitled "Seasonal Remix."  I have several spring/summer items that I'd like to try to winterize.  Plus, come spring/summer time I would like to challenge myself to wear some of my fall/winter items.  And so, this new blog feature is born as a way for me to practice my remixing skills and get your feedback!

First up is the Camilla dress in cream.  I purchased this dress last summer to wear to one of my bridal showers and I have not worn it since!  It's such a shame that this pretty little frock has only been worn once!  Carol's "Winter White" post inspired me to pull out my Camilla dress from the back of my closet and try to style it for winter.  Here are the options I came up with.
    

1)  Feminine Chic

I immediately thought to pair this with the Oleander cardi because of the similar white lace accents.  The classic black mary janes with flower details compliment the flower details on the buttons of the cute cardi.  Something made me reach for my 3 strand pearl necklace to finish off the classic chic look.

Anthropologie Camilla Dress in cream

Anthropologie Oleander Cardigan

The Limited - grey cami

Banana Republic Glitter Ribbed Tights in pewter (buy here)

Naya - Cara Mary Janes (here, here, and here)

Pearl Necklace - bridesmaid gift from friend

                                   2)  Blooming Boots Casual

The Blooming Lattice cardi seems to go with everything, so it was an obvious choice.  I wanted a little pop of color so I went with the reddish-purple tights and decided to finish off the look with my boots to make it more casual.  In hindsight, I think maybe adding a belt would have made this look a little more pulled together.

Anthropologie Blooming Lattice Cardi (bought via ebay)

Simply Vera Geometric Tights in port royale (Kohl's) (here)

Steven by Steve Madden Intyce Boots in cognac (here)

3)  Pretty in Neutrals

This color pairing (beige, white, brown, and grey) is not something I'd normally come up with, but I'm pretty proud of the way it turned out.  The Beaded Eglantine Cardigan is my newest sale purchase and I haven't worn it yet!  From there, the brown belt, grey tights, and cognac colored shoes just came to me.  I'm really happy with how pretty this neutral combination turned out!

Anthropologie Beaded Eglantine Cardigan

Anthropologie Looping Lanes Belt

Grey Cami - The Limited

Simply Vera Brocade Tights in coal (Kohl's) (here)

Shoes: Indigo by Clarks - Purse in chestnut (on sale here)

Necklace - J. Crew Outlet

I also think it looks pretty cute with the boots!

So, what do you think?  Which "winter white" outfit do you like best?



Anthropologie via ebay scores: Tulip Study Dress & Blooming Lattice Cardi

Happy Sunday night readers!  What a wonderful Sunday....my husband and I had a very nice day together.  We were productive this morning and cleaned the entire house.  My husband is the greatest when it comes to cleaning.  Honestly, he does more than I do and usually is the one to volunteer to clean the bathroom!  This makes me very happy :)  We took some time in the afternoon to just relax and play with our kitties.  Then, since neither of us have to work tomorrow, we decided to go out on a "date night."  We decided to go to the casino that is 45 minutes from our  house.  It's been a really long time since we've gone there together, but it was just a spontaneous idea for something different to do.  When we got into town, we had a nice dinner at Ruby Tuesday (this is a treat for us since this is the closest one to our house and we never go there) and then hit up the casino.  We very rarely go there because a) we usually just lose $$$ and b) it's SOOO smokey in there!  Well, tonight we were lucky!  We were only there for 1 hour and I won $100 and my hubby won $500!!!  Think I can convince him to share his money with me so I can take an Anthropologie shopping trip?  My hair stinks and my throat hurts a little from all the second hand smoke, but I guess it's worth it since we both actually won!

I didn't want to wear nice clothes knowing they would just end up reeking of smoke, so I just wore jeans, a BR grey cardigan, & a lace print t-shirt from LOFT.  Didn't even think to take pics because it really wasn't anything special.  Oh, and I wore my Anthropologie Pessinus Garden Necklace - perhaps it was my favorite necklace that brought us good luck!

However, I do want to share some pics with you of 2 items I recently bought off ebay.  I've been meaning to show them off for a while now.  My post last night was full of many new pretty flower print pieces on my wish list and it reminded me that I have yet to debut my new Tulip Study Dress and Blooming Lattice Cardi.

Cardigan: Anthropologie Blooming Lattice Cardi (via ebay)

Dress: Anthropologie Tulip Study dress (via ebay)

Cami: The Limited

Tights: Banana Republic brown herringbone

Belt: LOFT

Shoes: Indigo by Clarks - Purse

I don't think I can pull off wearing this dress until it gets closer to spring.  Any styling tips to winterize this?  Maybe I'll try it out with my boots soon and see what I can come up with.

I also haven't worn the Blooming Lattice Cardi yet.  This is way more cropped than I was expecting, so I'm only planning to wear it with dresses.  Never saw this cardi in store, so to be honest I'm not even for sure that this is authentic.  It sure looks like it and has a "Field Flower" tag inside, but this cardi does look pretty easy to copy and I've noticed a TON on ebay so my guess is this one's pretty easy to counterfit.  Oh well, I still like it even if it may be a fake.....