This is a tad too summery for a 70 degree Spring day in Atlanta. But when the sun is shining and the birds are singing and the trees are blooming (and my eyes are watering and nose is running- damn you, allergies!), I push appropriate work attire aside. Who needs it?! Also, I just got this LNA dress via Shopbop and had to wear it the day I ripped open the package, because I believe in delayed (by a few seconds) gratification.
Apologies for more kissy poses- after three years of blogging I still feel uncomfortable in front of the camera and the kissy-pose is my goofy response to awkwardness. Awkwardness masked by goofiness. Works perfectly every time.
I threw a vintage sweater over the dress to be a little more office friendly. The earrings are from Heliotrope, the belt is F21, shoes are from Zara a couple of years ago, the big yellow bag (in the top photo) is from a little boutique in NOLA.
For those of you readers that noticed Cath and I color-coordinate our bookshelves- well spotted! We know this method of cataloging may make literati cringe, but we find it pleasing to the eye and practical. I usually remember the cover/color of a book more than a title. I do love a good book cover!
Lovely little souvenirs from this week: flowers from the bf (le swoon) and a free preview cd of the upcoming Harper Blynn album (picked one up at their concert at the Drunken Unicorn on Tuesday).
Speaking of concerts…my cure to smoky-smelling hair? I washed it at night immediately after the concert and braided it when it was mostly dry- et voila! Next morning… textured, wavy things! I used to do this in middle school when I wanted curly hair, but I would do far too many braids and wake up looking like I’d slept with my finger in a socket all night.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend full of sunny, warm days and chirping birds and mounds of sleep.
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23 Responses to “Pushing It: Summer Dress in March”
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Sharon Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 3:47 amGORGEOUS!! That dress is perfect on you. I love the color against your skin.
and yes I spotted your bookshelves.. I love that it’s color coordinated! I think I’ll give this a try.. Lar, hope you’re doing well. HUGS!xx Love & Aloha
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AsianCajuns Reply:
March 26th, 2010 at 12:11 pmYou should, Sharon! It’s really satisfying to color coordinate your bookshelves… at least for me
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ediot Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 6:20 amwhat an gorgeous dress! great find- and nice post. i too tried to colour coordinate the books. but now its all messy..
i cant wait for summer!!
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AsianCajuns Reply:
March 26th, 2010 at 12:12 pmOoo Cath also taught me to arrange my color and then within color groups, arrange the books by height- that will make it look a tad less messy, E
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Sally Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 9:04 amI so envy your weather, doll. And you look positively smokin’ in the bright blue frock. If it’s warm enough, why the hell not?
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Danielle Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 9:09 amI am in love with your gorgeous bag!!!!!
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EmilyKennedy Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 10:00 amYou are so adorable, and this dress looks great on you! I love the single shoulder and the versatility of your new find.
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Taryn Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 11:08 am:: raises hand :: Also guilty of the middle-school-girl mindset that maybe if I put in MORE braids, the curls will be curlier and I’ll look BETTER. Then again, it was probably because I have “Asian hair” and even if I leave braids in all weekend long, come Monday morning, the “curls” will still stay quasi-curly for only 3 hours before it resumes pin-straight bore.
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AsianCajuns Reply:
March 26th, 2010 at 12:14 pmMy hair used to do the same thing, Taryn! I do have a bit of Cajun wave in it, but they aren’t as tiny as the waves I get with braids. I found if I add some styling products before I braid (and make sure your hair is about 80% dry) and then hair spray the living daylights out of it when I unbraid them- it last much longer.
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ambika Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 11:42 amSo summery! I’m wearing layers, including a sweater, at the moment. I envy you–and such a great blue!
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Windsor Grace Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 12:50 pmI’m a total literati, book snob, but I love the color coding of the books. LOVE! I collect books and one of my life goals is to have a bigger personal library than Cotton Mather (who is that, I know). It helps me remember where the books are if I see the colors of the shelves. Who knows?
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lisa Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 2:26 pmThis dress looks great on you! I like how you made it office-appropriate with a vintage cardi; a sweater does a lot to transform a look, doesn’t it?
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bryna Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 3:15 pmtotally love the dress, the color is fab! your hair looks great too!
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sharon rose Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 3:17 pmHi there-the new dress is simply gorgeous, love the colour and cut!!
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Melissa~ Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 11:27 pmgreat hair tip.
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greenjeans Says:
March 27th, 2010 at 1:49 amhaha. I just look away. The only thing I hate worse than photos of myself is hearing my voice played back. Somehow I think the ‘kissy face’ would vibe a little too creepy if I did it…
That is cool that you guys do your shelves Pantone style. Is it weird that there is absolutely no order to the 5 bookshelves in my apartment? Or the stacks of books on the floor near my bed?
Maybe I shouldn’t have admitted that in public…oh and 70 degrees? When it breaks like 65 here people go crazy. Shorts, skirts, sundresses the whole shebang. When I was talking about ‘great’ weather it was 55-60.
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xs Says:
March 27th, 2010 at 2:43 amgreat color for you lar! i believe in delayed gratification too.
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ashley Says:
March 27th, 2010 at 8:47 amLove the dress! The blue is a great color for you
I actually colorize my bookshelves too. It’s funny how I can always recall the cover of a book, but not always the exact title. Happy weekend![Reply]
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Snapshot Fashion Says:
March 27th, 2010 at 11:15 amlove this outfit.
love the hair.
and LOVE that you color coordinate your bookshelves!i’m soooooo wishing it was in the 70s here…this morning i woke up and it was only 29! EEEEKKKK!!! 70s next weekend though. hooray!
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HauteWorld Says:
March 27th, 2010 at 3:24 pmBeautiful dress! I can relate to wearing summery clothes as soon as spring comes my way! Gorgeous flowers by the way, and the color-coordinated book shelves are a great idea!
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Jinah Says:
March 27th, 2010 at 9:42 pmOooh, what a great color for you, Lar! I am itching to wear all of my summer-summery clothes lately too.
Oh, I am now working part time in Decatur, so perhaps meeting up will be much easier to coordinate!
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Lesley N Says:
March 28th, 2010 at 4:06 amGreat dress! It looks super comfy. I think your poses are awesome, you’re a natural! I feel awkward sometimes as well and my ‘mask’ is to make fun of myself in the caption below lol. So are you telling me this doesn’t get any easier 3 years later?? haha
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iamronel Says:
March 28th, 2010 at 10:30 amnice! you hot on that dress..:)
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