Thursday, April 8, 2010

Adrien: Reed Shirtdress outfit of the day

So, there was a sale yesterday at Anthropologie and I've been reading WAY too many Anthro-centric blogs so there was no ignoring it. I went, I bee-lined to the sale room (no looking right or left! No straying! Back room ONLY.) It was full of women and dogs and strollers and loose toddlers, but I prevailed and found a whole armload of stuff to try on.

The Fragmented Pipevine Dress was SO pretty and lots of fun but maybe not...quite...me. And even on sale it was more than I wanted to spend. But pretty, and the fit was good. I think I tried on the 4 and it fit perfectly:


The Scattered Sequins Skirt was so pretty to look at - gorgeous pattern and small clusters of sequins, but it felt really delicate and didn't do much for me on:


That is the size 6. The 4 was so tight I needed a hug once I'd shimmied carefully out of it. So, even for $29.95 I wasn't tempted. It just seemed too high maintenance: delicate silk, dry clean only, bound-to-fall-off sequins. No thanks.

There's been a lot of blog love for the Reed Shirtdress so I was really curious about it and happy to see it in solid colors. (Plaid is just not my thing, kids.) I grabbed the green in a 4 and the orange in a 6. The orange one fit great but made me look like a traffic cone:


Gah! Not my color. No no no. But the green! The green was amazing:



The 4 was definitely tight, especially the sleeves. I ended up switching it for a 6. Which brings me to my outfit of the day:


dress: Anthropologie Reed Shirtdress
shoes: Frye Kelsey
bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs Faridah
watch: Le Mer
necklace: Twist Style

Wow, it just screams for a wide brown belt doesn't it? Sadly, I don't have one...yet. I'll have to start looking. Oh, and those are my new eBay Fryes! They're a tiny bit big, but I think some inserts will solve that problem. They're really beautifully made and I think are going to be a summer staple.

7 comments:

  1. Stop being so cute already. I can't stand it.

    Really lovely! And those shoes - oh my!

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  2. You look awesome in that dress! I wanted it soop bad, but when I tried on the 6 the buttons on the bust were gaping terribly. It looked ridiculous. Nice to know someone can rock that dress!

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  3. two thumbs up! you look gorgeous!

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  4. WOW that dress looks great on you! Too cute.

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  5. the green is so great
    and it was tight on your arms because you are a buff bad ass - duh.

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  6. Really cute!

    I love Anthropologie because, despite the prices, I can always find a really great dress there that actually looks good on me. I don't mind a high-ish price tag on a dress, but I refuse to pay a lot for a shirt for some unknown reason.

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