That Chicago trip this summer resulted in me stumbling across this gorgeous faux leather dress at Zara. (Flagships, how I love thee.) I didn’t have anywhere to wear it at the time, but it was one of those instant love affairs in the dressing room. Deep hunter green (almost black, no?), v-neck, midi length, side slit… Yes x100.
I broke it out for the Saturday evening round of shows at KCFW. I matched it with leopard pumps (IÂ live in these, exhibits a, b, and c) and a tortoiseshell BaubleBar necklace. Early fall faux leather chic!
I’m looking forward to wearing this dress again as the weather continues to cool down. I think an over-sized chunky sweater thrown on top would be really cool, and you could totally put a cardigan or blazer on to tone this look down a bit. I wonder how it might look with tall heeled boots + leggings, or slipper flats? The possibilities!
A Blog Tour.
The lovely ladies at Regally Soled featured me as part of the blog tour series… Which means I get to share the following with y’all:
1. What am I working on? By far the coolest thing I’m working on is a little collaboration project with my friend Nikki from The Fashionable Wife. We’ve been cooking up something for the past few months, and are on track to launch it in December. Hopefully, it involves a lot of you guys, my fellow blogger pals. More to come!
2. How does my work differ from others in its genre? I don’t know if what I do is really any different from what other style bloggers doâ at the end of the day, we’re all showing you how we get dressed. I try to keep it fun, mix a lot of investment pieces with more affordable pieces to stretch the closet, and attempt to take trends one might think too weird/crazy/retro/whatever and make them a bit more mainstream.
3. Why do I write and/or create what I do? For as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved to write. I was an English creative writing major in college. This blog is a creative outlet not only for my love of fashion, but for that geeky writer in me who dreamed as a little girl of seeing her name on the spine of a novel on a bookstore shelf.
4. How does my writing/creating process work? It all starts with the outfit. What am I going to wear? Do I have something new to shoot? Should I re-work older pieces in a different way? What season is itâ should I start featuring more spring/summer/fall pieces?
After I get a rough sketch of what outfit I want to shoot, I set up a session with my good pal and photog extraordinaire, Brina. (Usually this is just a, “Hey, you wanna shoot Friday after work?” text.) Homegirl knows my angles better than I do. We get together (weather-permitting), and I throw on a few outfits for her to shoot. We’ve got it down to a pretty efficient science; we can bang out a shoot in less than 10 minutes if the light is right and my face isn’t doing anything weird.
Then, editing. Ugh. I hate editing. I don’t know why. It’s tedious, mostly. And because I’m detail-oriented to a fault, it takes about 70 years.
When I’ve selected 5-10 shots, I drop them in a draft post and start writing. This is usually the easiest part. I’m pretty straight-up-no-fuss; there’s not a lot of fluff here on ol’ LSR. That’s mostly because I know how the internet works: cut to the chase and give me what I’m after (aka, the outfit shots). Some discussion about how I styled the look is involved, because I want my readers to get a feel for how I put things together in the event they want to recreate.
And that’s that! A little behind the scenes look at how things get done around here.
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Is anyone else shocked it’s already the middle of October? Coat season, pie-scented candles, and apple picking abound. We’re in full fall mode here in Kansas City, and in the playoffs for the first time in 29 years. (Go Royals!) Wishing everyone a lovely week!
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That is such a pretty dress, and I love the dark green. It looks black but up close it gets you! I loved reading the blog tour interview. I’m sure we’ll see your lovely name in print and on the spines of hardcover books. I also hate editing. It’s the bane of my existence, especially since I can’t seem to write through what I need to first then edit. I always end up editing at the end of each sentence, and then some. Tiring stuff.
Sxx
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How did I miss this dress at Zara?! It looks amazing on you. I love the silhouette and the slit!
Nicole
Nicole to the Nines
You are gorgeous girl! I love the “blog tour” too!
Nidhi
An Unblurred Lady
I love your dress, xo!
conrdereymara.blogspot.com
Stunning look – love your dress.
Liat Neuman
http://YomanChic.com
That Zara dress is so gorgeous. The faux leather looks so real! You look absolutely gorgeous!!!
xo,
Janise
http://MamaInHeels.com
Stunning dress! Love your heels too!
xo, Jane
http://www.fitfabfunmom.com
Great post! I’ve always wondered about other bloggers’ process prior to posting. I hate editing too, I’m not very good at it yet!
Tina
http://www.justatinabit.com
love the dress and the leopard print shoes! so nice!
http://jeansandroses.blogspot.com/
So great, love leather Dresses as well <3
Lena
http://skinnycature.com/2014/10/13/parisian-chic/
Amazing!
There’s a new post online, I’m waiting for you!
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Super chic, babe!
You look great!
These colours are perfect on you <3
Wish you a great day!
Kisses
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you look amazing in that dress, its gorgeous!
xx
isa
http://www.un-likely.com
This dress is divine! I understand your love affair with it! That necklace is perfect with it and so are those heels! I’ll take the whole look! I can’t wait to see what you are Nikki are cooking up!
Maggie
http://www.PolishedClosets.com
amazing!
Gorgeous dress! Love how it looks with the animal print accessories 🙂
xoxo
Novelstyle
That dress is so gorgeous, and yeah, I was totally thinking it would be so cute with a chunky sweater on top, here’s to hoping for chillier weather to make it happen lol
you are serving it!! love that leather!!
What an amazing dress!! It looks great on you.
-Mikayla
http://thetastetracker.wordpress.com
This dress is beautiful! You’re totally right, it looks black but once you look up close the green really adds such a fun detail!
Michelle
http://hopsandstyle.blogspot.com/
Wow that’s gorgeous!! 😀
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xoxo,
Jess
Wow, you look amazing ! Gorgeous look !
~ Lu
xx
http://littlestepsbigheart.blogspot.com
elegant and sensual dress, look amazing dalring
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kiss
That dress is awesome, had you described it to me I probably would have thought it would be some stiff thing, but seeing it, just wow, I love it! I want my own! Awesome question and answer session, too! Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful!
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I just love this dress on you!
Gorgeous, Ash!
I’m loving those heels with the hunter green leather- so unexpected! 😀
So stunning!
Nice dress – the leopard heels were a great addition! The chunky knit sounds like a great idea as well.
House of Illusions
Okay seriously, that dress looks like it was custom made for your body. Absolutely gorgeous! Definitely a good buy!
Shannon
Clothes & Quotes
I love love love this look! I live three blocks from the Zara flagship store and it is SO tempting, especially after each paycheck!
Katharine
http://www.paytington.com
What an awesome leather dress!! I was not expecting it to be from Zara either, looks like I need to shop there more often!
Thanks for linking up with us pretty girl! 😀
-Kelsie
Design Life Diaries.com
That dress is hot! And I’m so so so obsessed with your lv bucket bag.
Xo, Wendy Watson from College Cheese
This is my favourite look on you of all time – how gorgeous! I have always loved leather clothing but never had the confidence to work it beyond leather panelling, but this has persuaded me .. you look so stylish in this dress! 🙂
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x
What a great find! It’s so adorable and you def rock it! I love the whole look.
Thanks for linking up for MMG!
Wow, you look stunning in this dress, it’s so feminine thing <3
http://crafty-zone.blogspot.com/
You are such a cutie! As a Spaniard, I am terribly biased, but Zara can do no wrong in my book!
How is it that this is the first time I am seeing this dress? How did I miss it at Zara? It is such an amazing dress and it looks stunning on you.
so so secy lady! Gorgeous!
Love that dress!
xx
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Beautiful! The dress looks amazing on you!
http://www.hiteastyle.com
ehi you look stunning in that leather dress. It is so cool like a urban “cat woman” 🙂
xxx
mari
http://www.ilovegreeninspiration.com
OMG you are so gorgeous! You should be on TV or something girllllll!! LOve this dress on you! Hope you are having a wonderful day!
-Jyoti
Style Delights Blog
What a stunning dress on you!! I can’t argue with you for buying it for no reason. I am sure you will find a ton of ways to wear this. And so fun reading a little more about you.
Alice
http://www.happinessatmidlife.com
WOW dear look marvelous in this stunning dress, I love also the leather fabric for garments..Fantastic print touch
Melange-Boutique Blog by Noe&Lolita
You look amazing!! I love that dress. It’s perfect with those heels!
You look amazing babe!!
xo Erin
http://www.winkandatwirl.com
You look super duper cute. You have a gorgeous smile, And the title of the post seems perfect to me. Leather lady, you sure are!
Wonderful post. Please do a fitness post. i would love to read on how you maintain your svelte figure 🙂 I am a few pounds heavy and I am looking forward to lose some weight ^_^
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I love this look!! That dress is amazing!
That dress is TO DIE FOR! I have such a hard time finding something at Zara… but now I am totally re-inspired to stalk their dress selection!