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You know when the Laundry Demons attack a favorite piece and all of the sudden there are mysterious bleach spots on a much-loved dress, skirt, or blouse ?

Yeah, that’s exactly what happened to this dress.

It was the perfect maxi– a little slouchy, lightweight but not too thin, in lovely dove gray color that went with everything, with wider straps to make for an easier bra situation. Perfect.

And then one day, I pulled it out of the washer and noticed light splotches all over the back of the dress. What?! How?!

Unwilling to toss the dress in the trash, I googled how to tie-dye with bleach (figuring if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em) and experimented with bleach-dying. A few hours later, my dress was a bleached-out pink with little veins of the original gray running through.

It’s still a super versatile piece (I love it with a denim jacket or white blazer at the office), but here I’m wearing it with snakeskin gladiator flats, a leopard clutch, and some new jewelry goodies. The Courtney Loves Gorjana collection launched last week, and I could click away without buying this gorgeous ring to wrist cuff. I also snagged this dainty necklace because it was too pretty to pass up.

ashley from lsr, tie dye maxi dress, madewell calf-hair leopard clutch, courtney loves gorjana uptown ring to wrist cuff, hello cheeseburger earrings, snakeskin gladiator flats — NY&Co maxi dress (similar here and on sale here) // Madewell clutch (similar here) // Gorjana necklace // Courtney Loves Gorjana cuff // Hello Cheeseburger earrings (similar here) // Old Navy ring (similar here) // Mia gladiator flats (similar here and here)

tie dye maxi dress, gorjana necklace, hello cheeseburger earrings, ashley from lsr — NY&Co maxi dress (similar here and on sale here) // Gorjana necklace // Hello Cheeseburger earrings (similar here)

ashley from lsr, tie dye maxi dress, snakeskin gladiator flats — Mia gladiator flats (similar here and here)

ashley from lsr, tie dye maxi dress, madewell calf-hair leopard clutch, courtney loves gorjana uptown ring to wrist cuff — Courtney Loves Gorjana cuff // Madewell clutch (similar here) // Old Navy ring (similar here)

Not a bad little outfit for a cloudy and cool Saturday afternoon. Hopefully my summer gladiators and bare arms usher in some warmer spring weather soon!

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109 Comments

You have such a gorgeous smile and this outfit is great!
This was a great post, I’ll be back for more 🙂
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This dress turned out great! Love it 🙂
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Love, love the bracelet! You’re hair look amazing.
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Ohh you did a great job tie-dying this maxi. T-Shirt dresses are the best aren’t they? Comfy like a pair of worn-in pajamas. Love all the new jewelry you picked up especially the dainty arrow-down necklace & those cluster pink earrings.