DENIM SHIRT AND FLARED SKIRT

The denim fashion trend started on the runways of 2010 is not going anywhere for 2012. Actually it has hit mainstream in force.  Last spring we looked everywhere for denim shirts, one of us found one at Zara and the other had luck thrifting.  This year it seems they are easier to find (which usually means it has hit mainstream). The denim on denim look we shot last year is still going full fledge and if you google celebrities sporting similar looks, you'll see what we mean (a whole slew of images pop up). By the way, the shirt is perfect for traveling. It very nearly goes with everything, making it a must for your luggage (you can be sure that both of our shirts were with us for the past 3 weeks on the road...eh hem...making for some awkward moments when we showed up in similar outfits).

MODEST DRESSES - RODARTE FALL 2012

Looks like modest evening wear is continuing for today's post! Now do you see why we were excited about the BCBG dress in yesterday's post? We're huge fans of Rodarte and were so excited to see such beautiful dresses from the Fall 2012 line (it's also nice to know, as previously stated, that the look and cut of our dress will be current for a while). We were going to wait to share these until the fall season was upon us, but since we seem to be having a modest evening wear moment, we might as well keep going with it. Although the prints of hands are interesting, we're really in love with what they did with the chiffon. The detail is stunning. So pretty!

MODEST DRESSES - Evening wear for spring

Yesterday you saw potential modest prom dresses and evening wear from the runway. Today we're showing you what we're wearing the real way.  Like many of you, we don't have thousands of dollars to spend on the fabulous creations we see on the runway. But, that doesn't mean that we can't take inspiration from what we see. For instance, tomorrow we'll show you how this dress (even though it's from BCBG a couple of seasons ago) is still so current.  We're always glad when a dress we pick stands the test of time in the fashion world (since things tend to change so quickly). Although we love trends, we love being able to keep things in our closets for quite a while. Both of us still own key pieces that we easily bought 10 years ago. And we plan on using them for another 10.  Be wise with what you choose to buy (especially when it comes to pricier evening wear).  For instance, so many girls buy prom dresses they will never wear again. Why not buy a dress you could wear to a black tie event years later and not feel like cinderella just walked through the door?

So what's the secret behind this particular dress? We found it on Ebay. And let us tell you... this dress was in the double dollar digits friends. When bidding for it, we about had a heart attack (high quality silk chiffon for under a hundred is hard to come by). Although finding modest dresses that are stylish is pretty difficult, we're here to tell you it can be done! So, for all of you searching for upcoming proms, weddings or other modest evening wear, good luck! May the style muse be with you.

MODEST PROM DRESSES - from the runway

Oscar de la Renta

Zac Posen

 Elie Saab

Elie Saab

 Elie Saab

Elie Saab

Monique Lhullier

 Monique Lhullier

Michael Kors

Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta

Seriously girls... it's time we picked prom dresses that were more stylish. Wouldn't these options be beautiful? If we were attending prom, we'd love to wear something like the long-sleeved red Monique Lhullier or the powder pink/salmon Zac Posen. But seriously, there are so many beautiful options. This is just a sampling of so many looks that have come off the runway in the past year. Tomorrow we'll show one of our own modest evening looks and how we didn't break the bank acquiring it....

ELIZABETH BANKS IN MARC JACOBS - Hunger Games Paris premiere

With the release of the Hunger Games today we couldn't resist showing you this fabulous Marc Jacobs dress that Elizabeth Banks wore to the Paris premiere. We kinda hate to admit it, but we're pretty excited to get to a theater sometime this weekend....
   By the way, we had no idea that this Marc Jacobs dress was even shown in the Fall line. It just goes to show that underneath all of the hats, coats and scarves, there are some amazing pieces. We are in love with this dress. It's almost like Dorothy's ruby slippers on steroids. Beautiful.

FUR COLLAR JACKET - Derek Lam inspired

 

OH MY GOSH we were freaking out when we saw the Pre-Fall line of Derek Lam. It's amazing. We won't show you the line now since all of us are more excited about the end of winter, but we'll give you a sneak peak for this next season. We shot these pictures after we saw the line and had to recreate it in our own way. One thing you'll be hearing a lot more of come fall is the "fur snood" (click and you'll see what it exactly is it). Crazy word..."snood". Although the fur collar is a tiny bit different than the "snood" I think we'll start to see them used interchangeably. A secret from our end is that you've seen our "snood" used twice now (you might have noticed it on this jacket). So why not take your favorite blazer and add a bit of fur? Ours is taken off of a vintage coat, but we think faux can be just as nice. Be on the look out for one this fall....

(Zara blazer, Aldo bag, Nine West heels, BCBG cigarette pants.)