Get You a Dress That Can Do Both

This week is really flying by for us, given that we both had the day off Monday due to Veteran’s Day. We’re both endlessly grateful that we live in a country that people are willing to sacrifice for the rest of the civilian population. We honor people’s military service and thank you if you are one of them! Hopefully you caught Caitlin’s post about her new dress and booties here! They make for one killer outfit! We’re so thrilled to have received some actual tall dresses.

Caitlin and I went and got our hair done Monday – which is always fun to do together. From there, we also hit up Goddess & The Baker, which is a new cafe/bakery that people have been raving about. We topped that off with finishing out our sand volleyball season, which ended up being painfully cold. I got laughed at for wearing a pair of leather gloves, but no shame in my game. This cold is no joke and we all had to stay warm any way we could! The only upside was that the sand was frozen and I had more hops than I have ever had before, ha ha.

We’re hitting the excitement of the holiday season, with Thanksgiving upon us (and it’s Nick and my birthday the same day). I already feel the difference in people’s demeanor. It brings a lightness and dare I say, jolliness to interactions. It also makes me want to dress for the season, with more frivolous purchases, like all the metallic and sequins I can find.

Despite all the wonderful sale prices we’re being tempted by in preparation for Christmas shopping, we mentioned before that we’re not getting carried away with endless consumerism. It would be easy to buy anything and everything, but credit card debt is not something people should take lightly. We’ve been raised to be financially responsible and on a budget and we encourage everyone to do the same. Be thoughtful in your gifting this year, quality over quantity will be so much more meaningful.

With that in mind, I’m so grateful for this dress by Karl Lagerfeld Paris x Long Tall Sally. It is a total timeless tweed grey fabric, and the perfect length for tall women to be satisfied. Plus, it will see you through multiple seasons. The fabric is lightweight enough to make it work for warmer temperatures, but substantial enough that you won’t be uncomfortably cool in winter. There is the perfect amount of stretch to make sure you’re not feeling restricted but still looking tailored.

The bow is perfect finishing touch to make you stand out even more. Plus it makes it far from a boring work dress option. I’m always looking for those extra details to class up my wardrobe, and this was definitely the perfect piece.

Although it is the perfect dress for work, I would wear it to a holiday gathering in a heartbeat for a ladylike look. It’s a classy way to look like a present and appropriately festive, without having to buy said sequins and metallic occasion dresses.

I took on the challenge of styling this dress for two different seasons. We’ve been hit with some January type weather a few months too soon in Wisconsin. I’m only happy to have had the chance to report back that this dress will see you through the Winter months with ease.

For my Fall friendly look, I paired the dress with my new favorite Charee pumps also from the Karl Lagerfeld x Long Tall Sally collection. These bad boys have a beautiful block heel for comfortable wear throughout your work day. They also come in a beautiful leopard print as well. Plus the heel height is a friendly 2 inches, and I don’t even feel like I’m wearing heels, which is clutch for my shoe selection. If I’m wearing a shoe 9 hours a day, I’m not going to be uncomfortable and everything about these are fantastic!

Once Winter makes itself known (OK fine I’ll admit that it’s here), I’ll be layering a tissue thin turtleneck underneath to completely change up the look of the dress, and to keep me warm. I also see myself pairing it with a blazer over the dress for an addition look, with the bow peeking through. To finish it off, I switched out the pumps for block heeled booties to keep those feet covered up and added some black tights to keep my legs warmer as well.