As I have said many times over, I am obsessed with Kate Middleton and her sense of style. She always manages to look elegant and classy, never boring (which is a feat considering all the minimalstic clothing that she wears). She had me with this blue Issa engagement dress:
Truth be told, I did not know who Issa was before I saw this dress. A little Googling revealed that she is a young up-and-coming Brazilian designer who is one of Kate's favorites. While her clothes are not as expensive as those from the established designers, they are still quite pricey for us ordinary folk. That dress costs 427 pounds (over P20,000)! Yikes.
The good news is that there are a lot of dresses cut similarly to Kate's famous Issa dress, like this one from Mossimo (by Target):
It's only US$29.99! And it comes in 11 different colors! At the time I first saw this, I was in a Missoni shopping frenzy and had to reluctantly pass on this purchase. A week later, the dress went on sale at 20% off, with free shipping! I took that as a sign and ordered it in black (better go with the safe color first!)
The best part of that purchase? I had a coupon code for $5.00 off, so I ended up paying just $18.99 for the dress, shipping included.
I just received the dress a few days ago and I have to say the dress is worth it. I wish I had a full length mirror or a willing photographer so I can show you how it looks like when worn, but unfortunately I don't have either. The modeling photo on the website is quite accurate though:
Yep, the neckline is a little low, but it's nothing that a nice cami can't fix. Now I'm on the hunt for some skinny belts to complete the look, since all black is a little too severe for daytime. I'm thinking a leopard print or bright red patent skinny belt would be nice. Any suggestions where I could find those?
Try cintura Mel, they usually have all sorts of styles there. Or you can have one custom made.
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