1 Dress 4 Looks Take 7

We’ve finally reached main pieces I bought this year (in the nick of time too, since it’s November already), as well as the last Bodyline dress I own. I bought it because I was quite enamoured by the print, which I felt was different to what Bodyline usually brings out. Now I feel like it’s a little too similar in theme and colours to Crystal Dream Carnival – and if you could wear CDC instead, why wouldn’t you? – so I was quite wary of doing looks that were too similar. However, doing this post revived my appreciation for this print a little and gave a couple of ways that I could wear it, so hopefully one of these coords will get worn sometime.

Look 1: Sax Dream

For me it’s hard to beat a sax and navy combination. It might not be very imaginative, but it works well, especially with this dress where there is quite a lot of sax, so it feels that little bit more justified. Plus this is an outfit that’s right in the middle, not too dressy and not too casual – and at the same time it has potential to be either, depending on how it’s accessorised.

Look 2: Warm for Winter

Whilst black/navy boots and white tights/socks would probably have looked more balanced, this is still a good winter wonderland-ish look. You can get all these furry pieces really cheaply online by browsing the wedding sections, and they are quite versatile, but also will definitely keep me warm. And all this fur has somehow managed to make this very sweet print a little bit more elegant.

Look 3: Casual Summer

I wanted to pair this JSK with pink, since it’s already there (all the unicorns are pink, even if they’re a different shade), which ended up with a very casual Sweet look. Ideally I would’ve worn navy tea parties, but since I don’t own any, I threw in that sax ring to make it seem like I’m intentionally downplaying the navy. At first I put this with my pink OTKs, which also looked good, might reserve that for slightly chillier spring days or something.

Look 4: Dressy Carnival

Navy and wine is another classic combo which is one of my favourites. Although the print on the JSK isn’t strictly a carnival or merry-go-round one, it doesn’t feel totally out of place with a theme like this, especially when I’ve kept it quite subtle. All these rich jewel tones evoke a sense of autumn, perfect for now, with a chill in the air and all these golden leaves creating a rustling blanket on the ground.

As I said, spending the time to create some outfits with this JSK really made me want to wear it again, when in the past few months I have fallen a little out of love with it. I do like the fact that each of my main pieces is different or maybe very loosely sharing a theme, so having this one remind me so much of a Bodyline attempt at an AP-style carnival print made me ignore it every time I thought of what to wear. Hopefully this will end here.