Another Thursday & a brand new 'Ready to Go...' post (yes, Thursdays-for sure & perhaps Mondays-not too sure yet- are gonna be my outfit post days! Yay right?!)
Anywho, I've been meaning to post this up for AGES now but completely forgot about it because of the 800+ pictures (outfits included) on my iPhone so this one kinda got side tracked.
Ok, well I must admit that when it comes to weddings especially here in the Middle East its quite an investment & lets face it slightly annoying that you can't REALLY wear the same dress more then a few times (3 times tops in my personal experience) because you basically see the same people/crowd at them all. Which is why I started investing in accessories & cocktail dresses that I genuinely like & can downgrade to parties & evenings out without REALLY feeling bad about it financially. Call me eccentric or just a plain jane but in my personal opinion (& your partners/parents) this really does work! I saw this dress at BCBG & fell hopelessly in LOVE with it! It was put on hold (for someone else) & a size too small so I kinda just gave up on it, long story short I found one in my size & seriously went CRAZY doing ma happy dance because I loved it & was over the moon that it was MINE! The thing with this dress is it was on sale (a big NO NO here in the GCC) but being at least two seasons old a lot of people kinda forgot all about it.
As for my chunky blingy necklace, it too was something I saw while working at 'The Fall for Fashion' event in Bahrain at Saks & fell in LOURVE with it instantly! Like serious love! It too was on sale & thought they were TWO PERFECT PIECES that are dynamic & useful that I can play around with & wear separately or together (again) whenever I wanted!
Why would I wear two discounted items to a wedding (let alone my own cousin's)? Because it's kinda been a tough financial year on the world & I thought it would be money well spent buying something that I genuinely liked (let's face it we go OTT for the masses not for ourselves at these thangs) & would wear again for many-a-occasion. & how many of us have dresses (expensive ones) hanging out in our closets (enjoying each others company) that haven't seen the light of day in quite some time? I'm thinking shop smart & you'll actually enjoy wearing them more in the long run (& I've grown to love great bargains). I also must admit that this isn't the first dress that I get during the sales & also not the only one that's on sale & get super complimented on on numerous occasions.
What I'm Wearing:
Light Grey Lace Dress by: BCBG Max Azria at Seef Mall for BD 70 AED 700(I first saw it at City Center but found it in Seef so don't forget the hidden gems just waiting to be discovered in the boutiques there)
Chunky Crystal Necklace by: Armani Collection at Saks in Bahrain City Center for BD 84 AED 840 (they've got a few AMAZING accessories there so stop by & browse about! I'm sure you'll get your hands on a couple of investment pieces)
Shoes by: Christian Louboutin at Beirut Souks (I bought this NOT on sale & have worn them to events because they're nude, comfortable which in turn makes them classic shoe that'll never go out of style)
Husband by: Mr & Mrs Faraj (who have blessed me with a man who insisted on learning how to tie his own bow tie that evening instead of wearing one that was ready & when I asked him why he didn't save himself the stress he responded 'because every guy should learn to tie one for times like these'.
xoxo for now ma PFFers,
P.S. Started yoga last night after a few months of zero exercising & I must say it's a gem of a place! Quirky & cute but if you're a germaphobe then definitely stay away! It's very very quirky! Where? Gems of Yoga right by KFC off of Sheikh Zayed Road.
P.P.S. Link of the Day: I saw this last week on Who What Wear & loved every single one of the outfit socks posts! I'm feeling quite inspired & I think I might try this out myself this weekend! It's been ages since I've worn socks with shoes & everytime I try to I end up taking them off but, enough is enough! Will keep you posted!
P.P.P.S. Song of the Day: Somebody that I Used to Know by Gotye (I heard this on the radio here in Dubai but never knew anything about it but thanks to ma dear friend Tania who posted it up on my wall & introduced me to it I am completely smitten & in love with it! I'm sure you all know it so enjoy!!!)
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