What I Wore To Church - Floral Yoke Dress

Dress: eShakti Floral Yoke Poplin Dress
Cardigan: ModCloth Charter School Cardigan in Sage
Shoes: Iron Fist Filthy Landlubber T-Bar

I'm definitely enjoying the fact that I can make my eShakti dresses work for me during pregnancy. I fell in love with this dress on the website because of the faux sweetheart neckline as well as the beautiful embroidery on the yoke. It felt very "hippy" while at the same time slightly nautical (which you know I love). It has elastic on the back, so even though the waistline was slightly lower than you would expect for a maternity dress, it still was easy to zip up and quite comfortable without any customizing. I made sure to keep the accessories simple so as not to overwhelm the detailing on the yoke.

I've talked about the cardigan before. It's definitely my favorite cardigan from ModCloth. I picked up a few more colors when they were on sale last week. I suspect you may be seeing at least one of them next week.

The shoes have been in my closet for over a year and this is the first time I wore them. Shocking, right? They are so much fun, but this is the first time I was confident in pairing them with an outfit. That's one of the problems with shoes that are so busy. They can be hard to find something to "match". I put "match" in quotation marks because as you can tell, they don't have to match perfectly to look good. Most of the colors in the shoes don't match the colors in the dress, but the dominant colors (navy and brown) do.

This outfit came together fairly easily. One thing I love about eShakti is that a lot of their dresses can be worn on their own with no additional styling and look great, or you can have fun with accessories and take the look in a different direction that is just as cute, if not cuter. eShakti is still doing their Buy 2 Get 1 Free or Buy 1 and get 25% off sale so you should check it out. They get new arrivals almost daily.

Happy Shopping!

What I Wore To Church - Polka Dots and Red Accents

Shirt: H&M
Skirt: Old Navy
Shoes: Iron Fist Society Suicide
Jewelry: Monica's Fantabulous Fashions

Since I'm trying to take my own advice and try new things, I challenged myself this week to create an outfit I've never tried before using things I already had in my closet (novel concept, right?), instead of just wearing an outfit I've tried and proven before.

I'm totally digging the retro look of high-waisted skirts these days, and had this one in my closet from Old Navy. I bought it over a year ago but had never worn it. I wasn't quite sure how to style it because when I bought it, I was stuck on the idea of skirts being worn on my hips. When I dug it out this morning, I had the perfect combination in mind. It originally came with a black sash belt, but how boring is that? I love how the red belt brings attention to the smallest part of the waist and adds some fun. It also brings out the red in the shoes.

I originally bought these shoes when JustFab was featuring the Iron Fist collection. The biggest downside of Iron Fist is that they only carry full sizes. I first bought them in an 8 and they were far too snug, but by the time I decided to exchange, they were sold out of the 9. I had to stalk the website for months before I finally got them in a 9 and they were SO worth the wait. The details on them are too adorable for words, and I love pairing the polka dots on the strap and bow with other dots. Seriously, bows and dots are my favorite details.

Overall, I loved the retro look of the outfit, and how all the little details worked well together. I got lots of compliments at church so I'll take that to mean it worked. Again, I guess I should continue to take my own advice and try new things. It seems to work out in my favor.