Diane von Fürstenberg Dress
- December 13, 2017
- by Melissa Lawrence
When you think of Christmas outfit ideas, you think green and red — sometimes white. Black and white doesn’t usually come to mind. When looking for festive attire for a holiday party last week, though, I settled upon this black and white Diane von Fürstenberg dress from the back of my closet, purchased over five years ago. I love keeping items like this and then fishing them out for what feels like free!
Party Outfit Ideas
I’m a big fan of short dresses with opaque black tights. The black tights counteract the shortness of the dress (rendering the outfit appropriate for those of us in our 40’s!), while still preserving a wee bit of sexy. I matched this dress with some gold studded booties from Designer Shoe Warehouse with a high thin heel, which are elegant yet comfortable.
Since I had a bit of extra time, I also played around with my hair a bit and did two lose small braids along the front. Change is good. It rejuvenates us and makes us feel young. My girls thought my hair looked like theirs! I’m good with that.
Off we went to the lobby of our building for the CloudMom fashion shoot!I love our building. One of our residents is celebrating his 100th birthday this month. Many people have lived here for decades. Our neighbors are friendly and warm to our kids in the elevator, and understanding when we have a bad morning, which happens more than I would like. I’m one of those people who pushes the elevator button and then runs inside to gather up loose odds and ends. That requires understanding neighbors!Hope you’re up to festive things this holiday season. Thanks so much for reading and check back in soon for more fun content!
Gratefully,
Melissa
Comments
slr11
I’m not sure yet what I’ll be wearing. Nothing like waiting until the last minute, lol!
cloudmom
Been there! 🙂
shannon fowler
I recently bought a Hutch dress thats black a-line with red flowers and gold accents. Im trying to find shoes though, so I definitely need to check out this site.
Colleen Boudreau
Thank you!
Sandy Klocinski
Thanks for the opportunity to win! I will be checking out this site
cloudmom
Good luck!
bn100
looks nice
Cheryl Chervitz
Who couldn’t want a new pair of shoes???
ArtsyChaos
I like the dress! The flare at the bottom is very flattering and fun.
cloudmom
Thank you!
Katherine Gray
Very cute!
cloudmom
Thanks!
Darlene Carbajal
I can use some new shoes!
Jessica W.
This is such a pretty dress!
Leela
That dress is so beautiful.
Austin Baroudi
Would be so great for my sister! Thanks so much for the chance!
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cloudmom
Good luck, Austin!
Dana Rodriguez
This outfit looks great on you! Designer Shoe Warehouse has so many awesome shoes.
cloudmom
Thanks so much, Dana!
EBT
I like the dress! Looks good on you
cloudmom
Thank you!
Laurie Nykaza
Such a beautiful dress on you love the style.
cloudmom
Thanks so much!
dheath3
I want this!
laroyal06
I love shopping DSW! they always have amazing deals!
jerseygirl137
Such a pretty dress, perfect for the holidays.
cloudmom
Thank you!
honeypie411
The blocking design on this dress is so slimming and pretty.
kathypease
I love this dress it is just gorgeous 🙂
Mary benack
Id love to win ty for this awesome giveaway
Buddy Garrett
The dress looks great. Thanks for the giveaway.
Ed
New shoes make my toes curl. In a good way.
MintaBoggs
Wow! you look awesome! pretty dress
Mary Gardner
I really like the dress and the shoes and they look great on you!
Jennifer H.
I would like to have this credit to get shoes!
John Herman
My wife would like this.
Em Salonga
nice dress!
trisha mckee
The dress is amazing and the shoes – wow!
slehan
Such a classy dress.
Thanks for the contest.
slehan at juno dot com
Jerry Marquardt
Designer Shoe Warehouse is the place for some chic designs and great quality shoes. This is a great feature today!
aekz2
My daughter could use some new shoes!