Every so often, Meghan of Voilà! posts a style challenge. This Friday, the challenge was “ladylike”. Clearly a stretch for me, since I never wear ladylike clothes! ;)
I’ve been itching to wear this Bettie Page dress ever since it arrived in the mail last week, and decided it would work for today’s challenge.
The dress might look a little familiar, because it’s the same pattern as another Bettie Page dress I previously posted about. I just loved the silhouette so much that I couldn’t resist buying the new colorway!
Anyway, to play up the ladylike theme, I paired it with black pearls and a pashmina (layers are pretty much always necessary in San Francisco).
And I added black patent leather heels… then posed in front of a mural. Nothing says “ladylike” like street art! Don’t you think?
Dress: Sense of Tasteful Dress by Bettie Page, via ModCloth
Shawl: pashmina via Nordstrom
Necklace: black pearls (a gift from my husband)
Bracelet: vintage art deco silver bracelet (a gift from my husband)
Purse: Cole Haan Valise Archer leather satchel via Rue La La
Shoes: Giuseppe Zanotti via The Outnet
[All photos by Pat Zimmerman]
Check out the rest of the style challenge crew this week, and join us or follow along on Twitter: #stylechallenge :)
Meghan of Voilà!
Kellen of And So It Goes
Angie of The Hotness Your Momma Warned You About
i love this wall you are at! i’m jealous this is by your office. so lucky. and that bettie page dress is the PERFECT color – it’s very pretty on you and quite ladylike!!
<3 katherineof corgis and cocktails // current giveaway
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Thanks so much Katherine! And about the wall – I only wish I had discovered it earlier! (Or, to be more accurate, had it pointed out to me earlier.)
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You look great Kate! Betty Paige was an icon indeed. Great color on you and I like how you paired this ladylike look with the graphic wall in the background. Very cool.
xo
nic
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Thank you! I love that little alley (filled with murals!) near my office – Santina & Hannah introduced it to me recently and I can’t believe I hadn’t tried it out for photos before.
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