...And The Love Affair Continues...

with Shoshanna!  The other day I posted about how I am just gushing over Shoshanna's dresses.  Since I had so many favorites, I thought I'd split the up the post - one for everyday dresses and one for party dresses.  Again, all of these are from the Fall 2012 lookbook and not all are available for purchase from the website, but if you contact Shoshanna, I'm sure they'd be willing to help you track down your dress of choice.

1. Cobalt Matte Jersey Stacie Dress - One-shouldered dresses immediately make me feel taller, more exotic and desirable.  I feel like modern woman living in ancient Greece - tailor, but just a wee bit undone.  The simple silhouette keeps the attention at the shoulder frill which brings the eye's focus to the face.  This particular color is universally flattering on all skin tones.

2.  Aegean Jacquard Veronica Dress - Subtle details make this dress "the one".  I am a sucker for greens and blues and tonal stripes, so this is right up my alley.  The sheen of the jacquard is understated but uniquely elegant.

3.  Elysian Night Beaded Bridgitte Dress - This item makes dressing up so easy.  No need for jewelry; the embellishment at the neckline does it all for you.  Like the Stacie dress, the embellishment at the top of the dress keeps the focus at your face and away from any areas you might not be in love with.  Black sheers, pumps, a blazer and a clutch and you're out the door.

4.  Verona Lace Mara Dress - When you see an enlarged photo of this dress, you'll notice that the bodice drapes in such a way that is slimming and flattering.  A softly pleated skirt can help camouflage any tummy areas that you'd like to conceal.

5.  Loren Lace Janelle Dress - This one is so interesting!  First of all, I love that this dress is lined in the body, with no need for a slip.  I think lace dresses are so elegant, but nothing ruins the line when you try to wear a normal bra with a spaghetti strap nude slip - you get that double strap look, which I find to be distracting and takes away from a beautiful dress.  Secondly, the lining isn't white, nude, or black - it's a blue... a good, true, Crayola crayon blue.  Nude pumps would be the best shoe for such a standalone dress.

6.  Camelot Jacquard Beaded Priya Dress - The green beaded neckline is a perfect complement to the golden champagne jacquard of this dress.  This could take you to parties during the holidays with black tights/pumps/turtleneck/blazer and to weddings with nude pumps or coordinating strappy sandals in the summer.  I really like where the skirt is, too.  It's in that area where it's not quite empire, but a little above the natural waist.  I think waistlines like this can be youthful and sophisticated at the same time.

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DecidedlyD's In Love... with Shoshanna

Oh Shoshanna, I'm just in love with your dresses!  The lookbook styling is spot on - I feel like I could actually wear these outfits.  The textured tights and sheers add just enough interest without taking away from the garments.  The cuts of the pieces are what I would consider modest (although it is a relative term), and can be worn with *gasp* normal underpinnings!

I wanted to feature some of Shoshanna's dresses here today, and it was so hard picking just a few from the lookbook.

I want to share all of my picks, so this might get stretched out into several posts.  Today I'm starting with everyday dresses.  You could wear all of these dresses to just about any destination and for almost any occasion.

Not all of them are available for purchase on the site, but I have links to the ones that are.

1. Black - This past spring and summer brought us some of the most diversity in color in clothes that I think we'd seen in quite a while.  And while it was so uplifting to wear so many colors, I'm ready for a palate cleanse, and that's where black comes in.

Black Leather Belle Dress // Pebbled Crepe Rosalie Dress // Black Double Crepe Lela Dress 

2. Double Crepe Leila - I am just in LOVE with this silhouette.   It makes the perfect canvas to showcase colors, which Shoshanna has done with both spearmint and bordeaux.  I could wear one in every color every day of my life as long as I live.  Accessory options are limitless.

3. Simple Solids - The richness of these colors would be perfect with chunky gold jewelry and are perfect for the upcoming holiday season.

red // camel // emerald // twilight // bordeaux

4. Day to Night - The Ravenna Jacquard Bridgette dress is the quintessential day to night piece.  I would wear it with a turtleneck to work with some heeled slouchy boots and maybe some dotted hose and take it to an evening dinner with a blazer and black patent heels.  Adding a bow belt would be a nice touch.

5. My Favorite - The Allison Dress in Cambridge Plaid - Now this is what I'm talkin' 'bout!  The plaid would add some depth to my personal wardrobe and I could wear it year round - flats, boots, gold jewelry, no jewelry, turtleneck, blazer, scarf, chunky cardigans, as a skirt - endless possibilities.  See it here on Rachel from Pink Peonies.

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