Popsicle Dress!

You guys know I am all about shopping small and local (Jori & June, YM Boutique), right here in downtown Geneva, IL. Well, I stumbled across the most darling new booty-q, thanks to my friends Alicia and Kim's suggestions!  It's located on 3rd Street (426 S. 3rd to be precise), close to Pure Barre, so I've been walking past for a few weeks. I finally got the time to stop in with my mom on Friday, and we LOVED it! Everything was super cute-- Free People, Cupcakes and Cashmere + brands I had never yet heard of.  I can't wait to go back. Their sales were incredible! I picked up this Popsicle dress (actually, my stepdad bought it for me! Thanks, Gar!) for $11! YES, $11. Everything was BOGO 50% off. Even the sale rack! My mom and I tried on a few dresses, and we landed on two we loved. I also tried on an amazing chambray peplum top and another fabulous dress. There were so many fun pieces! 

 

Haha. Confused face. 

Lipstick: Clinique in Matte Peony (got this in a free gift with some makeup brushes I ordered, and WOW did I luck out!).

 

Dress: Lovestitch via The Copper Fox (like them on Facebook and follow them on insta, @copperfoxshop!)

I also love this maxi version! 

I didn't belt this, but you absolutely could with a belt of any of the colors of the Popsicles. If you're like me, and you enjoy food, this dress is perfect! It's flattering for a party where you know you'll be eating a lot, like a reunion with all your Italian cousins!

For reference, I got a medium!

Purse: old Kate Spade, similar here and here. I also love these color selections here. All on sale!

Sunnies: Kate Spade.

Top Bangle: Old Kate Spade, similar here. 

Bottom bangle: Old Kate Spade, similar here. 

Watch: Old Michael Kors, similar here.  

Sandals: Jack Rogers currently on sale here! 

Earrings: Old Kate Spade, similar pair here. 

Other fun multi-colored dresses to wind down your August in:

PS: check out that first dress-- it's Milly (one of my favorite designers to drool over) and down to $152! I have NEVER seen Milly dip to such a great price! Originally $435-- OUCH! 

And one more Popsicle dress for you: here. 

And my favorite J. Crew dress of the moment: here. 

How are you spending the remaining days of August? Don't go away, summer!
xxoo
Mary

More Wedding Shower Looks: For the Bride and her Guests!

I have been asked many times by friends and family members about what to wear to wedding showers/brunches. Also, I have friends and family members who are currently in the bride's shoes, and they've asked about what to wear for their own showers. I love ALL things wedding, so this was a super fun topic for me to explore. My focus is my bestie Megan's wedding showers last weekend in Ohio. Megan and I have been friends since we were little girls in elementary school with matching blond bowl cuts. We survived our braces-clad middle school years together, with our moms confusing us on the volleyball team because we looked exactly the same- haha! Our friendship grew even stronger in high school (remember when we were employed by the fruit stand?! What in the world were we doing?! hahaha!), and we remained close through college at Miami of Ohio (Meg) and Saint Mary's (me) and Megan's time in dental school (and my move to Chicago). Though we haven't lived close since we were 18, we love to catch up weekly via text or the phone! She was in my wedding last year, and now I get to return the favor! :)

I absolutely adore this white dress on Megan! Even if you aren't in the market for a LWD, you can get it in navy or green for the summer. At $34.99, you'd be silly NOT to pick it up! The fit and flare style is extremely flattering.

We laughed because I actually featured Megan's dress on my eyelet post back in March, but she had purchased it before I posted it, so she felt really special. Ahead of Belle On Trend! haha!

Additional white shower dresses for the bride: here, here, here, here and here. 

Drooling over this Banana Republic sale dress, in eyelet: here. This J.Crew Factory eyelet dress is also fabulous (and on sale!). 

I picked up three Kate Spade bangles for Megan because my gift (more to come on that!) wasn't going to arrive in time (or so I thought!).

I bought a teal bangle for "something blue", a white bangle for "something new" and a "best friends ever" bangle for something borrowed-- this was a stretch-- because our friendship is "shared"! Megan is one of the most creative gift givers ever, so I wanted to try to be like her! (Don't worry-- I went on-registry for her other shower! Haha!). 

I also love her statement necklace.

Here, here, here, here and here are some great options to dress up a classic white dress. 

Jimmy, the groom-to-be, and Sean, the best man, surprising Megan with the most gorgeous flowers I'd ever seen! Blush Gerber daisies! OMG!

I love Jimmy's Nantucket Red shorts and chambray Oxford. Jimmy has also been my friend since we were under age 10, hanging around the swim club and West Blvd. Elementary School playground together! It's hard to believe I've known him 20 years! :) So glad these two ended up together (I knew it allllll along!). 

The future Dr. and Mr. Jim Hlebak! 

Best friends since elementary school! Literally, decades. WOW!

My dress: old Lilly Pulitzer, similar dresses here, here and here. 

My tassel earrings: here. I also love these Bauble Bar ones!

The bridesmaids! Just missing Reema and Crea! :) 

Megan and her sisters and her mom (far right) and soon-to-be MIL (far left). 

I mentioned Kim's dress on my last trending report. I just ordered it for 50% off! Major deal! 

I love the cobalt blue that Mrs. Hlebak, Kaitlin (middle) and Mrs. Turk have on.

Cobalt blue dress options: here, here, and here. 

What have you worn to recent bridal showers? Special shout out to Jeannette for taking the pics!
xxoo
Mary