Last week I had the fun pleasure of co-moderating, along with Scoop Charlotte's very own Susu Bear, the Neiman Marcus Cusp Fall Trend Fashion Show. Susu and I had such a great time carrying on an upbeat dialogue with Neiman Marcus' Fine Apparel and CUSP sales manager, Kristen Leone, and Public Relations Manager, Kristin Jackson. Neiman Marcus ALWAYS puts on a good show. I was able to grab something from the CUSP department for the evening and after close consideration to a few items, I decided on a timeless DVF cheetah print wrap dress.
While this dress is classic and timeless, of course I had to make it my own. After several iterations, including styling it as an open kimono over pants or a skirt or another dress (jeans would have been to casual for this event) and wearing it as a blouse under a long skirt, I ultimately decided to layer it under another dress. One to always opt for maximalism over the alternative, I find layering to be a great way to achieve a high impact look that is all your own. If you recall in another recent post, Fairy Girl Lydia does too. Here's where my look landed...
I layered a 1960's Lillie Rubin/Don Luis de Espana dress over the DVF wrap and tied it off with a striped fabric belt from the FOUND Collection.
This summer has certainly been a big one for the season's "IT" Bag by Cult Gaia. Shop all of the current styles and colors HERE.
My J.Crew electric blue pumps are always a fun choice.
I love this Don Luis de Espana dress currently for sale on Etsy. Or this one and this one.
Shop my picks below to recreate a similar look for yourself. Click HERE if you are unable to see the below images.
One other thing that didn't hurt was the fact that Andre made my face into a new one. Anyone who knows me knows that I am, at best, very uncomfortable wearing makeup. I think Andre did an absolutely amazing job. I felt I looked different when I saw myself in the mirror, but I did not feel overwhelmed or uncomfortable. I highly recommend you go see Andre at the Chanel counter at Neiman Marcus in Charlotte for your next event or makeup needs.
