LOVE both the colour and the shape Angie!!! I think the shape is kinda similar to the Stella tunic dress I bought a few months ago. I love wearing that dress and this one looks like a less dressy version. Is the fabric quite breathable? If so I must admit I am tempted to copy you!!!

Yeah! More Angie pics!!! I am getting loads of inspiration from this. I am happy to see you are wearing cuffed clamdiggers under your sheath; my clams are also cuffed and I was unsure if this look worked with dresses. Love the Inc zippered leggings. I need to hunt those down. The green bag in the third picture – I saw a bag like that at Marshall’s months ago and thought it was so fun but I didn’t have the guts to wear it! And I would never have thought to wear a pearl necklace with a neckline like this.

Also – it’s great to see your shoes in this set!

No little furry faces this time? The girls must be napping.
I love the dress and outfits you have put together. Although it’s out of my comfort zone yet, my favorite is the second with those cute leggings with zippers and those cute flats. Pairing the dress with clams is an eye-opening inspiration. I’ve got to go shopping for a dress that can be worn as a tunic.

Love all four looks!

I LOVE COBALT BLUE! I have a cobalt blue dress with white polka dots. I love the color. It is so strong and confident.

Tam, your grey tunic dress is a great casual substitution and the formula will absolutely work. I’m expecting to see you copy these looks! My tunic dress is in a rayon, spandex, silk knit and completely breathable. To me any way

Shiny, you were the person I thought of first when I bought this dress. It’s absolutely your style of frock too. My clams are not permanently cuffed, though. I cuffed them for that outfit because the proportions looked better with flats. You know how I LOVE my flats.

Joy, our food focused puppies were waiting for their supper during picture taking time, so unfortunately no little furry faces to increase my style quotient here. I love your open fashion and style mind. I hope you get a tunic dress too.

Oh! This is so great. I’m especially excited about the legging look, which I am realizing will open up a world of opportunities to me for those smidge too short dresses. I also LOVE the last look with skinnies. I think it’s my favorite.

Angie, you’ve become a mind reader. Recently on a whim I ordered online a navy blue dress (pretty much the same cut as yours) on a steep final sale thinking I could wear it to work. To my dismay the dress was a little short for me to wear with confidence at work. But your photos have totally made me see the dress in a different light. Thank you!!!
P.S. You look lovely as always, and I love that you showed the footwear as well. Oh, and the zipper detailed leggings are awesome.

I was contemplating buying a sleeveless sweater tunic in that exact lovely colour. ( it sold out before I got around to doing anything)
I like the dress Angie and my favourite looks were with the clams

Beautiful ensembles! As I am uncomfortable with just my bare legs, is it acceptable and fashionable to wear hosiery with the dressy look on the left – even in the heat of summer? I am thinking of something very sheer in my skin tone (I am very pale) – such as Donna Karan’s “The Nudes” Hosiery from Nordstrom? Can I wear hosiery with a peep toe heel (or sandals) or only closed toe heels? Also, is hosiery suitable with more casual summer dresses?Thank you for all of your advice…I really take it to heart!

Such fabulousness. The color and cut are utterly perfect for you, Angie. I love it alone … but the other looks are incredibly fun and flattering, too!

I love the dress, but I’m not gonna lie, over clam diggers it looks a little ridiculous. Over the clam diggers and skinnies, it makes you look like you are a foot tall.

I have a few sleeveless sheath dresses that are great to wear in the summer, although now I want another in cobalt blue! It is still too chilly out to wear them as dresses but I might bring them out early to wear as tunics. My favorite is the second outfit with the leggings.

Angie -you’re cute as a button- I NEVER would have thought over clamdiggers but of course you pull it off!!!

I adore that shade of blue! I love how you found so many ways to wear it!

CObalt blue and lime green! Who knew? The combination is crisp. Love it.

I love these looks! Your style is so fabulous, and I love when you post pics of your looks! Such inspiration and great ideas for me to pull my looks together.

GORGEOUS! Perfection times four. You look beautiful in all combos.
Quick q: where are those cute leggins with the zippers from? Love ‘em.

I love this dress and all of the ways you’re wearing it. My favourite ideas are the hint of a necklace in #1, and the cuffed clams in #2. Such great looks!

Ooops, the cuffed clams in #3!

Wait, is this the woman who doesn’t prefer blue??

You look fab! Glad you’ve joined the blue brigade

You look great in every outfit. You have beautiful legs!
The leggies look is definately growing on me. At first I thought it was only for the young, but now it seems like a great way to have modesty as most dresses are shorter than I want to wear alone. I especially like the leggings with zippers. I am very into added texture these days thanks to you and your blog ofcourse.
I miss those puppies in the pictures though! I think we were all looking for little Jasmine and Rosie.

I love that dress.

I bet it would be good for hiding postpartum bulge as well.

I like the dress on its own and it’s not too short at all. It’s ok with leggings. I don’t care for the last two looks. It looks good on Angie because she’s tall and slim, but on me it would be totally dumpy.

Still, I love when you show us edgier looks.

Shari

Adorable cuteness.!!:)

Okay, I give up! One of these days I really will have to try the dress/tunic over leggings look myself…
I love the quirky detail on those leggings and the dress is gorgeous as is, but I’m quite drawn to the dress + clams combo too. Hmm, I’d probably need something in a straighter cut. Boy I can’t believe I’m actually considering this;-)

Thank you, Angie, for sharing more inspirational pictures of outfits. Cobalt blue looks amazing on you (and you have beautiful skin), and I really like all four looks. I recently got a green sleeveless Swiss dot dress from ATL, and while it’s much more casual than your blue dress, I’m taking mental notes nevertheless.

I also adore your fantastic book shelves. And I miss your doggies.

wonderful ideas! i love the cut, color and neckline of your dress, which fits you like a glove. re: my to the max dress which you commented on, i have since experimented pairing it with 1) patterned tights and wide strap heels 2) leggings and flats and 3) ankle boots and a denim jacket. so many possibilities! thanks for the inspiration

The dress is fabulous! I love cobalt blue. The thing that I find curious is you say leggings aren’t popular in the US, which is the exact opposite of true here in California. Everyone from teenagers to middle aged women wear them all year round over here, and they’re all over celebrities too.

Thank you for the compliments, ladies. You’re lovely. I really enjoyed hearing which combinations were favourites. I like them all equally because each offers a different mood for the day.

Fab ideas, Budget Babe. Thanks for the inspiration. I LOVED the dress on your blog post today too.

Laura, believe it or not, I actually have a fair amount of cobalt blue in my wardrobe. It’s the only blue, other than a sour turquoise, that I wear. So I guess blue is still my least preferred colour even though I like wearing certain shades of it.

Oneirix, leggings have been around for three years and I’ve travelled to quite a few places in America in that time. Compared to abroad, I’m still left with the same impression. I guess things are different in your neck of the woods. Good to know!

Brooke, no hose in Summertime. But spray-on-hose is a great idea. It evens out all sorts of blemishes and is quite effective. It’s available at most drug stores. Also, the right hose with peep toes is a great fashion forward look.

Absolutely beautiful, Angie! It suits you to a T and looks wonderful. I also love seeing some of your new Spring purchases carry over to your summer wardrobe with this dress.

I brought home “your” Macy’s leggings with the zipper to take them for a spin. I’m not sure whether they are winners given my large calf size, but I like the thick opaque material and the seamless waistband.

Gorgeous frock, but I’m with Mishka. I don’t think it works with any of the trousers, although it looks fabulous on its own.

Thank you so much for the photo demonstration of the different looks possible — that dress is absolutely perfect for you! Love the color and neckline.

I guess I just must be too old-school, because while I think you look wonderful in all 4 looks, I still prefer it as a regular frock. I am keeping an open mind to the idea, though!

I have pretty much been with you until now. The dress with pants would make me be a laughing stock. It just does not work, even on cute you. Sorry, but this looks is a real miss.

Angie,

Did you have to have that dress taken in? I’ve looked at Maggie London dresses before, but the smallest size is about one too big for me. This seems to be the case with other darling dresses at Nordstrom. I love BCBG dresses (I’m not sure what the washable material is–polyester?) because they hang well and I don’t feel like they are too big (even if the small runs a size too big), but dresses that are made to be fitted are another thing…

I really love the last look. You have made me a total convert to the dress over the jeans look. It is one I now sport regularly.

Christie, I’m glad you’ve embraced the frock over pants look as it suits you to a tee. It’s not for everyone but works for those who like it and wear it well. Maggy London dresses do not always fit me, but the smallest size in this style did and there was no need to alter (it’s a size 2). It’s a narrow cut.

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