Come Sail Away, Cocoapuff.



My dream dress has arrived! I remember first seeing this dress on Pinterest and dying over it! I quickly scoured the source link (Topshop) for my size and much to my dismay they were long gone. Only a size 2 remained! I'm very wary of ordering clothing from the UK simply because I can't even manage to order the correct US size online. Add a few thousand miles worth of transit and returns/exchanges become seemingly impossible. (Yes, I know there's a Topshop in the US.. but it's only in NYC and I don't live there anymore and if you order from Topshop.com (which I did), the items are shipped from the UK still. Bummer!). Anywhoo- I had to have this dress. A lovely lady on Tumblr linked it to me in a UK size 12 (US 8) on Ebay and I scooped it up without any hesitation. It's a little bit in the waist but otherwise it's pure perfection! I am so enamored with the cut, color and style. And the pattern, too!

I've been wearing it quite a bit since receiving it Thursday, I won't lie. I've really been playing my love of nauticals up as of late! It's been really really hot here in Nashville, so you're probably wondering why I'm sporting the cardigan and tights. I tend to live my life indoors during Tennessee summers. They are brutal, at best. Air conditioning is so very my best friend. Still, it's a bit unseasonably warm for early April so I'm hoping the showers coming our way will cool it down some. Until then, my We Love Colors tights are the best and most comfortable tights to be wearing! (I just need to replace these as they seem to have bleach spots on them! Oops!)

Work this weekend was exhausting. I will leave it at that. Our friends Merissa and JT stopped by yesterday to see the place, and Elle and Bryan came by on Thursday evening for a tour and we grabbed some yummy Mexican at RosePepper in East Nashville. I'm looking forward to Bryan coming back over tomorrow night for some quality hang time! I'm also about to dive into fun decorations for Merissa's baby shower next month! So very very very excited to be involved and I just love her (and all the other gals associated!). Ready to welcome that baby in with a Mexican fiesta! I love living so much closer to my favorite people. It's a good thing! xo

Topshop dress
Thrifted belt
Target cardigan
Tights c/o of We Love Colors
Target flats
Canal Street/NYC bag
Forever 21 oversized flower

PS; My hair is much more "ginger" today! I opted for a more natural/orange red and I'm in love! It's from the same supplier on Ebay (epiccosplay) and it's the perfect shade of red I always wished to have! (It's a bit more copper/orange in real life. Hard to see in the photos!) Also- I promise I'm not high in these pictures! I didn't take my Zyrtec today so my allergies are the equivalent of a major world war!

32 comments:

  1. I am over in Clarksville and it is so incredibly hot and humid, we are supposed to get thunderstorms tomorrow, so here is hoping!

    and I love that hair color! <3

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  2. That dress flatters you very much lady.
    ALso what happened to the awesome springs and falls we used to have here???

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  3. I am SO in love with your dress & you look stunning with that color red! You have amazing style.

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  4. You look absolutely stunning in this dress. I glad you tracked it down, because it's definitely worth it.
    I'm from the UK, and I wary about ordering from the US for the same reason. It's nice to know that we have the same problem.
    x

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  5. That dress is cute and you're so pretty,as always. Oh,I love the title! XD

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  6. i remember that dress! oh it's lovely on you and that's a goooood purse. i am in love with it!
    nautical is always the way to go :)

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  7. DUDE I was just looking at that dress on topshop the other day as well! I wanted it so bad and I've thought about it so much since but decided it was just too pricey! You are so lucky to own it and it looks great on you.

    if you ever get rid of it... i'll be waiting with open arms!

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  8. I have that dress too <3 You have styled it so well, it looks gorgeous with the red belt and the floral head piece! Love! x

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  9. I'm absolutely obsessed with nautical prints and styles. So cute.

    And I also just joined Pinterest! No idea how to use it yet, gonna start playing around with it later.

    =]

    -V

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  10. It's such a cute dress, glad you finally got your hands on it. Love the bag to xoxo

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  11. Yay! I'm really happy you go the dress. I saw that you had a post on twitter about a week or so ago when you were looking for it. I quickly went on a search (b/c I love researching) and I found it! I responded to your tweet within 15 minutes of you posting it, but I guess you didn't see it. Ahh well... I'm still happy you got it!

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  12. The title of this blog post was perfect!! I really enjoy this outfit. I think you're red hair would perfectly complete any nautical outfit. Thanks for sharing the link to your tights supply... I've been after some burgundy ones thicker than 70 denier for a while now xx

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  13. That dress is super cute! I love it!

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  14. I am so super envious of that dress! It is adorable and I need it in my life. I don't think TopShop even ships to Canada. Bleh! I will live vicariously through seeing it on you in your outfit posts haha <3

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  15. I LOVE that dress on you! I've been obsessed with it since I first saw it on the website - adorable. You look amazing in it Kaelah and it suits your style perfectly.

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  16. Seriously, we need to hang out just so some of your adorable-ness rubs off on me :) ox
    janel

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  17. That dress is seriously beautiful on you! <3

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  18. oh how i miss NYC canal street! Such a cute purse :)

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  19. oh how i miss NYC canal street! Such a cute purse :)

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  20. definitely worth the trouble, bcos that dress is just absolutely darling, but more importantly, looks amazing on YOU :)

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  21. i'm so in love with your style!!
    lovely!
    xoxo

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  22. I smiled at this post - because I have the same dress! Admittedly, I'm from the UK so it was much easier for me to get hold of. It looks great on you, and I love how you've styled it. I wore it this weekend too - with a blue waist belt and a turquoise cardigan.

    There's a pic of me wearing it in Paris here - https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WCqF2CHxDzs/TYE7AdWM0jI/AAAAAAAAAns/3hcVv3i9rlg/s1600/_DSC0129.JPG

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  23. yet another beautiful outfit! how do you get your hair to fall in such lovely curls?
    x

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  24. I love the pattern on the dress!

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  25. The dress looks lovely on you! Such a cute pattern :)

    Loving the hair colour too! xx

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  26. I could see why you were on a hunt for that dress! Looks lovely on you and I am in awwe of all the colors on that dress. So happy that you're living closer to your friends. That's definitely always a great thing. I love planning baby showers! Er...wedding showers...anything party. Haha. I hope you have lots of fun doing it and I'm sure the shower will turn out lovely! Wishing for much MUCH better weather here too and the AC is my best friend too! Heck yes.

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  27. i have been debating buying that dress for so long..everytime i visit my local topshop it is there taunting me wanting me to buy it..and now after seeing how it sits on you i want it even more...so pretty:)

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  28. Love the dress & LOVE that flower in your hair! :)

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  29. I totally love your hair.
    Could you make a tutorial?

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  30. Oh my gosh I love that sailboat dress! So cute and the navy theme is fantastic :)

    - Meanz (Koi Story)

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  31. I love dresses with fun little prints and this one is just gorgeous. I'm also loving that shade of red on you, so pretty. Hope work is starting to calm down for you. xx veronika

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  32. Love that dress!!! http://caribbeaneco-living.blogspot.com

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