Now personally, this whole sequinned dress thing for the most part reminds me of my traumatic time in the local calisthenics group. But then I saw the 'splurge' dress and changed my mind. To be clear, I cannot afford the splurge dress, and if I could, I am not convinced I have anywhere to wear it, but damn do I want it!
Hopefully you know how this works by now! I pick a theme and then create three outfits based on a 'splurge', 'sensible' and 'steal' price point.
I do the best with what we have here in Australia, I confess for this one I had to go offshore more than I like to as a) the splurge dress is what gave me this theme and its overseas and b) getting a steal dress in Australia that is not sold out in every size is getting harder and harder and I want to post items that are in stock enough that people can purchase them if they want to.
SPLURGE
More is More - Sequinned Splurge
I've kept the accessories to a bare minimum for all of these dresses, and I think you can see why! With this much bling on the boddy you don't need anything else apart from shoes and a clutch for your lippy. To accessories this I would honestly only wear studs in my ears and maybe a plain bangle. But I am a bit boring....
Featuring (price low to high)
- Lady Garland Clutch by Peeptoe - $109.00
- Jazz Sequin Evening Dress by LK Bennett - $530.00 (approx.)
- Boulimina 120 Glittered Slingbacks by Chrisitan Louboutin from Net-A-Porter - $785.00 (approx.)
Remember Me? The Lady Garland Clutch has also been featured in this post...
SENSIBLE
She Sparkle's
I would have preferred a clutch a bit more 'clear champagne' than what I found, but c'est la vie. This outfit unfortunately involves importing still but most of it is available here in Australia.
Featuring (price low to high)
- Lydia Clutch from Accessorize - $12.40 (approx.)
- Milly Sequin Tank Dress by Forever New - $129.99
- Vivier by RMK from Birdsnest - $149.95
Remember Me? The Lydia Clutch has also been featured in this post...
STEAL
Sequinned Seductress - Steal
This was the only sequinned dress (with a decent size range available that I could find for under $60.00. There might be more out there, but with the fabric embellishments I'm not sure how much cheaper you could find.
This is a very sexy look - I personally could not pull this off without looking cheap in the wrong way. Proceed with caution! But if you can do it - you will be rewarded with an outfit for well under $100.00!
Featuring (price low to high)
- Bow Cut Out Platform Heels by ICE - $7.95 (reduced from $39.95)
- Boutique Hard Clutch by Cotton On - $10.00 (reduced from $29.95)
- V Neck Sequin Dress from Topshop - $59.80 (approx.)
NB: The shoes are on a super sale - they were available in all sizes except for size 10 when I created this outfit - no promises as to their continual availability!
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