Maximizing your maxi


Maxi dress (old, other options I like here, here, and here) // Sweater (old, similar here) // J. Crew Factory pendant necklace // Heels (old, similar here and here; I also love these style of heels and would pair them with this look) // Belt

Happy Friday, friends, and happy April! I am so ready for warm weather and to be able to pull out all of my summer dresses. Until it warms up though, I will be maximizing the wear of my maxi dresses with this easy trick: layering on a pullover sweater for (a) warmth and (b) to create an entirely new look. All I did to create this look was take a thin, waist belt, similar to this J.Crew one, buckle it around the highest part of my waist, and then lightly tuck a few inches of the sweater into the belt. I tuck just enough in to then be able to slightly pull it out to give a folded over appearance that's not bulky.

The Old Navy maxi dress that I am wearing in this post is actually a spaghetti strap dress that I would typically reserve for the hottest part of the summer. While I may throw on a cardigan or denim jacket over this dress for cooler spring days, it's still just a dress. I love this trick because it transforms your maxi dresses into an entirely new and unique outfit! While the dress that I am wearing in today's post is from last year, you could easily pull off this trick with one of these three options: 1, 2, 3. 

I'd love to know, have you ever tried this layering trick on any of your maxi dresses? 

Images are by the talented ShelbyRae Photographs. If you live in the Atlanta area and are looking for a great photographer, I highly recommend Shelby!

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