Sartorial Saturday–Restyling an Autumn Dress for Summer

The Tassie-Aurea from Miss Candyfloss was originally introduced as an autumn dress, but I have restyled it for the warmer months!

I accessorized with a summer hat from Vixen by Micheline Pitt, a stack of Splendette Duchess Bangles, a true vintage brooch from our local antique store, and a pair of gloves:

I love the trailing scarves no matter the season!

The fact that the dress is sleeveless is key to making this look work for summer even thought the colors are a bit more autumnal.

I feel like I should be going to a garden party in this outfit!

I love finding new ways to style my favorite pieces!

Sartorial Saturday–A Winter Blazer and Spring Dress

Time for another winter to spring look!

The Estee-Spring dress from last year’s Miss Candyfloss Lilibeth collection is one of my favorites, and I’ve been looking for ways to work it back into my wardrobe as spring approaches. As I was looking at the options in my closet, I realized that the darker blue stripe on the dress is almost a perfect match to the lovely blue of the Minerva-Lee blazer from last season’s Exquisite collection!

I accessorized with a moon and cloud brooch from the Erstwilder/Care Bears collaboration, and a pastel stack of Splendette Duchess Bangles:

I love the colors of this outfit!

I still can’t believe how outstanding the peplum on the blazer is!

This is great way to fill in the gaps in the transitional times of year as far as the weather goes, but I’m looking forward to going full spring soon!

Sartorial Saturday–Winter to Spring

Last autumn, I had some fun mixing and matching some unexpected pieces from my wardrobe, and in some cases, looking for ways to transition some of my spring/summer pieces into fall. I’m back at it, but this time I’m looking at a winter to spring transition, featuring my new Dashi-Sable coat from the Miss Candyfloss “Exquisite” collection and the Estee-Spring dress from last year’s collection “Lilibeth” collection.

The blue of the coat really brings out the blue stripes on the dress!

I accessorized with a stack of Splendette Duchess Bangles, and an adorable Jemima Puddleduck brooch from Erstwilder:

The pink lining of the coat and the faux fur trim also goes really well with the dress!

I love finding new ways to combine pieces and dress for the changing seasons!

Sartorial Saturday–A Water-Repellent Coat for Winter

I have just one more piece from the Miss Candyfloss “Exquisite” collection to share…a coat I picked up from their 40% off sale!

The Dashi-Sable coat is a gorgeous shade of blue, perfect for winter, but also a great color year-round. It has a subtle marquise pattern in varying shades of blue and pink, faux fur trim at the neck and cuffs, and a detachable hood (which is a new feature for me).

I’m really excited I was able to add this coat to my wardrobe, especially since the Exquisite collection was inspired by fashion label Lilli Ann, who were known for their coats…it seems very appropriate that I would add such a piece this season!

I accessorized with a pair of Splendette bracelets and an Erstwilder brooch:

Isn’t the pattern lovely?!?

Here’s a look at the coat belted but unbuttoned (which may be my favorite way to wear it):

And a look at it without the belt:

I love the pink satin lining!

It’s a both comfortable and elegant piece!

I’m already obsessed with this coat, and I’m planning on wearing it as often as possible before the temperatures rise!

Sartorial Saturday–The Sheer Sleeve Jumpsuit

Time for a look at my final purchase from the Miss Candyfloss “Exquisite” collection…the elegant Morna-Bo jumpsuit!

I didn’t realize it until the jumpsuit arrived, but the hat from Mein Wunderbarer Hutsalon that I won in the Miss Candyfloss Instagram giveaway is a perfect match for the jumpsuit! I added a pair of Splendette Duchess Bangles and an Erstwilder brooch to complete my accessories.

I love the elegant bishop sleeves, and the fact that they’re sheer makes them extra glamorous somehow:

The colors of the jumpsuit are perfect for winter (especially the lovely berry shade of the top)…I’d love to see how they stand out against a backdrop of snow (if it ever snows here this winter)!

I really enjoyed this Miss Candyfloss collection, and I’m looking forward to seeing what they have in store for 2024!

Sartorial Saturday–Christmas Glam

Today I’m taking a look at a very glamorous Christmas dress, the amazing Tassie-Aurea dress from Miss Candyfloss!

I have wanted a dress in this style, which has lovely scarves that trail from the shoulders, for quite a while, but I hadn’t found quite the right color or length (Miss Candyfloss has made dresses like this in a floor length in the past). When I saw this dress in ivory, with a lovely rust-colored flower print, I knew that it was perfect, because while it’s a Christmas dress, the color palette can work in pretty much any season!

I kept my accessories fairly simple since the dress is so gorgeous on its own, so I added a simple, subtle stack of Splendette Duchess Bangles and my standard necklace with matching earrings and called it a day.

I feel like I’ve stepped right out of White Christmas, which is just about the highest praise I could give any dress!

The scarves are my favorite feature of the dress…they add such an elegance and wonderful sense of movement!

You can even wear them different ways!

Even glamorous dresses can have pockets!

Now that I’ve tried this style of dress, I’d love to add it to my wardrobe in more colors and patterns!

Sartorial Saturday–A Diamond of a Dress

When it comes to Miss Candyfloss, there are two styles of dress that stand out as my absolute favorites. One has a v-neck with a gathered bust and buttons all the way down the front, and the other has a square neck with a row of asymmetrical buttons down the bodice. I have several of each style in my wardrobe in various colors/patterns/sleeve lengths. The Fabrizia-Kat swing dress is the latter style, and it is my most-anticipated item from this year’s “Exquisite” collection!

I love the color of this dress…it’s a gorgeous shade of teal. And the polka dots on the skirt and cuffs are actually tiny little squares, which is such a fun twist on a familiar pattern!

I choose pink accessories to contrast with the dress, including a fuzzy bucket hat, a stack of Splendette Duchess Bangles, and an Erstwilder Christmas tree brooch:

It’s such a pretty look for the approach of winter!

Maybe it’s my imagination, or maybe it’s just the lovely fabric, but the skirt of this dress feels fuller than some of my others, and as someone who judges a skirt by its twirl, that makes me very happy!

And like all the best dresses, it has pockets!

The wait for this gem was long, but she was worth it!

Sartorial Saturday–Courtesy of Miss Candyfloss

Back in October, I entered a Miss Candyfloss giveaway on Instagram. I enter a lot of those giveaways, though, so I didn’t think any more about it. You can imagine my surprise and excitement when, on Moose’s birthday, they notified me that I was the winner of the Morie-Abalone dress, plus a hat from Mein Wunderbarer Hutsalon!

This was extra exciting for me because I had originally considered buying this dress, but when I narrowed my wishlist down, it got cut. I can’t believe it’s mine after all!

Here’s a closer look at the lovely wool felt hat…I’m ecstatic that I now own a hat from an actual hat shop!!!

In addition to the hat, I accessorized with an Erstwilder brooch and a stack of Splendette Duchess Bangles:

The bodice of the dress is fully lined, which is nice because wool can be kind of scratchy.

Here’s a closer look at the lovely cuff detail on the sleeve:

Between the warm fabric and the full-length sleeves, this is the perfect dress for late autumn/winter!

I’m beyond thrilled that I won something that I wanted to add to my wardrobe in the first place!

Sartorial Saturday–The Double Collar Dress

Time to take a look at a dress in a rather unexpected color for autumn…the lovely Xanthe-Mai double collar swing dress in shades of wine and pink:

This dress looks very similar in style to the Minerva-Lee double collared blazer and the Cressida-Lee swing skirt, with the added bonus of being a single, easy-to-wear piece!

The Xanthe-Mai, like the Minerva-Lee blazer, has an absolutely stunning double collar in contrasting shades that I love:

The contrasting colors also appear on other bodice details, including the buttons, as well as the included belt:

I accessorized with a stack of Splendette Duchess Bangles, an Erstwilder brooch, and the very first hat I added to my wardrobe many years ago:

I also added my black lace gloves and a statement ring:

I love that this looks like a skirt suit!

Miss Candyfloss does peplums exceedingly well, whether on a jacket, or on a dress that looks like a jacket and skirt:

This is bright and cheerful look for fall!

I recently won a Miss Candyfloss Instagram giveaway, and I can’t wait to share that look, too!

Sartorial Saturday–Mad About Plaid

Can you believe the Heidi-Abalone tartan swing dress from Miss Candyfloss wasn’t originally on my “must buy” list this season?!? But one day when I was flipping through the lookbook, I realized that it’s basically the same style as what has become my favorite style of dress for summer, just with longer sleeves. So I combed through my wishlist to decided what was going to get the axe so I could add this lovely dress to my wardrobe!

There are some beautiful and unexpected colors in the dress (I love the teal and red!), and I can’t wait to accessorize based on some of those, but to start, I went with basic black and grey with my Erstwilder brooch, Splendette stack of Duchess Bangles, and hat and gloves: