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How To Wear A Frilly Pink Dress Without Looking Like A Child

How To Wear A Frilly Pink Dress Without Looking Like A Child
Carly Jacobs
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eird little fact about me – I used to wear pink pretty much every day. Weird right? I then went through this phase where I thought wearing pink all the time made me look immature but now I’m a grown up, I just don’t have the time to over think my clothing choices like I used to. I like pink so I’m bloody well going to wear it… but I’ll take a few precautions so I don’t look like Uni-Kitty threw up on me. I absolutely adore that cute girly look (like my mate Violet Le Beaux – how adorable is she???) but it’s not a look that works for me so here’s how I avoid it while wearing a frilly pink dress.

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Wearing

Dress from Boom Shankar (gifted – I’m wearing a size 16 which is a bit big but I suspect a 14 would have been a bit too tight across my boobies so I sized up and belted it!)

Swedish Hasbeens from Amazon

Black sheer shrug from Ebay

Rings and earrings from India, Singapore, Thailand, Bali and Fifth Element

Worn For

A ridiculously steamy day yesterday where I slammed through lots of boring editing work (boo!) so I can spend all of tomorrow working on my own projects (yay!). I also managed to get almost all my work done by 9pm which is practically unheard of and I managed to sneak in a quick half hour jog as well. Top notch day yesterday actually.

Style Notes On How To Wear A Frilly Pink Dress

With Out Looking Like a Child 

* Jazz it up a little with black accents – it will steer the look more towards Courtney Love and less towards Katy Perry if that’s your fancy.

* Keep it modest… if this dress was any shorter/lower they’d be carting me off to the Playboy mansion.

* Keep it simple – adding extra frilly bits, bows or more pink will send you straight to the primary school look book. Which is fine… unless that’s what you’re trying to avoid like me!

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What are you wearing today? Underwear? Nothing more than a thin layer of mist from a spray bottle? Is anyone in Australia not sweltering their arm pits off today?

 

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9 Comments

  1. Christine 9 years ago

    Ther’s pink and there’s baby pink. That dress is a delicious shade of watermelon pink. I too avoided pink for years,but have started wearing it again. Accessories are the key – and yes to avoiding frills and ruffles when wearing pink (or pretty much anytime for me). Wearing, today, dark coral colour linen shorts (ezibuy calls them sunset) and witchery multicolour silk tank (great score from eBay) and one of my pairs of sparkly thongs for minding 2yo granddaughter – beach and playground on the agenda. Fortunately not too ridiculously hot for us today. Xx

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      Carly Jacobs 9 years ago

      I actually don’t mind a little bit of blush pink! Baby though is defintiely a different story – it does not look good on me at all! I love the Withery tanks! They’re my absolute favourite.

  2. You look super fab, my love! Hot pink is my Happy Colour – I’d wear it every single day if I could (and when I’m not, I’m usually rocking a hot pink lipstick). I love pink with black and I even love pink with leopard print, if I’m feeling especially Real Housewives of OC. x

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      Carly Jacobs 9 years ago

      Oh pink with leopard print??? How risqué of you darling! x

  3. styleonv 9 years ago

    You look as gorgeous as ever Carly. Love your style. Perfectly you! V x

  4. Tahlia Meredith 9 years ago

    I used to be really anti-pink, but now I love a splash of a really bright fuschia-y pink. Haven’t been game to go a full dress yet, but I’m working up to it – you make it look fab!

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      Carly Jacobs 9 years ago

      I was actually quite shocked at how much I loved this colour! I’d quite like a cocktail dress in a similar colour thanks very much!

  5. Violet LeBeaux 9 years ago

    LOVE IT! That is the perfect shade for you 😀

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