Perfect Plum
29 Oct 2012
I will confess: I put this whole outfit together just to show off this gorgeous necklace my mom sent me for my birthday. Is it not exquisite?
But as I now realize, this plum dress was also a birthday gift from my mom, from a good handful of years ago. My parents were in town for my birthday, and they asked me what I wanted to do. I told them I wanted to go shopping in all the cute Rockridge shops I passed every day on my way to and from work. And so a-shopping we went. This dress is from Crush, a store I love as much for its pretty goods as for its massive sales. Oh yes, this girl loves a sale. I have been missing the old neighborhood so much, so it warms my heart to remember that fun day.
I love the dainty little buttons on the front. Purple and green are a classic combo, but I wanted to throw in a splash of yellow just for fun.
This dress is just light enough for a weekend on the edge of two seasons–though we’ve had some glorious cool weather for last week or so, this weekend things were warm again. But not too warm. As long as we can leave the windows open at night, I’m calling it fall!

Oct 30, 2012 @ 09:51:50
Love the color of the dress; it suits you! And the necklace is indeed lovely. Your mom has excellent taste!
Oct 30, 2012 @ 17:12:03
Thank you, and I must agree! I think I wore this dress once to one of those fall potlucks, so it has happy memories of camaraderie for me 😉
Mar 23, 2013 @ 00:23:41
Whens your birthday?! I see this post is from 10-29, mine is 10-26;)
Mar 24, 2013 @ 21:56:09
Yay, another fall baby! 🙂 Mine is actually 9/13–the dress was from a few birthdays ago 🙂
Mar 25, 2013 @ 09:33:03
You seem like a total Virgo, very classy!:)
Mar 25, 2013 @ 23:00:17
Aw, thank you so much! I am definitely a Virgo! 🙂