Dress like it's...2012.

Dress: Marshall's {Old, Similar here} || Shoes: TJ Maxx {Similar here} || Earrings: Forever 21 || Necklace: {Gift} || Bracelet: Express || Lips: Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Cotton Candy

      This is an outfit that I wore to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory during my last night in Charlotte for my junior year! So crazy to think that this was just a couple of weeks ago: since then I have moved out of school (with my dad's help :-) ), road-tripped with home across the East Coast back to Maine, as a part of that trip stopped for a day trip in Virginia for a fun photoshoot with my friend Meredith (which y'all will be hearing more about next week!), spent a whirlwind evening in New York City, then had a very busy weekend at home in Maine before leaving for my internship in Kentucky. As y'all are reading this post I'm currently here in Kentucky! 

     I titled this post "Dress like it's...2012," partly because this dress was my high school graduation party dress (Class of 2012 represent!), and partly I because I feel like this outfit was much more of my high school style! As far as jewelry goes, back in high school I preferred wearing big earrings paired with a delicate necklace. I had a variety of small pendants that I used to swap out on a daily basis (my favorite was a Tiffany and Co. pendant that was a gift from my aunt and uncle in New York), and I liked to pair all of my little necklaces with dangling earrings. The earrings that I'm wearing here were a favorite of mine in high school! I also was not nearly as good as doing my hair back then as I am now, so I wore it up a lot more than I do now.

     My style has definitely changed since then, especially in relation to jewelry! I wear a lot more smaller earrings now, and have gotten really into the statement necklace trend. When I do wear large earrings I often make them the only jewelry piece that I am wearing (minus rings or dainty bracelets). And let's at least be thankful that by my senior year of high school my Hollister and Abercrombie t-shirt phase was over... (Please tell me I wasn't alone! ;-) )

     

High school graduation party, June 2012

My sweet friend Caroline! She has been on the blog before. And I'm excited to announce that she will be my suitemate next year!!

     Since my dress is old (obviously!! Haha) I have instead linked up some similar but equally cute dresses below! 

     Stay tuned for lots of posts next week including pictures from my photoshoot with Meredith and all of the details about my time here in Kentucky!

     xoxo Miss ALK