I'm Blue (Da Ba Dee Da Ba Daa).

Photography by Julia Gilman & Morgan Sewall Photography

Dress: The Red Dress Boutique {Similar version for same price here [and it has scallops!]} // Shoes: Jessica Simpson {On sale!} // Sunglasses: H&M // Purse: Michael Kors // Necklace: J. Crew Factory {A closet staple!} // Bracelets: c/o Jet Chic Arm Candy // Ring: HJ Greek // Lips: Lips: Essence XXXL Shine Lip Gloss in Pretty in Hibiscus

     Today I'm sharing the second part of the photo-shoot that some old friends of mine did with me in Portland, Maine a couple of weeks ago! (Be sure to check out the first part which I shared last Monday if you haven't yet!) I am so excited to finally be styling this beautiful blue dress on the blog. Blue dresses have truly been my jam lately. Blue has always been my favorite color, ever since I was a little girl! The exact shades that I've loved have varied... I used to love baby blue, my bedroom at home in Maine is sky blue back from a phase in elementary school when that was my favorite shade, and for several years now my all-time favorite shade has been Tiffany Blue. But this summer I seem to have really been drifting towards this bright, royal blue shade! (Check out another recent blog post of mine where I wore another dress in this color here!)

     This simple short-sleeved shift dress is from one of my favorite online retailers, The Red Dress Boutique. They're a great go-to for on-trend items, and their sales and clearance section of the website can be truly on point! If I'm ever near their store location in Georgia, I know I'll have to pay them a visit. 

     I love simple solid colored dresses like this one because they can be worn so many ways! I had to buy a dress in this color as one of my dresses for the ADPi side of sorority recruitment this year, but of course I couldn't wait to figure out other styling options. I knew that it would be the perfect chance to break out my new Jessica Simpson floral pumps that I had been dying to wear! I bought them right before my trip to France, but they had sadly been sitting in their shoe box in my room for most of the summer. These are such fun statement shoes, and I think that every girl needs a few pairs of fun statement heels in her closet! 

     Lastly, who now has the song I'm Blue stuck in their head thanks to my post title?! ;-) I thought of the title for this blog post at work a few nights ago when it got pretty slow during a break between customers.  Immediately after thinking of it, I scolded myself for not deciding to start naming blog posts after early 2000s songs like three years ago... which by the way is when I started this blog! My third blogiversary is in just a few weeks now- crazy! 

     You're welcome in advance for the video below- and some similar outfit pieces are linked further down!

     xoxo Miss ALK