December 8, 2023

Jungle Print + Patent Pumps

Holiday parties are tough to dress for.

flowy-maxi-dress

Sure, they’re a great reason to get dolled up in color-coordinated, sequin-and-lace dresses and faux fur separates. I’m trying to save money for my impending trip to Asia, though, so instead of running out and buying a new frock for the sake of festivity, I styled one of my most versatile dresses — the Leon by Yumi Kim — for a holiday-worthy (and office-appropriate) look.

I don’t own many vintage-looking dress silhouettes, but I couldn’t resist the fun print and waist-tie tassles on this piece. Counting down until the days I can wear it sans tights in Thailand!

teal-printed-dress

Styling this little number was the easy part: Just embrace black!

Patent black pumps are a must-have for any wardrobe — you’ll wear them with everything and they won’t go out of style. BCBG’s d’orsay pump is one of my favorite shoe silhouettes — and the black patent leather pairs perfectly with everything in my closet. Literally, everything.

midi-dress

yumi-kim-dress

d'orsay-pumps

Now, two things I love: Gift-giving and shoes. In the spirit of spreading (stylish!) holiday cheer — and because they agree that no woman should be without a perfect holiday pump -DSW is offering corals + cognacs winners a change to win free shoes. Yes, free shoes! Or boots, if you prefer.

Five of you will win a $50 gift card to DSW as well as a copy of the New York Times’ bestselling book, Do You Speak Shoe Lover? Deets on how to enter the #DSWShoeHookup are below.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Oh, and I’m not the only one who has teamed up with DSW to hook you up with free shoes. There’s 49 other bloggers each giving away five prizes, too — you can check them out here. That’s a hell of a lot of shoes to be had… 250 pairs to be exact.

animal-print-dress

*Wearing: ADAM jacket, jungle-print dress c/o Yumi Kim (sold out, similar here), J. Crew tights, BCBG d’orsay pumps c/o DSW, Tory Burch logo clutch

*Click below to shop this look:

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Photography by Lydia Hudgens

Lastly, fun fact: I commuted to the office in black flats this day, and as soon as I arrived, my co-worker (still love you!) promptly informed me that I looked “like a Hasidic Jew.” Upon further inspection in a full-length mirror, I realized that she was 100% right. The lesson here, I guess, is not to wear a shin-length dress with tights and matching black flats. Ha!

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31 comments

  1. Hi! Thanks for hosting the #DSWShoeHookUp giveaway :) Love your jungle-print dress… looks so good with your BCBG’s d’orsay pump.

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  2. hi regarding the DSW rafflecopter form, i did the DSW member entry AND the twitter and facebook entry but it only gave me one instead of three entries. appears there is a glitch thank you :)

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  7. cute outfit!

    Every time i try to hit submit the PIN IT button shows up and keeps sending me to the link of the photo (last one :( )

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  11. Hahahha OMG I love that, I am Jewish and my friends always joke I have a wig becahE my hair is so thick and I rarely wash it hahah!

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    • They have been selected (and notified), yes - I am just waiting on one more winner to confirm her DSW rewards code/that she hasn’t yet already won in another contest. I will publish all five as soon as she does! Thanks for checking in!

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      • was my name on ur list? another blogger i won at said ive won before but no emails or anything so im having to msg every single blogger who hasn’t posted their list :( thanks

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