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Sleek & Sophisticated

November 3, 2014,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

I almost never wear white, but this sassy little athletic-inspired number caught my attention. The classic black and white combo and the easy shape reads American sportswear without the sneakers and polos. This is actually a peplum shirt that I repurposed into a dress. Sometimes being 4’11 has its perks!

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sleekandsophisticated2I paired the shirt/dress with a gold statement necklace and a red lip to give the sporty vibe a fashionable edge. The black tights and black booties offset the bright tennis white.

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sleekandsophisticatedDress: Tobey Grey, Tights: TJ Maxx, Shoes: Payless, Necklace: H&M

Photos by Jenni Heller.

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  1. jeffrey says

    November 3, 2014 at 3:24 pm

    Wow. Smart, funny and beautiful. Great look!

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  1. Mini Dress Month | Trends and Tolstoy says:
    November 7, 2014 at 7:00 am

    […] back at it turning shirts into dresses. Since my last mini dress I found this shirt at Goodwill. It could have gone maternity very quickly so I wore it as a dress […]

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