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Le Tote Tuesday

 
This is my superhero pose. The skirt blowing in the wind is kind of like a cape. But I don't think I'd go the cape route if I were a superhero, it would just get in the way when I'd be kicking a**.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
dress/necklace/ring-Le Tote, belt/heels-Forever 21(similar belt here)
 


This outfit is rocking all sorts of pieces from my recent shipment from Le Tote. I featured signing up for the service here.  I'm really feeling the graphic pattern of this dress, but not so much the silhouette. It has an elastic waist which I've hidden under the belt. A lot of dresses out there have these types of waistbands and an overall looser/flowy cut. I have to say I'm not a huge fan, these types of dresses usually don't suit me. The dress here is not as flattering as a more fitted/tailored dress would be on my frame.  But the belt helps as do the heels to lengthen and lean the silhouette.

On another note...Sometimes the articles in a Le Tote package coordinate seamlessly and other times they are wildly different in terms of style and color. I don't know if this is a good thing or not. I mean, it's good in that each tote arrival is a surprise but it can also be inconsistent. 

Anyway, the dress I'm wearing here is one featured on their website. You can see how it looks more flattering on the model. But, Lord knows they probably pinned the sh*t out of it and did a good amount of re-touching, of course. I need to get photoshop.




image via LeTote.com
 

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