Tuesday, 26 April 2011

The Little Red Dress...


Powerful, Unique, Intense - in one hand it reminds you of love and romance, on the other hand it makes you think of danger and adventure. It has a natural sensuality to it and it is not afraid of the spotlight, better yet, it kinda of enjoys it, a lot!

Red is openly a "look at me" colour and I just love its honesty - you don't wear a red dress to be discreet, to blend in the crowd, to shy away from the dancefloor. Red is a "make me feel good" colour, it empowers you and gives you confidence.

A little red dress may not be a "must have" on your wardrobe, but it will definitely make all the difference - we all need that one item that we know we can trust and resort to in all those social occasions when we need to feel good and we want to send a "I'm a powerful, sexy, fun woman who enjoys life" kind of message. Yes, I know, that's what little black dresses are for, but I just think that red makes the all experience so devilish fun :)

And, although I think some caution must be taken in regards to the fabric, length and cleavage, don't be afraid to play with the accessories - some people tend to think that you can only pair a red dress with black, gold or silver accessories, but that's not my opinion at all. Don't be afraid to try - the other day, my mother wore this beautiful red dress with turquoise heels and a blueish clutch and she looked amazing :)

And the perfect combo - a little red dress with red lips, love it :)

Well, here are some fun choices:


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#8

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#10


#1 DKNY Twill Strapless Dress 
#2 Dorothy Perkins Red Lace Babydoll Dress 
#3 H&M Straight Cut Dress 
#4 Karen Millen Beaded Necklace Dress 
#5 French Connection Shelbys Summer Belted Dress 
#6 Reiss Peacock Dress 
#7 Warehouse Ottoman Bustier Dress 
#8 Zac Posen Pleated Satin-Jersey Dress 
#9 Zara Strappy Dress 
#10 Karen Millen Modern Shift Dress 

5 comments:

Kleoptra said...

Eu tenho o meu little red dress... =)
O corte não podia ser mais simples, o vermelho nem sequer é tchan, é mais sangue, ms é daquelas roupas q visto qdo estou num dia "não" e têm a capacidade de me transformar em "super-mulher".
A little red dress can make u feel like u're on top of the world even on ur worst days... =D

D'jamy said...

@Kleoptra - your last sentence says it all my love, that's exactly how I feel about a little red dress :) Eu amei o vestido que usaste na photo shoot da mana Júlia, simples mas super elegante and sexy, is that the one?

Micaela Monteiro said...

Ahhhhh a minha amiga Cláudia trouxe-me de Lisboa o #9. Love her!!!
Here's my beautiful Red Dress: http://www.polyvore.com/joy_women_dresses_louche_ettie/thing?id=31278931
I love it more then words can say... definitivamente das melhores compras de 2011, nos saldos de London City! I use it with a black leather belt, parecido com a aplicação da tua carteira rosa do Rainbow look.
O quê que achaste?

D'jamy said...

@Micaela - Amei amiga, é parecido com o meu little red dress que é da Oasis, é o mesmo design mas tem um V neckline. Eu acho que um littel red dress tem de ser assim, simples, elegante, sem fussy details. Eu tenho de começar a usar mais cintos like you do, mas penso sempre que eles evidenciam a minha tummy...

Micaela Monteiro said...

Ohhhh Baby... I was just like you but a really good brazilian friend of mine prepared me an "ah-ah-moment" and suddlently: I was able to see clearly.
Desde então, cintos, viraram acessórios essenciais no meu armário, as you could see by the pictures I sent you in the emails.
Eles realmente fazem toda a diferença, fazem dum vestido sem graça um outfit de black-tie. E mais do que salientar a tummy, marcam a cintura, coisa que todas precisamos!
Try and show us !!! Love you