OOTD: Minimal for Minimal’s Sake

Forever 21 Puffy Sleeve Knit Dress – XS (similar here)

Forever 21 bird necklace

Aldo Withey Pumps – size 35

Makeup: 
Palace Pedigreed Eyeshadow Quad
Hipness blush
Blistex chapstick

This outfit is so bare bones simple that I was almost embarrassed to post it on a fashion blog.  But then I thought, minimal can be nice sometimes.  Usually when I’m getting dressed, I try and see how many things I can add to the outfit to make it more interesting and different.  Today though, I felt like going with less.  The recessionista in me dictated my outfit — try and make do with less.  

I personally love how teal wears on me, and today, teal was in the spotlight.  The dress is simple but has a nice ruched sleeve detail that adds a bit of flair.  Normally, I might have added a belt at the waist to cinch everything in, but then I decided that the natural cut of the dress was going to speak for itself.  The dress isn’t tight by any means but isn’t loose either.  It hugs perfectly and had just the right amount of movement that I wanted to just go with it.  The nude pumps were the perfect complement to the simple look as I just wanted to accentuate and lengthen the legs to draw the eye upwards towards the dress. 

Thanks for reading!

P.S.  Sorry for the lower quality pics.  My photographer left for work early today and I had to struggle with the tripod.  🙂