Shop the Evening Look: $500 Budget

Hi! Today I'm going shopping for an evening look with a budget of $500. My friend called me and asked to pick up a sleek, dark colored dress that is noticeable, but not obnoxious. She, unlike my other friend, doesn't have $3,000 to spend on an outfit. (Who does?) So, I automatically thought to look for a sequin dress. Aidan Mattox makes great sequin dresses at an affordable price. However, while looking on the Nordstroms' website, this beautiful Adrianna Papell dress caught my eye. I knew that would be the dress. The next step would be to search for shoes. Most women make the mistake of matching bright or too trendy of a shoe with their dress. 

TIP* This is my first rule. NEVER wear "loud" shoes with a sequin dress. The sequins are the accessories. The dress is suppose to be the main focus. Wear something simple. A simple heel will look better and will even make the legs appear longer.

Adrianna Papell dress- Price: $178, Nordstroms.com

Adrianna Papell dress   (see more adrianna papell dresses)

Steve Madden Black Cougarr Pumps- Price: $99 !!
Macys.com
These pumps look perfect with the dress! 
Now, time for the accessories. As I said earlier, the dress is already the outfits' biggest accessory. The outfit would look very chic already without some accessories, but I will just give some options. We have a little over $200 to spend. 

 
PERFECT! 
A beautiful Coach Chelsea Leather clutch. Modern and Elegant. 
Price: $178!!!
Macys.com
Okay, we are finished!
We have the completed outfit. It is very chic and modern, trendy and exciting!
TOTAL PRICE: $456.00
Amount saved: $44.00

Hope you like the outfit! 
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Shop the Evening Look: $3,000 Budget

Okay, I have exciting news to share with you! There will be many surprises coming to Tellin' All soon! Including.. my daily Fashion Advice! I will limit myself to a budget, and will tell you what I would buy. The budget will range, and so will what I am looking for. Today I have a budget of $3,000 for an Spring Summer evening event in New York City. My friend is looking for something to wear! Let's get started!

So, first step: The Colors.

I want to go full out and take advantage of the Spring Summer time. I'm headed towards the brights! Which color exactly? PINK.

I came up with 2 outfits that look great. 

OUTFIT #1
(Forget about the Jimmy Choo shoe right below. I can't delete it)

 

                           Teri Jon Rosette Ruffle Dupioni Dress: 

Price: $378.00

wear with Manolo Blahnik Sedaraby Jewel Buckle d'Orsay 

Price: $715.00
Total Price: $1,093. 

Outfit #2!

 

 

 Notte by Marchesa Dress- Price: $660.00

Jimmy Choo 'Fairview' Crystal Embellished Sandal

Price: $2,095.00 

Total Price: $2,753 

We have two outfits picked out. It is almost time to chose. Both of them look great! The benefit of picking the first outfit is that there is more money to spend on accessories than the second outfit. 

Accessory #1- Jimmy Choo Clutch

 

 Jimmy Choo Acrylic Candy Clutch- $595

Unfortunately, the clutch is too expensive for the second outfit. It also looks better with the first one. 

Let's look at accessories under $250 for the second outfit.

 Perfect! A nice pair of Adriana Orsini Sterling Pear Drop Earrings- Price: $145

We now have one completed outfit
(Outfit #2) The total cost of this beautiful outfit is $2,898. Nice! And $102 is saved

Luckily for the first outfit, we still have over $1,500 to spend

Great! A pair of Adriana Orsini Tear Drop Earrings with a Price of: $95

 There we have it: Another completed outfit (Outfit #1) The outfit will cost a total of: $1,783 

The first outfit costs nearly $1,150 less than the second one. And personally, it looks better! 

Well, I will let you and my friend decide what looks best.

 

And there is the outfit that I think looks the best.

Great outfit! Great save!

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