Take Two

I attended the second annual Little Black Dress Event. I wore the same dress I wore to the office all day. In fact, it was the same dress I wore to the event last year. Because the LBD is all about versatility.


Dress, Banana Republic. Turquoise necklace, Serket Jewelry. Coral beaded necklace, vintage. Shoes, BCBGeneration. Clutch, Carlos Santana. Cuff and rings, vintage and/or gift.

Office to cocktail:

2011 and 2012:

To differentiate this year’s look, I changed up the accessories. And I ended up wearing a jacket much of the night because this year’s event was much cooler!




I also changed up my date. My friend Colette got to trot out her LBD (and Little Black Bag or LBB), too.



Photos by Beefy Muchacho with the Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 35 mm 1:1.8G lens

As an Honorary Fashionista, I circulated among the crowd, photographing my favorite LBDs.


Lauren, pictured here with her boyfriend, had a glamorous, 30’s look.


Leslie, of Shoefessional, took a picture of my shoes. I wish I’d gotten a close up of hers. They were fabulous!


Danielle wins the award for both “sexiest LBD look” and “awesomest hair.” I was so impressed with her ‘do that I took two pictures of Danielle.



Ok, “sexiest LBD look” and “awesomest hair” weren’t actual prize categories, but “best dressed” was and I nominated Sophia. Her dress had beautiful movement and her hair was also “awesome.”


This trio caught my eye. Ilene of 513 Eats was wearing an Amy Kirchen original. Bernard (center) might have been wearing the best shoes of the event. Del impressed me with his western hat.


Holly gets my vote for “looks most like an American movie star.”


Colette thought that Christine looked like an Italian movie star, so we chased her down and took her picture.


Charlotte won the “best dressed” grand prize: a Jaguar for the weekend. The cut-outs on her dress and her accessories were so on trend. Although you can’t see it in the photo, she was wearing one of her own necklace creations.
I had such a wonderful time meeting all these well-dressed ladies. I can’t wait for next year.

Business Creative LBD

I don’t have time to change my clothing before tonight’s The Little Black Dress Event, so I’m dressing down my cocktail LBD for the office.


Dress, Banana Republic. Jacket, thrifted. Necklace Anthropologie. Shoes, Mossimo. Cuff and rings, vintage and/or gift.


To transition to evening, I had planned merely to shed the jacket and change necklaces (and the not-pictured-purse). However, on the way to work, the rain destroyed my carefully ironed hair and my shoes were damaged. So I’ll be wearing an updo and new shoes at tonight’s event (but I’m actually quite pleased with both!)

The LBD Saves the Day

I had to dress conservatively for work today. The Little Black Dress is always a safe choice! Especially when paired with a lady-like jacket.


Dress, London Times. Jacket, Heart, Moon, Stars. Bag, Caprice (vintage and thrifted). Shoes, thrifted. Sunglasses, Betsey Johnson. Bracelets, gift and swap. Watch, Raymond Weil. Ring, Jan Michaels San Francisco.



I’ll be pulling out another LBD on Friday for The Little Black Dress Event at Coney Island’s Moonlight Gardens on Friday. I’ll be wearing an LBD you’ve seen before (but I’ll show you how I transition it from office to evening). My date this year is my fabulous friend Colette. I can’t wait to show you her dress! (See us both in person at the event. RSVP at www.2012lbd.eventbrite.com)


Photos by Beefy Muchacho with the Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 35 mm 1:1.8G lens

The Little Black Dress Event

Beefy was the one of the few guys at the The Little Black Dress Event. I hope he enjoyed being surrounded by dozens of beautiful women, all dressed to kill. I was sure to keep my eye on him all night.


Dress, Banana Republic. Earrings, vintage. Bag, swap. Shoes, Nine West. Wristband, courtesy of the Little Black Dress Event.



I’ve never seen so many well-dressed women together. The guests were fabulous. (I chose Angela in her leather LBD as my “best dressed” attendee.) The other Honorary Fashionistas were as sweet as they were stylish. And we all enjoyed the LBDs presented in the fashion show.


The Honorary Fashionistas: me, Sara, Merrilee, Asha, and Tamia.
Loved Sara's headband!


Me and a few of the LBD models.
I really liked the scarf (from a Summerfair vendor) on the model on the far right.
Perhaps the highlight of the night was meeting a few readers (in their LBDS)! Hi Alison, Maranda, and Iola! You looked beautiful.

Photos by Beefy Muchacho

The Virtual LBD Party

The The Little Black Dress Event has just started! I can’t wait to check out all the fabulous LBDs.

For those unable to attend the live event, welcome to the virtual party on WIW2D! Here are a few of our well-dressed attendees:


Pam of Over 50 Feeling 40 adds just the right accent color with a sea-foam green necklace.


I love Sarah’s multicolored scarf. Even better, it was thrifted! Click on the photo for more pictures of Sarah’s outfit.


I think Quest for Fashion Sense has found it. So chic! You must visit her blog entry to check out the nail polish she paired with this dress.


Sheila has eased my guilt over being an LBD hoarder. She admits to at least seven, herself. We’re kindred spirits! (Right down to our love of bright colors and accessories)


Megan Mae is another of my long-lost sisters. She loves to remix the same item for a different look. Click on her picture to see the 6 (very different!) ways she’s styled this LBD.

P.S. I want to steal that belt.


Hello, glamour. Cara took a retro spin on styling the LBD. You have to visit this entry to see her secret-agent-in-a-convertible styling, too.

The real party ends at 10, but this one keeps going and going. Feel free to continue to send in pictures of you in your LBD and I’ll add you to the dancefloor.