Summer to me means light and simplistic dressing. Throw on a dress and some sandals, hair in a bun and I'm out the door! But sometimes I want to add a bit to my outfit. Enter fun pieces like these earrings inspired by Marilyn Monroe. They feel weightless but add a little extra pizazz to the look! Aurate carries a wide variety of delicate threader earrings & drop earrings so there's bound to be something that fits your style. The Marilyn collection is particularly fun because it includes pearls, rubies, and white sapphires.
Fun fact about me - I love watching old movies, usually on TCM. If you've been here a long time you've likely come across my "Movies seen" page. We're over 4500 movies at this point. I have seen 22 of Marilyn's 29 films. Technically 30, but the last was unfinished. And a few of those are un-credited. Letterboxd also has a lot more listed because they include documentaries as well. I wish I could eliminate documentary films from the statistics to really see the percentage of movies I've seen for certain actors.
But back to the outfit! This is one of my favorite dresses (even though it's pink!) but unfortunately the brand, Edun, is now defunct. I bought the dress for $25 in 2019, funnily enough I posted it on the blog in 2012 saying I wanted it! I love when patience pays off. Bono and his wife founded the company in 2005 but it went out of business in 2018, which is such a shame because it was a sustainable brand and promoted artists in Africa via a fair trade relationship. I'm still hunting resale websites like The RealReal, eBay, Poshmark and others just in case more of their fun printed pieces pop up for a steal.
I couldn't find the exact dress, but I did see a couple using similar prints - one is an exact print from my dress. I linked both in the carousel below. Someone better buy the purple before I do, ha ha! It has the same feeling as my dress, just in purple, my favorite color! I linked some dresses from other brands as well. This dress also has a similar vibe.
Finishing touches include the fun little Italian leather bag I bought in Venice and Everlane block heel sandals. Side note: who else is so sad that they allowed themselves to be bought by SheIn. No more Everlane for me, unless it's an older collection piece/used on eBay.
Dress: Edun (eBay)
Shoes: Everlane Double-Strap Block Heel Sandal in Strawberry
Bag: bought in Venice
Sunglasses: Gucci Aviators (bought in Rome)
Jewelry c/o Aurate
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