The J. Mendel resort 2015 collection was an inspiration to me for my outfit choice for my post. Gilles Mendel, the designer, states that he wanted to celebrate the French-chic look, thus he created this collection. “It’s my Belle du Jour moment, my girl is grown up, feminine, and a little tough, also,” he said.
J. Mendel’s collections are simply beautiful, so to recreate a look from a collection of his and make it my own was very exciting to me. This long black button-down midi dress was the perfect garment to use to recreate a look from the J. Mendel collection. This dress is black so it automatically is a favorite of mine. Black is such a staple color to own articles of clothing in. Black is slimming, makes one appear to be tanner and a great color to the eye.
With this dress, I added a pair of my favorite black beaded sandals. I also added a chunky travel themed wooden bracelet that I purchased at a boutique while on vacation in Florida. Not only does it provide a nice pop of color, but it has some of my favorite cities displayed throughout the bracelet. Traveling is a passion of mine so this bracelet is one of my favorite accessories that I own. The sunglasses that I am wearing are also a new favorite of mine. Black sunglasses are always the way to go, plus the purple mirrored lenses make the glasses even cooler.
Get My Look: 1. Midi shirt dress. 2. A pair of bold shades. Mirrored lens sunglasses are all the rage right now, and I am totally obsessing over them. 3. Some wooden bracelets. 4. Complete the outfit with a pair of sandals, and you have now recreated my look.
