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Vanity Dress, Insta-Mood Booster

Working four nights a week seriously cuts into my ability to wear fun little dresses like this one. But when you put something on that lets you live the lie that, even at five-foot-two, you could totally model if you felt like it, that something must be bought immediately. Especially if it’s a BCBG dress on sale for $16.95. (Thank you Beacons, as per usual).

I used a green, detachable purse strap from Mom’s Gucci clutch as a belt, and topped the outfit off with my fave black pumps. Then I proceeded to dance around my apartment in the ensemble for forty-five minutes or so. I took some ridiculous pics in diva mode just for kicks.

Okay, so why am I posting this barrage of photos (aside from my being despicably vain and image-obsessed, obvs)? Because fashion - dressing up - is supposed to be fun. Even if you’ve got nowhere to go - if I didn’t play with my clothes, I wouldn’t have realized that a purse strap can double as an accessory!

I guess my point is this: You don’t always need events, booze or people to entertain yourself. Sometimes, all it takes is a camera and a closet to make your own party.