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My new best friend

1/17/2013

Ah, the 90s. The era of long, flowing, shapeless dresses. Do you have any of these still hanging in your closet?

Some of you know I just moved this week. As I was packing and purging prior to the move, I came across several of these old dresses that I’ve had such a hard time parting with.

Inspired by a photo on the cover of a Crate and Barrel catalog, I thought perhaps this old dress could live again if I shortened it and belted it?

The Inspiration:
Crate and Barrel catalog cover photo, the dress on the left

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Totally outdated: White House dress from the 1990s

One more example of the belt helping to reinvent a '90s dress:

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Anthropologie Scalloped Corset Belt

My new best friend:
the wide-waist belt

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A little tent-like: Peruvian Connection dress from the 1990s

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Truth or dare

11/17/2012

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The truth is I’ve never really managed to wear a wide waist belt.

I believe they look best cinched over a somewhat shapeless dress or with a skirt.

Anthropologie Brushwood Belt, $29.95

Garnet Hill Rivoli Wide Belt, $78

Here's a pretty amazing example of a wide waist belt over a simple dress from Garnet Hill (even though she's wearing it at her hips)

Another example of a wide waist belt with a dress appears on p. 210 of the printed issue of this month's InStyle Magazine. Some women have been wearing them effectively for years with all kinds of outfits--professional to night out.

I think it may be time to buy a wide waist belt because lovely leather ones are on sale right now at Anthropologie for $9.95 and up. I've been following them at Anthropologie, Free People, Garnet Hill for months, and I've never seen leather ones this low.

Do I dare buy one? Will I manage to wear it? My dream would be that a belt like this makes a few items in my closet work that have never worked before.... or...

Anthropologie Scalloped Corset Belt, $29.95

Anthropologie Pinpricked Perimeter Belt, $29.95

...knowing me: I may be forced to buy a dress or a skirt to go with my belt :-)

What about you? Do you own a wide waist belt? What have you styled it with?

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