Derby Days: Blush Bow Dress

Y’all what a week! It’s been super crazy and Friday seemed to kind of sneak up on me, which is always nice.  I’m headed to Atlanta this weekend to visit my aunt and cousin {and to see Beyoncé, no big deal.} Kind of bummed to miss some NBA playoff action, but with my Clippers going into their annual playoff self-combustion mode, I’m not too worried about missing anything of value.

Everybody in Louisville seems to be getting excited for the Kentucky Derby and with the race being just 8 days away {say what?!} it seemed like a great time to show off this blush bow dress that’s perfect for race day plus all the spring and summer soirees you have coming up.

Let me start by talking about this fascinator situation; when I started dreaming up this Derby Days series, I knew that I wanted to write about budget friendly looks for the most part and so I ended up ordering about six different fascinators from Amazon.  I’ve been so blown away by the quality and would highly recommend them — there are options in every different color and you still have the option to add onto your fascinator if you decide to customize your outfit.  This one took a little bit longer to ship, but they do have plenty of options that are Prime eligible which rocks.

I loved this dress on the site and the fit is perfect {I went with a small based off the measurements online}; while the material is thicker than a t shirt dress, I still found that my legs showed through a bit too much as it is unlined, but was fine once I put on my mini slip.  I did also sew the back of the bow to the dress.  The longer portion of the bow flapped around and was only attached at the center, but after a few stitches on each side everything stayed in place.  It’s not a secret that I love fit and flare, I’ve always found them to be flattering on my body.  I also love that this dress has half length sleeves, at this point in the year I never know if I’m going to be hot or cold so having an in between is good.

I decided to go with neutral accessories to play up with pretty blush hue and subtly girly details of my dress.  My Love Crossbody has been my go to handbag lately; it’s just the right size for my wallet, keys and a few other items {lotion, gum, lipstick}.  The color and gold hardware were big factors in me buying the bag.

Thank you to SheIn for sponsoring this post; working with brands allows me to continue to create fresh, new content for What Nicole Wore.  All opinions expressed are solely mine.

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