a summer fashion style blog
After the lightly disappointing Naomi skirt, I took a break from Réalisation Par.
… and then my eBay alert dinged: the Kate dress in red polka dot was just listed.
There’s something so sweetly and slightly seductive about a white dress with red polka dots. I’ve been trying to find the Kate dress and Rouje’s Gabin in white with red polka dots, but hadn’t had any luck.
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To start this review, the Naomi skirt is the first Réalisation Par item that I’ve ever returned.
Sure, I wanted to exchange my first Ozzie and the Christy for smaller sizes… the Naomi though? I returned it.
If you’ve read my other Réalisation Par reviews, you’ll note that this review feels different.
Normally my reviews flow, but the Naomi skirt in “wild things” was just totally not for me.
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“There’s a difference between like and love. I like my Skechers, but I love my Prada backpack.”
-Bianca Stratford, 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
20 years later, it’s time for Bianca Stratford’s ever immortal analogy of love to be updated…
… see, I like my other Réalisation Par dresses, but I love my Amelia dress.
Not convinced? That’s because you don’t have an Prada backpack Amelia dress.
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Romance: noun – a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love.
Everyone is your Romeo when you are wearing this dress.
This is Réalisation Par’s description of their #1 dress, the Juliet.
To begin with, “everyone” is not my Romeo in this dress.
Sure, any boy is free to fall in love with me… but that sure as hell doesn’t mean I’m going to swallow a vial of poison for him just because I’m wearing some dress.
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Polka dots are the unsung hero of all wardrobes.
Stars and stripes get way more playtime than the simple dot.
You’d think that with Yayoi being the Instagram moment of the 2010’s…
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The Teale is my fifth Réalisation Par dress.
… and it might be my favorite.
When I get dressed I have two icons in mind: Kate Moss and Lily Aldridge. Their simple but rock and roll style, with Nashville charm and British flare, is my dream look.
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It’s summer where I am…
Gone are the days of thunder & lightning and here to stay (for the next 3 months) is the sunshine.
While the weather is perfect, I can’t help but feel a cloud.
Just before summer started, I got ghosted by a guy who I thought was for réal. He said he’d changed since the last time we dated and I believed him. Our summer was supposed to be full of day trips to black sand beaches and aimless & endless weekend drives around the countryside… he said so and I believed him. Again.
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You know how BFF marketing is everywhere these days? Most of us (ahem, me) get so sucked into it and instantly buy it. Then it comes and it totally doesn’t live up to the ~dream.~
These companies make us believe that we can be that dream girl if we only buy something. You know the dream girl they’re selling… She has perfectly disheveled yet shiny hair, a flawless no-makeup makeup look, and legs for days. She’s probably even fluent in a second language.
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I have a date tonight! ?
Normally I play it coy when a guy asks me for dinner… “No, where do youuu want to go!” but I may have railroaded him into going to a Belgian place that just opened. It’s the first place I’ve found here that serves traditional moules frites (my #3 all-time favourite dish).
My outfit reflects three things: 1- that it’s a date (or at least I think it is), hence the sweet sundress (duh), 2- it’s a little bit big for me so there’s room for lots of food and wine and 3- that I got an A- in Strategic Planning in college, I mean look at all the thought that went into choosing it!
Réalisation Par Ozzie dress (review here) — at first I hated this dress, I had to get it tailored to make it fit but now I can’t get enough of it. It’s a perfect date dress with its flirty skirt, demure star print, and plunging v-neck. | Marc Jacobs clutch — really this is a makeup bag from 2007, but I use it as a clutch. I don’t know how anyone could keep makeup in such a luxe little bag. | Vintage hoops — my mum’s from the 80’s. | Repetto Camilles (review here)
I bought a second Réalisation Par dress. It was a total impulse purchase. I logged on and saw they added the Christy dress in a new print. Who couldn’t resist a sweet cherry print?… me, that’s who. Am I regretting it? To be honest, I can’t decide, so let’s review the pros & cons together.
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