Some things are meant to be worn over and over again...

You see, a few months back I walked into Sussan... and the first thing I saw was this navy dress... Love at first sight I tell ya!

To be honest, I am fussy with what I buy... and it's only because I know exactly what I want and love... So unless I see it, I will seem very fussy... when in reality I just know what I want.

This dress... I wanted!

My size was sold out, but it's made of excellent quality lycra. So I thought if I lose a few more kgs, I can get into it and look ok.

Well, I did lose a few kgs since I purchased the dress, but I didn't know what to do about the length. When I first bought it, I thought I would wear it with leggings. Yes fine, but when I tried it... it wasn't really the look I wanted.

So the dress hung in my wardrobe for the past few months (3 to be exact!). Every time I opened my cupboard, we would stare at each other... Until one day I decided to layer it with my black lycra skirt. A navy or dark grey one would have looked better (I tried white, wasn't too happy with it)... and you know what? I was quite happy with it!

Now for the top half... It's a sleeveless dress, so yeah a jacket or bolero type of thingy was required... Then I remembered another tie-front crop (lycra) cardi sort of thing I found at Chelsea months ago. I hadn't worn it yet because I didn't like the way it looked when I tied the front. It made me look much older and frumpier.

Anyhow, I had my dress and skirt on... layered... then I wore the cardi... as I was wondering what I could do with it, I wrapped one end around my waist and tied it to the other... just like a wraparound top.... Yep, I turned it into a wraparound top.

Altogether (to me) it seemed like a nice combination. I liked it so much and felt so feminine in it that I wore it a couple of times already within the past week. I received many compliments and many asked where I purchased the dress from -- thinking the entire thing was a one piece... when I told them, they were like, "forget it". :P

I have mentioned before that I don't like having to layer everything, but sometimes it works out great.

Ma ugly but useful feet in pretty shoes :)

Navy dress: Sussan

Stripe cardi: Chelsea

Skirt: Very old... gifted by mummy dearest

Shoes: Williams
Hijab: edb Collection

Sunnies: Dior

Bag: LV (fake)

So what do you think? Did you like my combo?

Mwah!