In My Closet: maxi dresses

DRESS:: Ulla Johnson (more sizes here and another color here) // SHOES:: Jimmy Choo // EARRINGS:: Asha // BAG:: Chanel

If you've been following for a while then you know how much I love my Ulla Johnson pieces. Ulla pieces are the ultimate when it comes to feminine dressing. They are on the pricier side and are definitely investments. Whenever I think about purchasing an Ulla Johnson piece, I ask myself if I think it is an item that I will come back to year after year. So far every Ulla piece I own, I have worn over and over again.

So many of you have asked if I could help finding fall dresses for fancier occasions. I've been slowly rounding up my favorites over the past few weeks and wanted to share them with you today. I covered a variety of price points. My all time favorite style steal dress is this one from Mango that I own in the teal. I also love the copper color, especially for fall! I saw this dress in person and it is so incredibly beautiful. It is expensive but it's currently 30% off during Bloomingdale's Buy More, Save More event- expect a post tomorrow about this sale because it is quite good!

DRESS:: Hemant and Nandita // BAG:: Faitfull // SHOES:: Ann Taylor (old)

I'm still working my way through your DMs on what posts you would like to see and one of them was a roundup of maxi dresses. You know I live in maxi dresses and I've already added a few new ones to my collection. Little secret, my third and fourth pregnancies were not kind to my legs (well really just my right one) and I developed horrible veins from pregnancy. Once I had Charlie, they all pretty much went away after a few months but the moment I got pregnant with Ellie, they came back in full force. As much as I loved being pregnant (I really did), I could have done without this side effect. A few months after I had Ellie, most of the them disappeared but I was left with one on my right leg that I just can't stand. I told myself I'd give my body a full year before I do anything about it. SO if you have been in this same situation (which the more women I talk to, the more I realize how common it is) and you have a good doctor, send the info my way!

On to my favorite maxi dresses of the season (PS threw some midi dresses in here too for everyone under 5'3"!) ::

I bought this maxi at my local Saks and loved everything about it. It is so soft and flowy and I feel really good wearing it. It's technically a "midi" dress but for shorties like myself it's the perfect length as a maxi. Someone messaged me asking if it could be worn with a baby bump and the answer is YES. It has plenty of room but the only thing you might have to worry about is the slit- I actually got mine closed a little bit after I took these pictures.

Another maxi I added to my wardrobe this year, is this one by Loveshackfancy. A friend of mine had it on the other night and it looked so effortless and beautiful. You can probably size up in it! I also LOVE this Loveshackfancy one and I think it's next on my list.