Tiered Maxi Dress

Photography by Michele Equitz

Express dress | Stuart Weitzman sandals | Lulus handbag | Splendid jacket (similar) | Ray-Ban sunglasses

I found these little sandals at a local thrift store and couldn’t wait to pair them with every little dress in my closet. Although they look black from far away, they’re the most deliciously patent tortoiseshell which picks up the chain handle on my circle bag perfectly, albeit very accidentally the day I got dressed. I recently got the dress I wore to a friend’s wedding via consignment, so I’ve just been having a blast shopping secondhand right and left. I’m trying to shop smart and still value quality over quantity—the pieces I’ve purchased being from Stuart Weitzman, L’Agence, and Balenciaga—because even at 60% or 70% or 80% off, less is always more.

Oh yeah—the dress. Also 50% off at Express and the most perfect dusty blue for the season.