Playing Dress-Up: Big Family Thanksgiving Dinner

The more I grow up, the more my style starts to resemble my mama’s, I mean that in the most complimentary way!

When I was trying to decide what to wear to Kentucky for Thanksgiving dinner with her side of the family, I stumbled upon this beautiful strapless lace dress that I’ve only worn twice: to a homecoming dance freshman year of college, and to a wedding the following summer. How sad that it’s rotting in my closet and never gets worn, mostly because I rarely have an occasion to get really dressed up. I’m a huge believer in the possibility of repurposing formal pieces to make them more wearable for everyday. Today, a chunky belt gave the illusion that my dress was a skirt, and a boxy sweater and cowboy boots kept it casual. There’s still a little girl in me who loves a full skirt and lots of lace, and I felt simply pretty. Just the ticket on a cold and blustery Thanksgiving day in the countryside!

Dress, Marshall’s; belt, Forever 21; sweater, borrowed from Mama; boots, secondhand.

Photo credit: Hannah Brown