Polka Dot Dress from DownEast Basics

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polka dot dress
So I saw this really cool blog the other day, called Forage Fashion. As I was scrolling through her outfit posts, I noticed how well done her photos were! I was trying to figure out who took her photos, so I went to her About Me page. It was there that I noticed she mentioned taking her own photos. I went back to the outfit pages, and suddenly realized that I had never seen the small camera remote in her hand until it was mentioned. She did such a great job! This inspired me to try and take my own photos for this outfit post. The self-portraits were a little uncomfortable at first– people kept asking what I was doing. Now that they are all edited, I realize that my husband can take clearer pictures than I can with a tripod. One day this whole photography thing will be a piece of cake. As for now, we are still learning. Grainy photos will have to do.
polka dot dress
polka dot dress
This adorable dress is from DownEast Basics. They sent it to me in honor of teacher appreciation day! Isn’t that sweet?! It lays perfectly. The dress fits like true medium. The sleeves are the perfect length for my wide shoulders, and they are wide enough that I don’t feel uncomfortable moving my arms. I belted the dress to add a little more waistline, but it wasn’t necessary. I promise I ironed the dress right before I left, but I ran some errands sitting in my hot car and made the dress wrinkly again! The Levi jacket I added on top is from when I was younger. It is now a 3/4 sleeve jacket on me, but I still wear it.
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16 Comments
  • Rachel Porter
    April 28, 2015

    you are so brave! I take my own photos most of the time as well, but I NEVER go anywhere public, I am way too shy lol!

  • Rachel Porter
    April 28, 2015

    OH and a hint– my camera has a two second delay remote setting, so it gives me a little bit of time to hide the remote before the shutter goes off– that way my remote doesn't show in the photos 🙂 it took me a while to realize that my camera had that setting haha

  • Theresa Beauteeful Living
    April 28, 2015

    I love that polka dot dress on you. Wow, never occurred to me that people used remote controls for self photos. You did good with these pics :).

  • yanique
    April 29, 2015

    I love polka dots and this dress looks great on you. I love the color!

  • Teri Crawford Brown
    April 29, 2015

    That is a wonderful thing about the blogging world. We all learn from each other and everyone is willing to share. Beautiful outfit and pictures!

    • lauryncakes
      April 30, 2015

      Abolutely! It is wonderful to build each other up!

  • Whitney James
    April 30, 2015

    Love the polka-dots. So pretty!

    ~Whitney
    http://www.whitneynicjames.com

    • lauryncakes
      April 30, 2015

      Thank you! I have wayyy too many polka dot and stripe patterns in my closet

  • Շɬɠɠ™
    May 2, 2015

    I love Down East! I love their colors and styles and love that they have modest clothing that is adorable!

    • lauryncakes
      May 6, 2015

      Me too! It is hard to find modest clothing that looks normal these days!

  • Shannon Peterson
    May 6, 2015

    Wow – that dress is KILLER on your figure! And the color is perfect with your complexion!

  • DownEast Basics
    May 15, 2015

    We are very happy that you enjoy the dress. It looks amazing on you!