Maxed Out of My Comfort Zone

Maxi, Necklace: Piperlime (Hive & Honey) / Button-Up: J Crew final sale / Belt: Ruche / Earrings: Gabes (Monet) / Bangles: France / Sandals: Piperlime (BC) / Bag: Bunco Prize (BCBG)!

I have to admit, when I saw that the maxi had won for this month's Everybody, Everywear challenge, my heart sank. I've never felt flattered by casual long skirts or dresses. The maxi's a trend I'd yet to even think of trying, and I didn't fancy purchasing an item that would fall straight into Category 3 of items for my closet purge just for a participating post.

In complaining about this to the Husband, he suggested I just get one and give it a try. Ha! I guffawed at him. Little did he know he may be encouraging me to purchase a look he's notorious for disliking- the empire waist. He says they should be reserved for those with child. Cue the eye roll.

I decided to give it a whirl. Since my sewing skills are nil and we live in the middle of nowhere in terms of shopping, I took a look online after Ross failed me. I went straight to Zappos and Piperlime, since they have free shipping and returns. I was convinced I'd be returning. As you can see from the photos, my stubbornness was humbled. This thing is comfort to the maxi {ha ha ha} and I managed to avoid the empire waist.

In fact, I even found several others that piqued my interest, including this lovely from Aqua that's out of my price range, this and this chiffon darling from Express that I'm hoping will go on sale, this nautical nicety from Accidentally in Love, and this cutie from Bebe.

Mince alors!* I like maxi dresses. Even more astonishingly, I think the Husband does too. He took an awful lot of photos from this angle....

P.S. This dress isn't actually green. It became so as I was jealously reading all the blogs out there showing lucky ladies frolicking with bare skin in sunshine and apparent warmth. I, meanwhile, have been pleading to no avail with Mother Nature to share the love in my neck of the woods. It was 40 degrees with a devilishly fierce wind when we took these photos. You'd think I'd have picked a jacket to go with my new maxi. But alas, I let the sunny skies fool me into thinking it wouldn’t be that bad. Brilliant, am I not?

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*Mince alors! = Holy cow! / Blimey!

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