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Thrifty Wife Happy Life

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How to Wear a Little Black Sundress

July 25, 2017 by Katie Haller

Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Making the Most of Your Wardrobe
I feel like out of all my closet staple pieces, nothing compares to a little black dress.  You just can never go wrong with it.  I have a ton of LBD’s in my closet.  Some are dressier and some are more casual.  I am more likely to hang on to a black dress for years if I like it.  The main reason I like black is that I can wear it over and over again in new ways each time.  It’s hard to get sick of a black dress.
For today’s posts, I picked out an older black sundress that I’ve had in my closet for a while. (similar here)  It’s from Target and I’ve always liked the style of this dress.  It’s fitted at the waist and has ruffles at the top.

 Here are 3 easy ways to style this LBD.

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For the first look, I dressed it up with my grey blazer and black wedge sandals.  To accessorize I wore my blush purse and blush necklace.
Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Black ruffled dress with grey blazer, black strapy wedge sandals and blush purse
Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Blush accessories with black strapy wedge sandals
 Blazer-LC Lauren Conrad Kohl’s (exact) || Shoes- Target (similar) || Purse- Ross (similar)

This next look is a perfect summer work look for me.  I wore my tan sweater and blush flats, then accessorized with the same blush purse as above and a pink bead necklace.
Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Black ruffle dress with blush accessories
Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Black ruffle dress with blush accessories
Sweater- Old Navy (similar) || Purse- same as above || Shoes- Burlington Coat Factory (similar) || Necklace- Target (similar)

This last look is my go-to weekend look.  It’s perfect to wear anywhere we go on the weekends.  I wore my denim jacket with my cognac braided sandals then accessorized with my favorite turquoise pendant necklace and cognac purse.
Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Black dress with denim jacket
Thrifty Wife, Happy Life- Black dress with denim jacket, accessoried with turquoise and cognac
Denim Jacket- Meijer (similar) || Purse- Last Call Neiman Marcus (exact) || Shoes- Target (exact) || Necklace- Nordstrom Rack (similar)

Below I picked out 8 black sundresses that I am loving right now.  They are all under $25!  You can’t go wrong with that!

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