SEVEN WAYS TO STYLE A BUTTON UP DRESS (SUSTAINABLE FASHION FILES)

Today I'll show you seven ways to style a button up dress. I've had this dress for years and there is a whole story behind it. I bought it on sale quite a few years ago when fashion house Uzor (from Split) was closing down. This beautiful dress caught my eye right away and I loved it even more when the saleslady told me it was one of a kind. Only one such dress was made by Uzor fashion house and as you can imagine I wanted to be the one to own it. Moreover, the salesladies in the shop were in agreement that it looks like it was made for me, so I took their advice and bought it. I was quite fond of this fashion house and very sorry to see them close down their shop. They used to sew for airport Split and they custom made my very first uniform. The first uniform I wore was the one of  a ground personal at airport Split. My first real job after high-school and my first uniform. I didn't get to keep that uniform, I had to return it when I stopped working at airport Split, but I kept all the things I bought from Uzor fashion house over the years.  This dress in particular is one item that I wear all year around and today I'll show you how I style it for both cold and warm weather.  

1. WITH A BASKET BOX BAG, BELTED SCARF AND WHITE MULES 

My first outfit proposal is one that I wore not too long ago. Here you can see how I styled this dress with white mules and a basket box bag. This is actually my sewing box but sometimes I wear it as a basket bag. This dress comes with a matching belt but for this occasion I decided to style it with a yellow green scarf to add a pop of colour to this outfit. How do you like this styling? 

 

The location for these photographs is beautiful Planinica hill located in immediate vicinity of Mostar city. It is literally a five minute drive from Mostar city and the views are nothing short of maginificent. If you're lucky you might even encounter wild animals. I've talked about this place more than once, and do feel free to check out those old posts if you want to know more  about Planinica hill(here, here , here and here are some of them). 

2. WITH BLACK PLATFORM MULES, A RED BAG AND A SUMMER HAT 

This is another summer look. If it is still warm where you are at, this might be  a good look for you. This dress is quite classical so I often style it in an elegant way.  I suppose I could say that I like to  let it shine on its own and I try not go overboard with accessories when I wear it. Here I wore it with a simple straw bag, black heels and a red bag. Heeled mules are a great option if you want to keep your outfit feminine but don't want to compromise on comfort.  

 3. WITH A BROWN BLAZER AND A RED TOP FOR AN AUTUMN LOOK 

Since Autumn is just around the corner, I decided to show you this styling. I had to browse my blog for a while until I have finally hunted it down (I wish I knew the value of manually naming my photographs before, it makes searching for certain looks much easier). Anyhow, bellow you can see how I styled this button up dress for autumn. I wore a red top over it and then a brown blazer from fashion house Nebo over it. I finished the look with a pair of printed tights, animal print heels and a black bag. I think this autumn styling is pretty chic, what do you say? 

4.  WITH WEDGES FOR A SIMPLE SUMMER HIKING LOOK

This is an outfit that I wore for my first summer visit to nature park Blidinje. It was a pretty comfortable styling. That is one of the things I like about this dress, it can easily be dressed up and down. Here I dressed it down with a pair of colourful wedge sandals. How do you like this look?

5. WITH A HAT, WEDGES AND A BLACK BAG FOR A CHIC SUMMER LOOK

The outfit you can see bellow is pretty similar to the one I'm wearing above, isn't it? Minus the accessories, it is almost the same styling. I wore the outfit bellow for a visit to island Hvar (Croatia) years ago. It was another very comfortable styling that made me feel very dressed up as well. 

6. LAYERED WITH A SWEATER, A TIE  AND A COAT FOR A WINTER LOOK

 It is actually really easy to layer this dress and take it from summer to autumn. Bellow you can see how I styled it with a sweater, a tie , a pair of heels and a black coat.  The result was an elegant and feminine summer styling. One thing I love about this dress is that it comes with a collar so I can easily wear a tie or a scarf with it. How do you like this winter styling? Do you layer your dresses fro winter? Do you have any dresses you wear all year around? 

7. WITH A BLACK BLAZER, HEELS AND A STATEMENT NECKLACE

 This is another elegant styling. As you can see bellow, here I styled this button up dress with a black blazer, heels and a leopard print bag. I accessorized with a statement necklace. This is another autumn styling, perfect for those days when it's not too cold. Do you agree?

 Let me know how you feel about this post. Did you find it useful? Do you own a similar dress? How do you style your spring/ summer dresses for autumn/winter?  Do you have any tricks to share? As always, thank you for reading, commenting and visiting.