Fashion

How To Style A Swing Dress

by thefrugalfashionistacdn |

Swing dresses are one of the most comfortable and classic pieces that you can have in your wardrobe. They can be worn so many different ways, no matter the season. Today I wanted to show a different way to style them that highlights your waist without going the typical route of belting it. This particular swing dress is old. I picked it up a number of years ago at a pop-up boutique. The Queen’s Trunk was co-created by Karen David who now appears on ABC’s Galavant and they sell a mix of British vintage and designer pieces that are either new or were worn once on the red carpet or on British television shows. This pop-up shop happens a few times a year and I’ve managed to score a couple of neat pieces over the years – like this beautiful knit patterned dress.

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How much fun is a swing dress?!?

The Swing is the Thing

Typically when I wear a swing dress I would belt it to give it some shape but with the patterns on this dress a belt would cut through them disrupting their look. Instead, I chose to add a cardigan. I picked a tie-front bolero style cardigan that I’ve had for a few years now because I wanted to stick with a darker colour scheme and the darker teal colour of the cardigan matched up well with the colours of the dress. For this look, I went with a fun pair of patterned tights to play up the grey in the patterns of the dress. This dress could have also been styled with a cardigan in a different brighter colour but I thought that the patterned tights added enough impact to this look.

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Cardigan: RW&Co (old, similar); Dress: Mina UK (old, similar style with long sleeves), Tights: Winners (similar); Booties: Nine West

The tie-front bolero gives this look some shape and definition without cutting through the pattern and disrupting its look. This dress has a fairly deep v-neck but instead of lining it with a camisole instead I am wearing a high-neck lace bralette from Aerie. I have become obsessed with bralettes!! They are so pretty and comfortable! Love them! I may have bought this one in all three colours (insert embarrassed face emoji here).

Charlene xoxo

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