What do you wear to an afternoon garden party? The dress code was „Hawaiian Casual“.
On my plan I had a maxi dress, being casual, stylish and very appropriate for an outdoor event in summer – but unfortunately the ordered dress didn’t fit at all… not even my fabulous seamstress was able to help out this time.
Glad I found this turquoise boho style tunic in the back of my closet! I added a whole lot of arm candy in various hues of blue. The more the better for such an occasion 😉
My tips:
1: Don’t wear stilettos to a garden party – you will ruin them walking on the lawn
2: Take a shoulder bag instead of a clutch – easier while standing and eating
3: Don’t forget sun protection
… and don’t forget to drink enough water!
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Was würdet Ihr zu einer Gartenparty am Nachmittag tragen? Der Dresscode war „Hawaiian Casual“ und ich hatte mir extra ein Maxikleid bestellt – lässig und gleichzeitig stylisch und damit genau das richtige für diesen Anlass. Dachte ich… aber leider passte es überhaupt nicht! Oben zu eng, um die Hüften zu ausladend und viel zu lang… nicht mal meine tolle Schneiderin hätte hier etwas ausrichten können.
Ich hatte in den Tiefen meines Kleiderschranks zum Glück noch diese Tunika, die ich höchstens einmal getragen hatte. Dazu Armbänder in verschiedenen Türkis- und Blautönen, für so einen Anlass kann man ruhig mal etwas dicker auftragen!
Meine Tips:
1: Keine Pfennigabsätze, da Gefahr im Rasen einzusinken und die Absätze zu ruinieren
2: Lieber eine Schultertasche als eine Clutch – einfacher beim Essen im Stehen
3: Sonnencreme nicht vergessen
… und genug Wasser zwischendurch trinken!
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Hallo liebe Annette:)
Du siehst einfach wunderschön aus! Ich mag Dein Kleid, überhaupt Sachen in Türkis- und Blautönen!
Ich hoffe, dass Du viel Spass gehabt hast:)
VLG nach Bayern, Anna:)
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What a gorgeous dress to have in your closet, Annette! Thanks for sharing your lovely party look with Visible Monday.
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You look great and what a pretty background! Don't you just love it when you find great pieces in the back of your closet! 🙂
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Looking beautiful Annette, lovely pattern on the dress and it looks so light and comfy, perfect for a garden party! I am happy to see that you are finally having some nice weather 🙂 also, I LOVE the bracelets, wonderful colours!
Kisses,
Beata
Gorgeous garden party dress…excellent tips…love the shoes…have a great week, Annette!!
Such a pretty color and print!! The bracelets are outstanding and perfect with the dress. It looks like summer has finally come to your region? So beautiful!!
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Pretty dress perfect for a garden party. Looks like you have some great weather for an outside event. Good tips!
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Love the print of your dress. Blue is a great color on you. Loving all your matching jewelry!
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Fabulous substitute! I think that dress if wonderful .. so colorful and great for a garden / Hawaiian themed party.
Hope you had a great time!
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First off, Yay, for you the sun finally arrived! And, you had a garden party to celebrate, perfect timing. I think this dress was a wonderful choice for the occassion and your arm candy is fabulous. Great tips you added. Note to myself: remember all 3 of these.
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Lovely light and summery dress, perfect for a garden party. Your tip about the high heals is so correct. I have made the mistake of wearing high heals to a garden wedding once.. and learned my lesson.. Sara
Liebe Annette,
ich stehe total auf Tuniken und ich liebe Türkis – deshalb kann ich Dein Outfit nur wundervoll finden. Dein gewählter Schmuck ist perfekt. Schade, dass Dir das Maxi-Kleid nicht gepasst hat – hätte mich wirklich sehr gefreut, es an Dir zu sehen! Eine wunderbare Woche wünsche ich, lieber Gruß Conny
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What a great dress to have found in your closet. The colors & pattern is perfect for a garden party!
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Annette, I love that you shopped your closet for this event. It's a lovely dress and totally appropriate. I agree 100% with your tips for a garden party 🙂
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Love the cool colours and print Annette! Looks light and floaty, you look lovely!
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Liebe Annette,
Das ist ein tolles Kleid, und die Schuhe sind auch besonders chic. Wie du die Armbänder kombiniert hast, schaut einfach spitze aus!
Liebe Grüße,
Claire
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Annette, your dress is gorgeous. The printing is gorgeous and the design is very nice. I really like the shape of the neckline, sleeves and the shape of the final part of the dress. The jewelry and sandals are some cuties. The photos are extraordinary, beautiful. It's hard for me not to select you every week for my weekly post.
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Thank you so much, Josep-Maria. I always highly appreciate your valued opinion.
Annette
This is really great dress!
On my blog today boho style too 🙂
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Lovely dress, those colors are perfect on you ! I also love the advice you gave, I hate clutches when I have to eat…don't know where to put them, LOL ! Kisses
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I love your look…kisses…
SO pretty! And I am just loving all the jewels!
Happy Monday. Hope you had a lovely weekend. xo
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Das ist immer eine Tragödie, wenn man was bestellt und sich wie Bolle drauf freut und es kaum abwarten kann, dass man es endlich auspacken kann und dann… passt überhaupt nicht oder ganz anders als auf den Fotos im Internt. Schade liebe Annette, da fühle ich sehr mit dir!
Dafür ist deine Tunika ein superschönes Teil. Die Farben erinnern an Himmel und Meer und eine frische Brise. Sie sieht sehr leicht und luftig aus. Mir gefällt sogar vorne unten dieses Zipfelchen was so keck rausschaut 🙂
Die Sandalen ganz toll passend mit den blauen Steinchen und der restliche Schmuck ist superschön und passt perfekt!
Siehst richtig hübsch aus, dein Haar sieht auch gut aus 🙂
Viele liebe Grüße
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You look beautiful in this dress! I love all the shades of blue in this outfit.
xo, Yi-chia
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What a beautiful outfit! I especially love the detail of the dress hem. I appreciate the tips you gave, I wouldn't have thought about the shoulder bag instead of a clutch, but it makes perfect sense!
Your dress is gorgeous and I love your jewellery! Have a good week:)
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Well…. if this dress is at the back of your closet… wow… you should inspect that closet more closely.
Very beautiful. And you were so right in wearing those sandals. Although they are not high heeled (my favourite as you know), these look so cute. And much much wiser for a garden party. You are right. I saw a pair of nearly invisible „stop your stiletto heel going into the mud“ to put underneath your shoe, but I don't know how that will look when you walk.
Also like your jewellery. You have quite a collection. Lovely ring too.
Dress, jewels, sandals … all perfect for a garden party! (Never been to one … barbecues in the pasture, perhaps! I've been to a benefit in an arboretum. Does that count?) The hem on that dress is really lovely and distinctive. Your little sandals are such a match and they were a perfect choice. Pretty, pretty outfit.
Probably meant to be, this outfit, rather than the new dress!
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You always look so classy and elegant. What a lovely dress.
What a lovely dress, Annette! Perfect for an outdoor garden party! I love the print and billowy sleeves! And the wedge sandals compliment the look! P.S. I agree with you completely about the stilettos! Definite no-no…they sink in the grass:)!
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Pretty! I love all of your jewelry 🙂
Wow, you look awesome, what a perfect ensemble for the occasion!
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Wow!! you're beautiful, the entire ensemble and color are beautiful. Inspiring outfit!
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Lovely in blue Annette! Great advice on the shoe vs. lawn debate as well. The lawn always wins (unless you try that contraption that Bella had on the other day!)
xo,
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Love all your bracelets! They look great together!
xoxo
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Liebe Annette! Was für ein Glück, dass das bestellte Kleid nicht gepasst hat und Du stattdessen die perfekte Tunika für diesen Anlass wieder gefunden hast 🙂 … Wäre schade gewesen, wenn Du sie uns vorenthalten hättest! Auch ich hätte mich für ein lockeres Kleid mit Print (exotisch, Blumen) entschieden, dazu flache Sandalen/Flip Flops und sommerlichen Schmuck. GLG aus dem sonnigen und heißen (35 Grad!!) Wien,
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You are looking beautifully in bloom for the garden party. The accessories are absolutely perfect, especially the flower ring. Good call on wearing the flat sandals. Thanks for linking up this week!
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Such a beautiful outfit! You are a super stylish lady. =)
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What a beautiful summer dress for a garden party!! Your jewellery is gorgeous and perfectly accessorizes your dress!! You look fantastic!!
Pura vida!!
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Wunderschön schaust du wieder aus liebe Annette, Meeresfarben stehen dir unheinmlich gut und das Tunik Kleid versprüht so eine spritzige Leichtigkeit, genau das richtige für eine Garten Party. Du warst sicherlich ein Hingucker. Finde auch klasse, wie du deine Accessoires auf das Kleid abgestimmt hast. ich habe den selben Ring, und liebe ihn 🙂
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