It’s all about wearability when it comes to March’s spoils – and finally a little restraint to set the shopping budget back on track a bit! Just one purchase for the month, but boy it’s a goodie!
Recapping the Budget Happenings
Those following along this little experiment know that in order to curb a tendency for overindulgence on the shopping front, I have committed to a budget of $500 per month for the year. Any left over gets rolled over to the next month’s kitty, and any overspend gets subtracted! February was full of fabulous new season navy (which has gone into high rotation, so super happy with the purchases!), but it stretched the budget more than hoped leaving me with $203.22 to spend in March!
What I bought: March
I knew exactly what I wanted to buy with this month’s budget!
1. Sacha Drake black reverse wrap dress (full skirt), $249
I have long been a fan of Sacha’s designs, in particular her focus on designing to fit and flatter a variety of shapes and sizes. I heard Sacha speak at an event last year and was so taken with her sense of humour, success and genuine desire to help women to look and feel their best.
The style of Sacha’s I’d been coveting is the wrap dress. However! The standard wrap dress is a little too straight for my curvy lower half. But alas, Sacha thought of all shapes and has again released the reverse wrap dress in a full skirt that is a little more forgiving below the waist. I nabbed it, it’s mine, hurrah!
And I love it. It is extremely comfortable, easy to wear, adjustable, stretchy, machine washable and no iron!! As if that wasn’t enough, it’s also reversible, giving you two fabulous looks for the price of one. The skirt hits right on the knees for super flatter, the three-quarter sleeves are just right and the v-neck is flattering for us larger chested ladies without falling so low that it needs a cami underneath. It is the perfect desk-to-dinner dress, I can already see it being a fail-safe option for a whole raft of different occasions!
Of course the dress would look fabulous with a pair of pumps (statement pumps I think!) – I’ve been out and about in it with flats as well, which worked perfectly well for running about in the day. For night I’d dress it up with a big earring (with the v-neck) or a statement necklace (if wearing it in reverse with the boat neck). I’m not the only dame loving this dress this month, had a major jinx moment with another Sacha-lover at work when we rocked up in the same frock and I also spotted Sonia Styling sporting this style in her LBD post!
You can nab this dress in Sacha’s boutiques, online at Sacha Drake or Birdsnest.
The Result
Highly satisfied and with excellent restraint, I started with $203.22 for the month, spent $249 which was $45.78 over (the revised) budget for March. This means I’ve got $454.22 to spend in April… birthday month!
Over to you Sublime Seekers – what did you buy this month? Do you love a good wrap dress? Have you got any all-occasion-fail-safe outfits? Love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!
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I love this dress! I have it and I wore it in reverse with a statement necklace to your wedding. It’s so versatile 🙂
Omg AB I’m style stalking you and your exceptional taste!! :p x
You look amazing in that dress! And the backdrop is pretty incredible too!!
Thanks Kirsten! The dress is doing the hard work! As for the background – it might be exhibit A of the overindulgence that necessitated the shopping budget! Hehe. Thanks for stopping by x
Looking gorgeous as always Ms Sublime. Ms Drake certainly knows how to dress a lady – I bought the column dress and its been a total winner. This month my money has gone on casual wear as I am taking four months off work and trotting around the house in a blazer, pencil skirt and heels really wasn’t an option!
Great to hear Sacha is serving other lovely ladies well too! x