Have you guessed by now that I chose to wear the dress that I already owned?

I loved the Betsy Johnson dress, but when it came down to it, I already had a great dress at home.  It’s a Jessica McClintock dress (but looks so much like Betsy Johnson); I had only worn it once to my brother-in-law’s wedding and I got tons of compliments.

The dress has spaghetti straps and a satin sash and that was lovely for a wedding, but I wanted to funk it up a bit for the Buckhead crowd; add a little WOW to the satin pantsuits and sequin tunics that were sure to be there.  I tucked the straps in to make the dress strapless and swapped the satin sash for a wide belt.  Big hoop crystal earrings, silver bangles and a leather studded arm wrap gave the look a rocker edge.  The satin shoes were pretty, but the platform high heel made them funki and hot.  And the whole look was set off by a hot pink clutch purse.  BAM!

It was a group effort and I would like to thank:

• Luxetips who helped me shop for shoes by text message and MMS all day.
• My loctician April who hooked up my hair.
• The Nordstrom employee who sold me the Boutique 9 shoes (after patiently bringing out several pairs and giving her opinion on each one).  She also helped me purchase the Hobo purse and bracelets.
• The Mitzi and Romano employee who helped me pick out the perfect earrings.
• My cousin who taught me how to apply evening eye make-up by text messages and MMS from Philly.
• My Girly who read the text messages to me as I applied the make-up and gave her opinion on everything.

I don’t know when I will ever look like this again, but I have the photos to prove that it’s possible!

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Related posts:

1. Fancy Dresser (part 1): The Dress Dilemma
2. Fancy Dresser (part 2): A Serious Shopping Trip
3. Fancy Dresser (part 3): How To Apply Eye Make-up And Look Smokin’ Hot