Evening/Dinner Style For The Not So Girly Girl
Hey Hey! Wondering why the wide smile?
Now when you hear ‘dinner party’, almost everyone thinks long gowns and the likes but hey! What if you’re not cut out for that sort of razzmatazz?. I’m not exactly a ‘girly girl’ but although my decision to not wear a dress to my dinner had nothing to do with that and everything to do with poor planning plus being too broke to go and buy an appropriate jaw dropping dress.
I’ve been thinking there has to be a chic alternative to evening dresses and so I thought pants! Flares to be specific! You dress them up with a nice slinky/dressy top, preferably strappy hand.
I’m wearing a simple camisole I got a while back and this wine red skirt-pants thing from my capsule wardrobe that I’m really not sure what its called.
If you’re also like me, on a frugal journey and really can’t afford to go get yourself a sparkly new dress, you can easily work with the basics you already have in your wardrobe, it just depends on how you pair it up to make it work.
Here is my tip – Accessorize, Accessorize!! Throw on a statement neckpiece, stack up on the arm candy, nice heels and you’re good to go!
Oh and if you ever feel out of place : Just remember this one thing – Everyone else might be Beyonce but you are Solange and when it comes to style, Solange is the real deal!
My makeup and photography was done by my friend Tarila who has her own beauty blog – www.taadah.WordPress.com
Girl you look amazing, the skirt pant thing is the bomb. It's so cute. This outfit gives life. You are having a huge Solange moment right now. Dr Cassie congrats, 6yrs no be beans and time
seems to fly by so fast.
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Sogie my love, thank you so much!!!!
I'm telling you! I actually didn't realize how long it has been till I saw our old pictures and how young we looked back then compared to now and I was like mahnnn!! We're old now.
Dr Cassie you look amazing, congrats six years don waka, you are the coolest dr I know. I love the skirt pant thingy, where did you get it…its amazing. You pulled a huge Solange move at the dinner 🙂
Congrats love
Thank you Clemence! Its amazing how time flies.
♥ Stunning ! Very elegant.
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They're called culottes and don't you look stunning?
Makeup game on point girl!
Congratulations, med school no be beans!
All the best darling.
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I've been calling it culottes but wasn't sure because of the extra fabric at the front.
Thank you!
Very unique for a dinner. Love it .
Thank you!
You may or may not be a girly girl, but you are a real lady. That's a lovely outfit. Love the necklace. I have never seen one like that before.
Girl, you have a huge reason to smile! Congratulations on finishing med school! I wish you the most luck and many blessings on your journey through the medical field! Huzzah! I was only doing nursing school, so I can't imagine how stressful med school is. I'm like insanely happy for you right now.
That outfit is great. Very chic, perfect for a night out for dinner. You are positively glowing.
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Gorgeous. Everything is perfect, now I I have learnt some nice tricks. U don't need to be too rich to look fabulous. Its all abt perspective. Don't I just love u casie!
Your top is too gorgeous and the pairing with your pants! PERFECT
Its just perfect! I love every little detail of your outfit! You look fabulous
Dropping in and wishing you a wonderful day, xx
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'Everyone else might be Beyonce but you are Solange and when it comes to style, Solange is the real deal!'..So Apt…though I'm wondering why anyone wouldn't prefer to be Solo.
This look is so jaw dropping amazing! Everything comes together so perfectly; the slinky Cami, the length of the pants and how it hangs on your frame, the rich monochrome tones and the gold accesories, especially that choker..its all so 90's chic and refreshing.
You have such Original Style, so Vintage and Chic. Definitely my best ever look…and oh, the pants are called over-skirt pants..
amazing..you look so good cassie.x
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Perfectly Amazing!
You look so beautiful.
And yes to being Solange!
^_^
Thank you kunmi!
Congratulations!!!!! Love your outfit!!! xx
Thank you Diane. :*
Girl this look right here is gorgeous! By far my favourite outfit of yours, I just love those pants and how you styled them.
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Haha Sarah!! You've said this before oh! I can't wait to wear something else you love so you can say 'its your fav outfit' again. Hehehe
Thank you!! I appreciate you <3
Those pants!
I know right?!!! Such a great find/buy!
Lovely look Cassandra……. Solange holds her own forte – ever strong…
You know this! Thank you.
Yes, Solange is the real ish!
You look super stunning 🙂
You look amazing, I love the pants. Congratulations on finishing med school.xx
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Thank you baby girl!
It's so pretty! I love this dress
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Thank you Nnenna! Its actually not a dress but a camisole and flared pants 😉
Dr Cassie…. Don't you just love the sound of that?
And those pants! I LOVE. I was going to ask where you got them, but these days girls don't ever like to tell :'(
I do!!!!! ^_^
Lmao, you know I'll tell. I just whatsapped you with the info.
Cassie! Please you look like cake!!!
You look amazing b
Congrats on med school
And I think a Kimono could go for a dinner look too
A long one, with a white strapy top and a pair of white jeans, would the right heels of course
Oh yes but not this type of dinner : a grad dinner. Its a sort of classy thing so jeans won't fly
But maybe dinner with friends, yass!!
Love love love your pants! Where did you get it?
Many congrats on med school. Long time coming!
Love love love your pants! Where did you get it?
Many congrats on med school. Long time coming!
Hey kemi, thank you!!
I actually thrifted it ( such a fancy word. Hehe), got it from the market
I hope you won best dressed??
congrats again girl
perfect look for your final dinner
Those my classmates. They didn't give actual awards and none for best dressed sef.
So I've been following you on IG and never made it here, I decided to today, and I must say that, I love how you 'own yourself'. [i hope that makes sense🙈] It oozes from your post.
You sure 'werked' the outfit. Simple, yet lovely.
Congrats once again!
Heyy girl! I'm soo glad you decided to check out my blog! Thank you so much! And for the nice words too :$
I really do hope you stick around :*
I truly love the combo, really jaw-dropping. I should search for you on IG. Congratulations on finishing med school, how were you able to combine passion with school??? I doff my hat (y)
I really love this . Went for a dinner last semester and wanted to do something very different so i wore a jumpsuit,my friends were just staring at me, in their extra long gowns,,I was busy strutting away feeling very comfortable. I’m not saying dresses are not Lovely buh atimes you’ve got to move away from the basics and spice things up.
Ps : I took you’re advice and started blogging. Would be so glad if you can visit my blog. https://jummydefila.wordpress.com
Congratulations on the end of a successful phase girl. I always have the problem of thinking of a black tie get up whenever I hear dinner and at the end I don’t go because of lack of preferred clothing. This ensemble looks too nice and is definitely something I would try out.
#glowing!
Am loving this, nice article