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I intended to do another two-part “Day to Evening” post on Thursday and Friday this week, but yesterday I made quite an amusing mistake and did my entire photo shoot with my camera on zoom. This turned out to be okay, as I decided later in the morning that I really didn’t like how I had styled this dress for work after all. So I made some changes after work, and will just combine the day and evening looks into one post.
Daytime Look: FAIL
Here is the daytime look I originally came up with. Not too flattering, is it? Yeah, it’s supposed to be conservative for work, but this is a bit too shapeless for my taste. I wore this sweater in a similar way in this outfit post, but the form-fitting skirt balances it out better. It just didn’t work with the loose-fitting skirt on this empire-waist dress. The gathering on the dress doesn’t look right underneath the sweater either, and the scarf was too much combined with the corsage detail.
Daytime Look: WIN
And here is the daytime look with a few quick improvements. I think this shrug works much better. Also draping the scarf down the back makes it compete less with the details in the dress.
Evening Look
And finally, the dinner look. I removed the shrug and lace cami, and added sheer sleeves that used to be a shrug (I just cut them apart last night, so they still need some fine-tuning). I am wearing a necklace that my husband gave me which somewhat matches the bracelet.
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| A Close-Up of the Evening Shoes |
I replaced the work-friendly shoes with a taller platform. I don’t normally do the pointy toe, but these were sent to me by mistake and I found I kind of like them as a change of pace.
I probably wouldn’t choose this dress for dinner on an evening when I had ample time to plan a fabulous outfit. But it works wonderfully for when I know I’ll need a quick change after work.
I would absolutely consider that a fabulous outfit for evening. You look stunning!
I like the red flower in your hair. It give a freshness
And the second attempt is better for sure 
Love your shoes 
Are they comfortable? The heels look thin and high.Help Veronica Warlov
I do like the first look. It has a Wednesday Addams feel to it.Plain can also be a good look.Hugs, Euphoria
The shoes are simply perfects!
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I think all three looks are way cute, and I love the pointy shoes! Against all odds, I actually just love pointy shoes in general, they're bad for your feet but I can't stop wearing them.The cardigan in the first picture has some really pretty details, too.
It looks great. I like the arm warmers you are wearing.
The change is simple but amazing.I think both options work wonderfuly.
I do think the outfit got a lot more interesting from fail to win and the nighttime look is mega win. The neckline is gorgeous and I love it with the armwarmers.
Becky, thanks! My husband loves that dress, so I'm glad I found a couple of good ways to style it.Audronasha, the shoes are fairly comfortable. They are Pleaser, and I don't know what they do to their shoes but they always seem to be easy to wear.Lady Euphoria, I like the first look too, but the second one felt a bit more "me." I did like that the cardigan and scarf gave it a bit of a 50s vibe.Betty, thanks! I'm appreciating my shoe collection more now that I'm blogging.
Katie, nice to see you around again! 
I hope it means you were successful in your computer shopping.Hexotica, the arm warmers were an impulse, since I always wanted sheer ones and I had never worn that particular shrug since buying it two years ago. I need to alter them a bit, but I know I'll be using them a lot!Violette, thanks! I love doing these day to evening transformations.alicatstrut, awesome! Mega Win makes me very happy. 