From Zahra

Summer Blues

Here is my favorite recent addition to my closet, a summery blue dress from eShakti.com. This dress is like t-shirt material and I love the midi length. I styled this dress two ways, one for an ice cream break and one for a more formal event.

If you haven’t heard of eShakti.com, they are an online retailer where you can customize every dress in stock! You can choose if you want to shorten or lengthen the dress, add sleeves, or change the neckline. It is such a great idea for someone who wants to be a little modest, or even someone who just wants to create their own dress. The prices are so reasonable and they have some cute styles! 

My current eShakti.com wish list pieces are: 1, 2, 3.

On another note, this summer has been so wonderfully hot – I just want to sit out on the deck with Tom every evening and grill something for dinner and play some music and let Adam and Briggs (our pup) play around until it gets dark. Unfortunately we had a string of illnesses in the house, first Adam, then me, and now Tom. Praying we will be out and about soon!

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Dress: Thanks to eShakti (no longer in stock) | Bag: 3.1 Phillip Lim | Heels: Zara – (I saw them on sale last week in store for $23!) | Flats: French Connection Similar Style (on Sale!) | Necklace: Anthropologie | Braclets: Lia Sophia | Ring: David Yurman | Sunglasses: Prada, Gucci | Scarf: J.Crew

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