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A New Style To Try for the New Year & Your Own Twist Link Up #16

January 16, 2020 / 53 Comments
slip dress, Blackwatch plaid, 90’s style, winter fashion, Shelbee on the Edge
slip dress, Blackwatch plaid, 90’s style, winter fashion, Shelbee on the Edge
slip dress, Blackwatch plaid, 90’s style, winter fashion, Shelbee on the Edge

Your Own Twist is a monthly series hosted by Monica of Jersey Girl, Texan Heart and myself where we showcase our own interpretations of a chosen style theme. We share the theme with you ahead of time in case you are interested in joining us. You can see the upcoming themes below if you would like to create your own post around the theme and share it with us in the link party at the end of the post.

This month’s theme was to try a new style for the new year. While the trend I chose is not so new, it is one that I haven’t tried in, oh about, 25 years. Remember the slip dress over the tee shirt trend from the 90’s? Oh, that was so my jam. And as all trends do, they become not so trendy only to resurface again decades later as the coolest style to hit the streets.

And so here we are in 2020 and slip dresses have been making a huge comeback on the fashion scene in the last few years. You see them everywhere and I love it. Not only because it hearkens me back to the much more innocent and simpler days of my youth, but also because it really is just a really cool style. In my opinion.

slip dress, Blackwatch plaid, 90’s style, winter fashion, Shelbee on the Edge
slip dress, Blackwatch plaid, 90’s style, winter fashion, Shelbee on the Edge
slip dress, Blackwatch plaid, 90’s style, winter fashion, Shelbee on the Edge

So why haven’t I tried it before right now? Well, because 25 years and two children later, my body is not quite the same as it was in the 90’s when I was rocking out my slip dresses. Slip dresses tend to be crafted from lighter, flowier fabrics that cling, cling, cling to everything. All the bumps and lumps and curves of midlife become evidently apparent in a slinky slip dress and so even in this era of body positivity (I am all about loving myself), I still could not get comfortable in one of these pretty little things.

But it is a style that I have been wanting to try recently seeing all my fabulous blogger friends doing it (sometimes I do jump on the trend bandwagon). I have been wanting to recreate a youthful yet mature 90’s grunge look. But the challenge remained to find a slip dress that wasn’t too clingy in all the wrong places.

slip dress, Blackwatch plaid, 90’s style, winter fashion, Shelbee on the Edge
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moto jacket, blanket scarf, leopard beret, Shelbee on the Edge
slip dress, Blackwatch plaid, 90’s style, winter fashion, Shelbee on the Edge

It just so happened that I had some Old Navy rewards, so I went shopping, keeping myself to the very strict budget of not going more than $10 over the $10 in rewards that I had to spend. They were expiring so I had to use them! I am proud to say that I spent less than $5 on this Blackwatch plaid slip dress and matching long sleeve green tee. It is cold here, y’all, so I had to add the long sleeve tee to make my slip dress winter appropriate.

Old Navy had this same dress in a black and red Buffalo plaid, but since I already added a shirt dress in that exact same plaid and Blackwatch plaid is my favorite tartan of all time, I went for the green and blue one. I splashed in some hints of leopard for the hell of it, bringing this 90’s style straight into the 20’s with some unexpected pattern mixing. Velvet booties and a moto jacket also help with a more modern version of this 90’s trend.

slip dress, Blackwatch plaid, 90’s style, winter fashion, Shelbee on the Edge
slip dress, Blackwatch plaid, 90’s style, winter fashion, Shelbee on the Edge
slip dress, Blackwatch plaid, 90’s style, winter fashion, Shelbee on the Edge

Be sure to go check out the details of Monica’s incredibly cool look! I feel like she is tapping into some serious 90’s vibes, too, and I want to copy her! And share your own looks below.

What new things are you trying out in 2020?

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Outfit Details: Dress-Old Navy (Exact) / Tee and Jacket-Old Navy / Scarf, Bag, and Beret-Charlotte Russe / Gloves-Isotoner / Boots-Kenneth Cole / Earrings-Michal Golan / Tights and Necklace-Old

I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.

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