emerald city: fash flood x lasertron

Posted on 10. Oct, 2011 by Princess Lasertron in dresses, friends

This post was written for me by my friend Sarah Lorsung Tvrdik, purveyor of style and beauty at her style blog Fash Flood. She’s truly a local fashion plate and a longtime inspiration to me since we first met in 2005 when our boyfriends (now husbands) were roommates! She introduced me to MAC cosmetics, my beloved hair dresser Rebecca, the worship of Miu Miu footwear and the show Mad Men. I owe her so much, and even more after she agreed to unleash her styling expertise on some of her favorite pieces from our 2011 dress collection. She first took home our Nicole dress in Emerald Green, which is beautiful on her. Remember that you can order each of our dresses in your own favorite color! Here is the first in a series of Fash Flood x Lasertron posts written by Sarah–The Emerald City!

Named after one of my favorite local models, the vivid, emerald green frock known as the “Nicole” dress is my pick for the first of many Fash Flood x Princess Lasertron posts to come. (Note of Bias: This *might* have a little something to do with being a redhead)

For this series, I’ll be demonstrating how to dress each piece ‘up’ for formal events and how to dress it ‘down’ for everyday use. This dress was the perfect choice to begin with because of its saturated hue (a HUGE fall trend) and fabric; being made in 100% cotton makes anything more versatile, and I was excited to find that you can even wash this dress at home–on gentle, of course.

I paired the Nicole dress with a few of my favorite vintage accessories (All of my vintage accessories are my “favorite”, btw) like this magenta satin sash from Coriander on Etsy, black and white hat and gloves, white cat eye shades and glittering Christian Louboutins (my wedding shoes, eek!).

I’m also wearing a crinoline made by Princess Lasertron underneath the skirt to add volume. And let me tell you, once you go crinoline, you can’t go back. I want to wear this sucker under every skirt I own. Such a great versatile item that I can’t believe I lived without.

Hair was kept simple in an off to the side braid, which seems to be a newish trend in the bridal world; favoring simplicity over the hard-headed up-do’s of the past. At my own wedding, a few of my bridesmaids chose braids or side ponytails which I loved.

To finish this look I mixed MAC’s ‘Girl About Town” with “Impassioned” lipsticks and added a little lime green shadow (MAC’s “Bitter”) and finished it off with a dramatic cat eye liner (Lancôme Art Liner in “Noir”) and Lancôme’s Doll Lashes mascara.

This look is perfect for any non-traditional bridesmaid, to wear to your own bridal shower or even to attend the formal wedding of a close friend or relative. Did I mention this dress has pockets? You don’t even need a clutch, just tuck your favorite lipstick in the pocket and dance your pretty little heart out.

Thanks again to Megan and the Princess Lasertron team for letting me try out this lovely dress. I’ll see all of you lovely readers next time, when I use this dress for a casual look. In the meantime, you can check out my blog at fashflood.com.

xo, Fash Flood

Tags: 2011 collection, dresses, fash flood, nicole dress