What I Wore in Paris // Day 1

Bonjour!

I finally have time to share with you my outfits from our Anniversary trip to Paris! On the first day I wore this polka dot dress. 

It was perfect for the occasion....comfortable but dressy for the city of love.

I wasn't wearing any layers which made my first day in Paris a very cold one....not only was it windy but very rainy in the afternoon!

By the way....windy and a full circle skirt isn't a great combination. The wind was actually the least of my troubles but the air vents from the metro caused my to have a Marilyn Monroe moment.....Too late I saw the vent...tried to quickly walk around as I held down the front of my dress....the air blew out the side of the big vent and....up went my dress in the back exposing everything....hahahaha....I was SOOOO embarressed! The people that saw it laughed/smiled.....what else can you do!

Did something like that happen to you before!?

Summerfield

I wore this dress on Sunday and love it. I bought it from a thrift shop last week. I am always looking for dresses and was SUPER happy when I came across this one. It was a little too short for my liking....but this was easily fixed with a slip. 

When I was thinking of a name for the post I thought of "Summer field". 

What would you call this dress?

And by the way...I want to collect some QUESTIONS for my Q&A video I am planning on doing.

Purple-Dots

Sorry for the blurry photos.....but I thought I needed to finally share an outfit on here again! I wore this for church yesterday. I have not worn this purple skirt since last year and while looking around on what to wear with it....it just came together.

And for some of you that don't follow my personal blog....go check out my Honemoon series. You can also see the different outfits I wore each day. ☺

Knitted Dress

This dress was gifted to last year.I really haven't worn it much because the dress is a little to short for me.....nothing that a cute lace slip can't fix.

I actually bought that lace just so I can sew it on a slip to extend some of my shorter skirts and dresses. Since the dress is knit it is very comfortable and easily is pulled over the knees while sitting making the dress more modest.

The days here have been very cool in the mornings and then gets very warm during the day. So I wore the short white sweater in the morning but had my lace T-shirt on for when it warmed up.

How long/short are you comfortable with?

Through the Fields

This Sunday I actually got to take a picture of my outfit outside. We were at my mom's and when we walked the dog we got some pictures of my pastel outfit. I love my pastels and you have seen this dress before....it's definitly a favorite of mine.....I have not worn it since Valentines Day.

I wore high heels to church....but quickly put my comfortable sparkle shoes to walk the dog. Never did get a picture of my heels....one day ladies I'll do a post of all my heels. lol

And I am totally loving the canola flowers blooming everywhere!!

February's Florals

I wore this outfit on Sunday....and is totally something I can see myself wearing again. I was VERY comfortable and I made this summer outfit super warm. Layers ladies....layers! ☺ The dress was my spring board for the outfit. I love wearing it with the yellow sleeveless shirt which I cannot wear by itself. In the summer I wear a white Tee and on this cold Sunday morning I wore a warm longsleeved shirt. This sweater that was gifted to me may not be the exact blue but still matches perfectly somehow. My blue necklace made it look just a bit fancier. And my boots.... wear those way to much!

Loving my pierced ears....or the fact that I can change my earrings now to match my outfits. ☺ I need more colored earings so I can be matchy matchy. 

And ladies....come visit The Blue Birdhouse to see what I've been up too.

White as Snow

Today's challenge read: White as snow.... I could have worn all white but decided that was a little much. :D So I gave this snowy outfit some (blue) frost.

I wish we had snow today... because then the outfit would look so much more amazing!

Do you have snow where you are?

Fall in Plaid

This is what I wore for church today.... the plaid skirt is super comfortable and perfect for fall.....I've worn it twice on the blog before but can only find this one here. 

Today I combined it with a blue cami and a brown knit shirt. Even though it was a warmer day today it is getting a but windy and the blue sweater brings it all together.

I like wearing belts over my shirt if I am wearing a sweater to accent the waist......and my red bubble necklace....a favorite.

Sweater- hand-me-down sewn smaller

Shirt- exchange store

Cami- Walmart $2.99

Skirt- gift

Belt- walmart $2

Necklace- Walmart $5

Shoes- Payless....gift

Instagram // Blue Tights

This is the Sunday outfit I wore to church today... Except that I wore blue heels instead of these flats.
The blue tights were a little out of my comfort zone... but I did not have A new Sunday outfit at my new apartment... So I had to make do with the clothes I had there already. I did not want to wear the same outfit again.... Now that it is starting to get chilly...this is what came together.

What do you think? Blue tights ok? Love, Iris

Frilly 50's

Hi Friends,

Love this outfit! It is so fun & happy.....don't know of a better way to explain it. This blue polkadot dress was bought for my engagement pictures....but was a GREAT investment. I just love navy polkadots and you can wear it with so many solid colors: red, turquoise, peach, yellow...the list goes on.

Last Sunday I paired it with my ruffled turquoise sweater to make it a little warmer. The polka dot & turquoise flower pulled everything together making it matchy matchy. The necklace I traded on a German online sale and actually has floral material weaved in it.

The weather has been nice and warm this past week......but you can see it....fall is here!

Feminine & Modest Wedding Dress

Hi Ladies,

I can't believe it's been 3+ months since I posted on Feminine Modesty! It's been a crazy summer: moving Patrick's family, wedding preparation, site seeing in Germany with US. friends...getting married, honeymoon, moving, teaching.... I am still busy & we don't even have internet yet....but then I hope to be posting more regular again!

To the wedding dress:
I found the dress online....about 4 years ago actually. I sadly cannot find the website anymore but they had lots of different styles and prices. I loved how my dress was modest & didn't need to be changed. I just needed to have it sized a little smaller to fit perfectly.

Visit The Blue Birdhouse to see more pictures.

A Burst of Spring...in Summer

So much to my goal of showing you my mix and match outfits I wear from my suitcase.....I am happy to finally have internet and do some wedding planning after 3 weeks of no internet!! And yeah....getting outfit pictures are hard to get when you are not in a normal schedule.

But I quickly grabbed Patrick Sunday afternoon an had him take some outfit pictures....before I took a much needed nap!

The top I got as a birthday gift....the skirt I found at the thrift store for $2....the shoes I brought as well as the jewelry.

In between busy moving days I've been able to visit the local thrift store....it is pretty small but they always are getting new stuff and their prices are pretty good.... I love thrift shopping!

Do you?

What I Wore // Graduation

I really didn't take pictures for the blog....but they still work! :)

I got this dress at eshakti last December. They have a 30% off sale going on AND I got $30 off from the Fresh Modesty blog.....so I payed $8 for this dress!!! Whoohooo! That is a steal for sure!

I finally got the dress when my dad and step-mom came to FL and I decided to wear it for this special occasion- my graduation.

It fit wonderfully and really flatters me! Even a lady at walmart said it looked good! ☺

What is more beautiful than red and blue together.....well....I guess there are other beautiful color combos but I really love red and blue.

Do you have a color combo you keep wearing over and over again?