CROP TOP WITH GROMMETS
Happy Saturday everyone!!! It looks like it is going to rain all stinking day so I guess I will be getting a lot of my laundry caught up from being on vacation. I have been waiting to tell you all this story that happened while we were in Cancun. Joe thinks that I have forgotten but I can tell you that I am like an elephant when it comes to some things, I am not about to forget this anytime soon. Rodan and Fields were hosting a farewell celebration party the last night that “most” people were there. The dress code said cocktail but I know a lot of the ladies were going to wear the long flowey maxi dresses like you see on the beach. 
I took several things to wear but I already had one dress in mind for this event. It was hot pink so it would be noticeable, it was sleeveless so I wouldn’t be hot, it was shorter but not too short, and it fit me really well. I got completely dressed with my hair and makeup already done and was ready to walk out the door when he said, “I don’t like you in that dress.” What the what!!! Here is where I wore it the last time. He told me that the ruffles made me look frumpy. I was livid! He waited until we were ready to walk out the door and then HE became the fashion know-it-all. I yanked off the dress and went to see what I had left that I hadn’t already worn. I pulled on this Eliza J dress, which I love, but I didn’t love it for the occasion. Also, in the picture of this dress, it looks much shorter than it was on me. Mine was all the way to my knees and that made me look frumpy in my opinion. I intend to have it altered about 3 or 4 inches to make it a little shorter. The rest of the evening did not go well. He knew that he had stepped in it but it was too late. Then he tried to get me to put it back on. Was he nuts???? Does anyone else have a husband like mine? You know, the kind that doesn’t know when to keep his mouth shut! Lol!!! I told him that I didn’t ask him for his opinion and the next time to just keep it to himself! 
Remember the white dress that I wore in Cancun with the grommets down the side, (here) well I like this top just as much if not better. This cute, flirty crop top is by Umgee. I bought this at a local boutique when she posted online a picture. I immediately send her a private message and told her to hold it back for me. I loved the grommet and laced-up look but the coral color is what sold me. The color coral is so bright and it just screams summer at me. The cropped style shirts are really popular this year. This one is about as short as I want to wear one but this length looks cute and youthful. I am always up for cute and youthful! This top comes in three colors, white, mint, and they call this strawberry. 
I have a pair of earrings on that I bought from Plunder last summer. These were in the specials tab and when they sold out they were gone. I love the big statement earrings but I know some of you might have to warm up to them for a bit. I just got a big shipment of the new jewelry so I will start showing it pretty soon. The Sofia bracelet is still available in the new Spring catalog. It has lots of colors in it and will look great with a lot of your clothing. May is my 2nd year anniversary with Plunder and I am celebrating all month long. When you make a 50.00 purchase (excluding taxes and shipping) you will receive a FREE piece of jewelry from me as a gift! Join me in the business of Plunder Design this month and I will gift you 2 pieces of jewelry. Go to plunderdesign.com/taniastephens and hit the shop tab. Pick a party with my name on it and then have fun. 
My jeans are a pair from Old Navy Mid-Rise Step-Hem Rockstar jean. They have the popular raw or relaxed hem. If you notice, they also have an uneven or step hem giving them a little different look. Old Navy jeans are not very expensive so you can indulge and buy the latest trends without breaking the bank. I am wearing my normal size which is a 10. Here are a few other raw hew looks that you might like.
I took this neoprene bag with me to Cancun. I used this as a purse the entire time that I was there. I had intended to also use it as my beach bag but Rodan + Fields gifted me the cutest straw Hola bag that I ended up carrying instead. This bag was gifted to me by Purple Poppy and I am still really liking this bag. It was very handy while I was traveling on the plane since it is flexible and was easy to store under the seat. 
I am just curious…….would you have let Joe live? Lol!
May is my BIRTHDAY month AND also my Rodan + Fields 2-year anniversary! Oh my goodness, can you say, “celebrating all month long!!!” It is MY birthday and anniversary month but you are going to be the beneficiaries.
Rodan + Fields – When you make a purchase as a Preferred Customer this month I will be gifting you a FREE Full-Size Lip Renewing Serum! That is a value of 56.00!!! This offer is available to all new and existing preferred customers and this will be coming FROM me, this is not a gift from corporate. I absolutely LOVE R+F and I love being able to get it into everyone’s hands at the best price that I can. Help me celebrate this month by aging backward!!! Go to tstephens5.myrandf.com and go shopping. When you get ready to check out be sure to enroll as a Preferred Customer (if you are not already) in order to receive the free gift. Anyone who joins me in the business this month with one of the top two business kits will receive a FREE regimen of their choice. Check out the kits here. Don’t overthink this. The start is so small in comparison to a normal small business. Message me for details at fiftyisnotold@gmail.com.
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I loved that pink dress on you. Absolutely beautiful! Sorry but your husband was wrong on that one.
Oh, Joe, you were so wrong, but we forgive you! My husband once told me he didn’t like a new sweater of mine, but I kept it anyhow because it was beautiful. Two years later he complimented me on it. (Yes, of course I reminded him of his initial reaction.)
Tania, I don’t think Joe is right about the pink dress. There is nothing frumpy about it. It is classy and face framing. There are times when we humor them and times when we ignore them. The striped dress is lovely on you, but the pink is perfect for a special night in a special place. Gently remind him that you are the one with the fashion blog, and then feed him frozen tv dinners for two months. He will learn.
First let me say today’s outfit is spot on. Love the color of the top. As for Joe’s comment, oh well, what do men know about fashion anyway. I’m sure he didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. May have thought he was helping. But I wouldn’t have changed dresses even though the one you wore was nice. You look so rested and tanned after your trip. I need a vacation too just for that. ?
I loved your hot pink dress!! Next time wear it anyway!! My husband always gets after me if I ask him his opinion on something and then I do what I want anyways. Which is quite often??. He is always asking me “why I bother to ask for his opinion if it means so little”??. I told him I am just looking for double confirmation of mine!! And if I don’t get double confirmation my own opinion is still enough??.
I think the pink dress is one of the prettiest I have seen you wear. I just love it. I was away on a business trip with my husband and as we were walking into the ballroom, he looked over at me and said, “your hair looks awful.” What was I suppose to do with that? Sometimes men don’t think before opening their mouth. Joe seems like a great guy. You just have to forgive him and move on.
Oh my goodness, Dawn! That was bad. They have no idea how that messes with your mind. It takes away the confidence you felt about your looks and instead makes you nervous and fidgety.
So surprised your hubby didn’t like that dress! I think that it has been one of my favorite of all the dresses you’ve worn throughout the blog! So pretty and I don’t see frumpy at all, lol!
Tania, that pink dress was Gorgeous, just Gorgeous on you ! I know what I’d have told my hubby……”Suck it up Buttercup, coz I’m not changing!” ?But I’m sure you’re a better person than I am ! ?
Why would you ever change an outfit when you are ready to walk out the door? We should dress for ourselves, not for others. 🙂
Well…I guess I am the minority here and even though the pink dress doesn’t make you look frumpy, I don’t care for the big ruffle but I think that’s because it’s something that I would not wear. I LOVED the dress you ended up wearing and would put that on in a heartbeat and I hope you aren’t saying that if we wear a dress to our knees, we are frumpy…LOL And…it reminds me of when I tell my hubby I don’t like what he choose to wear and he changes his clothes and I love when my husband tells me if he likes what I have on or not BUT…NOT as we are walking out the door. Glad you made the most of it and had a fun time.
I understand that the big ruffle isn’t something that everyone would like but it isn’t frumpy looking. He was flat out wrong! The reason that this dress didn’t look right being at the knee was that it had tassels at the hem. It needs to be shorter to keep the fun and flirty look of the tassels.