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**AND THE WINNER IS… JESSICA IN OK! Congratulations, Jessica! Email me at katie@marriageconfessions.com to claim your beautiful dress! Thanks to everyone who entered and a special thanks to Shabby Apple for hosting such a great giveaway!**
I normally try to be as gender-friendly as a mommy blogger (cringe! I hate that phrase!) can be, but I’m going to go ahead and tell you that this post is for the ladies. Girls, if you do nothing else today, then you need to go to Shabby Apple and design a show stopping, glamorous wardrobe for yourselves. It is the most fun clothing website I have been to in a long time because the clothes are so unique. When I first saw the site, I thought, “Yeah, but where would I ever wear that?” But when you look closer, the dresses and skirts are actually totally doable in a day-to-day wardrobe.
My fashion sense is fairly limited, but I do know a few basics, thanks to my good, Southern momma who taught me that you wear pearls during the day and diamonds at night, showing too much skin is the same as walking into a room naked, and white after Labor Day is never okay (though I have amended this law so that “winter white” after Labor Day is acceptable in certain situations…). But one of my Mom’s timeless fashion tips that I live by is that you should have certain staples in your wardrobe, like black and white cardigans and a good pair of khaki pants, but then you should also have a few accent pieces that can jazz you up in a jiffy.
Shabby Apple is that jazz.
If I could live in any fashion period, it would be the 1940s. Dresses with full skirts, white day gloves, fishnet hose, pearls, clutch bags, and bright red lipstick. Oh, how I wish these were staples in my wardrobe today! I see a lot of that 40s style in Shabby Apple. Maybe that’s why I filled my shopping cart with $900.00 worth of dresses before I realized what I was doing.
I mean, look at this dress. Does that not live up to it’s name of “Gondola?”
Or what about this one? Redheads of the world, can I get an “AMEN” for the color of this dress?
And look at this gem. It reminds me of the movie “Pearl Harbor.”
Shabby Apple is very, very kindly offering one of their dresses as the giveaway today. And (here’s the best part) I GOT TO PICK IT! I chose this dress because I think it is DESTINED to be a fabulous New Years Eve dress. It NEEEEEEDS to be taken out to a fabulous party! The only accessory you need with this dress is a glass of champagne.
I mean, really. This is how an adult should do ruffles. And that color is to die for.
What I love most about this dress, though, is the sizing note on the description:
To win this fabulous dress, I’m going to make you do three things. Because I think this dress is worth it. First, head over to the Shabby Apple Facebook page and “like” them. Then, leave me a comment below telling me where you would wear this fabulous dress. Lastly, if you win, you MUST send me a picture of you in the dress because I have to see where this little thing ends up calling home!
Also, Shabby Apple is offering a 10% discount to MC readers. Shop around for all your upcoming holiday parties and enter the coupon code “marriageconfess10off.”
Special thanks to Shabby Apple for such a fun giveaway and for giving me a 1940s fashion fix.
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1) SmugMama: I have liked their facebook page! I would wear the dress to my first dinner out with my husband after the new baby is born! I am already too big for it to be a this New Years Eve dress :) (11.22.2011 06:58am)
2) SmugMama: Oh oh oh oh oh - I just visited their site!! They sell maternity!!! (11.22.2011 07:00am)
3) Elizabeth: Really? Ruffles over my rear and hips? I don't think so - I don't need any help in making those areas look any bigger!! (11.22.2011 07:20am)
4) Crystal Pletka: Gorgeous! I would definitely wear it out for New Years! (11.22.2011 07:41am)
5) Trish: Ohhhh goodness.. I would have to make a date for New Years with the hubby....maybe a speakeasy :) (11.22.2011 07:42am)
6) cathy: Fabulous. (11.22.2011 07:51am)
7) Anne H.: love it! so elegant and yes, perfect for new years! (11.22.2011 08:05am)
8) Courtney: Being a fellow red-head (and a fellow NOLE graduate--- holla!) I would need the tan dress you showed, and it would definitely be perfect with a white/ivory skinny belt for one of my bridal showers! Love!! (11.22.2011 08:25am)
9) Mary: Hooray! I love shabby apple! I am getting married in march and this would be perfect for so many of those prewedding parties! Great pick! (11.22.2011 08:43am)
10) Chrissy: I liked the page and I would wear it out on New Years for sure and lots of other places.... :) (11.22.2011 09:31am)
11) Kathleen: In my dreams, I would wear this to a hot jazz club in the French Quarter with table clothes and votive candles. I'd have a martini, or better yet a sazerac. And I'd dance until my shoes fell off. In reality, I'd make my husband turn our downstairs bar (aka the Lullabye Lounge) into that club...after the baby goes to sleep, that is. (11.22.2011 09:36am)
12) Heather: I would wear it to the Christmas party!! (11.22.2011 09:56am)
13) Joke: Waw! You picked quite the dress! I'm leaving for my first job / internship in New York soon and since I'm a bit of a girly dresser anyway, I would consider this the perfect dress to wear to an after work party or a concert. It's can be totally dressed down to be decent for work, the ruffles will be enough of an accent. And then, to go to the party I could just accessorize it and tadaaaam! Straight to the party or the jazzy concert :-) And oh yes, I like Shabby Apple on Facebook :-) (11.22.2011 10:12am)
14) Lori M.: I would wear it to a fun New Year's party...now to find one :o) (11.22.2011 10:13am)
15) Jen Morris: Love this dress and their website! Although I'm like 84 weeks pregnant (okay 38 weeks) and it's unlikely I'll be doing much this New Years Eve this dress would be put on the day that baby weight is gone for a fun night out on the town (kid free!)! Or if I was nice I'd let a friend borrow it for NYE...that's if i feel nice. (11.22.2011 10:22am)
16) JennaLynn: I like Shabby Apple on Facebook! :) I would love to wear this dress to my friends wedding in December! Or as you suggested it would be perfect for New Years! :) (11.22.2011 10:36am)
17) Sarah C: i liked them! I would love to wear this to my Church's annual New Years Eve Party. (11.22.2011 10:42am)
18) Heidi M: I would totally wear this to my work Christmas party, my husband's work Christmas party, any New Year's party we were invited to, a hot date with hubby, etc... Gorgeous dress! (11.22.2011 10:54am)
19) Nova Kristin: Oh my, how very elegant!!! I would wear it to my husband's work Christmas party which is a formal affair and the Christmas tea at church and dancing around like a loon in my bedroom. Beautiful!! (11.22.2011 10:57am)
20) Katie P: can i wear it every day? 'cause i might wear it every day... (11.22.2011 10:59am)
21) carolyn s: I liked thm on FB (11.22.2011 11:07am)
22) carolyn s: I would wear it to my church's annual NYE dance (11.22.2011 11:10am)
23) Kandace: I would wear it to the Christmas parties that we are going to attend b/c we are going bowling with the kids this year for New Years. (11.22.2011 11:10am)
24) Wendy S: I would wear the dress on my first cruise for my birthday! We will be setting sail 2-5-2012!!! (11.22.2011 11:18am)
25) Jamie M: I would save it to wear out for a night on the town with my husband-- our first wedding anniversary is coming up in December! (11.22.2011 11:25am)
26) Staci: Wow, love. I'm not sure where I would wear it yet but I would hope for good things as a result! :) (11.22.2011 11:34am)
27) Jane K: I am headed to like them on facebook. Those dresses are beautiful. I am getting married on December 30 (the army has finally given him a day off!) and I would love to wear this to my rehearsal dinner and then probably again on new years eve :P (11.22.2011 11:39am)
28) Lindy: I've liked on facebook! I think I would wear this dress on a very special christmas dinner date with my beloved. xxx (11.22.2011 12:05pm)
29) Kate: I liked Shabby Apple on FB!! I would wear this dress everywhere! To the grocery ;), all my Christmas parties and New Years Eve (if we leave the house)! Thank you for the giveaway! (11.22.2011 12:14pm)
30) Suzanne: I "liked" their page on FB. Okay so I just found out that my husband and I are moving back to Florida...AMEN...so I'd either wear it out to celebrate that or my upcoming birthday :) (11.22.2011 12:28pm)
31) Emily: Just liked them on Facebook! I could definitely wear this to an opening night or the annual "ball" at my local theater that I'm involved in! So cute!! And I already have the perfect 1940s red shoes to go with them!! (11.22.2011 12:31pm)
32) Whitney WB: I liked their page and truly do like their gorgeous clothes! I would wear this dress to a Christmas party or possibly a New Years shindig. My accessory would be my growing baby bump, thus really appreciating the "stretch"! (11.22.2011 12:33pm)
33) Milena M: I would wear this fabulous dress to my hubby's company Holiday Party, a very awesome get together at a very posh hotel in South Florida! (11.22.2011 01:01pm)
34) Milena M: Forgot to mention: I liked the Facebook page (11.22.2011 01:05pm)
35) Alyson: Oh! This dress is FABULOUS!!!!!! New Years Eve and then shortly after the Dental School Winter Ball!!!! LOVE IT!!! (11.22.2011 01:19pm)
36) The Life and Times of Me: I like the facebook page. I love this dress and would wear it to our town's annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet. (11.22.2011 01:45pm)
37) nylse: if i win..wow, i would wear this dress to church..i love getting dressed up for church since it seems to be a lost art in today's world; and i promise i will send a pic. i follow shabby apple on FB as andree e writes (11.22.2011 02:08pm)
38) Jen @ Caved In: First of all, I need that gondola dress. Gorgeous. Second, I would wear the ruffled dress out for my big 30th bday party coming up. Gotta look awesome as I enter my next decade. (11.22.2011 03:22pm)
39) Andrea in SC: Oh my goodness! I would totally wear that dress to the Vendue Rooftop Bar in downtown Charleston, SC on New Years' Eve! Soooooo classy!! (11.22.2011 03:34pm)
40) Catherine: I liked their page! I LOVE their clothes but often do what you do and fill my shopping cart up until the dollar amount creeps up on me and I never quite follow-through with the purchase. I did ask my hubby for a giftcard this year though :-) Every year, the hubby and I go to the orchestra for New Year's Eve. It's our one big yearly entertainment splurge and it has become a tradition. I would be the belle of the ball in that cute dress!! (11.22.2011 03:39pm)
41) Meg S: Oh my, this is gorgeous! I would definitely be wearing this to a party! And I like SA on FB (Amy Jones)! (11.22.2011 03:46pm)
42) Kim: I would totally wear this dress to the Kentucky Derby! Hubby and I are "thinking" about going next year if it falls into place! That would be the PERFECT Derby dress! (11.22.2011 03:47pm)
43) Jessica in OK: I would totally wear this dress to my BFF's wedding on New Year's Eve!! I haven't been able to find a perfect one and i think this is definitely where i will find one!!! (11.22.2011 03:49pm)
44) Karen: Wow...this dress is amazing. Classic. Sexy. Sophisticated! I would wear this dress on an upcoming over-night "destination" date with my darling husband. We haven't had one of those dates in a long time, and I'm shopping around for the perfect dress to knock his socks off...I think this fits the bill! :) (11.22.2011 04:37pm)
45) laurenbtrain: weddings, new years eve celebrations and date night with the hubby! (11.22.2011 04:54pm)
46) Ann G-B: This would force us to have a date night! Cute dress! (11.22.2011 05:03pm)
47) Kelly: I have an office Christmas party that I need an awesome outfit for! (11.22.2011 05:22pm)
48) melissa B: I would wear the dress for New Years with my family. Love the Sunset Boulevard dress above....beautiful!!! (11.22.2011 06:10pm)
49) vanessa: i liked shabby apple on facebook! i would SO wear that dress to a nye wedding my husband & i are attending! i'm trying to branch out of my comfort zone and get something amazing to wear!!!! (11.22.2011 06:34pm)
50) Sonya: I like Shabby Apple on FB! I would wear this to my husband's future employers Christmas party this year! I've never been to a fancy office Christmas party! (11.22.2011 07:04pm)
51) Andrea: I liked Shabby Apple on Facebook! I would wear this dress to my work Christmas party since it's always a pretty dressy affair! :) (11.22.2011 07:33pm)
52) Kate: I liked Shabby Apple on Facebook. I think I'd wear this dress to a work Christmas party. Thanks for introducing me to such beautiful clothing!! (11.22.2011 07:54pm)
53) Megan: I love love love this dress! I think it would be perfect to our New Year's Eve cocktail party, which also happens to be my birthday :) (11.22.2011 08:24pm)
54) Chelsea: Hello!! I have been following you for a while now but have never commented. Wow, your dress choice is beautiful! I would wear it out to dinner and then for a New Years night out on the town. Thanks for the link to a fabulous clothing site :) (11.22.2011 08:46pm)
55) Kara J: I am looking for a dress to wear to my husband's fancy work party. (11.22.2011 08:47pm)
56) Mandy B: I would wear it grocery shopping! haha ok not really but I would love to dress up and just go out with my hubby, a romantic date with a hot dress and no kids....can we say AMAZING!!! (11.22.2011 09:25pm)
57) ali: I would wear it out for New years in New Orleans, where I will be celebrating the beginning of my new life, as I have just left my abusive husband. (11.22.2011 09:32pm)
58) Bridget: I LOVE Shabby Apple! I would wear it to my holiday party! (11.22.2011 09:34pm)
59) Karli: I liked their site, and would definitely wear this out on New Years! (11.22.2011 09:46pm)
60) Stephanie: I LOVE shabby apple & love this dress!! oh my goodness. I don't own a little black dress.. I'd make an occasion to go out and wear this, it's that great. (11.22.2011 09:49pm)
61) Lauren M.: I would wear it to Christmas Eve Mass - no doubt! So lovely! It's a beautiful dress : ) (11.22.2011 10:08pm)
62) Cindy: I would wear this dress on a date night w/ my hubby:) (11.22.2011 11:20pm)
63) Katrina: hmm... I'm not sure where I would wear it. Maybe my brother in law's wedding... (11.23.2011 01:26am)
64) Tricia Thompson: Love shabby apple! I would wear that beautiful dress to my wedding day Luncheon on January 3rd!!! Eeeek it is coming up so fast!!!! And I liked their page =) if I win it will be in lots of pictures!!! (11.23.2011 01:36am)
65) BeccaK: Their dresses are too cute! I think I would probably wear this dress to work with a pair of RED heels - doesn't it just scream red heels? :) After all, don't we deserve to look just as fabulous at work as we do on a date? But, I confess, I'd probably wear it out on a date with my husband after work, too! (11.23.2011 01:54am)
66) Ginny: I would definitely wear this to my husband's company Christmas party! (11.23.2011 08:13am)
67) Liz: Oh... wow... I LOVE these dresses!!! I would (almost) KILL for that little dress ;). Almost. Where would I wear it? On a hot night out with John Michael - where we would first hit up the opera and then grab a late dinner with copious amounts of wine followed by dancing. Oh, wait, I'm dreaming. Ha ha! I'd never make it out that late! (11.23.2011 08:16am)
68) I Do Declare: I already "Like" Shabby Apple on Facebook! I would wear that to a friend's 30th birthday party coming up in January! (11.23.2011 09:23am)
69) Laurie: I like them on FB. I would for sure wear this beautiful dress on a date night with my husband! (11.23.2011 10:54am)
70) Karissa: Amazeballs. I WOULD wear this for NYE! (11.23.2011 11:02am)
71) ashley: new years!! (11.23.2011 02:11pm)
72) Kristen S.: I would wear it to my husband's work Christmas party! I would love to have a fancy dress like this one! (11.23.2011 03:28pm)
73) JenD: Liked their FB page! (11.23.2011 03:34pm)
74) JenD: Toe the Line-Date night:) (11.23.2011 03:40pm)
75) Dorice: I've been a Shabby Apple fan for awhile. Love the dress but, hey, I love most of their stuff. I'd love to wear this dress to a fancy night out on the town. Or an intimate, romantic dinner too! (11.23.2011 04:06pm)
76) Christa Nolan: I like Shabby Apple on facebook! There dresses are to die for!!! Love, love, love! (11.23.2011 09:04pm)
77) Christa Nolan: I would wear this fabulous dress to a swanky Christmas party or New Year's eve celebration! How cute would I be?! (11.23.2011 09:05pm)
78) Christa Nolan: And yes, I would definitely send a picture of me wearing this fabulous dress! Who wouldn't want to show it off?! I would write about it on my blog. (11.23.2011 09:06pm)
79) Anita: I would wear it to a winter wedding that I am looking forward to. It should fit right in to the fancy crowd! (11.24.2011 01:18am)
80) LAMusing: I like Shabby Apple on Facebook (as the name in my email address) (11.24.2011 04:22am)
81) LAMusing: I want to win it for my friend to wear on her honeymoon cruise! (11.24.2011 04:23am)
82) Kay: Looks perfect for a new year's party or a night out dancing and drinking! (11.24.2011 01:57pm)
83) natalie jane: I'm a shabby apple facebook fan! (11.24.2011 10:05pm)
84) natalie jane: HELLO! I have a dinner with my husband, his ex and her husband. I MUST look hot. (11.24.2011 10:05pm)
85) Laura L: I already like them on FB! I would wear this to a girls night out wine edition. Classy! ;) (11.25.2011 01:05am)
86) Dani L.: like the on fb (dani long)...and hope to be sending a pic of me in the dress. (11.25.2011 02:06am)
87) Dani L.: Oops...just re-read the ruless...like them on fb, would wear it to church (kinda boring, i know) (11.25.2011 02:08am)
88) Brooke V: I have liked Shabby Apple on FB! If I won, I would wear that awesome dress for our family pictures! (11.25.2011 06:31pm)
89) Kaitlyn @OneCorazonTresCountries: I will be in Mexico from December until May so I would definitely be wearing this dress out to a party for New Years. If I wanted to make an impression when I got off the plane I'd change into this dress during my layover (because my 2nd flight is only 1 hour) and walk off the plane like a movie star. (However, I might look crazy too haha.) but I love their stuff! (11.25.2011 09:09pm)
90) aoiffe: I like Shabby Apple on facebook and I would wear it to my engagement partyy on NYE!! (11.25.2011 10:19pm)
91) Christina: I like Shabby Apple on FB. And I'd wear this little number as soon as I got it! I'd be the envy of all female family members if I got this in time for Christmas! (11.25.2011 11:22pm)
92) pmj: fb fan of shabby apple pamela j pjames330 at aol dot com (11.26.2011 11:19am)
93) pmj: I would have to find a place to wear this-It's a good excuse for going out on the town! pjames330 at aol dot com (11.26.2011 11:21am)
94) Nikki: Eeek, am I too late? As a newly married person (as of last night) I would love to wear this to a snazzy New Year's Party! It would be awesome!! (11.26.2011 05:29pm)
95) Sarah: i rarely go to any new year's eve parties, but I would love this dress to wear to an opening night of a show at my husband's theatre! or perhaps to sing in for the Faculty frolic at my school. I'd love to shock my students by wearing a dress and heels and show 'em how it's done. :) (11.26.2011 09:52pm)
96) Maureen: I'm pretty uninteresting and don't have a ton of places to wear this, but if I won it, goshdarnit I would figure something out! (11.27.2011 06:38pm)
97) Debra L: I like Shabby Apple on Facebook! (11.27.2011 08:17pm)
98) Debra L: I think I would wear this out for my anniversary! (11.27.2011 08:18pm)
99) JoHanna: I liked the page! I would wear this dress to my friends wedding that is coming up! I want to do a fun 40's hair-do with it too! I love that era as well. Good choice! (11.27.2011 08:58pm)
100) christy: I like shabby apple on fb (11.28.2011 01:56pm)
101) christy: I would wear this to my new years party or my Christmas Party (if it got here in time) (11.28.2011 01:58pm)
102) ashley thompson: i would wear it on my upcoming cruise! (11.28.2011 03:08pm)
103) Kellianne: Oh, I most definitely "like" them on facebook! (11.28.2011 05:01pm)
104) Kellianne: The real question is where WOULDN'T I wear this dress? Vintage, classy, beautiful--I think it would be rather difficult to get me to take that dress off! :) (11.28.2011 05:03pm)
105) Corinne Mueller: A simple pair of red heels and a string of pearls. (11.28.2011 09:17pm)
106) Heather: I already like them on FB, and I'd wear this to the fancy dinner we have planned for our anniversary. (11.28.2011 10:24pm)
107) Erika W.: I like them on fb and LOVE their clothing! I'd wear this out to dinner with my husband! (11.29.2011 10:16am)
108) Kathy Z: Their clothing is super cute and I was excited about the idea of winning a dress... until I saw the ruffles on the hips and heiney. That's where I carry my weight and I don't need any more emphasis there. :) (11.29.2011 10:44am)
109) Deana Rooks: New year's day, we always go out to celebrate the new year somehwere fancy and this dress would be there. I collect vintage hats from the 20/30s and 40s and this dress would look great with one of them! (11.29.2011 12:14pm)
110) Sandra: I'm going to be heading down to NewYork for Christmas and New years, and since it me and my fiances first new years as an engaged couple we're going to be going all fancy for the big day. and that dress is going with me :) along with my brand new black stiletto heels! (11.29.2011 03:13pm)
111) jenny-bird: What a lovely dress! My husband is a 1L student, and his highly prestigious mentor has invited us to her law firm's Christmas party. (11.29.2011 10:40pm)
112) Maggie: Holy wow that's an amazing dress. I would wear it to my little brother's Vegas wedding in March!! (11.30.2011 05:27pm)