This week for My Closet, we travel to Charleston, South Carolina and take a peek in the closet of my best friend Kayleigh. Kayleigh is a 26-year-old middle school Spanish teacher who moved down to Charleston several years ago. She is also in a four year graduate program for Speech Pathology. This girl stays busy for sure. However like any classic extrovert, she loves getting together with friends at the beach or for drinks at the bar. Any good extrovert needs a closet of fun dresses. So let’s dive in and take a look!
First, every girl needs a “little black dress.” This is Kayleigh’s. Her grandma used to own a bridal dress shop. That must have been fun growing up! From time to time, Kayleigh would model dresses for her shop. This was taken at her friend’s wedding. She likes to pair it with a good pair of gold shoes. Pictured next to her is her boyfriend Brian. He also took many of these photos (thanks Brian!)
Next we will look at this wonderful orange dress. When noting Kayleigh’s style, I think of how a Southern beach town influences it. For an evening out, Kayleigh often opts for a comfortable pair of sandals over high heels and a sun dress over something you’d wear to the “club.” The great thing about a sundress and sandals are that they work for so many things … a day at the beach, a coffee date, shopping, a BBQ, etc. Also that adorable little dog is named Dunie. He’s a Carolina Dingo that she adopted several years back.
This next dress is the one she says she wears the least. It’s a nice white and green sun dress. One year we went to the derby and she wore it. I suppose it’s hard to wear white all the time as supposedly, according to convention, you only have a few months in the summer to wear the color. Gotta love that back! I love dresses with unique features. I can also see where a backless dress would be harder to find wears and uses for.
Our dresses are more than just pieces of fabric sewn into cute looks. Our dresses have memories attached to them. When we put them on, stories can come rushing back. This is the dress (pictured above … chick in the middle) with the best story. This photo was taken almost four years ago at my Christmas party. She had just broken up with a truly awful guy, and was just having a good time. What girl wouldn’t want to celebrate her newfound freedom? After the party died down, we headed to some bars. At the first spot, we recognized a guy we went to high school with. While Kayleigh had already ordered a beer, she needed an excuse to go to the bar and talk to him. I did my best friend duty of drinking her beer so she could order a new one. They struck up a conversation. We ran into him at the next bar, they danced and have been hanging out ever since. They’ve now been dating for three years.
We love accessories
at A World of Dresses. I asked Kayleigh to share her favorite accessories with me. She said her trick is to buy a few pieces she can get a lot of wears out of. She said that her best style advice is to just be yourself more than anything. In the land of the south, Lily Pulitzer and Vineyard Vines are the big brands. On a teacher’s salary, she has found her ways to afford Lily.
Well that’s a wrap. Do you follow us on Instagram or Facebook? If not, you should. I’ll be posting more photos from Kayleigh’s closet throughout the week. Thanks Kayleigh for letting us peek in your closet!
