Today I'm sharing five different ways to style one of the dresses from my capsule collection! I originally designed the Thimbleweed dress with Nour & the Merchant with white linen in mind. White is my favorite color to wear in spring and summer...and well even into autumn and winter! It goes with everything and I actually find white easier to clean than other colors! But Cristina of Nour & the Merchant suggested we make the Thimbleweed available in other shades of linen as well and offering a variety of embroidery choices beyond my original concept--and honestly I love how these came out! Now the Thimbleweed is available in over a dozen different colors (all linen) and with half a dozen different embroidery choices too (a mix of animals and flowers) and I actually might like some of the other colors more than white. Today I'm wearing the Thimbleweed in royal blue with the white flower embroidery and it's so lovely I decided to show it to you styled five different ways for summer.
While it may seem like a statement dress, the Thimbleweed dress is actually very wearable for every day and it's a perfect silhouette for styling different ways. My favorite way to style it--my default look really--is simply with a belt and matching ballet flats. To add a bit more visual interest I might add a hair accessory, like an oversize straw hat, and for a more personality you can't go wrong with a book holster! the pen is mightier than the sword. This is my favorite way to wear it, very summery and breezy with just enough details to make it special. I love that the dress has its own special details like the embroidery and ruffle sleeves, but that it is also simple enough that you can wear more statement pieces with it. The dress can either be the center piece, or a supporting piece depending on how you prefer to style it. 
Whenever I shop for new pieces I try to imagine different ways I will wear that piece and different ways it can be styled. So when I was designing the Thimbleweed dress this was another question I asked myself: what ways will people be able to style this? Another thing I love about this dress is how perfect the neckline and bodice work for layering whether it's with a long line stay or corset like the outfit on the left above, or a lower cut, shorter linen bustier like the right. The clean scoop of the neck is perfect for whatever piece you want to layer on top and the ruffle of the sleeves add a perfect balance to the more fitted lines a waistcoat or corset creates. I love how even the slight changes in the silhouette of these pieces changes the overall feel of the whole outfit. They're so similar and yet so different and the way the embroidery peeks above or through the laces is so fun too. Plus you can also customize this dress to have it without embroidery as well.
One last important note on my limited capsule collection with Nour and the Merchant: some prices may be increasing in July and certain colors or fabrics may go completely out of stock. In July we'll have to begin re-ordering fabric based on new orders and due to increases in customs fees or shortage of stock some pieces will see an increase in price while some colors may not be able to be re-stocked. So if you are in love with the Thimbleweed dress or any other piece in my collection I would advise ordering it before July to snag them at their current prices and be certain to get your first color choice! Everything will be made in Italy at Nour and the Merchant's slow fashion atelier. You can shop the full collection by clicking here.
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