I haven’t done a ‘weekday to weekend’ post in a while and I thought what’s better to do that with than a maxi dress? A summer staple for me as it’s one of the easiest pieces I have in my closet because of it’s double-duty styling. It can easily go from weekday to weekend night, in this post’s case. I know typically I go casual for weekends but I thought it might be fun to do a date night inspired look instead. Plus it gave me an excuse to force my husband on a date. Win-win situation here.
Since it’s not sweltering here just yet I like to have some sort of jacket for during the day, even in the summer and especially if I’m working in the office or at a coffee shop. We like to run our A/C high here in Texas and plus I love a good denim jacket + maxi dress combo. It’s a new classic in my books.
Get the Weekday look:
Just as a side note: the dress combined with ‘ I need photos for a date night’ totally worked. B took me on a date right after. There is magic in a black maxi dress, I’m telling you.
Get the Weekend look:
Trouve Heels
Sarah Briggs Cuff (c/o)
Sarah Briggs Cuff (c/o)
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57 Responses
Love both ways you styled this!
I love this post idea, more please which will mean more dates with your husband. I adore your date night time look, I would totally rock it the way you did. You just inspired me on an outfit post.
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The first outfit is especially nice! Clean and simple but striking.
Love this outfit. I like the nude shoes especially.
Did you dye your hair? It looks great! 🙂
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Oh you are getting super fancy, Kendi! Also, love the cognac + black combination so much! x
SO sweet! Maxis are so comfy in the summer time. And you're rockin' some awesome heels in both looks! Love it!
kendi i adore that first look! you look so great!
ladies in navy
I love black maxi dresses and the way you switched yours from weekend to date night was great. Perfect heels for both. Also…your hair!! It's black! Love it – I dyed mine black during spring + didn't regret it at all. 🙂
Love the maxi babe:)
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Aw, you look beautiful!! Plus, this is such a great weekday to weekend look… I'll for sure be nabbing inspiration. I wear my black maxi dress non-stop in the warmer months!! <3
Love it belted and with those shoes. Gorgeous!!!!!
Agi:)
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I love this look Kendi! I do something similar myself. A question about the feed though, did something change? I read your blog through feedly and suddenly the posts are truncated. 🙁
A black maxi dress is one of the most versatile items in my closet. Loving both looks
Sometimes I truncate the really long posts, like this one or my travel ones because of all the photos and then I'll truncate archive posts. But I haven't thought about it through Feedly, I'll take a look! Thanks for letting me know 🙂
Loving both of these looks! The first one is my favorite, the tan accents are so pretty!
Kay // http://www.fashionablykay.com
I just bought a black maxi (on sale for $7!). They're so great. I love how your styled yours!
-Tara
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I did! I wanted to go back to my natural color but it ended up a bit darker 🙂
That dress looks super comfy. Love it with the leopard clutch!
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How gorgeous do you look in the date-night attire?!!! Great! I love the way you styled the dress for both occasions 🙂
Oh love it, Kendi! How on earth do you get your hair in a bun? My hair is about the same length as yours and you officially have me mystified haha!
Perfect black maxi!! You look gorgeous with your hair up!
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i love that dress! and the first look is so cute!
xxoo,
nikki
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I'm loving the black paired with the denim!
Paige
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I love this outfit paired with the great heals !
xo
M
Simply Sutter
WOW so chic!! Completely different looks and both so pretty! Love your shoes in both.
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Love how easy this dress can work from day to night! Yay for date night!
xo Adri
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I was just about to ask! No one else was commenting about it so I thought I was crazy, but it looks really good!
Hi kendi! Stunning look! How is bloom doing? Are you and hubby working other jobs since bloom left or both unemployed. Just curious.
Both of them are so good! you'll look stunning!
Did you darken your hair? It looks stunning on you.
I love the daytime look, so cute!! I should try your plan of dressing for date night, sneaky 😉
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i love how you did that with the black maxi! great ideas!
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Great looks! Love that bracelet cuff 🙂
xx,
Lily
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you look great as ALWAYS~
love that maxi!
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You are killing it, Kendi!
xo Jennifer
http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com
So versatile!
XO
Jeanne
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I love strappy sandals! Remind me so much of my Chinese laundry CL collection, treasure chest shoes!
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Love how you styled the dresses to make it both casual and dressy!
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I did! I was tired of the ombre, so we went dark again 🙂 Thank you!
Thank you, dear! It's pretty dark right now, but it will lighten up to my natural color soon 🙂
Love these looks. Can you share where the belt is from in the weekday look? Always looking for a good belt- and that looks great!
Ha! Wellllll… the trick is to not look at the back of my head because it's bobby pinned to the max. I basically pull it up in a high pony tail (as if my hair were long, sigh) tease, and coil it around and pin. I let what doesn't reach the bun fall out (mullet hairs) and then I try to discreetly pin them up as much as possible. I'm sure it looks like crap in the back but from the front it looks like a real bun 🙂
This one is from bloom (my old shop) but the brand is Blakely, if that helps your search! I linked a similar one above from Asos, as well.
Absolutely stunning! Love a good black maxi — and denim jacket? Perfect. Those DV shoes are soooo beautiful too!
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I love this idea of showing the same item for different occasions:)
xx
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i love how easily you dressed up an old navy maxi dress! looks great!
XO
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Thanks! Maybe we should start a trend of a bun with the mini mullet hair just hanging in the back. Or maybe not ha. A girl with mini mullet hair can dream
I just ordered that dress because you convinced me how versatile it is, plus you look so cute in it! Thanks 🙂
Love the black maxi dress! I will have to add that to my closet now.
xo, Connie
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Love that you partner with/wear such affordable brands. I just can't see another $200+ maxi dress! Thanks for keeping things normal, Kendi!
Thank you, Kendi!!!!
And how about the belt in the Weekday look?
You look great! I really like how you styled it! Super creative and that dress is so versatile!
-Alex of http://snippetswithalex.com
Love this dress, its a very chic maxi!
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