Time to Vote in the Bright Young Things Style Challenger!

What I came up with for the Bright Young Things Style Challenger - go vote for your  favorite looks!

Last week I was invited to take part in a Style Challenge put together by Bright Young Things. The challenge was to style Elizabeth Starbuck's signature little black dress, none other than the one made famous by The Uniform Project.

The dress really goes with anything and can be worn in a myriad of ways, so styling it was not really that big of a challenge. I mean really, this piece is crazy-versatile as you can see from taking a look at all the challengers looks, the wear-a-thons on their site and of course, The Uniform Project's blog.

The challenge was super fun, and it was great to meet Eliza and the rest of the Bright Young Things team. I went nuts inside Cobblestones, which has been in the East Village for over 30 years and, as you might imagine, is chock-full of vintage treasures. A dangerous place for a vintage addict like myself! I kind of wanted to move in and make it my personal walk-in closet...

The insanity of so many wonderful choices went to my head, and I did a crazy thing tucking the dress into another dress with a fuller skirt, adding a belt, a lace capelet and a colorful handbag for one look– almost added a flowery hat too, thank god I resisted the urge! It ended up looking a little kooky and not in my favorite way, proving that dressing philosophy of 5-year-olds (where you wear everything you like, all together, all at once) is not really suited for adults. Hey, I tried.

So for my second look I kept the dress simple - just wore it with the buttons on the back, belted it with a simple black belt and piled on the jewellery. Because really, it's 100000 degrees here in NYC, I don't need to wear more clothes, I need to wear less clothes. When it comes to bangles, however, more is always better.

I also paired it with a few things I've been wearing to death this summer, like the YSL sunnies, my great-grandmother's necklace, &  Zara wedges. Then, not quite done with my 5-year-old instincts I put on every ring at Cobblestones that fit, plus an extra necklace and bangle...

It was so much fun to see what the other challengers picked, and see their finished looks. Everyone's style is so unique and fabulous! I especially liked Tiffany's looks, one with a pink Comme de Garçons skirt and a turban (you know how much I loooove turbans!) & another with a Victorian crochet camisole and vintage boater hat, which looked even better in person.

Special thanks to Janette of Fashion Loves People for introducing me to the Bright Young Things crew! Read Janette's interview with Eliza Starbuck, designer of Bright Young Things, to learn why her LBD is even more amazing than it looks.

Vote for all your favorites on Bright Young Things Facebook Page. Voters will be entered to win their very own LBD too!

NOTE - To vote:

1. Go to the Bright Young Things Facebook Page

2. 'Like' the Bright Young Things page

3. Links to 'Like' the individual challengers will appear under their photo. 'Like' the challengers you, well, like!

My oufit for the Bright Young Things Style Challenge: Bright Young Things LBD, 3.1 Phillip Lim Belt, Zara shoes, vintage YSL sunnies from Market Publique, my own vintage bracelets, Guatemalan antique chachal passed down from my great-grandmother & red vintage necklace & rings (+ one more bracelet!) from Cobblestones.