lace yellow dress Amanda Trim Maxi in Butter size up Occasion Ball Gown Lace Sweetheart Yellow

You can create a semi-homemade Frida costume from many of the Mexican blouse, belt, and skirt pieces featured on this page

At the shoulder sits a hand-tucked, stitched-on collapsed bow

A square-neckline with tiny spaghetti straps complements the fixed bow detail and all over bodice smocking

Designed to be worn on a meaningful day and treasured as a keepsake for years to come

Ive talked a bit about this over on Instagram Stories but theres been a number of contributing factors to this unplanned break: a change in jobs a change in living situations overall burn out with social media, blogging, and influencing a dislike of clothing currently in stores RELATED: Game Changing Career Advice for Your Job Search I tentatively am hoping to get back into the swing of things but my goodness it was an adventure setting up the tripod to shoot these photos