Styling a Tiger Print Midi Dress from Day-to-Night

I bought a new dress. An impulse buy if I'm being completely honest. Last week I had an event to go to which involved dinner and I wanted something nice to wear. Naturally, when I opened up my wardrobe and looked at my options - I instantly succumbed to the "I have nothing to wear" phase and just as quickly opened up my laptop to browse online for the perfect outfit for the evening. I bought a few options and labelled this dress as a maybe thinking it probably wouldn't look nice on and I wasn't even sure if I really liked it! I completely surprised myself by just how much I loved it and so I wanted to share a couple of the ways I've styled it so far, taking it from day time to night time.

Day-time

So let's start with day time. Looking at this dress I'm sure you think it's perfect for an evening, and that it is, but what about during the day? I often struggle when it comes to dresses like this and ways to style them for daily antics that involve running around the city and most importantly, staying warm (particularly in this weather!)

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I went for what I would consider a classic winter twist, adding a roll neck underneath. I think this form of layering works particularly well with a low-cut, v-neck style so you can really see the layering aspect. This dress is long-sleeved so you can't really see the sleeves - although they are sheer so if you were to wear a different coloured top underneath, it could add an extra pop of colour on the arms. I went for classic black though. I added black ankle boots because they're simply a staple in my wardrobe, a big teddy coat for added warmth and a crossbody bag to house all my daily essentials.

Teddy coat - (c/o) Mint Velvet || Roll neck top - Stradivarius || Initial pendant necklace - eBay || Midi dress - New Look || Crossbody bag - (c/o) Carvela via Shoeaholics || Ankle boots - (c/o) Office Shoes

Night-time

For the evening, I went to the other end of the scale. This time really letting the dress take in all the glory. There's always that awkward inbetween, smart-casual, but I went all out smart here. You can easily mix and match aspects from both of these outfits to cater it to your event(s).

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When it came to accessorising this look, it was pretty simple. I added some of my favourite gold jewellery pieces, I opted for simple and elegant pieces rather than anything bold. I slipped on my absolute favourite gold heels, which I think compliment the tiger print beautifully, a biker jacket and clutch bag. A pretty simple evening look and probably a go-to for most of us.

Biker jacket - New Look || Pendant necklace - (c/o) Chupi || Midi dress - New Look || Gold heels - (c/o) Dune || Clutch bag - (c/o) Public Desire


So tell me, how would you style this dress?