I’m pretty sure I’m going to be your best friend after this post! eShakti’s tag line is: We design. You customize! They have several already modest dresses like the ones posted above… but they also have sleeveless dresses that you can customize and put sleeves on! Or if you don’t want a cap sleeve but want a full sleeve, you can do that too!!! You can choose your length, sleeves, neckline, and bra size! Talk about amazing! AND their prices are totally affordable, they range from $39.95-$59.95 (not including the customizing).  Okay so I can’t take all the credit! Thanks to our reader Lauren for sending me the link to this awesome store! (seriously Lauren… awesome find!) AND if you buy two dresses, you get 30% off on the second, if you buy by Valentines Day! SORRY, JUST ADDED THE LINK!!!

Hey all! By popular demand, we have added a way to search Maternity and Family Photos. On the Right hand side of this page under “Shop By Type” there are now links to Maternity (including nursing wear) and Family Photos (includes our advice as well as the many family photos that have been submitted.) I went through all our past posts, which is A LOT and tried to find them all, I know I’m missing some, but hey. it’s a start! Please enjoy, and sorry this is just now being done!

(Also, when you search under Outfit, that is where you can find a lot of the emails we have answered)

I haven’t peaked over at Wet Seal for awhile, but man I love all these florals!!!!!!!!!! I think they are so girly, and fun and the perfect way to liven up your wardrobe!

Cardigan Rose Sweater, $22.50 @ Wetseal.

Rose Cardigan Sweater, $22.50 @ Wetseal.

Shrug Crochet Trim Sweater, $8.00 on sale @ Wetseal.

Ditsy Floral Tank,$8.50 @ Wetseal.

Cabbage Rose Tank, $8.50 @ Wetseal.

I think this skirt is pretty dang cute… especially for being maternity!

At Old Navy for $19.50.

Perfect V-Neck Cardigan $29.50

Pleated-Front Tank $17.50

Pleated Scoop-Neck Top $24.50

Cuffed Ruffle-Trim Tee $15.00

Double-Weave Trousers $29.50

Low-Rise Perfect Khaki Capris $29.50

Low-Rise Perfect Khaki Skirt $24.50

All of these were found at Old Navy on their Plus Size Wear to Work page! All of their stuff is perfect for mixing and matching!

Great dress. And if your arms are your trouble spot… the sleeves on this dress will be perfect!

At Old Navy on sale for $29.50, 42 inches long.

Cute, cute swimsuit. Sent in by Jessica with this review:

I was a bit skeptical when I ordered it, but it fits great, looks great, and made me feel great on the beach – which isn’t easy! It comes in so many pretty colors and has straps that you can put on like a halter strap if you’d like!

Thanks Jessica!

At Target for $34.99

Bonny D! Congratulations! Please email  me with your size and shipping address!

For everyone else, thanks so much for participating and making this giveaway fun and successful. Next time I’ll try to make it more clear as to which outfit is by which person. And I’ll try to figure out why it only allows one vote per network, and not one vote per computer… (really sorry about that)

ALSO, if you want to know where to find the things in the outfits, if the outfit was made on polyvore, you can click on the picture of the outfit and it will take you to their polyvore page and show where everything is from. IF they didn’t make their outfit on polyvore, than you are out of luck… at least from me. It would just take way too much time to post where everything is from. I’m sorry. But there are 26 outfits! I’m sure you understand… Thanks again everyone, and a huge thanks to DownEast Basics for the giveaway!!!

Natalie

Alright, time to vote! Look below at all 26 outfits, then vote for your favorite! Voting will end Wednesday February 3rd at 7am and the winner will be announced!

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Hey! So here are all the outfits! Please vote for your favorite! And yes, rally all your friends to vote for your favorite outfit as well! (via facebook, twitter, blogs etc) Be careful that you are voting for the right outfit! The outfit number is labeled BELOW the outfit!

Outfit number ONE by Ema G.

Outfit TWO by Mandee G.

Outfit THREE by Katie G.

Outfit FOUR by Jes C.

Outfit FIVE by Emily H.

Outfit SIX by Genivieve C.

Outfit SEVEN by Jessica M.

Outfit EIGHT by Ashlin W.

Outfit NINE by Evelyn J.

Outfit TEN by Julie S.

Outfit ELEVEN by Jessica O.

Outfit TWELVE by Stacy A.

Outfit THIRTEEN by Gena P.

Outfit FOURTEEN by Summer C.

Outfit FIFTEEN by Leilani V.

Outfit SIXTEEN by Alissa H.

Outfit SEVENTEEN by Jenny

Outfit EIGHTEEN by Carrie G.

Outfit NINETEEN by Marylin C.

Outfit TWENTY by Bonnie D.

Outfit TWENTY ONE by Tina C.

Outfit TWENTY TWO by Mary P.

Outfit TWENTY THREE by Christa B.

Outfit TWENTY FOUR by Nic R.

Outfit TWENTY FIVE by Jenny G.

Outfit TWENTY SIX by Chelsea F.

Can I take a moment to brag?  When I was in college at BYU-I, I had the best roommates ever! Like, seriously, we had SO much fun together. Anyways, two of my roommates were freaking awesome artists. Hilary (linked to her etsy shop), who does graphic design and did the graphics for this site, and Stephanie who is a rad painter. Well, Jane’s first birthday is coming up in March and I wanted her to have something really special, and Stephanie created this for her! This is just the digital version, but she is painting on a 1′ by 2′ canvas. I am so excited! What do you think? What kind of special gift did you give your kids on their first birthdays?

Anyways, if you ever need a great artist for something… these two are great. And you should definitely look them up!

AND I’m extending the giveaway, outfit entries will be accepted thru Saturday the 30th. Thanks!!!

This jacket is super cute! It was sent in by our reader Suzanne, thanks!

At Old Navy for $19.50.

Great photo! Love the stripes on the little boys! And the little one on the left has this look that says: Yeah, I know I’m cute!

DON’T FORGET TO SEND IN YOUR OUTFIT FOR THE DOWNEAST GIVEAWAY! AND, MAKE SURE TO COME ON MONDAY TO VOTE FOR THE WINNER!

I Lu-hu-huve these! I love the simplicity of them, the wood floors, neutral background. Just perfect. Photos by Jon Willis as part of the Simple Portrait Project.

Catherine of Everyday inspirations sent in this style board. To find links to these items, go here. Thanks Catherine!

Ok, I’ve always respected you gals and your opinions in fashion emergencies, so I thought I’d drop you a line. I have fair skin and I’ve been a blonde ever since high school, so my fallback valentine’s day outfit has always been bombshell-red. This year, however, I’ve started dying my hair red (strawberry blonde) and I’m still figuring out what colors I can and can’t wear. What on earth can I wear for my valentine’s day date that will still knock my hubby’s socks off, without making me look like Belle Watling from Gone With the Wind??

Any other general redhead advice will be much appreciated as well

Thanks for your awesome blog, and your commitment to modesty!

Allisan

Hi Allisan!

I think you are asking a great question. Although I don’t have all the answers… I did a little hollywood look up. Here are a few of the beautiful redheads in Hollywood, and look at all these pretty colors they are wearing! Red. Purple, Blue, Pink. And they all look amazing! I think the main trick, is just to pick something out and wear it with confidence. But I will say, I think purple would be my top pick! (Yes, I do realize that the blue dress isn’t modest, however I wanted to show you that color with her hair, I also tried finding pictures of Julianne Moore, because we all know she is a very beautiful redhead, but I found that she wears a lot of neutrals… )

Readers, do you have any redhead advice? Please share!!!

Peace. Natalie

Woohoo! Another giveaway! So, we are going to do another FUN giveaway like the one from here. So… You get to pick the DownEast item that you would like to win (out of the three pictured below) and make an outfit including that item, email it to me by Thursday January 28th, and on Monday February 1st,  the voting polls will be up! I can’t wait to see what you come up with! If you don’t have Photoshop or another program to make your outfit with, use polyvore (simple, easy and free to use), or email me the links! Whoever’s outfit gets the most votes, wins the item they chose! (And yes, you can use whatever means you want to get votes, posting your outfit on Facebook, blog, or wherever else! But it will only allow one vote per computer!) Good Luck Ladies!

I am lucky enough to own all three of these items and I love them all, I’m wearing the longitude cardigan right now and it is so comfy! I got it on Monday and think I have worn it around the house everyday since! And this lost in love dress… well I LOVE it! I think the cut, the fabrics and the color choices are amazing! I obviously chose the navy color… because for some reason I am really into navy. And this adorable tulle flower headband… I got it in black, and again, have worn it several times since getting it, and it’s only been a week! So ladies, do your magic. Make me an outfit!

(In the picture of me above I am also wearing tights from We Love Colors (I’m just now realizing I probably should have worn a different color…)and my shoes are Crocs!)

Both of these fun dresses are only $25.00. That is a great deal!!!!!!!

DownEast Basics ‘Lost in Love Dress’

DownEast Basics ‘Keep it Real Dress’

Can I just say that these are some of the cutest baby dresses I have seen? I want them ALL for my little Jane! I know Shabby Apple makes teen dresses, but I guess I didn’t know about this cuteness for babies!

I think this dress is awesome, and I want it because it looks like something that would be awesome in the work place, as well as at church! Also… it looks like Shabby Apple is having a 20% off sale! Just enter Winter20off at checkout. Sweet!

At Shabby Apple for $94.00

Cute top. Sent in by our reader Nahid! Thanks!

At Kohl’s on sale for $11.99

Okay, so here are the pictures finally. However, I HATE the way I look in them (So I am being SO nice posting them… haha)! But of course Ash is super cute!  And can you tell how hard we tried to get a photo with our kids? haha. Jane was already in her pjs at this point, and Baylor just wanted to run around!

Another cardigan. This one costs a little bit more but I think it’s worth it. This pretty pattern would look so stinkin cute with a pink  ruffly tank underneath! I love it!

At Forever 21 for $19.90.

It’s nice to own a few cardigan’s to layer over tank tops and t-shirts. I love this royal blue color and holy cow it is only…

$8.90 at forever 21! That is a steal!

This might be cute for a Valentine’s dinner. Maybe with some super cute jeans and a pink hair accessory?  But what about shoes? Any ideas?

At Forever 21 for $19.80.

Another great dress that would be perfect with a white or black cardigan.

At Delias for $49.50, 39 inches long.

How cute would this be paired with a yellow, or white cardigan?

At Delias for $44.50, 39 inches long!

Okay, so this outfit is SO cute! I was in WA last week and Ashley and I went to a wedding and this is what she wore! I was about to die because of how cute it was. Her outfit was with a dress just like this one, but with a denim colored skirt to it, and white button up underneath and a green cardigan, cowboy boots, and a headband in her hair. It was adorable. Anyways, the link to this dress was sent to me by Jessica, and I thought that I should show you how cute it could be! (oh yeah and it was even cuter on Ashley because she is 6 months pregnant… oh man that girl knows how to dress!)

Regina Chambray Dress at Delias for $39.50, 36 inches long.

Pintucked Flannel Shirt at Forever 21 for $17.80

Cropped Cardigan at Charlotte Russe for $18.99

With these boots.

Cute, simple, fun and flirty…

At Alloy for $28.90, 18 inches long. Thanks for the links Jess!

I love the ruffles around the neck line and arms!

At Delias for $34.50

What a lovely and flattering cut this top has! Thanks Jessica!

At Anthropologie for $48.00.

Cute, cute, cute! Thanks for the link Jessica!

At Anthropologie for $88.00

This weekend only (January 15-18th) DownEast is giving an additional 50% off their clearance items! Wahoo!!! (Including the Timeless Trench Coat!) So… I would definitely recommend heading to their site first thing in the morning, to score some awesome deals!

UPDATE: Use code FIFTYN2 at checkout to recieve the additional 50% off!!!

This dress is super cute!!!

At Ruche for only $29.99, 35 inches long.

Okay, I know every mother thinks their baby is the cutest… but look how cute my baby is! She just turned 10 months today… she is getting so big!

Remember Alisa from this post? Well, we were in UT last weekend and she was able to take some pictures of my little one. I love them, and can’t wait to get my prints! Thanks Alisa!!! Click here if you would like to view more pictures of Jane!