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27 October 2009 • Kimberly • Leave a Comment

So I’m dancing around with the thought of you and I.

Could it possibly work, this ideal I have carried with me for quite some time now, but have naught the bravery to reveal it to anyone but my self? I ponder, I delve, I imagine, I think. Carefully waltzing and jeté-ing around the pits and potholes, in the hopes that my attempts at delaying the event would seem to be natural hesitation.

But alas I could jeté no longer – legs tired at the thought of more jumps and leaps – where one more mention de voléé would have sent me past the point of exhaustion. The once avoidable taunted, taking advantage of the spare moments of the day in which my mind would wander. I had not choice but to face the inevitable – and to  e m b r a c e  it. Risk or no risk, I could not turn my back on the thought.

Introducing my ultimate, go-to, freakum dress.

AA

Say hello to my new favorite LBD, the rather well-known, cotton spandex double U-back body-con dress by none other than American Apparel. In black, of course. Thirty-eight dollars of well spent money on the ultimate dress. Leave it to American Apparel to create such a sophisticated yet sexy basic of versatility.

Undeniably sexy and body conscious, hugging every little curve. A plus for emphasizing the curvaceousness of an hourglass silhouette – but consider yourselves warned: this is not a dress to be worn when un petit food baby appears after a satisfying dinner has just been consumed.

♥

Oh it just got hot in here.

bisous, xx

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  1. Hannah says

    27 October 2009 at 10:07 pm

    Great post! I’ve been pondering this dress aussi, mais I’m not quite brave enough to pull it off. (Rather, I’m not quite willing to give up my caramel machiatto habit!)

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  2. Christine says

    27 October 2009 at 10:56 pm

    Darn those food babies! I feel like you would have to wear very specific undergarments with this dress. It’s a very seductive look!

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    • La Couturier says

      27 October 2009 at 11:03 pm

      @Christine: It is quite the seductive look (; Haha that’s the one downside – Victoria Secret’s thick-banded, lace thong works best!

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  3. Brigadeiro says

    27 October 2009 at 11:38 pm

    Ah, sadly I constantly have a not-so-petit food baby…hot dress indeed 😉
    xx

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  4. Ale. says

    28 October 2009 at 12:04 am

    The dress is just killer! I love it! I bet you’re definitely gonna rock it.

    xx,
    Ale.

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  5. Uber Original says

    28 October 2009 at 1:07 am

    The simplest of dresses are often the best, with the right cut it can be the most flattering thing! x

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  6. janettaylor says

    28 October 2009 at 5:59 am

    Love the dress very much!

    XoXo

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  7. Dexter says

    28 October 2009 at 6:05 am

    U-backs are so hot! Nice LBD for that money for sure. Love how you described the “foot baby” problem 🙂

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  8. la flore et la faune says

    28 October 2009 at 6:27 am

    J’aurais appris la charmante expression “hourglass silhouette”. Jolie.

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  9. anywhere dreams says

    28 October 2009 at 7:20 am

    I’ve always loved that dress, it is wonderful! I hope I will be able to shop at American Apparel someday soon!

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  10. rossovelvet says

    28 October 2009 at 8:51 am

    Ahaaah, your writing is just too funny and well written ! I looove the dress, though I’m not quite sure it would fill me well because I’m too skinny for this to be sexy ! But I’ve a dress I just adore from Marina Yachting, vintage, that is quite as body-conscious and it’s just impossible to describe how good these kind of dresses make you feel !

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    • La Couturier says

      28 October 2009 at 8:52 am

      @rossovelvet: Aw, thank you dear! I positively adore body conscious anything – I’m quite obsessed (:

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  11. Jaime says

    28 October 2009 at 1:44 pm

    Great dress- so versatile 🙂

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  12. Susan says

    28 October 2009 at 1:45 pm

    oh I wish I had the body to wear this. LOL
    xoxo

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  13. daisychain says

    28 October 2009 at 1:58 pm

    I love that dress, I tried it on and it just didn’t suit me. I was gutted.

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  14. Johanna - MyShoebox.se says

    28 October 2009 at 3:07 pm

    That dress i amazing! I´ve always wanted one… but my not-so-petite belly says no 🙂

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  15. Laur says

    28 October 2009 at 4:37 pm

    Love it, and want it 🙂

    – laur @ neonmango

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  16. PinkBow says

    28 October 2009 at 5:53 pm

    it is an amazing dress

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  17. Keith says

    29 October 2009 at 10:59 am

    That dress is so cool. I love it. Hope you’re having a great week. Cheers!

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  18. diane says

    29 October 2009 at 11:58 am

    Those were the days! Now a days this kind of look is reserved for the eyes of Cute Hubby only; aging, you gotta love it.

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  19. Tamara says

    29 October 2009 at 5:34 pm

    Thaaaat is the dress I was looking for! 😉

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  20. The Stiletto Effect says

    31 October 2009 at 12:02 pm

    Hi

    My Blog “The Stiletto Effect” and CHANEL are GIVINGAWAY one “Chanel Le Vernis # 479 Kaleidoscope (Limited Edition)”.
    Being a Limited Edition this colour is already out of stock, so maybe this will be the only way to get one!

    To enter just visit http://www.thestilettoeffect.com
    Good Luck!

    Kisses
    Susana R.

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  21. Hot Couture says

    1 November 2009 at 3:16 pm

    Oh honey I hate not having Internet because I really miss reading your blog every single day.At the computer classes I sometimes manage to sneak from teacher’s attention and enter your blog!Oh girl I wish Santa brings me this gorgeous U-Neck dress!
    Kisses cherie!

    http://hisforhotcouture.blogspot.com/

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    • La Couturier says

      1 November 2009 at 3:17 pm

      @hot couture: aww thank you! but i haven’t been able to update as much lately so you haven’t missed much ;P i hope santa brings you this amazing dress as well! xx

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  22. UnoCosa says

    2 November 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Everyone should have her own very favorite LBD …. i love love this AA version – simplest at its best!!! btw: love the way you write, xx

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    • La Couturier says

      3 November 2009 at 12:15 am

      @UnoCosa: aw, thank you love (: xx

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  23. fashionista says

    2 November 2009 at 6:09 pm

    lovely dress.. if you have that body

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  24. Clare says

    2 November 2009 at 10:36 pm

    Oh yes, I have that dress in cranberry and white. It is quite a scandal!

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  25. An says

    4 November 2009 at 1:47 pm

    I looove so many of American Apparel’s dresses~
    This is quite sexy!

    E> An

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  26. poemdiary says

    6 June 2010 at 9:54 pm

    I’m DYING to try out this dress, but somehow I think that it’d just cling to my smaller bust in a very unflattering way.. and S&H costs are climbing! 🙁 So the search for a long-sleeved LBD (not necessarily bodycon) goes on

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