A week or so ago I attended the Missguided blogger event in London (in the venue where The Kings Speech was filmed in fact), and not only was the event fab because I got to see all my blogging pals and the new SS13 collection, it was also super cool as we got to customise some Missguided items for our own wardrobe too …
I have some bizarre obsession with midi dresses at the moment (I’ve become a big fan of below the knee dresses*) and so this red dress grabbed my attention immediately. In fact, when we got to style up a model at the event I dressed her in basically this exact outfit. I loved the look so much that when we got the opportunity to pick an item to customise, there was no doubt that this was what I was going for. 
. Missguided DIY’d Midi Dress . Topshop Fedora & Leather Jacket . Mango Pumps .
I decided on some pretty simple customisation, as a) I am super impatient, and b) I didn’t want to over do it and ruin the dress. My tipple of choice was gold studs and I decided to customise the sleeves of the dress to give it a subtle edge. I really like how the dress looks with the studded sleeves, and I like that it’s not too bold and blingy, the DIY is quite subtle which is in keeping with my usual style.
I wore this outfit out in Bath on the Easter weekend (when the sun reared his little head), and opted for simple styling. This was the first time I got to wear my Topshop fedora and loved it paired with my leather jacket. For an evening look I would have added some heeled ankle boots, but as it was a day time thing my mango Gala Gonzalez pumps finished the look.
What do you think of my customised red midi dress? How would you customise a simple midi like this? Do you like the styling of the look too?
I’ve been after some midi dresses so I’ll check out Missguided. This colour looks lovely on you.
I really like this dress on you. The red with the gold chain looks really nice x
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What a beaut of a midi Mel, I love the colour and think you’ve customised this to perfection – anything more would have been OTT as the colour does all the talking.
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I love this outfit you look great! I need to get that dress!
I love your blog!
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I love the studs on this dress, which looks great on you anyway.
This is a lovely red and I adore your shoes!!
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Love love love this! I hope you do another outfit post with this dress with those gorgeous leopard print boots you own! x
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Love the studs you added to the dress.
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Gorgeous midi, I have it in dark maroon :)…not sure Im brave enough to go tightless yet! Burrrr x
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BEAUTIFUL!!!!
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im loving midi’s also!! i think it because i just want it to be summer haha
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Nice dress, very nice way to wear it!
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Aurélie
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You customized that? Wow, its really nice!
Can I ask how did you attach the studs? Do you have a stud press?
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