LBD MADNESS! By Liz and Kristin.
by Liz on August 23, 2009 · 111 comments
in Elizabeth and James, Fashion, Forever21, Kristin, Urban Outfitters, bloggy friends know best, dresses, hanako66, my obsessions, the badger colony
As much as I’d love to do a weekend recap, I don’t have time, yo. We have serious fashion business to attend to over here, so I hope you’re ready. I will just say that Sangria from a bottle is not too bad…who knew? Amen to the new black.
Speaking of black. I need a new LBD! Then one of my badgers said she needs one too! In all my excitement over doing the makeup for THE HUGE WEDDING this weekend, I forgot that I need something to wear because I’m staying and making the open bar my biatch hanging out with my girl Hanako66. Immediately thought LBD! Enter… Net-A-Porter. I will be the first to say I have theeee most expensive taste ever. It’s a wee bit of a problem. Enter the lovely Kristin of Bonbon Rose. Quite possibly the most famous clothed chick on the internet. Most definitely one of my favorite girls ever. I begged asked for her take on the LBD and a collaboration was born.
Here are my top 5 LBD’s OVER $200 and I promise no $13,000 Balmain’s, I’m going to try this whole “realism” thing out…followed by Kristin’s fabulous frocks coming in under $200. (I just said frocks.)
Alice + Olivia Cutout Dress $365
Alexander Wang $595 
Marc by Marc Jacobs $500
Preen $400 
WAIT FOR IT…BOOYA!!! This might be my new favorite…BADASS.
KRISTIN’S UP!
Oh yeah, I’m back baby. I am, of course, super psyched to be once again gracing this rocktastic blog. Lady Liz is my bloggy guru and I lurrrrrrrrve her! Ok, enough of the hero worship. Let’s get to it. Anyone who has seen Breakfast at Tiffany’s knows the importance of having a little black dress in one’s wardrobe. The perfect LBD is something you can always count on, much like a significant other. That’s right babe. I just compared you to a dress. If you read my blog you might have caught me comparing my man candy to an article of clothing before. I love fashion and I love my dude. It’s the ultimate compliment you see. Ah ha. Anyhoo, being that finding a good deal gives me a sugar high, ten points if you can name that movie reference, I present you with five budget friendly versions of this staple that every girl should have hanging in her closet.
A little somethin for everyone. Thoughts? Big ups to Kristin WOOP WOOP!
Have an amazing Monday dollfaces!
XOXO,
Liz
Oh and total shameless self plug, for sure-but if you missed my Proust Questionnaire on Femme Rationale on Friday…its here. 
KRISTIN’S UP!
Silence and Noise at Urban Outfitters $58 
{ 111 comments }
I am LOVING the first one!!
DUDE. That Wang. Damn you and your expensive taste. Ah ha ha ha. Thanks for having me hot stuff!
WOW!! the alice and oliva first one…YES!!! i love it madly…BUT the fred flare one is a close second and i am pretty sure i NEED IT!!! hahaha…
love you lady…thank you for ALWAYS being there for me…lika whoa!
The Arden B one is totally up my alley, I heart ruffles. Alexander Wang is a close second if I want to be dirt poor for months…which is an option!
I hate you for making me realize how being poor sucks…but um, thanks for the reminder.
Hate you if I didn't love you!
Ha, Kristin's were all under 100!
I HAVE to go shopping for some cute clothes. I have some weddings coming up, but luckily being a bridesmaid in one…I'm set for the actual wedding. too bad I need something for rehearsal..gross!
Liz, I want you to do my makeup for my wedding too! :*(
hi! i just found your blog.. i read a few posts and let me tell you girl.. i think you are a little crazy.. in a very good way!
wow!!! i love the alexander wang!!!!!!!!!!
hope you have a lovely start to the week liz!! MWAAA
ooh yes liz, I LOOOVE your choices. The Preen dress is amazing.
and love Kristin, she finds the best things!! The one shouldered poofy dress is calling my name!
wouldn't you know i have the arden b? heh, great minds…
AHHHHHHH YESSS!!! oh YESS! that's what i'm talking about gurrrrl. k so where do i start…
a. i also have "rillyrilly" expensive taste and although all your choices are the ish…the 1st one you showed me (by E&J) is my favorite (don't worry kristin, i've got compliments for you too…)
b. you make open bars your bitch too!? sweet. another thing we have in common
c. that preen dress. AHHHHmazing.
d. and this ones for miss bon bon because as you heard i lost out on a fabulous A+O LBD on gilt. what you did not know was that it was a mix of leather and silk so OH YESS on the silence & noise. i want and just might have. WOOP WOOP!!!
e. is for elizabeth. ps. that's my middle name YO!
LOVE YOU!!! hope you're feeling better babes! xoxo.
SANGRIA TWINS!!!
I'm very intrigued by the Alice & Olivia!
OH I WANT THAT WANG DRESS.
And you would look baddddd-a in that Elizabeth and James. And the cut out dress?! Rock that scandal, woman.
As far as Kristin does, I love the Arden B one. Kudos. Is that the same one as the grey one featured on BBR? And the Fred Flare is cute!
The fabulousness of E&J never disappoints…BUT…WoWzA to PREEN!!! Ooooo that dress and snaps to the back. May i quote…"Baby Got Back"
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Ooh girl that A Wang dress is perfection!! That price however is not. Why must you tempt yourself this way?! lol Kristin's look are great too, so I know whatever you wear you are going to, well, look bad-ass
Ok, you know how I feel about clothes that cost as much as saving a small African country from decades of poverty, but um… I love you AND you know you have gorgeous taste! My favorites of your choices are the Marc by Marc Jacobs and the Wang. (He, he… "the Wang.") Love it! Oooh, and I need the Arden B. dress and the Silence & Noise.
Can't freaking wait to see you! I'll call you tomrrow. Love you!
Ah the marc jacobs dress,why do they all have to be gorgeous?
I want to write him a letter, telling him my birthday is coming up and I would love a birthday present haha
The first and the last one for you, although I like the Fred one for myself…
WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!! First of all, I'm loving this blog, thanks Kristin!!! and 2nd, I have LBDs [as in more than 1] but looking at these, I'm feeling like I need a new one. Thank goodness for F21 and their amazing prices!!
XO
Great post girls, LBD is a must have, and you have both picked some winners. It'll be #1 on both counts for me!
xoxo
I need to hang out here more often. I'm so fashionly challenged I had to google LBD. Seriously.
Now I know.
LOVE the Elizabeth and James one! I think you should fly over to London and do a massive shopping spree over here, because I can definitely tell that your style is more London than LA. (I mean that in a good way!!) There's so much over here that you'd love! (Affordable, too!)
xoxo
I just love Elizabeth and James anythinggg…and that dress is no exception – I can see why you love it so much!
I just adore Kristin…it always amazes me the gorgeous things she finds at such fabulous prices, and these LBDs are no exception.
Love that you're drinking sangria out of a bottle (I didn't know it existed..thank youuu for teaching me something new), I love your new profile picture, and I'm sorry I have been a disgusting friend and haven't written on your blog sooner! Packing all my crap up for school is ex-hausting! But no excuse =)
Love you girl, talk to you SOON!
first one first one first one!!!
go for it!!!!!!!!!!
i like the Marc by Marc Jacobs one too!!
and the F21 dress that Kristin picked. cheapie, but looks gorgeous nyway
Cool little black post Honey Liz!
Have a fresh week!
XoXo
From Liz's list-
Alice and Olivia cutout dress.
Marc by Marc Jacobs (woooo)
and the Alex Wang
Preen! Omg. *dies*
From Kristin's
The fit of the Bloomingdale's one is phenomenal.
And the Silence and Noise one is pure perfection.
Stunniiing post, girlies!
XO
Kristin really rocks!
The Alexander Wang one is amazing!! I would love it if I had money. I would happily settle for any of the under $200 ones. They're all gorgeous. I can't pick just one!
Over from Bon Bon. Love the dress ideas. The LBD is essential and having more than one is always a good idea.
The Elizabeth and James dress is gorgeous. But I guess I'd take the Arden B dress as a budget-friendly back-up.
Just discovered your blog & loving it
Oooh, this is the nicest way to start a Monday.. with pretty dresses. I'm loving the A. Wang and the Preen (yes, I'll always root for a British brand) from your selection. The back of the Preen dress is gorgeous… I guess I like LBDs to have a bit of ooomph as well. I honestly think the MBMJ dress is a little pricey considering MJ's diffusion line tends to be not that well-made (just my experience).
Really love Kristin's choices. The last UO dress is my favorite and I quite like the Arden B number, but have to see the ruffles IRL. Anyhow, I"m sure you'd look fab in all of them! Hope you had a great weekend!
I am all over that Wang.
Do I sound like a perv? lol!!
And dollface kristin's Arden b pick is pure cuteness
ps – what's the stat on the badass bebe's, chickie…didjya get?
Muahs Lizzy girl – XOXO
Sure, you could say you only NEED one good LBD but I can't lie to you I WANT them all !! Black goes well with my heart
Uhm, actually, my heart is pink but whatever .. I heart black !
F21 is totally unbeatable with the prices .. I can NOT wait until the one here opens .. actually, it might have opened already, MUST VERIFY ! lol
Have an awesome monday (is that ever possible? Oh yes, actually, when your guy has just returned from a 3-week vacay .. the morning after is pretty AWESOME!)!!
P.S. Posted a pic of my new booties on my blog !
Great guest post Kristin.
Love those LBDs! xoxo
ooooooooooooooooooooooooo! love the elizabeth and james, the bad ass one, and the preen one, too! they are all fab!
dontcha wish you could get them ALL?
have a fab monday! DO IT.
p.s. tell me it wasn't boone's farm sangria. been there, done that, huge hangover (years ago).
I love that Silence and Noise dress!! And that Alice and Olivia one would be a great DIY!
Great post! Loving the Elizabeth and James and Alexander Wang dresses. Loving the UO one as well. Gorgeous!
I LOVE the Alexander Wang & the Marc Jacobs. So so gorgeous!!
The Marc Jacobs one is definitely my favorite and I am realllllly in need of a LBD. But seeing as I'm super-cheap? I'll probably opt for the Fred Flare, which is also super cute.
I love them all but these are my top 3: (1) Alexander Wang – the asymmetrical detail is fab; (2) Preen – the back zipper and tie is so hot and (3) Arden B. just looks very flattering all over!
Great choices Liz!
Btw, what are you talking about? YOU are the ultimate cool!!!
Hey Liz. Wow. Those are some really smashing dresses. All of them are smokin' hot. Hope you have a great week. Cheers!
Love the Alexander Wang (what is my obsession with one-shoulder??)! Ladies, check out White House/Black Market for really awesome LBD's… under $200! That's where I scored mine, a short, slinky, low-back, spaghetti-strap number. I've worn it the $150 I paid for it and then some!
Arden B and Forever 21 dresses are lovely!
The first one is the best! Also American Apparel (i know…) has that one shoulder one to a t. I get compliments on it all the time!
Hi Doll!! Wow! very nice dresses! But, definitely my favorite: ALEXANDER WANG!! One Shoulder Dress, SO CUTE! (WHY I ALWAYS LIKE THE MOST EXPENSIVE?? i need helpppp!)
Well honey… have a very good monday too! love youuuu!
I totally am in love with both of the one shoulders you and Kristin like! =)
I totally need a LBD, actually I need A dress in my wardrobe.
I really need an LBD ….I just can't make the commitment, lol!
if only I could drink a couple glasses of wine and get confident.. I would def. wear the one from bloomingdales. I love simplicity of it
I Love love love the dress with the exposed zipper in the back.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love your sister and Kathleen, it means a lot to me that they like my blog. I'm glad I found your blog, you are just as funny as your sis.
Seriously could you be more gorgeous, I hate you
i love the first one!! it's my fave for sure!
i wish i could have expensive taste and act on that taste, hehe.
i'm in more of the $20 range for clothing…
can i live vicariously through your expensive taste in everything!?! please
loves you doll!!
have a great day!! xo
LOVE these, and I love that you gave a range of prices and styles. You may have named all of my favorite brands in the $200+ category–I will be lusting after these all day!
Darlin' you never fail to impress me… but now, like some wicked little dress-whore, I'm a bit infatuated with the idea of revamping LBD's! Is that so wrong! There's just too many (in this post alone) that I'm craving. Oooh, and don't think I didn't notice the Sangria from a bottle!
love you! xx
Gorgeous picks dear Liz… but why why did you have to show me that amazing Marc Jacobs? It's dreamy I tell you!
Love all of them but my faves are the Elizabeth and James one and the Arden B. I adore ruffles.
I looove that (affordable!) Aqua dress.
Gorgeous post, ladies! So much to love! Especially smitten with the asymmetric Alexander Wang!
xoxox,
CC
omg preen, preen, PREEN!!!!
kudos to Kristin…that f21 dress is superfab
I'm so crazy busy, but had to stop by:)
prob no blogging for this lady this week! love you and see you in 5 DAYS!
The cut out one is WAY too amazing. So unique too.
this has nothing to do with lbd's. i just wanted to let you know that last night i did a jillian michaels workout i found on demand and you're right, she is a whore. she wouldn't let me stop moving even for a second! and now everything hurts. AND! the worst part…i really want to do it again! total whore.
I'm not sure which I covet more – the Fred Flare or the Silence & Noise piece!
ooo i love the Wang dress as my top over $200 pick (with the Elizabeth and James close second but only because i adore anything associated with marykate o, crackhead or not!)
fave under $200 are def the FredFlare or F21, simple and chique!!
love you both, and your badass steez!
Oh these are so beautiful! Love them, especially the first one:)
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Hey Sweetie!
I was thinking about you while I got my hair done yesterday…I needed your support…so she stripped my hair and when that wouldn't work she put copper into it to tone down the violet. I feel like my hair was going into cardiac arrest:(
It turned out so much better but I am kind of traumatized by everything that happened! I am waitng for the perfect hair day to take photos with your hair band in my hair. I hope you had an amazing weekend darling!
Love the little black dresses:)
XO,
HUGGGGGGGSSSS!!!
I am in love with that last dress, just way to sexy thank you very much!!! Hope you have fun with all of the wedded bliss and that your weekend went well. XOXO!
*le sigh* I'll just drool at the Wang dress over here…soooooome daaaaaaaaaaaay youuuu wiiiill be miiiineeeee…
And thanks for the bloggy-love my Love *smooch*
I love the Elizabeth and James dress too! but the Arden B. and Fred Flare dresses are good, more realistic, choices too!
ooooh love this post!! Totally into the Preen, like yay. Also, LOVE the silence and noise! Can not wait to see which you choose….you must post pics from the wedding!
Darling. These look hot-mazing. I would probably buy every last one of these LBDs
I just did a boatload of drycleaning recently and realized that I have about six LBDs in my closet, so alas, I am steering clear of the black for now. But damn. Wonderful choices! I especially like that all of it was affordable!
Hello! I also suffer from serious Champagne Tastes. Sigh.
From your higher-end picks, I adore the Alexander Wang; from Kristin's, I'd take that Fred Flare asymmetrical cutie. Great finds!
omg that first dress. i want to like…marry it. good lord, i am obsessed with lbds.
Seriously, Liz, who IS Heidi Montag anyway?????? Like, I just don't get it at all. How did anyone in their right mind wake up one morning and say, "Hey, I've got a great idea….let's book {and PAY} Ms. Montag and have her sing and dance…on a real life stage." The whole thing baffles my mind and makes me laugh gut wrenchingly. I'm rilly rilly nice too!
I'd totally wear all of them.
I could use these in my closet…LBD…how can you go wrong with any of them? I love how each dress has something unique about it. None are boring!
The Wang is delish! Ahhhaha I love how dirty that sounds! I'm also loving the Preen one. Now from the ones I could actually afford, I'd have to pick the Silence and Noise one. If I only had somewhere fabulous to wear them…
And just so ya know, I think my Vegas trip ended up being the tamest one you will ever hear about in your life. We didn't even see the other peeps until the day of the wedding because of the whole phone situation so the Mr. and I took it pretty easy, hence the lack of fabulous picture texts. I totally let you down. I should be fired.
Can't wait to hear about all the fun stuff you have coming up! Love your face! XOXO
love the alexander wang dress. drooling.
Ooh Preen please! And Kristin's last find, if it looks as good in person, I love it!
Keep us in the loop with what you did buy
Happy Monday, sweet pea.
p.s. just got here…what in the world is there to do here…what am I gonna eat???
i really like the one with the sleeves! it's modest without being too amish!
these are freaking awesome. hello!!!!
would you want to or even have time to do a guest post for me? i have two things I wanted to ask you about…
NO PRESSURE.
Gorgeous black dresses! I love all the choices! xxoxoxo
Elly Whelly is in Columbus…slowly starving…to death…as S takes a *short* aka 3 hr and still going – meeting…curse him and his love for talking.
PMS = TMI? Oh, Lizzy Whizzy, it's gonna take more than that (from you) to scare me off
Yeah, it was only a 1hr and something flight just left at 1:30 Toronto time – which haha is also Ohio time. I didn't bother mentioning it was a scheduled post since I schedule THEM all at midnight and I figured my laptop will be fine to keep me posting through the week. Though tomorrow I plan on gallavanting at one or two malls – gosh what else can I do? And hotel internet stinks…sigh.
OK, I've written you a epilogue of my oh-so-snorefest Monday so I will go now…and try to get S to feed me…something more than gummi bears and Twix. They're good but clearly not a meal replacement.
Arms and Muahs to you Lizzy Whizzy
the last dress is my favorite i think. the pleather, the pockets. love.
Randomly enough, Express has some really great LBDs.
Great post! I got the most dynamite LBD recently at Banana Republic.
Love!
BUT, Kristin, I just want to make sure you know that Liz is mine. Seriously. I will totally girl fight you.
*frock!* i want that Preen dress!
those are some dandy frocks – especially the badass one
I love LBDS!! and that Preen dress is freaking amazing!!
Hmm those dresses are so expensive, I'm such a cheapskate I can't even fathom spending much on them…
I am quite partial to the Forever 21 dress though..
The Marc by Marc Jacobs dress is amazing. Its sassy and stylish all at the same time. Can you please dress me soon sweetie?
Love the Preen dress… gotta be my favorite one!
Oh please do a follow up post about what you did buy! You girls are awesome! That Preen dress is swoon worthy!
Totally diggin' the first one….if I wanted to be on food stamps for a month. The criss cross back is to die for. I also LOVE the Arden B one and the Fred Flair is super cute with it's one shoulder strap.
Ah! So many great LBD's!
Alexander Wang should be my best friend ASAP! Fan new week darrrling!
xo*
i am definitely loving the last one with the leather detail! good post loves!
eden
http://chicinthetropics.blogspot.com
I really like the Alexander Wang one, too! But I gotta say that Urban Outfitters one is looking pretty hard to resist!!
I really cant decide which one is the best?!
i really really want that first dress too!
I'm in LOVE with the Elizabeth & James dress….i want to hold hands and snuggle with it!! but i can't wait to see what you pick…it will be FABULOUS either way!! hugs lady!
I love the Wang LBD!! Great post.
Love, love, love the Elizabeth and James! Definitely my favorite – though you'd ROCK any one of 'em!
I love the Elizabeth and James dress!!!!
They are all cute though.
OH MY I loooove the Marc Jacobs!
p.s. love the blog
Hm… can I have one of each? Please?
I totally have that Forever21 tuxedo dress! Hooray for cheap dresses.
In LOVE with these dresses! And I love Marc Jacobs.
Well, dear, we can not wait to meet you Miss Lizzy Marie!! I totally love your comments…they ALWAYS crack me the f$%& up!!! When is the big move? I think you should name your move, "All Points East…" I rilly rilly want to shop with you…but I have a feeling I am going to have to take out a second mortgage to do so…lololol. We will have to mix a little Bergdorfs with a whole LOTTA F21!
Sexy!!! You go girls…
xo,
Fabulous Finds Gal
LilyColeIsReadyForHerClose-Up
Can't wait to see the pictures from the wedding!
The mark jacobs and fred flare are my favorites – but freds is more in my price range!
aww thank you lovely! you're the sweetest! mwaaa
AHH-MAAAZING picks. I've just clicked on half of these LBD in this post. I have a billion but I feel like I need at least ONE more. Ha.
I LOVE the Elizabeth and James (but I don't have the boobs for it) and the Marc Jacobs. It's very girly. On Kristin's I love the Forever 21. It's so cute! Hope you're having a great day!
it's all about Marc Jacobs…isn't always? LOVE
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