gifted Aidan Mattox dress, Rebecca Minkoff ‘demure’ bootie sandals (grey avail here)
When I first opened the box with this present of a dress from Aidan Mattox in it last week, the first thing out of my mouth was ‘wow…sparkle’. It literally sparkled like nothing I had ever seen before. And then because I have been watching a lot of ‘Bachelor Pad’ I thought… this is my perfect rose ceremony dress. I could totally be the Bachelorette in this dress, cocktail partying it and then passing out roses to my suitors very slowly and seriously, one at a time. Everyone would call me “stunning.” The dress had already taken me to a fantasy place (the best clothes always do). Cue photo shoot.
This really is a pretty incredible dress: blush colored stretchy knit with different colored sequins and paillettes hand sewn all over it. It’s surprisingly so so comfortable. And until I get chosen as the next Bachelorette, I will be painting the town red in it to every cocktail party I get invited to.
Because we love to sparkle around these parts and encourage fantasy-inducing dressing, Aidan Mattox and I are hosting a giveaway for you all to win your very own rose ceremony ready glitter dress- this exact one in your size (retails for $350)! To enter, leave me a comment below (including your email address so I can contact the winner) and ‘like’ The Wonder Girl on Facebook (here!). I will choose a winner at random next Monday, September 3rd. Good luck, and don’t forget… don’t let anyone ever dull your sparkle x
You can see more gorg Aidan Mattox numbers here.
After watching this week’s incredibly depressing Project Runway, it makes me feel ecstatic to find a designer who has made a gorgeous dress that will make women of all colors, sizes, and heights feel special and beautiful. Bravo to Aidan Mattox and to you Tara, for lighting the spark for other women to stop hiding theirs. Lisfies@gmail.com
Gorgeous! I hope I win! amanda.joanne.hansen@gmail.com
How pretty!! It would be perfect for my new LA life!:) Xo kellcrimm@gmail.com
Ohhh I love glitter and sequins!! This dress could be the perfect one for a Holiday party or a New Year’s event!!!
-SarahSarahmirapark@gmail.comhttp://www.theweekenddiary.com**I’m also doing a GIVEAWAY for BENEFIT COSMETICS kit of your choice, you should come check it out if you’re feeling lucky :)
Oh my! I am in sparkle heaven!! Love it!!!
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That is a perfect perfect dress….I know I will not win it, cause I never win anything, but it is perfect :)
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Oooh, gorgeous!!! “LIKED”!
Pamela at http://www.gingergirl4242@blogspot.com
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I don’t have facebook so I can’t like you there but just wanted to say you look FABULOUS in this dress, absolutely stunning. I am following with bloglovin if that counts for anything :)
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Such a beautiful dress!
Amber at amber.kozo@gmail.com
would be more exciting than the time i won the pizza factory raffle for rollerblades – kate.kuchin@gmail.com
Love this, you sure rock this look! It is the new “sparkly naked dress satc style” Suffissd@gmail.com
Love the blog, love the dress, love the Facebook page (it only let me “like” it though :)
You look absolutely stunning in that dress! FB “liked”! alexbuisson2007@yahoo.com
I can haz? PLZ?! kendracurtin@gmail.com
OH. MY. GOD. I would die for this dress!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s incredible!!!!!! Fingers and toes crossed. :) Thanks for the opportunity!!! I’ve liked The Wonder Girl on facebook!
Jennifer
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I can’t think of a single reason I’d need a dress like that, but I want it anyway! So gorgeous! (liked on FB) rebeccashansen84@gmail.com
This dress is gorgeous and I LOVE the scoop back.
jpiermattei@gmail.com
I want it, Tara! :) Your blog looks great!
would love to win and liked on fb!
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love love love the sparkle!!!!
sharona.sokolow@gmail.com
So very pretty!
You pull this dress off great! Such a stunning dress that I want and NEED :)
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I repin every sequined dress I see on Pinterest… I so need this dress! Perfect for fall. annajoyscott@gmail.com… love your blog!
Tara, you look beautiful in this dress (you always do though). This dress is PERFECT on you! So much so, that I want one too (for post baby bump celebration!). mags.prus@gmail.com
love your blog & this dress! would be perfect for NYE!! jessica.frank@gmail.com
Love your blog and style! You inspire my everyday outfits! absolutely LOVE this dress! blopez.alicia@gmail.com
oh i’m dying – this dress is perfection. aidan mattox definitely knows how to do a sequin number! i say – why not wear it to breakfast? :)
kiley
sequindress@rocketmail.com
I am pretty guilty of bacehlor pad as well…you look pretty in the pics, we could be twinsies if i win :)
This dress with some bold red lipstick would look perfectly bachellorette esque!
Bronwyn
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this dress looks gorgeous on you! would be perfect for the holidays…
xx marissa (rissygrey[at]gmail.com)
This dress is amazing. Its the perfect “Vegas dress” ive been looking for to wear on my trip in a few weeks!
Oh my gosh that would be so perfect for new years!! Love it!! pirateandlilac{at}gmail.com
gorgeous dress and fun blog! would love to win =) kellysjolund@gmail.com
These photos are magical! You look beautiful! Also I liked you on facebook (awhile ago ) :)
<3 Kastles
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You look absolutely gorgeous in this dress Tara! Wear it every chance you get.
YFGM
xx
Oh, this is a gorgeous dress!
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Gorgeous dress! Joannie Couure; joannie.couture@tva.ca
Gorgeous dress! Joannie Couure; joannie.couture@tva.ca
This would be perfect to wear while drinking champagne on the floor. Or on a chair. Either or.
marnikhayes@gmail.com
What a perfect party dress! Adore. <3
Absolutely BREATHTAKING! You seriously look incredible. I can’t get over it. Thanks for the opportunity!! <3 aallain56@gmail.com
This is a fantastic dress and love that it’s very appropriately named the ‘rose ceremony’ dress as i too can picture myself accepting a rose, standing next to Chris Harrison! So excited. x ana.mijich@gmail.com
This dress is soooo pretty!!! I would literally die if I owned this dress.
XO Katie
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love this dress! fists4kisses@hotmail.com
Gorgeous dress on a gorgeous girl! Count me in…I can’t get enough sparkle myself. Thanks for the opportunity! :)
meganmmullin@aol.com
Beautiful! I want to sparkle too hehe
missus.strout@gmail.com
This dress is absolutely amazing and you look gorgeous, those shoes are killer!
Emahan@live.com
Oh, this dress! It’s so beautiful and I’ve been looking for one like this!
love love love! you look so glamorous!
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omg i love anything sparkly and this dress is to die for! thaiphlam@gmail.com
This is so pretty! I just got engaged… this would be PERFECT for an engagement party! Love it. xo
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I’m getting ready to move to London and this will be the perfect dress for a night on the town! bek4211@uncw.edu
I have always wanted to sparkle in a dress like that, but never got the opportunity!! Well today is my Birthday, and I love that dress. I could wear eating my cake at dinner tonight with the kids!! Regazzapaesa@gmail.com
what a beautiful dress wow!
absolutely GORGEOUS!! Already envisioned a hundred magic occasions to wear this princess like dress! rmuanes@hotmail.com
I definitely like you on Facebook – and like this dress, too! Also, that silhouette is lovely!!!
And of course I forgot my email. It’s shrimpsaladcircus [!at] gmail dot com. Sorry about that, Tara!
Wow that dress is gorgeous on you!! Would love to celebrate my 5th wedding anniversary and husbands 1-year since bone marrow transplant anniversary (within 2 wks of each other!) next year! Sparkle party indeed.
stunning!!!!!!!!
I am IN LOVE with this dress. I even printed a picture of it out and put it on my cork board at work! Haha! I have a wedding to go to at the end of September and this dress would be PERFECT! Crossing my fingers! Thank you pintrest for introducing me to this wonderful blog! kate.owens.carolina@gmail.com
I would absolutely love to wear this dress! Thanks!
Love it!
ehrmahgehrd, I need this! It is absolutely perfect. Pick me!
Thanks for letting us know about this contest. You look amazing and effortless in this. Enjoy your time “painting the town in it.” I would love to have this. I work for an opera company and there are more cocktail events than I can count and I cannot afford to keep up with new dresses. It would also be amazing to have a dress that stands out and is different from more conservative, dark, subdued pieces that are in the mix. And all of the excitement comes from the garment. I don’t have to worry about not having the expensive jewelery that everyone else in the room will have. I won’t need it. I will take such good care of it and get a lot of use out of it. Maybe even make a good dress for my elopement (shhh).
Thanks! Allie (avanvulkenburg@hotmail.com)
OH. MY. GRACIOUSNESS. That would be the perfect dress to wear to a very snooty wedding coming up. GOR-GE-OUS-NESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
karrie8380@yahoo.com
This dress really is gorgeous! Love it!!
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P.S. Liked your page on Facebook, too.
omg … this dress is amazing! :)
heatherb626@hotmail.com
Beautiful and sparkly! Love it.
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This dress was meant for me!
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I always wear sparkly stuff! I hope I win! :)
-Lindsey
(pineapplestrawberry@live.ca)
I’m not always a fan of sparkles…but this dress is amazing!! It is so flattering to any figure, which is something I desperately need! I’ve been struggling to loose weight and this dress can look great in any size! loboseve@gmail.com
Gloooorious!
I absolutely LOOOOVE sparkles and almost died when I saw this dress! ashleigh.beamer@gmail.com
Gorgeous!!! Speechless!!! This is such a beautiful dress and you look stunning in it :) verdugob@live.com
omg, this dress is fabulous!! the beading is divine! love!
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This dress is so gorgeous. Who can resist so much sparkle? djandbrie@gmail.com
Love this dress!
Olivia – Olivia.dorman@gmail.com
Ahhhh! This dress is absolutely fabulous!!
Linique ~ liniquereynolds@gmail.com
Absolutely in love with this dress!! Sparkles!!
XO! Erin- bbblondi88@aol.com
OMG…i DIE for this dress. seriously dreamy! you look BEAUTIFUL!
xoxo, jenn
the stylish housewife
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love!
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Tara, this dress makes you shine! You really do look gorgeous. I could totally use a quick mental fantasy get away (to the bachelor pad of course) if I were to also wear this dress. And thank you for your blog and having a such a unique fashion perspective. – Jane (jgoetch41@gmail.com)
What a great piece! It’s amazing how a bit of fabric can change your attitude and give you all the confidence to rule the world. I would love to own this one :) -Kelly (kelkaminski@gmail.com)
Loveeeee this dress, I am looking for a dress for my BFF bachelorette party or for her weeding
I want/ need it, u look perfect!
Gorgeous dress! :)
I like The Wonder Girl on Facebook. (Deanna Cali)
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My magpie proclivities are loving this (and have already liked you on FB). SPARKLES!
chloe x
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I would love this beauty dress, Alyssia Dawson @ hometownvintage@gmail.com
Tara, this dress truly highlights the sparkly wonderful woman you are! What an amazing giveaway! Now I will be dreaming of jumping with joy when you let me know this beauty of an Aidan Mattox sparkly dress is mine! :-)
~Melanie
ParticularlyPracticallyPretty@gmail.com
PS- I like you on Facebook (I am Particularly Practically Pretty)
So so gorgeous!
Awesome giveaway, thanks. stephmcbride1976 at yahoo dot com
Awesome giveaway. beautiful dress. mwong241 (at) gmail (dot) com
YES PLEASE! You look beautiful and that dress is so fun.
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Yeah! I just stumbled on your blog and I’m so happy to find you! You are gorgeous and the sparkle dress is stunning!! I would love this dress!!!! emilyechilton@gmail.com Hazelandginger.com
Awesome giveaway!Thanks for the chance! liked on fb . ksurty@aol.com
Oh my! Gorgeous dress! Sparkle is one of my favorite things. I would rock this all over town! Thanks! strohmpm@gmail.com
LOVE! laurencburke@gmail.com
go girl go, sparkle on! cmboje@hotmail.com
Yes, please! xoxox darcie85@gmail.com
Lol they jokingly call me sparkle at work because i always have something sparkly on my body! haha this dress would solidify that nickname!! :) katelynn_elaine@yahoo.com
I’m totally obsessed with this dress and your blog! I wore an Aiden Maddox dress to my last event – CamilleRSchmidt@gmail.com
ps. my blog http://www.dressedandeducated.com is doing a giveaway as well!
This dress is beautiful! I lived in SF for three years and just left a year ago to attend grad school in southern California- I miss it terribly, but love reading your blog to see where in the city you’re living it up!
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need this dress in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 (niscelle.ward@gmail.com)
This dress is beautiful! Thanks for the opportunity to win it! Schmidtjal@yahoo.com
I have to say, I just found your blog and I am totally in awe and in love with your frershness, creativity and overall gorgeous looks and outfits, mostly because I see you wearing what you like, despite people saying curvaceous girls shouldn’t wear. I do the same, being myself a big girl, – ok, I’m outright fat and short, eheh – and I go around in sequins and light coloured pants, like I couldn’t – and don’t – care less. You style is impecable, and you are beautiful as hell!
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what.a.dress. love it! aksperling@gmail.com
I love that dress, and you look great in it.
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That Dress Is awesome! turnermy@gmail.com
it would be the perfect dress for when i elope later this year. jujubeelew@gmail.com
Love this dress!!!
Love it… would make for a perfect dress for my bachelorette :)
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You and this dress are gorgeous! I would love to be able to have the dress to wear always, it’d be too pretty to take off! (samrklevy@gmail.com)
love love love! Perfect birthday dress for this weekend!
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That dress is fabulously fantastic! So sparkly yet it doesn’t outshine the wearer. (emmo_131@hotmail.com)
Ah, love this dress! I’m not a size zero, so sometimes finding beautiful and classy cocktail items is hard, but this totally nails it! You look absolutely STUNNING!
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oh I love this dress!!! would love to win :) alyssonjean11@gmail.com
So gorgeous! Alycrowell@gmail.com