This past weekend, we celebrated my uncle’s 80th birthday in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. My cousins put together a pretty amazing party, which basically lasted through the three-day weekend. Family from all over the country flew in and most of us stayed at the same hotel, the Lago Mar Resort, right on the beach. The official party was held on Saturday night at the Ft. Lauderdale Yacht Club. Knowing the venue and that summer is already upon us here in Florida, I started my quest to find the perfect palm print dress for the party. Luckily, I had so many choices as palm print is huge right now, but as soon as I saw this ASOS dress, I knew I had to have it. I ordered online and crossed my fingers that it would look as good as it did on the model (I’m nowhere close to a model size 0!). The day it was delivered, I put it on and was immediately obsessed with it! I didn’t want to take it off! Right then I knew it was a keeper.

I’m already trying to figure out when I can wear it next as it’s probably my favorite clothing purchase this year (that’s saying a lot!). It is super fitted and has boning, so it held me in and was more flattering than I expected. Since the sun didn’t come out at all and I wasn’t able to get a little color on my legs before the party, it was nice that this dress was a little longer (I’m 5’9″ for reference).

I paired this dress with nude strappy heels and fuchsia tassel earrings which were the perfect pop of color against the green.

My niece, Isabelle, was hanging out with my sister and me while taking these pics, and she has been asking me to put her on my blog since I started Fabulously Overdressed. So, ladies and gents, I introduce you to Isabelle, whose dress matched my earrings!

Find this dress here; the earrings are from Target and are only sold in stores, but here’s some similar options here, here, and here. Find similar heels here.

Let me know if you’ve found any amazing summery party dresses this season; I always have my eyes open for the perfect dress! Also, if you check out the ASOS website and search for ‘palm print,’ you’ll find a ton of beautiful options!