long sleeve black formal dress Off the Shoulder Pearls Prom Dress, Elegant Evening this dress offers a perfect blend of glamour and elegance. Full Long Sleeve Black Prom

Apple green like the Nine West pumps I'm wearing above are a great shade that looks smashing with black and white outfits, but also pairs well with a ton of other colors & patterns

It was beautiful mermaid dress: fully lined, with krendoline in the bottom for added shape - like I requested, and boning in the top

Easy to wear, the flattering, flowy babydoll silhouette and delicate tie straps make it easy to move in

"For the girl that I knew...who'll get hurt, but who learns how to toughen up when she's bruised and gets used by a man who can't love." Those lyrics cut me to the heart when I first heard them because they reminded me so much of the girl that sent the song to me in the first place, who had just escaped an emotionally exhausting and degrading relationship