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Maeve by Anthropologie Bernadette Sequined Midi Dress Retail Value $228, Cost to Keep $66.12 How I styled it: A sequin dress as a concept has a very strong New Years Eve or otherwise party girl association for me, but I liked how this one is updated with sleeves, a swingy silhouette, and a houndstooth pattern

This effortlessly sexy piece features long sleeves, open back with tie-string design, slit hemline and sparkly sequins all over

I originally had wanted a mix of greys, taupe or light pink and mauves, but after having the line up dresses in front of me during the fitting, we ended up taking out the taupe colored dress

Supermarket sweet pickle relish and those terrible canned black olives, which were surely the only ones available in Upstate New York in the 19 th century