Side by Side: Lea Michele at Fox's Upfront

So I'm going to give you two Side by Side's today because quite frankly, when I saw the photo on the right featured on What Would Glee Wear, I nearly went into shock. I looove Miss Lea Michele's fashion sense. I even blogged about it, calling her a Style Icon! And then she goes and pulls this? Was this her attempt to prove me wrong? The dress could have worked, but whatever redeeming qualities it had were completely negated by the birds nest pouf on her head and a failed attempt at dark seductress lips. And what's with the sourpuss face? I've heard rumors of you growing inner-diva, Miss Lea, but lighten up. You're on a show called Glee after all.

And this just makes zero sense. How do you go from looking so smokin' (albeit a bit too tan) at last year's Upfront event to a big hot mess at this year's - especially once you've catapulted to phenomenon-status fame?! In the words of Seth Meyer's, really, Lea Michele? Really?!?

Side by Side: Striped dresses

Granted they are my two favorite places to shop for clothes, but I was a bit surprised and a little disappointed at the unoriginality in how similar these grey striped dresses are from Anthropologie and J.Crew. But once I looked at the cut and details of both, I absolutely, without a doubt, prefer one over the other. Do you have a favorite?

Side by Side: Lorick dresses

I've worn my Minnie pants and navy Tory Burch blazer to pretty much every event, family holiday, and wedding shower I've been to this past year. It was my comfortable go-to outfit. Please don't tell me I'm the only one who has one.

But now that summer's here and I feel like showing you photos from some of the events I'll be attending, I think it's time to change up my attire. These two adorable Lorick dresses were just on Gilt for very reasonable prices - the strapless was $109 and the one on the right is $89. I bought both to try on and will likely end up returning one (odds are the strapless, which I have a difficult time pulling off). But I loved the colors of both! They remind me of a cool summer evening, and I think they'd both look smokin' with bronzed skin.

Which would you prefer to don at parties this summer?

Side by Side: J.Crew summer dresses

Loving J.Crew's vintage zebra-stripe Blakely dress. Not as much a fan of the Delphinia gown. I mean, really. Where would one wear this?

Add gold T-strap sandals and a brown leather belt. I can think of a gagillion uses for this ensemble.