Kendall K. Dress Giveaway

Seeing as it's the week of the blog's birthday (hey check out the feature Vanessa did on the bird at My Heart Blogged - love her!) I wanted to get this post up and share a gorgeous, recent addition to my closet.  Not long after I started blogging last spring, Kendall and I met and began following each other's blogs.  She got my attention right away because not only had she escaped Corporate America, she had taken a leap and started her own clothing line.  To see someone go for the gusto in a crazy economy was totally free bird style!

It has been incredibly rewarding and inspiring to watch Kendall's dream come to life.  From trips overseas to assembling her lookbook and selling her line, she has shared it all and allowed her followers to come along for the ride.  Last week she sent me the most beautiful dress - the "Amanda".  Suffice it to say I opened the box, slipped on the dress and immediately tossed on a pair of heels to wear the outfit for the remainder of the day...in the confines of my own home, working away answering the door only for UPS deliveries, but STILL.  Like all of her line, the dress has a wonderful vintage feel to it - very soft, airy and romantic - fully lined and much like the things you would find in Anthropologie.  Examine for yourselves:

~kendall k. - Amanda dress, Anthro belt, Vintage clutch, J.Crew heels, 

Melinda Maria rings and bracelets~

Details, details, details:  from the lace inset and gold buttons up top - 

to the lace finished edges and light layered ruffle at bottom - nothing is left out.

It was a perfectly breezy day yesterday and the fabric was flowing in the wind.  

I went with a darker belt and leopard heels, but after seeing the Jill Stuart
inspiration yesterday also tried the dress with my Loeffler Randall boots 
and a vintage leather belt from Mexico.  So many possibilities with this dress!

You can check out the kendall k. site here but before you do that...Kendall has graciously offered to give away the Amanda dress to one lucky reader of this free bird - she ships overseas as well so everyone is welcome to enter.  See details below and good luck...Happy Monday!

For one entry:

1. This giveaway is open to readers/followers of this free bird - new followers always welcome.  Sign up via Google Friend Connect and let me know if you're new so I can say hi.  Please be sure to leave an email address where you can be contacted if you don't have a blog or have the email listed.
   
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        2. "Like" kendall k. on Facebook.

For additional entries:

1. Follow kendall k. on Twitter
2. Follow this free bird on facebook
3. Browse the kendall k. site and let us know which piece(s) catch your eye.
4. Tweet about the giveaway.

Winner of the Amanda dress will be announced next Monday May 2, 2011.  Here's hoping this freaking migraine headache is gone by then...wth is Easter without one.single.piece of chocolate??  Big ol' fail!!

p.s.-I know it's a ton of likes and stuff, but I really want to help her get exposure plus allow for maximum ways to win.  Thanks for hanging in there!!