A few days ago, Eva Mendes alerted her fans via Instagram about a few new pieces that are now available from the Eva Mendes Collection at New York & Company.

In the photo, she wears one of the new dresses in the collection, a pleated velvet dress in a shade of light blue.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYi9R2vn3Zo/

What I love most about this dress is how it fuses a fun look with the pleats together with a more serious velvet texture. You could easily wear this to any sort of function.

Below is the original dress (marked with *) and an alternative to help you copy this look.

Dress:

1. New York & Company, $89.95 *

2. REVOLVE, $268.00