Happy Friday! Yes, yes, yes. Friday is casual day at my office, which usually means jeans, but I was feeling a dress today. Something casual, but still fun. In my quest for a cute outfit (quest meaning: “I’m running late, what is the first non-ugly thing in my line of sight?”) I remembered this dress, one of my summer favorites.
At first I thought pairing it with black was kind of funny, but the dark color in the fabric is actually black, so it works. I threw in a little brown though, just to soften it up a bit. This dress also gives me an excuse to wear my new Swedish Hasbeens before the snow falls (ugh, it is coming), so yay.
Dress: Vintage
Velvet blazer: Susana Monaco
Shoes: Swedish Hasbeens
Bag: Vintage Donney & Bourke
Scarf: Some crappy “pashmina” purchased in NY’s Chinatown my freshman year of college (I still wear this thing all the time)
This weekend I need to buy a few more things for my Halloween costume. I’m going as a 1990′s era raver – should be pretty awesome. I’ve already bought out the glow stick / neon hair sections at the Dollar Store, now I just need a few more things. This costume is also giving me the opportunity to wear bright pink fishnets. Yes. Here is my inspiration. Classy, I know.
What are you being for Halloween?
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Love it! I’m going as sushi… I just went to A.C. Moore to see what they have to help me with my wasabi and pickled ginger
I love the costume! I thought you were going as Katy Perry at first with the bright blue wig! I’m not dressing up this year.
Ha, if you wear those monster fur legwarmers, I’ll kiss your feet! And I am thinking of being a garden gnome…
HAHAHAHAHA!!! A candy raver! Brilliant! Oh my gosh, how much fun is that!
Anywho, I love this dress and that you paired it with black and brown. It looks fabulous, and the hasbeens are the icing on a perfect cake.
And I shall be Bob Dylan this year. I am way too crazy about costume perfection, and just received my English Beatle Boots from ebay. I kind of want to freak out about it.
Enjoy your weekend!
.Haiku
You look fabulous, I LOVE the dress and the shoes, and as for the costumes, I don’t know what I’m gonna wear, but most likely I would go as a pirate
ha ha ha
Wishing you a beautiful weekend
XOXO
J
I LOVE how you’re wearing this dress for Fall! It’s so freakin adorable and looks great with your hasbeens
Your halloween costume is so awesome, too!! All you need is that necklace of smarties around your neck
I’m going to be Joan from MadMen and hubs is going as Don Draper, hehe.
xo
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