The Goal: To wear this summery dress and summery shoes before the summer is officially over.
The Problem: It hasn't really felt very much like summer, well, pretty much all summer. And last week it took an even colder turn for several days. But damn it, I wasn't going to let that stop me.
The Solution: Tights, of course. And since I just
The Dilemma: The only tights I had that worked with this pinkish-purple dress/brown shoes combo were a rusty orange color, making it exceedingly difficult to fill out the top half of the outfit. Compound that with the fact that the midsection of this dress has a see-through panel that absolutely must be covered up for work, and I was fairly well stuck.
The Fix: Since I don't actually have anything else in precisely that rusty shade of orange, I chose this busy
In case you're wondering, that pink streak in my hair is an extension that my hairdresser put in just for fun when I went in for my most recent cut and color. It lasted a few days and then fell out because my hair is so straight and slippery. It was fun
Jacket: Tulle
Cardigan: Hale Bob
Dress: Betsey Johnson
Tights: Sock Dreams
Shoes: John Fluevog
11 comments:
Nice work.
OT: Sorry I missed you this trip!
Wow! This outfit is GREAT! You did an awesome job of coordinating all those colours. And those Vogs are TDF.
Wow,... I think this is the most inspiring and most beautiful mix of colors you've ever posted on this blog.
amazing, stupendous! i'm jealous that you own such a gorgeous betsey...
and you totally pulled it off, the jacket really brought it all together.
Brilliant job - you are so clever!
Wow, what a superb job on bringing the colours together - the orange/rusts area acting as neutrals against the vivid pinky-purple! Well done!
I adore those shoes...I have tried them on.
It´s perfect !
I would never have thought of that outfit; it works really well, and I think it functions as a unit, so there's no single piece I'm staring at. I am still in love with your hair.
Love this look. Very creative!
Just found your blog look forward to more visits.
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