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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Outfit of the Day: Two From the Week and Two From the Weekend

Last week was a bit busier for me than usual!

Outfit of the Day (Tuesday):

On Tuesday Tim took me out for a mid-week movie. We saw Captain America: Civil War. For this occasion I decided to wear one of my 1940's style dresses, the Suzy Parker dress from Hell Bunny (A.K.A. the East Coast Swing dress) which I bought from Modcloth a few years ago. I paired this with a true vintage Ethel of Beverly Hills cardigan which I found on Etsy a few years ago and a pair of basic black flats.

Hell Bunny Suzy Parker dress- Front View

Hell Bunny Suzy Parker dress- Side View

Hell Bunny Suzy Parker dress- Front View

Hell Bunny Suzy Parker dress- Side View

Outfit of the Day (Wednesday):

Then on Wednesday I took the day off of work to get a some doctors appointments done and to go see the dentist. I wasn't really in the mood to put on a dress (shocking!) so I decided it was the perfect opportunity to get out my Collectif Lorenza Houndstooth Swing trousers! I got these a few years ago from Modcloth. I paired this with a blue sweater and purple beret I got several years ago from Nordstrom Rack as well as paired it with a pair of basic black flats. For a finishing touch I donned on a monogram brooch which I got from either Etsy or Ebay a few years ago.

Collectif Lorenza Houndstooth Swing trousers with blue sweater- Front View

Collectif Lorenza Houndstooth Swing trousers with blue sweater- Side View

Outfit of the Day (Saturday):

On Saturday my friend and I went out to a vintage fashion faire in Alameda. I usually like to dress in vintage when scoping out vintage dresses but this time I decided on my Trashy Diva Lupe dress in Forget Me Not Floral. I paired this with a black bolero by Elle which I got from Kohl's a couple years ago. For a finishing touch I paired it with a red floppy hat from Anthropologie from a few years ago and red Ecco flats I found on ebay last year. Also because it was Friday the 13th just the day before and I failed to remember to wear anything Friday the 13ie, I wore a pair of black cat earrings by Rosita Bonita which I got from Trashy Diva last year.

Trashy Diva Lupe dress in Forget Me Not Floral- Front View

Trashy Diva Lupe dress in Forget Me Not Floral- Side View

Trashy Diva Lupe dress in Forget Me Not Floral- Front View

Trashy Diva Lupe dress in Forget Me Not Floral- Side View

Trashy Diva Lupe dress in Forget Me Not Floral- Close Up

Outfit of the Day (Sunday):

On Sunday I left the house for a bit to run some errands. The day started out gray and overcast so I picked out the Trashy Diva Americana dress in Mini Fleur to wear! I love the sleeves on this one-- perfect for a cooler day! I paired this with some basic black flats and for a finishing touch a pair silver fleur de lis earrings which I got from an arts fair from a few years ago.

Trashy Diva Americana dress in Mini Fleur- Front View

Trashy Diva Americana dress in Mini Fleur- Side View

Trashy Diva Americana dress in Mini Fleur-Close Up

Friday, January 29, 2016

Outfit of the Day: Would You Like Cream and Sugar With That?

Last weekend I went to one of our nearby tearooms

I did not go though to treat myself to a spot of tea. Instead, I was there to help serve the tea!

I noticed one day a couple weeks ago walking past the tearoom that there was a help wanted sign in the window. I've kind of been toying with the idea of having the dream of one day opening a tearoom of my very own and seeing that this tearoom was looking for some part time help I thought it'd be a good way to get an inside scoop of what goes into the daily workings of a tearoom. Having a little extra pocket money would not be too bad either. So I put in an application, put on an apron, and started my new part time weekend job last weekend.

Outfit of the Day:
Friday:
On Friday I had some errands to run after work. I really felt like wearing some separates. I paired this brown woolly skirt from H&M from several years ago with a floral 70's style top I got in Korea also from several years ago. The top came with a cute flower and feather brooch. I paired this with brown sweater tights I got from Target a couple weeks ago, brown flats from the Gap Outlet from several years ago, a mustard MAK cardigan I got from Modcloth I think last year, and my trusty red wool coat from Target also from several years ago. For a finishing touch I wore some golden fan shaped earrings I got from Modcloth a few weeks ago. For the somewhat mild Northern California winter I was toasty warm.

H&M brown skirt with 1970's style top- Front View

H&M brown skirt with 1970's style top- Side View

H&M brown skirt with 1970's style top- Front View

H&M brown skirt with 1970's style top- Side View

1970's style top with flower and feather brooch- Close Up

Saturday:
Saturday was my first day working at the tearoom. I thought it would be fun dressing the part. I wore my Hell Bunny Emilie dress which I got from JBR Clothing (now Modern Pinup) a couple years ago. I paired this with a mustard MAK cardigan from Modcloth, beige Vera Wang sweater tights from Kohls from a couple years, and a pair of black velvet mary jane flats from Urban Outfitters from a couple years ago. For a finishing touch I wore a pair of cream colored flower studs.

Hell Bunny Emilie dress- Front View

Hell Bunny Emilie dress- Side View

Hell Bunny Emilie dress- Close Up

Sunday:
On Sunday for my second day working at the tearoom I decided to keep to the black and white theme of the day before. I decided to wear this Steady Stella Wiggle dress which I got from Unique Vintage several years ago. I paired this with a pair of black with black polka dot tights from Nordstrom Rack from a couple years ago and a pair of black flats also from a couple years ago. For a finishing touch I paired this with a pair of sparkly black bow earrings but I forgot to take close up photos of them.

Steady Stella Wiggle dress- Front View

Steady Stella Wiggle dress- Side View

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Matching Your Dress To Your Teaware Part 19: Apple Harvest!

Fall: The season for pumpkin bread, pumpkin spice lattes, warm apple cider, and apple harvests.

With this in mind, I figured this first day of Fall would be the perfect time for this apple themed Perfect Pairing.

I found this vintage apple shaped teapot at the Etsy shop, Snapshots Through Time. I was immediately drawn to the gorgeous red hue of the teapot. The color in conjunction with the high gloss glaze gives this teapot the sense of a perfectly ripe apple. To help give this teapot even more visual interest, the handles and spout of the teapot are formed in the shape and texture of branches from which the apple has come from.

Apple Shaped Teapot, image: Snapshots Through Time, https://www.etsy.com/listing/221387806/apple-shaped-teapot-red-fruit-shape?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=apple

I can just imagine the scene... sitting inside in a cozy warm corner, taking refuge from the chill of the outdoor Autumn air while pouring warm apple spice flavored tea from this pot!

Of course, no pairing would be complete without a proper and perfectly paired dress to wear. The Sheila dress by Hell Bunny is just the dress with its all over apple print against its mild green background. It's no surprise to see how this dress is the perfect pair for this apple teapot. The light weight fabric and modest cut of this dress with its high neckline and gathered short sleeves makes it perfect for the changing season where there is a crispness to the air yet where it's not quite cool enough to warrent the heavier fabrics or warmer coats of winter just yet.

Hell Bunny Sheila dress- Front View

Hell Bunny Sheila dress- Side View

Fall is one of the most perfect seasons in my opinion. Put on a pot of tea and watch the leaves fall one by one to the ground.

Friday, June 26, 2015

Matching Your Dress To Your Teaware Part 16: More Polka Pairing!

Royal Albert is one of my favorite brands for teaware.

With their refined style, golden edging, classic shapes, and unmistakable quality, there's really no comparison to this brand in my eye.

One of my most favorite patterns of theirs comes from their New Country Roses collection, Polka Rose. My husband gave me this tea set for our first year anniversary. Though it's released under their New Country Roses collection, it is also a pattern that first dates back to the 1930's as is described in Royal Albert's 100 years of Royal Albert Collection.

This teapot features a mint green background with small white polka dots all over. The white lid is adorned with four peach roses circling around it's circumference. Also, as is Royal Albert's signature, gold trimming delicately edges the teapot.

The colors of this set are so quaint and soothing. I love the peach roses on this set which gives it just enough of a pop of color without being too jarring or too excessive. When I first picked out this tea set I loved the colors which I knew would match the walls in my house. But I don't know if I realized at the time that it also matched a Hell Bunny dress I have. It's possible that I didn't even notice it until I started writing this, Matching Your Dress To Your Teaware series, for which I'm now constantly on the lookout for more perfect pairings! In any case, it is a perfect paring indeed.

The Hell Bunny Melanie dress in mint is a mint green dress with small white polka dots. This dress has an attached bolero, a sweetheart neckline, a fitted bodice, and a full flared skirt. Like the Polka Rose teapot, the overall mint with white polka dot body of the dress is offset with white edging at the neckline and along the cuffs and collars of the mock shrug. While this dress is a retro reproduction dress modeled after dresses from the 1950's, I think the allusion to vintage times with this dress coincides well with the 1930's pattern on this tea pot.

Hell Bunny Melanie dress in Mint

This perfect pairing makes me want to pull on an apron and bake some homemade bread filling the house with scents as sweet as this pairing looks!

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Outfit of the Day: New week, Two More Outfits of the Days!

Hello Friends!

This last weekend I got out of the house more than has been my usual lately and so I have not only one Outfits of the Day to share with you but two!

On Saturday Tim and I did some errands and picked up some lunch so since we had a couple stops to make I decided to go out wearing one of my pretty dresses! Then on Sunday I met up with some friends for lunch! It's been a while since we've seen each other (Halloween to be exact) so it was nice to meet up and get together for a change. We went to lunch and had some yummy Thai.

Outfit of the Day:

For Saturday I decided to wear my Hell Bunny Evie dress. It was the perfect dress to wear that day! We were having unusually warm, wonderfully sunny weather that day. It was in the low 70s! It felt good to be wearing this dress which is very open and breezy and left my arms and legs exposed to the sun. I paired this with some easy to wear black flats and was ready to go.

Hell Bunny Evie Dress- Front View

Hell Bunny Evie Dress- Side View

On Sunday, seeing as it was a little bit more of a special occasion, I decided to wear one of my Trashy Diva dresses, my Trashy Diva Sweetie Hearts dress! It was supposed to be warmer on Sunday but actually felt a bit cooler to me, so I threw on a red cardigan to go with this. I also paired this with my red Miz Mooz T-straps to dress it up a look a bit. This year I really want to try to wear more of my pretty shoes and not just my usual flats all the time and because we weren't walking far it was the perfect occasion to get out my red shoes!

Trashy Diva Sweetie Hearts Dress- Front View

Trashy Diva Sweetie Hearts Dress- Side View

Trashy Diva Sweetie Hearts Dress- Front View

Trashy Diva Sweetie Hearts Dress- Side View

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Favorite Outfits of the Day from 2014!

Hello Kittens and Happy New Years!

I hope you all had a good Holiday season. I wanted to kick start the blog this year with an outfit round up of my top ten favorite Outfits of the Day from 2014 :)

In chronological order, looking back on the year: