I hope you all had a wonderful New Years celebration!
After my flurry of posts around Christmas time I've been a bit quiet on the blog. It was just too good to enjoy the peace and quiet at home, vegging out to Netflix, and even being super productive one day cleaning out the garage! Anyhow, now I have a bit of catch up to do!
My outfits are from a couple days after Christmas going out for Chilli's for lunch, New Years Eve spending a quiet and cold evening on a friend's sail boat on the San Francisco Bay to watch the fireworks, and from New Years Day going out for lunch at a new Italian place nearby that Tim and I haven't tried yet.
Outfit of the Day:
A Few Days After Christmas:
Going out for Chilli's for lunch a few days after Christmas I decided to wear my
Trashy Diva Bonita dress in Catcus Rouge. I thought it would be fitting as it has cactus all over and has a strong southwestern feel to it. Not ready to shed the Christmas feel just yet I dressed it up with lots of red: a red overcoat from Target I got a couple years ago, a red cardigan I got from Nordstrom Rack also a couple years, and red velvet mary janes I got recently from ebay. To keep warm I also paired this with beige Vera Wang sweater tights I got from Kohl's a couple years ago. For a finishing touch, to continue with the southwester theme, I paired this with a pair of multi stone small hoop earrings which include turquoise, a stone often associated with the desert of the southwest.
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| Trashy Diva Bonita dress in Cactus Rouge- Front View |
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| Trashy Diva Bonita dress in Cactus Rouge- Side View |
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| Trashy Diva Bonita dress in Cactus Rouge- Front View |
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| Trashy Diva Bonita dress in Cactus Rouge- Front View |
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| Trashy Diva Bonita dress in Cactus Rouge- Side View |
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| Trashy Diva Bonita dress in Cactus Rouge- Close Up |
New Years Eve:
For New Years Eve Tim and I got invited to a sunset sail on one of our friend's sail boats. It was a low key boat party with a few friends where we stopped at Jack London Square for dinner just before continuing to sail to San Francisco to watch the fireworks show on the water. I knew this was going to be a super cold event being outside on the water so I was sure to dress ultra warm!
For this event I picked out my
Heart of Haute Monique dress in Peacock Royal. To keep extra warm I paired this with black fleece lined tights I got a couple weeks ago from Nordstrom Rack, black fleece lined velvet mary janes I got from Urban Outfitters a couple years ago, a black cardigan from the Gap from several years ago, a large wool Betsey Johnson overcoat I got a few years ago from Nordstrom Rack and a thick black wool beret by San Diego Hat Company which I got from Amazon last year. While on the boat I was sure to wear my gloves as well! For a finishing touch I wore a sparkly pair of blue crystal earrings I've had since high school.
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| Heart of Haute Monique dress in Peacock Royal- Front View |
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| Heart of Haute Monique dress in Peacock Royal- Side View |
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| Heart of Haute Monique dress in Peacock Royal- Front View |
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| Heart of Haute Monique dress in Peacock Royal- Front View |
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| Heart of Haute Monique dress in Peacock Royal- Side View |
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| Heart of Haute Monique dress in Peacock Royal- Close Up |
New Years Day:
On New Years Day Tim took me out to lunch at a new Italian place in town which I've been wanting to try. Originally the plan was to go out for dinner and I had a much fancier dress planned for the occasion (my peacock Lilian by Trashy Diva). But when the day rolled around I wasn't much in a super fancy mood. Instead, I decided it was the perfect day to dress cozy and wear a pair of separates I've been wanting to pair together!
I got the idea to wear this dog sweater paired with a skirt when I saw Lauren of
Prefer to be Demure, a blogger I just recently started following, wear one of her dog sweaters paired with a skirt in her post,
Woof from some weeks ago. I got this sweater from my mom several years ago. My mom is so cute. I paired this with a black skirt by Steady, grey tights I got just a couple weeks ago from Nordstrom, burgundy and white Chelsea Crew heels, a wool cape I got from Modcloth last year, the Charming on the Quad Cape. For a finishing touch I wore this with a maroon beret I got from Forever 21 last year and a pair of sparkly silver earrings I got from a local retro style shop,
Vintage Alley. I was surprised and happy to find that these earrings went so perfectly with grey.
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| Modcloth Charming on the Quad cape with Steady skirt- Front View |
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| Modcloth Charming on the Quad cape with Steady skirt- Side View |
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| Gifted Dog Sweater with black Steady skirt- Front View |
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| Gifted Dog Sweater with black Steady skirt- Front View |
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| Gifted Dog Sweater with black Steady skirt- Side View |
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| Vintage Alley earrings- Close Up |
