Outfit of the Day: Bright and Sunny for Summer Tea

Last weekend my friends and I went out to San Francisco for tea at the Rotunda at Neiman Marcus

Tea at the Rotunda was as sophisticated and simplistically elegant as always.

For tea this day I decided to treat myself to a glass of bubbly and got the Grand tea. We were then treated to a small demitasse of chicken consume and a small cheese pastry to "cleanse the palate" followed by a popover before the main tea. Going on memory and with the help of some pictures, tea consisted of six tea sandwiches, a salmon, an egg salad, a chicken salad, a cucumber and butter cream spread, a prosciutto apple wrap, and proscuitto and cream cheese sandwich, a scone accompanied by cream, raspberry preserve, and lemon curd, three mini pastries, a lemon meringue, a crunchy chocolate peanut butter bar, a citrus and vanilla cupcake, all finished off with a white chocolate dipped strawberry. The tea spread was gorgeous though we all felt that the bread on the sandwiches sadly tasted stale. To go along with my tea on this day I chose a vanilla decaf tea. The tea itself was very flavorful and the vanilla very strong.

Once again, it was a lovely time for tea at the Rotunda at Neiman Marcus and a lovely day out spent with friends. 

Neiman Marcus, San Francisco

Menu at the Rotunda, Neiman Marcus, San Francisco

Afternoon tea menu

Tea selection menu

Outfit of the Day:

Seeing as it was the first official tea for summer and it was Neiman Marcus, I decided to wear one of my more brighter, yet mature and fashion forward dresses, my Trashy Diva Loop dress in Geisha Fans print. I paired this with peach flats by Gabriella Rocha which I got from Zappos several years ago, and a peach colored cardigan from Target, also from several years ago. For a finishing touch I decided to wear a pair of peach colored floral stud earrings from Forever 21 from a few years ago.

Trashy Diva Loop Dress in Geisha Fans- Front View

Trashy Diva Loop Dress in Geisha Fans- Side View

Trashy Diva Loop Dress in Geisha Fans- Front View

Trashy Diva Loop Dress in Geisha Fans- Side View

Trashy Diva Loop Dress in Geisha Fans- Close Up

Trashy Diva Loop Dress in Geisha Fans- Close Up

Dress Review: Trashy Diva Loop Dress in Geisha Fans!

So I know it's been a while since I've done a proper dress review but as I see it, it's probably better late than never!

Tim bought me this dress, the Trashy Diva Loop dress in Geisha Fans, as an anniversary present back in March. At first sight I fell in love with the bright colors, and super cute novelty print of the dress, and of course that neckline detail!

Like the Green Kimono print which Trashy Diva released back in November/December of last year, I really love the playfulness of this Asian inspired print which has a serious Taskashi Murakami/Kawaii vibe to it. The dress is a vibrant and beautiful turquoise blue and features a youthful collection of orangy red, coral, white, yellow, and just a touch of lime green and navy flowers, fans, Japanese lanterns, and paper cranes throughout the print.

The neckline detail features a fun and unique loop design. I thought it would all be sewn together but was delighted to see they are in fact two different pieces that are physically looped together! The sleeves of this dress are also pretty unique and have an epaulette style to them.

The cut of this dress from the front looks almost like a pencil cut. It is a lot straighter of a cut than my usual full-flair skirts. Upon farther inspection though, this dress features a bustle skirt in the back which adds some flair to the skirt after all! The back of this dress also features a very flattering scoop neck in contrast to the higher neck line of the front of the dress.

This dress is made of a thick and sturdy cotton material which has lots of stretch to it. I got my usual size in this dress and while it fit, it did feel like it was tighter than is usual for my size in Trashy Diva. I believe they probably cut this dress a little smaller for a tighter fit which is well accommodated by the stretch in the fabric.

Trashy Diva Loop Dress in Geisha Fans- Front View

Trashy Diva Loop Dress in Geisha Fans- Side View

Trashy Diva Loop Dress in Geisha Fans- Back View

Trashy Diva Loop Dress in Geisha Fans- Close Up