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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Outfit of the Day: Putting a Spring in My Step

Hello Kittens!

Wow time really has flown by. I didn't mean to take such a long break from the blog but I blinked and before I knew it, it's been nearly a month since my last blog post.

Well, here are some Outfit of the Days to catch up on....

Outfit of the Day (Saturday):

A couple weeks ago on a Saturday some friends were throwing a Rex Manning Party (to celebrate Rex Manning day-- a throwback to the 90's movie, Empire Records). While I love any excuse to dress in theme and 90's would have been a fun theme to play with I really really wanted to wear this skirt that I had just got a few days prior from Trashy Diva so all 90's was off and Trashy Diva it was! :D

Skirt: Trashy Diva Gathered Skirt in Carnival print (bought from Trashy Diva)

Top: Trashy Diva Trixie Top in Citron (bought from Trashy Diva)

Cardigan: Heart of Haute Sweetie Wrap Cardigan (bought from Trashy Diva)

Shoes: Basic Black Flats (old- bought from Nordstrom Rack)

Trashy Diva Gathered skirt in Carnival print and Trashy Diva Trixie top in Citron- Front View

Trashy Diva Gathered skirt in Carnival print and Trashy Diva Trixie top in Citron- Side View

Trashy Diva Gathered skirt in Carnival print and Trashy Diva Trixie top in Citron- Front View

Trashy Diva Gathered skirt in Carnival print and Trashy Diva Trixie top in Citron- Side View

Outfit of the Day (Saturday):

The next weekend, after my usual sailing class with hair still wet after a shower, I went out with some friends for a casual dinner and a stop at our local 80's arcade, High Scores.

Dress: Trashy Diva Trixie dress in Ruffled Feathers (bought from ebay)

Cardigan: Cherokee Cardigan in light blue (old- bought from Target)

Shoes: Basic Black Flats (old- bought from Nordstrom Rack)

Trashy Diva Trixie dress in Ruffled Feathers- Front View

Trashy Diva Trixie dress in Ruffled Feathers- Side View

Trashy Diva Trixie dress in Ruffled Feathers- Front View

Trashy Diva Trixie dress in Ruffled Feathers- Side View

Outfit of the Day (Easter Sunday):

I was hoping to re-wear my Easter outfit from last year but it was such a dreary grey cold day, I just wasn't really feeling it this year. Instead I decided to wear my Trashy Diva Maria dress out to Easter brunch.

Dress: Trashy Diva Maria dress in Yellow Mums (old- originally bought from ebay size traded in a dress swap group)

Cardigan: Vintage white beaded Cardigan (old- bought from Etsy)

Shoes: Gabriella Rocha (old- bought from Zappos)

Trashy Diva Yellow Maria with vintage beaded cardigan- Front View

Trashy Diva Yellow Maria with vintage beaded cardigan- Side View

Trashy Diva Yellow Maria- Front View

Trashy Diva Yellow Maria- Side View

Well, hope you all liked this Outfit of the Day catch up! Stay tuned for some dress reviews coming up!

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Random Post of a Good Outing

I usually like to try and post my most recent Outfit of the Day posts on Tuesday...

However, I've been busy the last couple weekends (last weekend with my Saturday sailing class, then helping out all day Sunday volunteering for the sailing club's open house, and then the weekend before last, with my Saturday sailing class again, and a good long hike on Sunday). I really have no Outfit of the Days to post.

But since I didn't want this blog to go blank too long, and because I do like to use this blog as a record of sorts to keep track of my happenings, I wanted to post pics of the beautiful hike I took the Sunday before last along the Point Reyes National Seashore.

While I've always loved running around in nature, the last couple years I've been trying to get more into hiking and getting out more. It brings me such a great feeling being out and about, especially outside, and especially away from people and their usual hustle and bustle. It's like a detox that quiets all the random trivial things that usually go running around in my head.

Anyhow, just wanted to share these photos of this gorgeous place I got to go to.

Estero Trail to Sunset beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin, California:

Jackrabbit!

Gopher

So many animals this trip including a snake along the path but I was too busy running away from it to take pictures :p

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Outfit of the Day: Springing Forward

Last weekend we sprang forward in more ways than just the change in daylight savings time

Suddenly, the weather went from the midst of winter into full blown summer! The sun was shining and boy was it WARM! I couldn't help but get out some separates and dress for the occasion.

Outfit of the Day (Saturday):

I've been taking sailing lessons through a local sailing club which I've been going to on as many Saturdays as I can manage. Unfortunately, we aren't allowed to bring cell phones or cameras on the boat (and for good reason as distractions would be bad-- not to mention water on the electronics would also be bad if we capsize). I'd imagine, the pics probably wouldn't be too blog friendly anyhow as we are geared up in wetsuits and foulies anyhow. But in any case, that's what I've been up to and so my Saturday activities otherwise have been limited. After my sailing lesson Tim and I did get out and about a bit to do some errands which granted me the opportunity to dress as I please. Seeing as the weather was so great I decided to wear my Trashy Diva Louise blouse in Crepe Myrtle and my Trashy Diva Circle skirt in chambray. Keeping it simple, I wore this with some basic black flats and off we went to the hardware store, Target, and to pick up dinner.

Trashy Diva Louis blouse in Crepe Myrtle and Trashy Diva Chambray Circle skirt- Front View

Trashy Diva Louis blouse in Crepe Myrtle and Trashy Diva Chambray Circle skirt- Saturday View

Outfit of the Day (Sunday):

On Sunday Tim and I went to a bbq celebrating several friends' birthdays. The party was going to be right on the water so Tim wanted to bring his jet ski for everyone to play with. The plan was to take the jet ski out to a nearby estuary where we could launch it and then ride it over to where the party was going to be. As fun as it was I did have to tweak my outfit a bit to make it jet ski riding friendly. And so for this day, I decided to wear some high waisted capri jeans by a brand called Fervour which I got from Modcloth several years ago, paired with a sailor tie top by Tatyana which I also got a couple years ago. To keep warm I wore this with a navy and white polka dot cardigan by Croft and Barrow from Kohl's from a couple years ago. For a finishing touch I wore this with a red belt which I took from one of my Hell Bunny dresses, and while I pictured this outfit here with my red Vans I actually just ended up wearing my flip flops all day.

Tatyana Sailor tie blouse and Fervour high waisted capris- Front View

Tatyana Sailor tie blouse and Fervour high waisted capris- Side View

Tatyana Sailor tie blouse and Fervour high waisted capris- Front View

Tatyana Sailor tie blouse and Fervour high waisted capris- Side View

And just like that, the winter is starting to rear it's head again as the overcast grey clouds dominate the days during the second half of this week. I know soon though it will be spring again. I'm so looking forward to the warm weather to come back again!

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Outfit of the Day: Back in Black

I noticed I've been wearing a lot of black lately

It hasn't at all been intentional. Maybe it's the cold dreary days that have been influencing my outfit choices. Maybe subconsciously I've been picking out dresses to take refuge in, like going into a dark cave for the winter months like bears do.

In any case, here are three more Outfit of the Days that I've worn recently. One, the weekend before last last weekend going out to the movies, another out to see the ballet that same weekend, and another from last last week, out celebrating my husband and I's five year wedding anniversary.

Outfit of the Day (couple of weekends ago Saturday):

On this day I felt that my Trashy Diva Honey Ruffle dress in 5th Ave Floral was calling to me. It has a really fancy contrast pink top (see it from this past OOTD post here) so I decided to try and make it a bit more casual by wearing this with a black cardigan buttoned up which I got several years ago from a shop in Australia. For a finishing touch I paired this with an Erstwilder bow brooch which I believe I bought a couple months ago from Cats Like Us, and is my usual, also wore this with a pair of black flats.

Trashy Diva Honey Ruffle dress in 5th Ave Floral- Front View

Trashy Diva Honey Ruffle dress in 5th Ave Floral- Side View

Erstwilder bow brooch- Close Up

Outfit of the Day (that same weekend Sunday):

The next day on Sunday I went out with some friends to see The San Francisco Ballet perform Frankenstein! It was the North American premier of the show and an amazing performance. For the event I wanted to wear a special dress. I decided to wear my Trashy Diva Katherine dress in Peacock. The peacock design on this dress is actually embroidered all around the dress. It is quite stunning in person and was one of two very first Trashy Diva dresses I ever bought. Going to SF I knew to layer up. I paired this with a black cardigan, which I got several years ago from a shop in Australia, and a black coat by LUX which I took from my sister's closet several years ago. She got it several years ago from Nordstrom. For added warmth I also wore a pair of nude back seam tights, for comfort I wore a pair of black flats, and for a finishing touch, I wore a pair of black sparkly bow stud earrings which I got from a local vintage repro shop, Vintage Alley.

Trashy Diva Katherine dress in Peacock- Front View

Trashy Diva Katherine dress in Peacock- Side View

Trashy Diva Katherine dress in Peacock- Front View

Trashy Diva Katherine dress in Peacock- Side View

Black bow earrings- Close Up

Outfit of the Day (last last Friday):

On Friday a few weeks ago my husband and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary! We went out to celebrate at my favorite local fancy French restaurant, Le Papillon. For the occasion I decided to wear a dress that made me feel beautiful and fancy yet was comfortable, my Trashy Diva 1940's Flutter dress in Cherries. I paired this with my black cardigan and for a change wore this with a pair of B.A.I.T. Ione heels in black and cream which I got from Pinup Girl Clothing a couple years ago. For a finishing touch, I put some small hair flowers (from Forever 21 from several years ago) in my hair and also wore a pair of 1920's style dangle earrings by 1928 which I got from Macy's several years ago.