White Velvet

velvet blazer with bralette
velvet blazer with bralette
velvet blazer with bralette
Velvet blazer with bralette
velvet blazer with bralette
Velvet blazer with bralette

Jacket, old (similar here). Skirt c/o SevenTwo Denim. Bralette, Nasty Gal. Purse c/o Pinkstix. Shoes, Lulus.

This pretty little denim pencil skirt should have been mine weeks ago. But our postal office was on a strike for some time and I have a feeling my skirt was an innocent bystander to all that chaos. Finally making it’s way to me weeks after having been mailed out. However, now looking back on it, that created a most favourable delay. While I had intended to style this skirt in a summer outfit I was forced to style it for Fall. Which I really liked.

I immediately tried the skirt on upon receipt having been anxious on the fit – and it fit like a dream! Now at the time when I was trying it on I had on a bralette and the oh so snug (yet comfortable) fit of the pencil skirt was giving off total pinup girl vibes. Styled with the bralette it was worthy of its own look. After having tried it on (with no clue on what I would wear it with for this post) I made my way downstairs and we ended up watching Seinfeld reruns. The first episode my boyfriend put on was the one with the bra (The Caddy) and the little light bulb went off above my head shortly after Sue Ellen Mischke left Elaine’s office, leaving Elaine annoyed at how she wore her new bra.

I had always wanted to wear a bralette with only a jacket over, but just had never done it yet for whatever reason. (Maybe it was the concern that if not done right this look can easily look trashy instead of classy) but this skirt had such an elegant and classy feel to it, that I figured was worth a try. It also gave me the chance to revive a velvet blazer I had picked up in Atlanta some years ago (and never really worn), taking full advantage of velvet being on trend this season. And that my friends, is how this outfit came to be. Has anything like this ever happened to any of you? I’d love to hear about it!

xo

A Plethora of Purple

purple balayage hair
purple balayage hair
purple balayage hair
purple balayage hair
purple balayage hair
purple balayage hair

Top c/o Romwe. Leggings, Meow Boutique. Choker, bebe. Flats, The Shoe Company. Bag c/o Pinkstix. Sunnies, Lulus.

The truth is I’ve had a little bit of fun styling my outfits to match my purple hair these past few weeks. While this was not my intent, it started off as a safe way to rock my purple locks without clashing other colours. Until it eventually took on a life of it’s own. I never realized just how much purple was lurking in my closet until I surpassed the 2 week mark of playing the purple matching game. I actually quit playing the game (before running out of purple garments). Only because it simply became too predictable for coworkers to guess what colour I’d be wearing the next day. Not being one to conform to such predictability, I had to give it up. Although I found that it has not been a struggle to wear other colours with my purple balayage hair.

xo

Purple Reign

Gentle Fawn chambray jacket with romper and purple hair
Gentle Fawn chambray jacket with romper and purple hair
Gentle Fawn chambray jacket with romper and purple hair
Gentle Fawn chambray jacket with romper and purple hair
Gentle Fawn chambray jacket with romper and purple hair
Gentle Fawn chambray jacket with romper and purple hair
Gentle Fawn chambray jacket with romper and purple hair

Jacket, Gentle Fawn. Romper, Garage. Bag, bracelet, necklace c/o Pinkstix. Shoes, Lulus. Sunnies, Gucci. Ring, Samantha Wills.

If you follow my Instagram then you probably know that I dyed my hair purple. It was one of those spontaneous things I decided on a few days before my regularly scheduled hair appointment. Usually for Fall I tend to go with darker hair colour and because I felt like doing something different, purple just seemed like a fun idea.

As for outfits, I wasn’t sure at first what colour would work with my purple hair so I played it safe by wearing a white romper to the salon. I bought this romper from Garage last year but didn’t get a chance to wear it. Thankfully rompers are still in this summer or else this poor thing would never have seen the light of day. As I write this, it’s been a week exactly since I’ve dyed my hair purple, and I have to admit that I have no regrets about going with such a bold colour. Every now and then when I’m out in public I’ll catch someone staring hardcore – then I remind myself that I do have bright purple hair after all. Have any of you ever dyed your hair a bold colour? Do tell…

xo