When Valentine's Day falls on a Sunday it's a treat in itself :) It's a whole day of lazing about to celebrate love with the amazing buffer of President's Day to cushion the work week; all in all a beautiful thing.
I started off this V-Day morning by blogging a bit and watching 'Stay Alive' on Syfy (which is more in the horror genre and not so very lovey-dovey but I'm a sucker for those kinds of flicks and it was on).
After that, the husby and I went to a lovely brunch at the Sixth Ward in the LES, then headed up to the East Village Cheese Shop (home of the $1 brie) to pick up a few ingredients for our Vday 3- course dinner. Cheese and crackers followed by the Baked Chix Parm I made with a side of garlic bread. For dessert, red velvet cupcakes - my absolute fave! I somehow can always be won over by one of these delicious miniature creations under nearly an circumstance. Absolutely heavenly. I have a friend who has never tried red velvet because she is allergic to the red dye used in it to alter the color of the cake. Can you imagine :( A world with no red velvet would be slightly sad cloud...
Anyway enough of that, now onto the outfit. 
I bought this black and tan dress from H&M about a week ago. You really can't see in the photo but it has these sick shoulder-pads that balance out the horizontal stripes of the dress perfectly and makes it surprisingly flattering. This vest is also a recent purchase that I made yesterday at Forever 21 in Soho. At first I was slightly turned off by the fleece material in the beginning but as soon I tried it on I realized with a phenomenal addition it would make to my wardrobe, whether I simply throw over a t-shirt or want to give a dress an edgy twist. Plus, it was on sale and ended up being only $12.99 marked down from $30. I couln't afford not to get such a fantastic steal ;)
I bought this black and tan dress from H&M about a week ago. You really can't see in the photo but it has these sick shoulder-pads that balance out the horizontal stripes of the dress perfectly and makes it surprisingly flattering. This vest is also a recent purchase that I made yesterday at Forever 21 in Soho. At first I was slightly turned off by the fleece material in the beginning but as soon I tried it on I realized with a phenomenal addition it would make to my wardrobe, whether I simply throw over a t-shirt or want to give a dress an edgy twist. Plus, it was on sale and ended up being only $12.99 marked down from $30. I couln't afford not to get such a fantastic steal ;)The fedora is my husband's. The pink glasses are from Forever. They've got paint splatter patterns all over them; I rarely if never wear pink but I guess I was in a bright mood that day.They're kind of obnoxious in a fun way. I think it adds a splash of color to the neutral pallette.
Also, I posted this look today on Lookbook.nu (one of my favorite fashion sites!) so check it out and see over hundreds of other trendsetting style mavens post their favorite looks.
Black/Tan Horizontal Striped Mini Dress (H&M...$9.99)
Black Fleece Motorcycle Vest (Forever 21...$12.99 on sale! I love the off-beat placing of the zipper and the versitilty of the piece)
Brown Bondage Boots (My mom bought me this boots in TN, I've really started to rely on them in the last few months as that killer go-to pair of boots when I'm in a rush but want to look pulled together.
Gray Fedora (My husby's; he looks so handsome when he wears it. He got it in South Africa after I convinced him it was a not-to-missed purchase. He is now inseperable with it).
Hot Pink Splatter Sunglasses (Forever 21...$5 or $6, can't really remember...)
i LOVE those boots.
ReplyDeletelooks great with the outfit.