I hope you all have a great weekend!
OUTFIT DEETS:
Dress - Made by Me!
Boots - Avon
Tights - Equipt
Belt - Valley Girl
Cardy - Glassons
Necklace - Used to belong to an Auntie
Saturday, July 07, 2012
OOTD: Velvet Dress
I have been quiet for much of this week - the reason for this is simple - winter sickness! I am really over winter now and ready for some warmer weather.
This is my most recent creation - a red velvet dress. There have been a lot of velvet dresses in shops recently and I have been wanting some for some time. However, although I rather loved the idea of a velvet dress - I didn't really love the style of the dresses available (most of them seem to be baby doll dresses - which really ISN'T my style) and also the colours just aren't that exciting - either deep purple or black. So I decided the best thing to do was to make my own.
As you can see from this photo - the velvet actually has a bit of a golden sheen to it, which is quite pretty. Unfortunately when I cut out this dress, the living room ended up being full of glittery sparkles from the fabric. It kind of got everywhere - opps!
I wasn't too sure how to style this dress - as it does remind me a little bit of "Christmas" so I didn't want to wear green with it and end up looking like an elf! I think that this blue works pretty well.
I had my hair cut and coloured today and new extensions put in - this time purple. My hairdresser now has new owners and they charged $50 less than the old owners did to do my hair, which left me feeling pretty happy and slightly richer.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
OUTFIT DEETS:
Dress - Made by Me!
Boots - Avon
Tights - Equipt
Belt - Valley Girl
Cardy - Glassons
Necklace - Used to belong to an Auntie
I hope you all have a great weekend!
OUTFIT DEETS:
Dress - Made by Me!
Boots - Avon
Tights - Equipt
Belt - Valley Girl
Cardy - Glassons
Necklace - Used to belong to an Auntie
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13 comments:
I totally understand what you mean about the bits of velvet sparkles all over the floor, and also the comment about baby doll dresses. Like the blue cardi with the red - great colour combo.
You look fabulous! Love the new purple extensions, your hair is looking mighty sleek, and the dress is lovely. The blue does work well with red, I agree. Envying the boots and belt too... xxx
Oh your hair looks so pretty!!!! Love it.
The red velvet dress is fabulous.
Have a fantastic weekend.
Love v
Baby Doll style doesn't do anything for my curves and red really suits you! I'm loving those purple hair extensions (and the style) and what a bonus $50 extra in your pocket! Gotta be happy with that.
Great frock....it must have been the week for red in blogland. I hope you feel much better after a relaxing weekend. Xx
YAY FOR RED VELVET FROCKS!!! Love it with blue - I would try it with purple and/or orange and/or hot pink too!! Sarah xxx
hey! you have a nice blog. you look very lovely!
what?!!? you can't have winter blues with an awesome dress like that!!!!! but i totally feel you, i am not a huge fan of winter and indoor activities. your hair cut and extensions look great!!!!!
xo,
cb
oh man, velvet babydoll dresses! i suddenly feel 1995 calling my name...
i wish i lived there, for many reasons, but mostly so you could make me dresses!
<3 <3 <3
Ah your hair looks awesome, love it!
This dress is gorgeous! I love the fabric - that golden sheen is really pretty. Red looks really nice on you too.
It looks great. Red is so much more exciting than black. I love the red and blue combination. I'm always wary about wearing red and green together too.
nice look! love your dress and belt!
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