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