A word of advice

I suppose my expression in the second picture goes with the warning sign :o). As you can see, I have found a new favorite picture location. Got a bit tired of my front porch. And yes, my lens needs thorough cleaning. That's what I get for constantly misplacing the cap.

Jacket: French Connection

Blouse: Banana Republic

Jeans: UO

Haze

I feel very fortunate to have the prairie as a backdrop :o). It's been such a great weekend, very sunny, very warm. Starting tomorrow, the weather is supposed to drastically deteriorate which is unfortunate. Driving in the snow is not my forte. Come to think of it, driving in general is not haha.

Blazer: Vintage. It's very crisp.

Dress: Urban Outfitters. . I rarely go out shopping so I was very lucky to stumble upon a great UO sale last week where I scored this little floral number for $15.

Plaid

I am so glad you guys liked the dress, I can't wait to get it done and take proper photos. Which reminds me, I should promptly invest in a new tripod since my old one didn't make my last trans-Atlantic trip. Especially with night photos, my hand is just not steady enough.

Jacket: Polo Ralph Lauren. I have had this for a couple of years now and I can't see myself ever giving it up.

Belt: Dior. Got this little treasure in Vegas a few years ago to better match this particular jacket since I didn't much like the original belt it came with.

Dress: Made by me.

Boots: YSL

xo

V

P.S. I am currently working on some custom mummy dress orders, once I am ready with these I will list some in my store. Unfortunately balancing school and designing/sewing got particularly difficult all of the sudden. It seems like all of my professors simultaneously woke up and decided to delegate a semester worth of projects in the remaining few weeks. On a brighter note, just a couple more weeks..

Halloween

So my Halloween plans did not come to fruition, I ended up having my night out on Friday instead of Saturday night, which actually worked out pretty well in the end. I took some pictures around my neighborhood on Halloween, some people went all out in decorating their houses, all the more fun for the kids!

Anyway, forgive the messy hair and "fresh" face haha, I wanted to take some pictures of this dress and share. It's not ready yet, there are plenty of finishing touches to be done, but you get the general idea. I thought of being a dark angel, but now looking at it I think a pointy witch hat suits it better than wings :o).

Loves,

V

Fluff

I've been wearing my faux fur shawl a lot lately, it's super warm and super soft. I made the mistake of washing it a couple of months ago and the texture changed from silky to fluffy. I happen not to mind one bit :o).

xo

V

Somewhere in the orange tree

My lab always wants to get in on the action :o).
About this look.. I love orange and navy together. I belted the blazer, you can't see that too well in the second picture since my arm is in the way.

Blazer: Ralph Lauren

Dress: Roxy, got it at a sale for $5, couldn't resist the orangeness

I've gotten many questions about where I live, I should probably do a Q&A soon. What I really want to do is find the time to go out with my camera and take proper photos. I would love to share more of my surrounding, it's so beautiful, especially at this time of year. Unfortunately I am a bit over my head with school and all the projects I have going on. Thank you for the sweet emails and comments, hearing from you literally charges me up.

Loves,

V

Shadows

Shirt: J Crew

Skirt: DIY

Reversible Fur-lined Hoodie: Reverso - listed a few in my Etsy

This weekend I was finally able to set aside time for a new piece. All gets to be somewhat mundane after a while unless you're able to introduce something new from time to time. Halloween coming up next weekend seemed like a great occasion. I am very excited to wear my creation and of course to share it with you in a few days.

Loves,

V