Affinity & April Photo: James Saint James Pell
On Saturday night my friends hosted a table at the Crucible’s Fire & Light Soiree and Art Auction and were sweet enough to include me. As you can see, I dressed up a black dress with a fascinator I purchased in a little shop down the street and a lot of jewelry that I upcycled.
photo: Ed Jay
Our friend, Dennis Bartels, the Executive Director of the Exploratorium, was being honored for his enthusiastic support of the art community so I wanted to dress up, and I knew it was an opportunity to be a little over the top since it is a pretty arty crowd.
photo: Ed Jay
I love this photo of Suzi Bartels and I, it was so fun to spend a little time with her.
Yours Clothing sent me the black maxi dress. It is a UK size 30-32 or a US size 26-28 and I am quite sure a US size 30-32 could wear it. It is a light jersey, very easy to wear, the armholes run fairly large and since I am 5″5″ tall, I had to shorten it a little. It is difficult to see but there is a twisted front that is a nice detail in the torso area. It was a great piece to accessorize and I loved that I was so comfortable and I thought the dress looked very elegant.
photo: Leori Gill
I think I am going to “silver leaf: this before I wear it again. photo: Leori Gill
photo: Leori Gill
Here are the close ups of the jewelry, mostly made from vintage or thrift store finds (on Etsy) or left-overs in my jewelry box. A tutorial to come, I promise.
It was a fabulous fun filled evening and I loved being a little outrageous in my style, and have a vision for making the look a little more who I am.
Peace…affinity
I love all the clothes that you have received from the UK…..the little mini dress, but especially this maxi…you look amazing…love the detail under the boobs and the way it drapes….
Sister Sharon
Thanks, I have never worn anything quite like this before. Thanks for following along Sister, it makes me very happy.
Great pics! You looked fabulous, as always! You really nailed those accessories!
Thanks so much Rachel. It was fun and just the bit of outrageous I was looking for. Thanks for reading my blog. And thanks for the shout out on your fabulous blog, I had missed April wearing my fascinator. Great dress and always fun to see you. I look forward to seeing your logo, I think designing a logo is one of the best parts of having a blog.
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