February 14, 2012

Be Mine Valentine


Happy Valentine's Day lovelies! And cheers to all things cheesy & cute (typical post title included). Unfortunately I have to work this evening, but I'm trying to make the best of my morning with a little 10AM cookie baking & some Valentine's Day-themed blog reading ;)

When I went to my closet to find a Valentine's Day outfit I was amazed at the sheer amount of red, pink, peach, & burgundy it contained. Seriously... clothes, bags, shoes, hats, accessories... the whole nine yards. What made me choose this particular outfit is the simplicity & the dress itself. It's a member of the 'occasion dresses' section of my closet, so today felt like the perfect time to show it off. The structure details on this dress are what made me fall in love in the first place - the peter pan collar, the exposed back, & the cute pleats. I paired it with polka dot tights for a little playful fun, a girly gold bow chain bracelet, & my Jeffrey Campbell Foxy platforms in nude suede. I painted my finger nails for the first time in a long time... possibly years... & felt like a 5 year old sneaking her mothers makeup & making a complete mess of it. Ah well, candy-floss pink for the win. 

A note on photo location: it was raining; the ugly balcony backdrop long ago exhausted itself; & so the next best thing was bed. The place from which I eat my breakfast, read my blogs, & indeed, am writing this now. Not sure if you've ever tried to take outfit photos in bed, but it proved somewhat difficult for me this time around. Practice makes perfect? 


So you can see the entire dress a little better, not a testament to my terrible posing skills ;)


Obligatory back view of dress


I was wearing:
Red Dress - ASOS (old)
Polkadot tights - Gipsy, ASOS (here)
Nude suede Foxy platform - Jeffrey Campbell (Nastygal)

31 comments:

  1. AGH those platforms look darling. You look darling in general! Happy Valentines Day girl.
    :)

    I'm typing my own valentines post right now as well lol

    <3Lauren
    cattasticks.blogspot.com

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  2. Very cute valentines day outfit! The dress is so pretty and the shoes are gorgeous!

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    ha love the designs on the windows! i'll have to do that to ours later today. they fog up so much here in van!

    talk soon wild child
    -Hattie
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  4. great shots - you look amazing! love the shoes and tights!
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  5. such a gorgeous dress. Beautiful photos!
    xx


    The Urban Umbrella
    xoxo


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  6. And each of these blushes really ARE beautiful :) Amazing dress, I love it on you! And I wish I had such one, too.

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  7. Aw these photos are so sweet Shawna!! I love your outfit to,perfect for valentines :) Love the peter pan collar your dress has and i love how you teamed it with the polka dot tights,a cute touch! :)

    Happy Valentines Day,Daniella xox

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  8. great valentines outfit!!!

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  9. Love your dress and shoes! Perfect for Valentine's Day xo

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  10. Love the dress! The back is amazing! Love your tights too : )
    I would wear this in a second!

    Danielle xo

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  11. I love the back on that! It's the best part!
    --TS
    http://thriftedshift.blogspot.com/

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  12. wow!!! sooo gorgeous!!!!!!! Happy Valentines Day my lovely!

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  13. This dress paired with those tights are just a perfect Valentines combination!
    & the detail in the back is a cute surprise.

    xoxo mama wolf.

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  14. Great look! I myself spend a lot of time sitting in my bed, blogging, etc...Love the red dress.

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  15. lovely tights and peter pan collar dress! hope you had a HAPPY VALENTINES DAY ^^ xoxo

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  16. You look soooo beautiful!! Love the dress with the tights!

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  17. I absolutely love your post and your style!Amaaaazing:)
    Love the photo with the drawing hearts on your balcony<3

    Happy Valentines Day!!

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  18. Happy belated valentine's day! I think that you did a very good job of taking the photos on your bed, I can only imagine how difficult it was!

    I really love your dress, the red is very valentine's-esque and the polka dot tights are so cute. I wore black tights with red love hearts on yesterday :). xx


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  19. cute tights!
    nice photos!
    xo
    MosaMuse

    MosaMuse.blogspot.com

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  20. Very cute outfit! I've always said red goes better with a nude shoe. And the tights are adorable. Well done. And happy valentines to you too!

    -j.

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  22. Absolutely adorable dress! The backside is really lovely, a bit seductive detail ^^

    Thank you for the * SUPER * lovely comment. Our movie night was postponed till tonight, since he got home so late. :) But Valentine's day is every day, he said! (in Finland the name is actually "friends day", so he is pretty accurate^^)

    Have a nice Wednesday,

    Satu
    Indie by Heart

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  23. great pictures, love it!

    Love, Suzanne
    http://becomethefashion.blogspot.com

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  24. Ugh, I stalked that dress on ASOS foreeevvverrr! I'm so jelly that you got it! And I adore the way you styled it. Jeffrey Campbell shoes are just the right touch of quirk to any girly dress.

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  25. LOVE THIS DRESS! Looks so cute with the tights too! Happy Valentines Day!

    abeautifulmaybe.blogspot.com - xo,

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  26. love the tights!!!!!!!!!!!


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  27. love your red dress! ,

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  28. You look so cute! I love that dress!
    x

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  29. Happy belated vday.I love that this outfit is so simple but pared with the tights and the heels makes a powerful impact!

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