today i had a bit of fun mixing colors. i bought this vintage 1940’s black and orange dress last year, but i’ve only worn it a couple of times. i think the challenge is that it’s, well, black and orange. definitely appropriate for halloween. also appropriate for celebrating the giants winning the world series. but the rest of the year, i find it challenging to work with this particular color. i’ve been living in these super warm olive green tights, so i sorta just threw them on as an afterthought, but you know what? green is a really nice compliment to orange, especially this muted shade. so here’s to continuing experiments with color!
hm. and now that i think of it, this orange color has got me craving some pumpkin pie! i haven’t had a slice yet this year, and i’ve got quite the hankering. and i have two little pumpkins sitting in my kitchen just waiting for the transformation. never made a pumpkin pie from scratch before, but i think i’m gonna try. ah yes, don’t we all love a good excuse to sit around eating food all day?
cardigan: madewell cardiff cardigan
dress: vintage 1940’s rayon dress from mercy vintage in oakland
tights: tabio 150 denier ribbed tights
shoes: vintage salvatore ferragamo bow flats
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Perfection ! Love the Ferragamos
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Cute dress, the diagonal line in the orange fabric looks great :) and I love the tight with the dress.
Enjoy your pie (making)!
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I wouldn't worry so much about the orange&black – the orange looks more like salmon in these photos. My favorite part is that neat little collar on the dress!
Great outfit.
Love the new layout by the way
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Stephanie May
I absolutely adore that dress, I'm rather inspired by the diagonal stripe to attempt a little DIY
I am in love with this outfit. That dress is absolutely amazing, and I love the black/orange with brown. I actually love wearing black and orange, but feel too Halloweeny when I do, so I think you may have just changed my life. Thanks! : )
Very cute – I reckon it would also go really well with purple, since they are opposites on the colour wheel :)
third photo is so especial
due to the weather and of course due to you
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A daring yet successful combination if you ask me! You made me crack up with the Giants comment, too.
I can't wait to hear how your from-scratch pumpkin pie turns out! I always use canned pumpkin myself… It might be fun to try making it out of other kinds of squash, too. I feel like acorn squash pie would be delicious.
Sophi
great outfit…your look is beautiful!!!
So original skirt! cute top, I like it all!
What a lovely dress! The colours could have made it a bit costume-y, but you're styled it something special.
I made pumpkin pie the other week… but never having tasted pumpkin pie (never seen any here in England) I don't know how accurate it was.
I love the brown with the orange! And the dress is super cute, though I can appreciate that it might be difficult to wear with the collar and the stripe..
I am so glad you've been outfit posting more frequently, you always inspire me! I agree, black and orange is possibly the hardest color combo to de-holiday, but you did a most excellent job. Love the collar on this dress!
I think this works really well! I have few colours that I have no clue what to wear with. It's nice when it suddenly hits you haha.
very mod!! i love it.. the print, the collar, the color ensemble.. so so chic!! :D
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Did you get a haircut? either way, it looks good! cute outfit too x
It's a really cool dress, and you wear it really well! For what it's worth, it does not look orange and black in these photos, but more of a reddish-orange (so not as Halloween-y as you might be afraid of!) It's really cute!
I love the look, you look really cute!!
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You wear these colors wonderfully!
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amazing skirt! love its print and color!
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Love the shape of your new hairdo.
Subtle but really sweet!
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You look wonderful! But I'll give you a cookie if you bring back the old layout =]
Gotta love the classic Ferragamo Vara pumps… ! Goes wonderfully with your outfit.
i love the way how your dress matches with the tree in the background! looks pretty cool! i hope you had/have a great thanksgiving!