I fell in love with this little velvet dress a while back.
But, I hesitated adding it to my wardrobe because it’s velvet, which to me means should be worn during the winter months (although that may be a silly notion), and it’s short sleeved, which means it could be a bit chilly. Therefore my mind was trying to wrap itself around how I would or could layer this item without taking away from it’s lovely, yet simple style.
I tried a variety of cardigans and sweaters and they just didn’t seem to work, they did just what I thought might happen, they didn’t compliment this item at all.
Then I thought of pairing it with a few of my lighter weight coats, the kind I can move easily in and actually add to an item.
And, seriously is there a better way to pair blue than with some sunshine (gold hues)?
*outfit details: dress-anthropologie (and on their tag sale right now), opaque tights: nordstroms, shoes-jeffrey campbell, coat-anthroloplogie but old).
Linking up with the ever fun and stylish Patti for visible Monday
- stay tuned next time I’m pairing it with some girly pink
Patti says
you found the perfect complement for your gorgeous velvet dress, Trina! Looking lovely, xox
-Patti
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josep-maria says
Beautiful coat, beautiful dress, and wonderful combination of colors in this outfit. Nice, elegant and fun, all at once. A brave and daring look, and a brilliant result. I love your hairstyle.
Trina says
Thank my friend! It’s always so nice to hear from you.
No Fear of Fashion says
I think this combination is beautiful. Love the lusciousnrss (is that a word?) of the coat. Fantastic you have cute matching shoes. But what do you do when you take the coat off? Are you wearing a long sleeved T shirt underneath the dress?
Greetje
Trina says
I love the word, lusciousness! Good point, my friend, I only remove the coat when I’m inside a warm buidling and believe me, most places here are heated nicely. Although, I have worn it with a nice white turtleneck as well as a white long sleeve tee and it looks just fine that way as well.
Anna Parkes says
Blue and yellow look wonderful together. I love your coat and shoes which add a personality to this cute little dress. You look fab!
Anna x
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Cynthia says
Absolutely beautiful! I love the color combo. I have an outfit that may work well with this color combo!