My Bloody Valentine

Valentine's day, A day to spend with a loved one/or to treat the hell out of yourself!

 I had never actually spent Valentine's day with an actual valentine until my fiance came into my life but I often remember it was always a great excuse to wear some red and buy some sweets for myself. I spoiled myself with a new year sale a while back and with the help of my followers on Instagram this dress was chosen to wear on my valentines festivities with my beau. In my last blog post I put the choice in the hands of my readers/viewers using the dressed app. Here is the winning outfit.

Thank you, my lovely darlings for choosing the dress I really wanted to wear! I had been waiting for the perfect moment to pull this dress out. I got it from Modcloth, Its called the Spectacle Spectacular Dress.

 It is made by Voodoo Vixen which is a UK company that has amazing prints and vintage reproduction styles. I will be wearing one of their dresses on the blog soon so stay tuned. This dress is made of a nice strong cotton material and and the print is absolutely adorable. 

This dress is pretty unique because of the crisscross chest design with black piping and it has pockets! I'm sucker for dresses with pockets because there is nothing sweeter than that. It is also in a fit and flair dress which makes my waist look itty bitty. The skirt portion is a circle skirt design that is perfect for dancing in.

 This dress actually comes with a belt but I liked with without the belt for this occasion, but it would look really cute with the belt along with other accessories like a hat and gloves because you can take the girl away form the cold but you cant take a girl away from cold weather accessories. Am I right?

The shoes I paired with this are actually my Maryjane Clarks in black under their Indigo line. Clarks  heals, I swear are the most comfortable. They have taken up most of my shoe collection.

 I also paired this outfit with one of my vintage wicker handbags because I simply adore it, and it goes with almost my whole wardrobe.

 Outfit Details: 
Dress: Connie Dress/Voodoo Vixen <spectacle-spectacular-dress on (Modcloth)
Shoes: Mary Jane Pump/Clarks (older) (Similar here)
Bag : Wicker bag /Vintage (Similar here by Kate Spade)
Petticoat: Va Va Voluminous Petticoat in black -Short/ Hell Bunny (Modcloth)

Hope you enjoyed the choice you picked out for me, I know I did :) . What are you wearing for Valentines day?-Fairfawn

What will my valentine gear be?

Hey guys I need some help I have three Valentine's Day options but I'm not sure which dress to pick. I decided to use a lil help from my favorite app. I use the dressed app off of iTunes all the time.

It's pretty exciting and you can virtually plug in your whole wardrobe and search through your virtual closet to create outfits to wear. It's pretty cool because sometimes you'll look at your closet and wonder what should I wear to that event or meeting and POOF!, your covered because you figured it out on your commute or break prior to those events with this app.

This app is a life saver so I recommend it. It's pretty cool because you can plug in your accessories, shoes, bags, and even customize your mannequin. Now here's where I need your help.

Outfit #1

Outfit #2

Outfit #3

I'll be looking at my Instagram for votes to which one I should wear on Valentine's Day. My Instagram is fairfawnblog so check it out and comment on which outfit you think I should wear because I'm putting it in your hands.  I'll have the reveal on here soon.

Which one would you wear for Valentine's Day?-FairFawn 

LoveLace

My Fiance got a position at a place he really wanted to work, so my future sister and brother-in -law took us out for festivities. I broke out this lil number. Since its close to valentines day I also thought that this makes a lovely dress for that day as well.

 I got this item for a steal at Anthropologie a while back for 70% off its original price. Can we say deal!

 It's actually a high low dress but it is ever so slight that it can pass as a regular cut dress. The texture of the fabric is thick like a couch, so it works for colder days. The Lace is a coral color and has a slight sheen which is a nice contrast to the thick velvet matte texture of the base fabric. The cherry on top is that this dress has pockets! I mean who doesn't love that?

Here's a close up of the texture above.

This Dress is made by the designer Yoana Baraschi and she makes really lovely dresses with beautiful rich texture and design. This dress is now sold out at Anthropologie but you can check out some of her items here and some are on sale!!! Her official website is {http://yoanabaraschi.com/}.

 This dress ensures happy dances especially for celebrations! Whoop Whoop!!

Shoes are Clarks indigo collection ;)

Outfit Details:
Dress : Yoana Baraschi / (older)Anthropologie
Shoes: Indigo by Clarks shoe in Sylvie / Clarks (check out here)

What do you wear for celebrations?-FairFawn

Horses

I had a professor once who was very well know for his photo realism art depicting the subject matter of physicality. My favorite of his work are his pictures depicting horses. He has a unique eye to capture every muscle and physical attribute to these horses through physical activities of movement such as jumping . It was absolutely magnificent to have known him and to see his work. His name is Joesph Piccillo, and he actually hung out with artists such as Cindy Sherman and Robert Longo. It's was pretty cool to hear about his stories of them too.

 E-222, 2009
6 x 5 feet

"#17-2005"
Oil and Graphite

So I was Inpired by the stark contrast of black and white in his work and when I bought this dress by Xhileration a few years back from Target, I knew why I picked it as a wardrobe choice. It reminded me of my professor from college Joseph Piccillo. The inspiration is right there in the fabric print reminding me of his Horses.

 Here is my outfit of the day that is inspired by his artwork.

This is a older outfit of mine but I have alternatives on the links below under outfit details.

Simluar shoes by Blowfish Here

Outfit Details:
Dress: Xhileration /Target (older)Simular For the whinny dress on Modcloth
Shoes: NineWest (older) Simular Follow the Fasionista booties on Modcloth and here on Zappo's (Blowfish Bevels)

What animals trigger memories for you?-Fairfawn

Friday Favorites #3

OK! We all know that I'm just a tad bit dress obsessed. But I cant help it that I want all the lovely things. I have quite a few of Bernie Dexter dresses. But a girl just cant help herself to lust over more. I mean can you blame me. Just look at these beauties!!!!

Eeva pin up Dress in black floral print. It has a sweetheart neckline with a square slightly puffed sleeves. Gahhhhhh Right!

Veronique in Serenity Bridge print. This one is absolutely stunning. I want to cry because I've been lusting over this one since it came out and one day it will be mine. Crosses fingers, toes, eyes, etc.

These and many other beautiful retro reproduction dress can be found on Bernie Dexter's Website. (link Included) http://berniedexter.com

What dresses do you absolutely have to own?-FairFawn

Seasons Mash up with Monet

Claude Monet the founder of French Impressionism was a painter that was very ambitious of documenting the French countryside. This led him to capture the changing of light and the passing of the seasons.

   Claude Monet Painting : The Iris Garden at Giverny 

Monet's eye for bright colors and his paintings of seasons inspired my outfit for today. Its a sort of mash up of a few seasons.

You see when I lived in the tundra of lake effect snow in New York, the seasons were a constant change to look forward too.

Being here in the Bay although the seasons do not go through drastic changes it has it's perks.

 

 

I now get to wear my wardrobe for more than necessity in warmth but lets face it I love dresses so when I get to wear one for more than 2 seasons its a treat. I get to wear spring in the winter while it feels like fall.

 

 

Sorry summer.

  This dress really has that Monet painting spring quality.

 

 

 

Outfit Details:

Dress: Cynthia Rowley/Marshals (lookalike)

Cardigan: Mossimo/ Target (lookalike)

Beret: Mossimo/Target

Scarf: Jones NewYork/TJMAXX

Shoes: Clarks (lookalike)

 

 

What two seasons would you mash up together?-FairFawn 

I want to ride my bicycle!

During the holiday season I had to move from a harmful mold in my apartment. Luckily my fiancé, dog, and wardrobe were not harmed. We had to pack and move all of our belongings to a new location while staying with family. I wanted to look at the bright side of things because I felt frustrated so I had to uplift my spirits. I realize that there was a lot to be thankful for under the circumstances and that I needed to just keep cycling.

 My Friend rode her Bicycle to me through states this summer for 28days. She had hardships along the way. Self  doubt crept into her head but she just kept cycling. Eventually she rode her way to my state and I always keep her courage with me in mind.

I thought what a great inspiration for the blog this week. What I mean by that is when the road gets a little icky and gross and its broken you just hop back on your bike and keep riding. So that's what I'm doing.

Literally and figuratively, bicycles!

 

My old apartment being the broken road and my enthusiasm to move on being the bike.

So I thought I have just the right outfit to visually encapsulate this peace of mind. 

 

On a fashion note, I also love pairing mustard up with any color but it feels especially lovely with blue. Just like the roads unpredictability, fashion can be unpredictable too.

        So some up lifting of spirits I did!

I also finally felt that this was the right outfit to pair these lovely little Betsy Johnson earrings.

They are so up lifting and adorable so I had to because darn it, despite the frustration and worry, I was ready to be in a good mood.

 

                                                                     Outfit Details:
 Dress: Emily and Finn/ Modcloth (similar)(another one thats similar)
Cardigan: Mossimo/Target (similar)
Belt: Mossimo/Target
Shoes: Restricted/TJMAXX(similar)
Earrings: Betsy Johnson/Macy's


When life's road becomes jagged how do you lift your mood? -Fairfawn