Showing posts with label opera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label opera. Show all posts

Friday, November 16, 2012

Black & White

For my birthday, I purchased Vanessa of The Velvet Bird's Bookworm dress. It arrived just in time for me to try it out for a night at the War Memorial Opera house. Z had purchased tickets to see Moby Dick for one of his assignments for his grad school class, so I was interested in how this literary masterpiece would be translated to a live-action opera.  Even though you cannot tell from my grainy film photos, the dress has little black dots all over that perfectly complement the black bow on the collar. The dress has brown corduroy elbow patches, which just makes the dress absolutely perfect in my eyes. I tried to get Finnegan to pose with me in my photos, but he just wasn't having it that night. He even refused to look at the camera when he usually flaunts around when I take it out. I guess he was a little moody since Z and I were leaving him alone for the evening. 
Outfit Details:
Bookworm Dress // The Velvet Bird
Black Tights // CVS Pharmacy
Mars Boots // Rachel Comey
Camel Peacoat // H&M

I absolutely love this coat from H&M and have been wearing it nonstop. I think it is just because I am partial to pairing brown with black. I never truly followed that cardinal fashion rule of not pairing black with brown or navy with black. People should just wear what they feel like wearing...the rules should be that there are no rules! Also...apologies for the chronic bitch face (CBF). I can't seem to stop making it in photos because I feel so awkward and don't know what to do with myself.   -____-

Monday, October 15, 2012

Fune La

On Saturday Z and I attended an opera based on Herman Melville's classic, "Moby-Dick". The art and staging were beautifully done using lights/images projected onto the background to stimulate rocking waves and even the tiny fishing boats crew members used to harpoon and attack whales. After watching tons of Gossip Girl episodes on Netflix (Shhhh! Don't tell anyone that I secretly love that show for Chuck Bass and can't stop watching), I wanted to take this opportunity to dress up and pretend that Z and I would be attending some gala  in NYC or a party held by Blair Waldorf. (I know...I am so sad and loserly.) I curled by hair and put on my brand new "Book Worm" dress made by Vanessa of The Velvet Bird. I love the pin dot pattern, swing shape, peter pan collar with a bow...and my favorite part: brown elbow patches! The dress is beautifully constructed and  what is even more amazing is that 20% of Vanessa's profits all go to Love146.org to fight and prevent human trafficking in the United States! This dress will definitely be one of my go-to-favorites for this fall/winter. Here are my crappy photos from my laptop that do not do the dress any justice:
Outfit Details:
The Book Worm Dress // The Velvet Bird
Black Tights // Walgreens
Rachel Comey MARS boots