red & pink

{Style Mafia Aris Top (also here and here, similar peach one here);

Paige Denim Edgemont Jeans (similar here and here);

Jeffrey Campbell Vionnet Flats (they also come in grey here and other colours/leather here);

Urban Outfitters Fedora (similar here);
Prada Sunglasses}

Red and pink are not only my two favourite colours separately, but I love pairing them together (as seen on the blog for Valentine's Day before here).  I was not specifically shopping for Valentine's Day when I came across this Style Mafia Aris Top on Shopbop, but immediately fell in love with the ruffles, cutout shoulders and, of course, colour.  But since Valentine's Day is just around the corner, rather than styling this pretty red top with any pair of jeans, I styled it with these pink Paige jeans I bought a few years ago and pink flats.  I felt like a walking Valentine ha.  The great thing about this top is that you can dress it up (it would also look great with a pair of black jeans), or dress it down because it is a sweatshirt.  Yes, a sweatshirt.  A red, ruffled, cold shoulder sweatshirt.

Happy Valentine's Day!
Mx

blue velvet crush

{ZARA Velvet Cut-Out Shoulder Sweater (also in green and black);

Levi's 501 Raw Hem Jeans;

Urban Outfitters Fedora (similar here);

Prada Sunglasses}

'I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable.'  -George Costanza

Sorry, that quote is so good I had to use it twice on my blog ha.  I hope everyone had a great Christmas!  My last (late, sorry) post of 2016 and it's fitting that it ends with velvet.  Not only is this ZARA Velvet Cut-Out Shoulder Sweater perfect for New Year's Eve, it is SO soft and luscious you will want to wear it every day.  It honestly feels like you're wearing a t-shirt (well, almost).  I originally wanted this sweater in green, but they didn't have my size at the time, but I'm happy I ended up going with the navy since navy does look great on brunettes and I feel you can get away with wearing navy more in the daytime.  Either way, just pair it with Levi's and white sneakers and anything is pretty much acceptable for daytime.     

You can shop other velvet pieces here and here.

Happy shopping but, most importantly, I hope all of you have a happy new year!
Mx