PLAIN SEXY IS PLAIN BORING: How I accessorized my vavava-BOOM vintage Roberta dress
This last frivolous New Year’s Eve I was gifted with two velvet dresses to choose from to wear to the Visual Art Collective‘s CARnival 2012, one from Jessica and the other one from Kelly. Here I am donning the 1980s vintage velvet Roberta dress from Kelly and a velvet coat from Basic (left over from a drunk Catholic wine tasting I went to when I was 23). Everything about this dress is sexy, the detailing of the straps, the silhouette, the velvet seduction of the fabric, and the blue sapphire color.
It would have been so easy to wear this vintage Roberta all on its own and relied on the genius of the designer to make me look good. I however am not a big fan of dressing sexy to just look sexy. Boring. No woman wants to be seen only as sexy. To give sexy personality one has to accessorize.
At 9:00 New Years Eve, Kelly and I were sitting in my room and staring at my closet. One of the first things I think about when adding visual richness to an outfit is to think about the color pallet. Coupling the Roberta dress with colorful tights came to mind as the easiest way to add more color. It was a choice between turquoise, mustard, and blush colored tights. Kelly and I agreed that blush tights were the most flattering and intriguing combination.
Next I choose shoes to go with my outfit. Not wanting to get too garish with color, I “settled” on these 1950s vintage Life Stride translucent heels with black strap details (hand me down from Nicole). Notice how the black straps echo the straps of the dress. Details. Details. Details.
To complete this outfit I selected some vintage ethnic earrings and bracelet from Armor Bijoux. Ethnic jewelry is my favorite type to wear because it is great for starting conversations which is excellent for social occasions. The lapis and pearls earrings are from Kazakhstan. The tribal silver and lapis bracelet cuff is from Afghanistan. I chose lapis jewelry to continue the blue of the Roberta dress and to keep with the minimal color palette.
Thanks Kelly for helping me put this outfit together and taking these photos. As a thank you I am posting an assface photo of myself. In an earlier post in December I posted a “slightly” unflattering but awesome photo of Kelly. I hope this makes up for my actions.
Question to all of you reading this: Who wore the assface best?
Best comment gets a special gift.
Kelly?
Or Me?
