It seems like the angry winter has come and gone. For a moment, the cold was a little hard to bear but it seems that it got even colder in London after I left that week. I’m pretty glad I didn’t get caught in the big freeze.
These pictures were taken outside the Natural History Museum with Dawn. It’s probably going to be a long long time before I get to go to London again. This coordinate is part of the White shirt series as many have requested for a there to be one after the first post.
I liked the idea of pairing up a shirt with a nice shift dress for a preppy look. The cutout details on the dress is my favorite in the entire outfit. These Esperanza boots have been with me for at least 3 years now and they’re still one of my most comfortable boots to wear.
Black Outfit Ideas:
- Shirt: Uniqlo
- Shift dress: H&M
- Tights: Uniqlo Heattech
- Blazer: Zara
- Boots: Esperanza
- Bag: Alexander Wang Kristen bag replica from Taobao
- Beret: H&M
- Gloves: Lanvin
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wow, i love that outfit!!!! very pretty!!!
is that dress from this winter’s collection, or from a former one?
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Arissa replied on February 19th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
I’m quite sure the collection is new. Haven’t seen the dress before.
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Did you get the H&M dress recently? (I have a sinking suspicion that the answer is no…) The cutout detailing is awesome.
Ah, and I love that your boots are 3 years old – it’s always nice when items don’t fall apart and instead grow with you and your wardrobe.
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Arissa replied on February 19th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
Yes I did! it was a little under a month ago in London? Pretty sure it’s new.
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Aliquot & Amble replied on February 22nd, 2012 at 11:02 am
How exciting! I haven’t seen it in stores yet but I’ll keep my eyes out for it
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love the whole academia feel of this. i have the same button down from uniqlo, but in black
it’s very versatile and i love the fact that it doesn’t wrinkle!
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amazing dress!!
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very beautiful – eventhough without all the glitzy brands! very well done!
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loving this outfit ♥ ♥ ♥
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Arissa replied on April 9th, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Thank you Mandy!
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