Friday Favorites #148

It's been SO LONG since I was able to put together a Friday Favorites post! Since it's officially spring (though it may not feel like it here), today's post is filled with florals, pastels, and other pretty things.

I'm obsessed with both of these floral print dresses!

a    ||    b

This tarot card print bag is incredible!

How great are these retro shoes?

Look at this gorgeous hydrangea print skirt!

I really like the look of this rose-on-gingham print dress:

These kitschy bunny heels would be so fun for Easter!

I definitely need this lapel pin:

I'm also going to need one of these frothy dresses, please.

mint       ||       peach

A sparkly peach purse?? Need!

These unicorn and mermaid makeup brushes are everything.

1   ||   2

This plaid Collectif dress is the epitome of spring.

I think I'm going to have to get this ice cream travel cup:

And finally... KATY PERRY CAR SHOES!

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Dutch Connection 2017

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you might remember this post from last year, where I visited the George Eastman Museum during their Dutch Connection event. It's an annual tradition that honors one of Rochester's most important figures and provides a welcome respite from our long winters. I was actually asked to write a guest post for the museum's own blog about the event, which you can find here. Because of that post, I was able to get into this year's event for free, so of course, I jumped at the chance to go and see some pretty blooms.

I won't go into too many details about the event's history (you can read more about that in my Dutch Connection post from last year or my post on the George Eastman Museum blog), but I do think it's pretty amazing that it's been happening for more than 100 years. My favorite offerings are probably the hyacinths and the daffodils (did you know their real name is narcissus?), but I love the tulips, too. Although we had a fairly mild February, March has been especially brutal, so it's really nice to look back on these photos and remember that spring will arrive... eventually.

I didn't take outfit photos for this, but my mom did capture this quick snap of my outfit (which was themed, of course!). I really want to get this dress hemmed; it's too long for me right now, but the print is so gorgeous that I can never part with it. 

Outfit Details

Dress: Pinup Girl Clothing (similar)

Cropped cardigan: available here

Flats: Aerosoles (similar)

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Candy Store

I've now styled several of Unique Vintage's novelty skirts (you can find some here: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5), but out of all of the other ones I own, this print might be my favorite: it's a pastel, retro-kitsch fantasy filled with sweets! That combination cannot possibly be wrong.  :)  I'm trying to start eating better again, so I'll have to be content with wearing candy instead of eating it. 

I wish I could've found a location to compliment this skirt a bit better. Instead, here I am in the snow... again. Most of it's melted by now (and I have my fingers and toes crossed that this is the last we'll have for the year), but everything's looking pretty drab. Nothing's in bloom yet, and with every day that passes, I feel a little more impatient for spring to arrive.

Outfit Details

Candy Shop Swing Skirt: c/o Unique Vintage

Leotard: similar  ||  Bolero: similar

Lollipop Mickey brooch: c/o Femme De Bloom

Belt: similar  ||  Shoes: B.A.I.T. Footwear

I was lazy as could be this weekend (other than watching the RuPaul's Drag Race season premiere with my best friend), but I forgot to mention that I saw Beauty and the Beast with my boyfriend, his sister, and his niece the weekend before! I enjoyed it a lot, though I did have some issues with it, musically and otherwise. I've been trying to motivate myself to get out of the house in the evening and on the weekends because most of the time, all I feel like doing is being a couch potato. But I think as the weather starts to warm up, I'll have much more motivation to get moving. Until then, I'd love to hear from you: how do you motivate yourself to stay active? 

Have a great start to your week!

Polka Dots + Bows

It's still very snowy in Rochester, so I'm glad I had a chance to take these photos a few weeks back (during an unseasonably warm spell). This is the other dress I received from OUGES (you can find my review of another piece from them here), and it's so comfy and cute. Plus, it's much more versatile than a lot of the other dresses in my closet. I'm sure I'll be styling it in lots of other ways in the future, but for this post, I decided to go with a classic red.

Outfit Details

Sleeveless Patchwork Dress: c/o OUGES

Belt: similar  ||  Shoes: B.A.I.T. Footwear

Bow brooch: c/o Match Accessories

I'm so impatient for spring to arrive (and for the snow to melt). I want to wear all the florals and spend time outside! Is it already springy where you are? Living vicariously may be my only option for now. 

Have a great start to your week!

Luck of the Irish

Happy St. Paddy's Day! I may not be Irish (at least, I don't think I am... I have to send in my Ancestry DNA test soon to see for sure!), but I'll use any holiday as an excuse to dress thematically. Plus, my boyfriend is very into his Irish heritage, so maybe I can consider myself Irish by association. I'm hoping that I actually get to try corned beef and cabbage for the first time this year! Do you have any St. Patrick's Day traditions?

Last week, we had a horrible windstorm that left 100,000+ people without power... and then this week, we were hit with around two feet of snow! Needless to say, it's been a bit crazy outside and conditions haven't exactly been conducive for taking blog photos. But I really wanted to take some St. Patrick's Day photos in this cute little polka dot dress and four-leaf clover necklace. I know the shamrock is actually the Irish symbol (not the four-leaf clover), but it's sort of fitting: I may not be Irish, but I sure am lucky.

Outfit Details

Polka Dot Swing Dress: Amazon

Four Leaf Clover Necklace: Trashy Diva

Belt: similar  ||  Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear

Have a great weekend!