Lately I've been reading a book called Dreaming of Chanel by Charlotte Smith. It is a book filled with beautiful fashion illustrations of all the vintage dresses from the Darnell Collection that she inherited from her godmother, Doris Darnell. Aside from showcasing the vintage dresses, she also tells a little story of each dress which I enjoy reading it dearly because I feel as if I have traveled back in time while reading through the book. Dreaming of Chanel is actually Charlotte Smith's second book, her first book that she starts to write about the Darnell Collection was actually Dreaming of Dior but since I borrowed this book by random pick, I guess I will start on her second book and work my way back.
Her stories reminded me of a red dress that I received prior to my convocation day. I rarely like to spend a fortune on a dress or an outfit even when it's for a very special day. With that being said, originally I planned to wear whatever dress I can find in my closet on my graduation day. The night before my convocation, my boyfriend suddenly showed up with two Club Monaco boxes on his hands. In one box, I found a black dress and in the other box I found a red dress. He told me the reason why he bought two dresses was because he was not sure which dress I will like more and he wanted me to pick the dress that I love to wear for my convocation. As you can see from my look today, I picked the red dress to wear on my graduation and that is the end of my story of my first Club Monaco red dress.
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| My vintage look inspired by Marilyn Monroe |
What I am wearing:
Red Dress - Club Monaco
Clutch - Club Monaco
Chain bracelet - gifted
Hat - Zara
Earrings - Icing
Bangle - Urban Planet
Ring - Forever 21
Heels - Ross
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| My new peacock feather earrings :) |
Once again, thank you for all the loving and sweet comments. I am still working my way to responding all the comments, so please spare me some patience. Let me know what you think of this vintage look.
Do you have a story of a piece in your closet to share?
Have an awesome weekend everyone!
xoxo <3
Ang
I love this vintage look!
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Boyfriend is cooooool! And I love how you paired the gorgeous dress with the hatty and the beautiful ring! ^_^
ReplyDeleteLove everything about this look!!! Your boyfriend is really so thoughtful !! Mine always chooses whatever he sees first :P
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Chic dress :D I like this color ^^
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I haven't heard of the book but it sounds very interesting. I LOVE your dress, your boyfriend is so sweet to do that for you and I think red is the perfect choice. The clutch and your other accessories look perfect with the dress.
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I love this story, you look stunning in this elegant dress
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Love the vintage look, but still modern! Love the dress!
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it's such a gorgeous dress! your boyfriend definitely has a good taste! and those heels - WOW! real stunners! I wish we had CM here in Estonia as well..
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Love your hat and earrings !
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Such a great look !
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Loving the accessories, and you look so pretty !! Oh yah, the Zara bag is on sale now, check it out if you till wanting it.
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Everything goes together so well in this outfit! The jewelry, the clutch, the shoes...and the hat is a unique way to tie it all together. I love it!
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The Chanel book sounds amazing! Would love to read it in the near future. Beautiful outfit:)
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What a thoughtful bf you have! That is the sweetest thing I've ever heard and the red dress looks wonderful on you!
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You look beautiful!!
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thank you dear! :)
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such a beutiful look
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Great photos and great styling as always! you rock ;)
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oh ang you look so beautiful in this dress, its so amazing on you and what a great story behind it, you write so well too, what a great figure you have, im so jealous of this dress, its stunning, i have lots of vintage dresses but my favourite is one my mum wore back in the 50s its amazing and still in great condition, she got it from new york, i love it, hope your having a great week, kisses from cold and dreary dublin xxx leonie
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So true, every dress does tell a story! I love your's, the dress is gorgeous :) I really like the vibrant red color.
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Gorgeous outfit dear! I was so taken aback by the gorgeous styling that I almost missed the amazing story behind it. Hope you’re having a great start to the week!
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