Pink Play

Pink is one of the prettiest colors, but it never was one of my most favorite ones. There are generally two reasons for that: A) when something is so pretty, it becomes favored by many, and I tend to resent things that are too popular, they just rapidly loose their appeal for me; and B) even though I absolutely admire some shades of pink on others (i.e., dusty pink or frost pink), alas, there are not many shades of pink that look good with my skin tone. As for the first reason, I completely understand that it's just in my head, and I gradually overcome this shortcoming of mine. And as for the second reason, all right, not too many shades of pink work for me, but there is always MAGENTA! And magenta is MAGICAL in my book.

This dress is from the last Spring collection, Victoria Beckham for Target, which I thought was wonderful - both classic and classy and yet playful and far from boring or predictable at the same time. I was also impressed by the quality of pieces, especially for the given price range (this dress, for instance, was only $40, and I believe it was the highest price in the collection). I snapped a few pieces when they were on 30% sale. Since it was an online purchase, not everything worked for me (it was easy to return those), but I am happy that I ended up with this pink beauty.

I have no idea why, but on this gray Fall day I wanted to wear this drop waist dress which screams Spring with its pretty flounce, 3/4 sleeves and of, course, the color. Since the dress is fully lined and made of a fairly dense fabric (with some stretch), I thought it might be a good layering piece. The purple plaid shirt might be an unexpected choice, but I think it works here. I then chose the jewelry and went for a big bling. (This by the way is a discovery for me, that I love a big bling.) The layered chain necklace is old (see how I played with it back in JANUARY 2015), the purple felt flower brooch was made by my daughter when she was 8 or 9. The starfish ring is one of my old favorites too. Look how well it plays with these humongous vintage earrings!

Just as the earrings, this hat brooch is vintage (each were $1 at an antique mall, bought earlier this year),

and both make a statement.

I thought that pairing this bold dress with a bold cape was just the right thing to do, and adding some patterns never hurts. The two-piece cape was a great item to add to my wardrobe, and I am still in the process of discovering ways to wear it (you can see a couple of examples of how I wore it in MARCH 2017 and APRIL 2017). I also thought that gray tights were an inspired choice (the younger me would have reached for black ones, the color of my shoes). So here is the full anatomy of my outfit for you. And now to the most interesting part. So where do I go wearing such a blingy and showy outfit? That's the secret: anywhere. I had no particular plans, I just wanted to dress up, and then we went about with our day. A bit of shopping, looking for a place to dine on a busy Saturday night (we ended up at our favorite Mexican restaurant), and just hanging out with my guy. And you know what, it was all just fine - the bling, the boldness, and the color. The fashion police did not stop me with inquisitive questions like where I was going in this outfit, and whether I had a special permit to wear magenta in Fall, or a short dress when I am chubby and over 40. Nothing like that happened, and I simply had a wonderful day feeling beautiful and creative, and 100% authentic me. 

Dress - Victoria Beckham for Target (last Spring)

Cape and sunglasses - Christian Siriano for Lane Bryant (2016)

Plaid shirt - Lane Bryant (old)

Suede booties - Aquatalia (old)

Purse - via TJ MAXX (old)

Jewelry - mix of old, vintage, and handmade by my daughter

Linking with Patti's Visible Monday 

Tina's Pink Friday.

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