Dress Options To Compliment My Tights

It's officially been winter in Calgary since October and although I've suffered through many bitter days already, I DO plan to wear dresses this season. I am more determined this year than ever.

So, I started with the purchase of tights as I had none! ( yes, I know -  unbelievable).

Now I own tights in blue, purple, red, black and brown! And trust me I'm adding more to my collection including mustard, orange and ones with crazy patterns. Speaking of tights, I think I'll do a blog post about just that sometime next week

With tights covered,  I took a look at the dresses that I own and  I'm not "wowed".  So I decided to surf the net for some options.  In the midst of my search,  I received an email about a site called Very - http://www.very.co.uk/ .   They carry a versatile collection of dresses  -  above the knees, maxi, casual, party, etc.

I'm primarily looking for dresses that start off on the casual side but can be dressed up for a night on the town  with a few simple tips.

- Add chunky accessories (like unique broaches, a string of pearls, diamonds)
- Go bold with your make-up with red lips or dark lids
- Move from flats to heels or wedges
- Replace dark coloured tights with patterned ones
- Replace your large purse with a clutch

I used this link   Very.co.uk’s collection of black dresses to start my search and I took the time to look at all 349 dresses.  However, since I live in Canada, I'm unable to purchase any of the dresses that I'm about to showcase:(

But if I did, (cause there's nothing wrong with dreaming), I'd purchase these......

Ultimate FAVE - 29 Pounds

If You've Got the Body For This  = Love  29 Pounds

HOTT - 27 Pounds

Cute 

Staple Piece - 59 Pounds

Very.co.uk’s collection of black dresses

Dreamy Dresses by Halarah

Thank-you Linkedin for connecting me with Agnes! Latvian Designer extraordinaire behind the label Halarah.

Her dresses will take your breath away, so be prepared.  I literally gasped when I surfed through Halarah.com  

In fact, I sat in awe for a bit and drooled over each Halarah dress. They all breathe passion, attention to detail and imagination.

So, I asked Agnes a few questions....mainly how could a Canadian gal like myself get a Halarah dress of my very own...

Unfortunately Halarah doesn't not have global customers YET.  The good thing is that they are working hard to change that.  If all goes well, their webshop will be open prior to Christmas of 2012!!!
Keep your fingers and toes crossed friends:)

You must be wondering how much could a "Halarah" dress go for - well, it ranges anywhere from $160 to several thousand dollars (I'm assuming that would be in US).

Take a look at my Halarah faves where each bead or feather is attached by hand. Superb!

If you have any questions feel free to get in touch via email -  info@halarah.com

1luv

Could Spring Be Just Around The Corner???

Well it's was lovely today in fact we hit a couple degrees above zero!

This got me thinking......should I start to look for some fab spring outfits??

Well I saw a couple of pieces at ModCloth that had me thinking of Spring. I figured I should share my finds with y'all. I just hope that by doing this, I won't bring on more snow in my area lol.


I found some dresses and shoes that are super cute.....


Here's my choice #1





And here's choice #2






Which option would you choose?