The first thing that occurs to me as I started getting these photos ready to post, is that I really need to allow more time before events to take some proper outfit shots! I always end up running out of time and then taking a few hasty shots during the evening that doesn’t really capture the detail of what I wore. Oh well, at least you’ll get the gist if it.
Saturday night was Circa Nocturna, the annual catwalk showcase of alternative fashion, and a place where so many of my loves can all be found at the same time in the same room! I had planned to wear a particular vintage Gautier dress this evening, but the weather had other ideas with very high humidity and a storm that had cars floating down the roads and roofs collapsing! So I had to do a bit of improvisation last minute.
I’d picked up these amazing boots (yes, a post on just these by themselves is coming) earlier in the week and was dying for an opportunity to take them out on the town. Bit in the abcense of the previously planned dress, I had no idea just what I would wear them with. So with an hour to go before heading out the door, I grabbed a pair of neglected black pants, chopped the legs off, whipped them through the machine and knocked up a pair of shorts!
It ended up being the perfect combination to keep cool in a very hot and humid evening, as well as dance the night away at the afterparty!
It wasn’t until I saw photos of myself with the lovely Hexotica, (who makes some stunning fascinators and accessories) that we realised how much we matched. In a sea of black, black and more black, a little white goes a long way.
Outfit Details
Black satin and chiffon shirt – Cue
Black buttoned cincher – CMK
Shorts- a quick creation from an old pair of trousers!
Thigh high boots – Novo Shoes
Faux fur collar – Target children’s wear! ( yes, the secret is out)
Silver clutch – Thomas Wylde
Earrings – Diva
Fingerless gloves – Forever New
Mini Tiara – borrowed from Miss 5
