In The Name Of Romance
Posted: February 8, 2012 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: abc of style, buffalo exchange, etsy, outfit, target, thrift, vintage 7 Comments »
The ABC’s of Style challenge is “R for Romance”, but I decided not to go with red and/or pink because first, I’m going to try that combo next week for Everybody Everywear anyway, so I don’t want any repeat. Second, and more importantly, I don’t find red/pink particularly romantic. Weird, I know, but to me something soft-colored or lacy looks far more romantic than bright red or pink. I did try wearing this dress with my deep pink sweater, but it looked twee as f**k, so I toned it down a little with the black.
I’ve been struggling with the whole “twee” thing for a while now. I like the style, but I’m always afraid of looking too young for my age. So how do you strike a balance between dressing cute and dressing like a little girl?
Dress: vintage via Vintage & Gee
Sweater: Target; Flats: thrifted
Tights: Buffalo Exchange
Post title: song by Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
oh, you look so darling here. and that is not an adjective i use loosely
really nice look!
This is a sweet outfit, and I think black was the right call to not go overboard with the tweeness. It’s romantic without being Valentine’s-Day-in-your-face.
Zooey Deschanel seems to walk the line between cute and too young pretty well. I watch New Girl, and while her character is a little silly, I think her clothes are really cute. She’s the first example my brain goes to of the style you’re describing here.
I’m kinda tired of Zooey Deschanel’s “Oh I’m so quirky and cute” shtick. The girl does have style though, I give her that.
I find lace exceptionally romantic myself.
So this is the perfect amount of romance to me!
Although now that you mentioned the pink sweater making the outfit too twee, I kind of want to see it! It’s the whole “don’t think about elephants” thing…
I think you’ve struck the exact right amount of ‘twee’ here. I love the combo the lace collar, the black sweater, it’s very sweet with out being overly cutesie. I think the toned down colors definitely help keep it that way.
Also it’s quite possible twee as f**k is my new favorite phrase. Hope that is ok.
“Twee as f**k” has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?
I can’t claim ownership to it though, I think it’s been used to described tweeness for a while now.
I think the right shade of red and/or pink can look very romantic. I think any light shades of colors that look soft always look very feminine.
This vintage dress is really lovely and I like that you paired it with black… not ‘twee’ at all