RVA Fashion Week has arrived!!

RVA Fashion Week kicked off yesterday with the City Skyline Trunk Show at the Observation Deck above City Hall in Downtown Richmond. Wow, what a perfect venue to host the first event in this years RVAFW, the views of the city from the Observation Deck were amazing. The turn out was lovely and there were a lot of great local artist and designers, selling and displaying their goods! There was everything from T-Shirts and Vintage clothing to make-up, earrings and accessories. I ended up scoring two great pairs of Vintage earrings from STYLEDENTITY, one of the local vendors at the Trunk Show. It was rather chilly yesterday so I decided to throw on one of my favorite pair of High Waisted Jeans from Urban Outfitters, a little crop top from American Apparel, a long flowy number from Forever21 (one of my favorite pieces) and my ASOS sandals. Here are some pics of my look and yesterdays event. I will be attending several other RVAFW events throughout the week, so stay tuned for more to come on this wonderful event!!!

Vintage Necklace (belonged to my aunt)...

Love this Forever21 flowy piece!

DJ Doddie

Alodeuri Jewelry and Accessories

Beautifully Handcrafted Pieces

ModGyrl Cosmetics

I'm a huge fan of this lipgloss the colors are very rich!

STYLEDENTITY

Snatched up some great Vintage earrings from STYLEDENTITY!

Sis and I!! I was really diggin' sis's bangles!!

RVA Fashion Week

Lovely View of the City from the Observation Deck!

RVAFW

OOTN: Outfit of The Night

Last night I stepped out for a few to attend a friends birthday celebration, the theme was black & white which was music to my ears being that I have a ton of black & white in my closet. I finally got a chance to wear my Prabal Gurung for Target neon green sandals, I love these sandals hence the reason why I got the black ones as well. Anyway, I wore them with my ASOS black & white Midi Dress and my favorite go to piece, my H&M Faux Leather Vest. I pulled the look together with a vintage black patent leather clutch (which has a few splashes of color in it which really brings it to life). Here are a few candid shots of my look from last night!

Cheers!

Vintage Black Patent Leather Clutch

Prabal Gurung for Target Sandals

ASOS Dress and H&M Vest

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Wow, what can I say I had an amazing time during my week in Montego Bay with my love, such a beautiful Island with beautiful people. The weather was a perfect 85 degrees the entire week I was there, with a lovely breeze that swept across the Island every afternoon it was pure perfection. I kept it easy and breezy while I was there wearing lots of dresses, sandals, and crop tops, it was probably the first time in my life that I didn't have any jewelry on. I spent a lot of time laying out on the beach drinking pina-coladas, I went to a few different shopping villages, and ate some great food. The resort was beautiful I had a wonderful suite with a magnificent view of the Caribbean Sea to my left and a beautiful view of the mountains to my right, I'm already planning my next trip and cant wait to go back to the beautiful Island of Jamaica.

The resort was a dream!

Such a beautiful property..

Plenty of walking trails which I thoroughly enjoyed!

Complete Relaxation

Bird Bath

Everything was so beautiful and lush!

Flowers!

Loved my braids and beads!

Enjoying a Pina Colada, Snapper and Rice & Peas

First time wearing this vintage fruit patterned dress given to me by one of my older co workers many years ago...

Oh how I miss this beach already!

ASOS Crop Top, Urban Outfitter's Shorts, Forever21 Bag and Sandals

About to take a dip...

Breathtaking sunrise!

Paintings by some of the local artisans.

Hand Woven Baskets.

Amazing wood-work!

Such talented artist

Urban Outfitter's Aztec Print Dress and ASOS sandals

Rose Hall Shopping Village

Half Moon Shops

Half Moon

Lucite Heels

Well, with the Spring & Summer approaching I've been scoping out sandals like crazy, I've recently become obsessed with Lucite heels. I purchased a really cute pair from ASOS a few weeks ago (shown in a previous post) that I'm absolutely in love with, they're so bright and pretty perfect for the summer. Here are a few pairs that I've been eyeing and may be adding to my Spring & Summer shoe collection...

ASOS

ASOS

Forever21

Nasty Gal

Jeffrey Campbell

Topshop Unique

So yesterday I went to the launch of Topshop Unique Spring/ Summer 2013 collection right here in Richmond at Need Supply Co.. Need Supply Co. is a super cute boutique that I've been going to for years! Its nested in a really cute area known as Carytown, which is filled with vintage and thrift shops, boutiques, and restaurants. It was a really nice turn out, lots of local bloggers were there which was really nice and refreshing for me to see. Moving on to the collection, it was amazing as to be expected, most of the pieces were so light and flowy, a very easy breezy collection to say the least. Here are a few pics of the collection, I must say my favorite piece was this long black & white dress it was gorgeous and I'm adding it to my "want list".

Topshop Unique S/S 13 launch @ Need Supply Co.

Love this piece!

I was a huge fan of these black & white shorts too!

So many beautiful pieces!

Jamaica is near and Spring's almost here!!

Later this month I will be going to Jamaica I'm super excited, I don't want to do anything but drink rum and lay on the beach. I'm packing light my suitcase will consist of a few bikinis and cover ups, some dresses, and sandals. ASOS, Target, and Forever21 didn't disappoint I picked up so many cute little pieces, that were reasonably priced of course! Brights, prints, bold colors, strappy sandals, and black & white basically sum up this years Summer looks! Of course ASOS was a big hit they always have so many great pieces I picked up a few cover ups for ten bucks a piece, a gorgeous white dress and a pair of sandals. I went to Target and scored another pair of Prabal Gurung for Target sandals which I'm so excited about I love the color of these sandals and was hoping I would be able to get my hands on a pair before Spring really hit! Needless to say my Spring/ Summer wardrobe is in the making....

Forever21 Jelly Bag

ASOS Cover Up

ASOS Cover Up

Forever21 Bandeau Tops and Shorts

Target Bikinis

ASOS White Dress

(this will be staying in the plastic until its time to wear it, I have a fear of getting something on it..)

ASOS Dress

ASOS Sandals

(I had to get these they were pictured with the white dress and looked perfect with it)

Prabal Gurung for Target

Forever21 Sandals