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Twilight Graceful


Photographed by Jeremy Kwong of Open Your Eyes Visuals 



BLACK ASYMMETRICAL DRESS (similar HERE) & DROP EARRINGS: c/o Charlotte Russe
TROPICAL PRINTED CLUTCH (similar HERE): Urban Outfitters
WIDE RHINESTONE BRACELET (similar HERE): Express
STRAP HEELS: c/o Dress To Kill Miami
FLOWER HAIR CLIP (similar HERE or HERE): H&M


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Hi LOVEs!!! 
Today I am featuring a look with a little different feeling than usual. Perhaps you may recall and ensemble I posted a while ago, wearing this same black asymmetrical dress courtesy of Charlotte Russe. (Unfortunately it's no longer available because their inventory goes so fast!) And I mentioned in the post that I decided to use this dress in two separate looks: one for day and one for night!
Here comes the night look!!!

Unlike the daytime office-inspired look, this asymmetrical dress has been transformed into the perfect night look. It's great to own a dress that is so versatile for different occasions. What I did to create the night look was very simple: I took the jacket and the necklace off because the dress has such beautiful details around the neckline, both front and back. I switched from white heels to a pair of black strap heels to achieve a slimming effect. I also added a wide rhinestone bracelet and a flower hair clip so that I could give it a summer touch. A tropical printed clutch compliments the night look playfully, and I appreciate the pop of emerald green!

I am so grateful that my photographer suggested waiting for a few hours in order for us to capture the sunset and use it as an amazing backdrop. As you can see... It was totally worth it! I'd never done a shoot at sunset, and I was really happy with how the pictures turned out. I seriously love how the shades of stunning twilight make the pictures so perfect and romantic. By the way, I think I am quite confident that I can now manage to model even in freezing weather because these were taken back in the middle of April! lol I am so glad that actual summer is approaching -- no more freezing during the photoshoot! :)


I hope you enjoy the night look! Which looks do you prefer, day or night?
A few more days till the weekend! Hang in there babes!



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Elegant Asymmetry






SUNGLASSES: Buffalo Exchange
BURGUNDY CROPPED JACKET: Forever 21 via Crossroads Trading Co.
ASYMMETRY DRESS, EARRINGS (similar HERE) & STACKABLE BRACELETS: c/o Charlotte Russe
WATCH: ALDO
NECKLACE: Claire's
HEELS: ZARA
HAND BAG (similar HERE): JustFab 

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Hi LOVEs!!!!
Hope you all had wonderful and fun weekends! My weekends are always super busy, so Mondays are like my weekend. I am very pleased that it was such a beautiful day yesterday!!! I got to have a very relaxing time to store my energy and I am ready to start a busy week again!

I received this amazing black asymmetrical dress from Charlotte Russe. You know, it is never enough to own a black dress!! It doesn't matter what seasons you are in! When doubt, go for a black dress! This dress definitely is gonna be one of my favorite black dresses in my closet :) The hem of the dress is what makes this dress striking. Not only do I love the asymmetrical hem, I am also in love with the interesting cutouts around the collarbone. Then, the two thin straps around my neck continue to the back crossing. I decided to make two different looks for day and night transforming this dress, and here is the first one!

I set the theme as if I was a worker so I wanted to create something that is wearable at work. The dress itself is too gorgeous to wear at work, so I paired it with a cropped burgundy jacket which I recently thrifted at Crossroad Trading Co. I wish it was much brighter, but I got it anyway because I really liked its very light weight, and it has structured designs both front and back. Also, since I have a long torso, I can't get enough of cropped jackets so that I can create the trick to have a shorter trunk, and it totally looks great with the dress. When I came to choose the shoes, I picked white middle heeled pumps to go with the outfit and then matched them with the white bag to add extra bright colors to the outfit. Although I wanted to keep everything as simple as possible, the outfit needed some bling-bling! I mixed lovely earrings also courtesy of Charlotte Russe and kept going with the silver accessories.


I hope your new week is going well and fun ♥


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