Carried Away by my Heart (balloons)

I love feminine touches like lace, florals, and frills. Yet oddly enough, I had no red or pink in my wardrobe to style a Valentine's Day outfit for you! I literally dug through my closet to find you this vibrant red turtleneck. I don't like to go too over the top with the girliness of an outfit, so I grounded the red with a checked black-and-white pencil skirt.

And I know a blogger taking photos with balloons is cliche, overdone, overused. But I've never done it before so I took that as an excuse to do it! I got these cute heart balloons all blown up at the Dollar Store, and had so much fun lugging them around town to take these photos. Although the photos turned out great, I have to be honest, balloons are like unwieldy children in front of the portrait photographer: uncooperative, and never facing the camera!!


Still, the photos were a whole lot of fun, and this outfit was super easy to photograph. The print is kind of retro like a tribute to 1970's. It's a bit funky, but I think the lipstick red turtleneck and curled hair helps to soften it. The pencil skirt takes the print out of the 1970's and into modern day age making it work appropriate even.

Turtleneck | Unknown (Taiwanese boutique)
Checkered Skirt | Asos
Heels | BCBGeneration
Belt | Ann Taylor


Stay tuned this week for a jam packed schedule of Valentine's day inspired posts!

Also, don't forget! My coupon code for Eshakti is valid until March 4, 2015 so be sure to shop their wide selection here. Just use the coupon code "dearsunnyvintage" at checkout for an additional 10% off! (I already did, and bought my second dress from Eshakti for less than $30 with the code and gift coupon!)

Please note:
Code has to be entered in the ‘promotional code’ box.
It is not case-sensitive.Code can be used any number of times until 3/4/2015.
This discount code is not applicable on clearance / sale, gift cards & overstock categories, or previous purchases.

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