Easter

Celebrated Easter with my family on Saturday night as well as my boyfriends family on Sunday. I had planned to get some pictures of me around the creek behind my parents house where I grew up, just because it's such a pretty background setting, but of course I waited and lost the sunlight, so that will have to be something I do next time I'm over there. But I did get some quick pictures of what I wore yesterday.

Wearing

Swing Dress in Monochrome Flower Print: Asos

Coral 'Eastward' Coat: Lauren Moffatt

Black Patent Block Heel Mary Janes: Zara

Vintage Black Coach Bag: Ebay

'Anytime' Sunglasses: Karen Walker

I remember wanting a dress with this pattern on it pretty much the second I saw the Prada SS '13 Ready to Wear, and also after seeing Lea Seydoux wear this perfect coat. I knew the flower print would be popular and that other companies would likely be making pieces with the print. And I struck luck on asos. This dress had come in a long sleeve and short sleeve, and unfortunately the long sleeve was the one I really wanted, but it sold out. But I still love this dress, and because it was so hot out yesterday, short sleeve was actually better anyways. I got it sometime last year, but it appears to still be available and on sale.

The coat is one of Lauren Moffatt's beautiful creations, and I can't remember where I first saw it... probably on a blog. I knew I loved it, but kind of just loved to look at it. Then when I was watching Mad Men, Season 5 Episode 6 entitled 'Far Away Places,' I fell in love with Megan Draper's coral zig zag coat. I immediately knew I wanted to own a coral coat of some kind, and then the zig zags on her coat made me think of the white arrows on the Lauren Moffatt coat. I finally managed to track it down on ebay for a decent price, and now we are happily together. And that's the crazy way my mind works when it comes to clothes.

Lastly the black mary janes I snagged at the Zara sale this past winter for like $20, and they're an awesome staple to go to when I don't know what shoes to wear. Looking back to Lea Seydoux, I had never been the hugest fan of the mary jane style of shoe, and then I saw her character 'Candy' from the Prada Candy commercials that Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola created, wearing a mary jane style shoe that I really loved. Those ads are also the reason I want a silk dress and coat.

If you haven't seen the Prada Candy/Wes Anderson ads, please please watch them: