Red and Pink for Valentine's Month

Hello, and thanks for stopping by my blog!

It's February, and everybody knows what that means-

all the red, pink, hearts and flowers ❤️🌸 come out of the closet

Those red pieces that we are not already tired of from the Christmas holidays, that is. 

Red and pink are both pretty divisive colors 

Some women like them well enough on other people, but not so much to wear themselves

Others will wear red and pink for a special holiday, but they are not everyday choices

Do you wear red and/or pink? They are two of my favorites

 Red is one of my very best colors to wear, 

 I get more complements when I wear it, than any other color!

My first February outfit is made up of a red and white print 

dress that is pretty much a dress for all seasons

The last time I wore it on the blog was Labor Day!

It is a mid-weight jersey in a loosely fitted A-line style

with short flutter sleeves

Normally, I would have packed this dress up until spring,

but this winter I left it out because I had some layering ideas to try with it

Worn today under a red V-neck cardigan with a navy blue belt

 

Using accessories to add a little bling to make the outfit special

For jewelry, I chose a collar necklace in a circle of navy blue enameled bows,

and a rose gold bangle bracelet with rows of glittery rhinestones

My earrings are vintage, from the 1950's

I chose them because the leaf shapes mimic the pattern on the dress 

Another bow on my blue and white polka dotted hair band

Carrying a navy blue quilted chain strap bag

I was not conscious of bows in three places until now, writing the description

of the outfit and looking at the photos!

I guess a three bow outfit is ok if they are relatively subtle 

Red bow toe ankle straps to finish the outfit

  

For my second outfit for this Valentine's month post

I chose a bright pink wool pencil skirt and a square neck top in the same bright pink color

Classic Charcoal grey blazer layered on top  

This outfit did not come together quite the way I thought it would

I was looking for a way to tone down the very bright pink skirt,

but the grey blazer seems too dark or the paisley scarf too light-or both

Will try again!  

Carrying a grey metallic quilted bag with chain strap

 

Accessorizing with a large vintage silver tone feather brooch, 

hand crafted silver bird earrings and gunmetal grey open cuff bracelet 

Wearing a paisley neck scarf in shades of pink, coral and ivory

Grey suede cross strap block heel pumps to finish the outfit

Hope everyone has a l❤️vely week!