lacy days

calivintage: lacy days

all last week was busy and exhausting. there are two ways that you can respond to such a situation: 1) you can go home, feel sorry for yourself, and eat a tub of ice cream in front of the tube, or 2) fuck it! throw all common sense out the window, forget your routine, and just do something different. i opted for the latter. on one such weeknight, i threw on my fancy new party dress, and went out on the town. since the sun was just setting, i took the opportunity to show off said fancy dress with a little photo shoot on the secret stairway near my house, then headed off on my evening adventure. the week was long and busy, but sometimes you just gotta live it up and let off some steam.

these photos were taken for part two of my guest post series over at dahlia uk. you can see my first post here.

wearing: stephanie lace organza dress courtesy of dahlia | thrifted vintage kitten heels

calivintage: lacy days
calivintage: lacy days
calivintage: lacy days
calivintage: lacy days
calivintage: lacy days
calivintage: lacy days
calivintage: lacy days

30 Responses to lacy days

  1. Hannah August 20, 2012 at 9:38 am #

    I love your style! This dress is so precious!
    -Hannah

  2. Berty Morales August 20, 2012 at 9:43 am #

    You look adorable and I love your dress.

  3. Megan August 20, 2012 at 9:53 am #

    Erin these photos are SO Oakland and I love them! And you look gorgeous!!

  4. moira August 20, 2012 at 10:09 am #

    ha i dont if it was intentional but you put that killers’ song in my head that start with ‘racey days…’
    lovely shoot, like the grainy look of it and the dress reminds me of a top that grace kelly wore in catch a thief – extra gittery points for that :) xx moira

  5. Hallo Valerie August 20, 2012 at 10:54 am #

    Dahlia makes the cutest dresses. This lacy number is no different, and I agree about just needing a night to change things up x

  6. Becky Bedbug August 20, 2012 at 11:22 am #

    I love that dress- It’s so pretty!

    Becky
    xx

  7. Andrea August 20, 2012 at 11:32 am #

    adorable dress!

  8. miha, skinny buddha August 20, 2012 at 11:46 am #

    lovely lovely dress. and good for you for doing whatever you feel like!
    oh, and i just realized how long your hair is getting. love it!

  9. Samira August 20, 2012 at 12:01 pm #

    that dress is adorable!!!

  10. Jade Sheldon August 20, 2012 at 1:01 pm #

    That is just so true! Sometimes the best thing to do to get out of a funk is to step away for awhile and have some fun. I am so in love with this dress! Need to add it to my wish list!

  11. Lady à la Mode August 20, 2012 at 1:04 pm #

    That dress is SUCH a dream! my goodness!

    xxx

  12. Phara August 20, 2012 at 1:12 pm #

    Yes, sometimes you just have to let it all go!
    Lovely dress too.
    X

  13. Kristi McMurry August 20, 2012 at 1:49 pm #

    what a perfect party dress! I’m a fan of blowing off some steam. Since there’s not much of a night life here, I usually just settle for hanging out at a friend’s house.

    • erin (calivintage) August 20, 2012 at 11:05 pm #

      hehe that works, too! some nights it’s also good enough to just keep it low key and do dinner and a movie. anything to beat the monotony of those long busy weeks at work!

  14. daria August 20, 2012 at 1:56 pm #

    I’ve been loving that dress for a while but I love it even more on you!

  15. Meghan August 20, 2012 at 2:43 pm #

    this is such a precious post!

    <3
    Meghan @ The Flight of Fancy

  16. Jennifer August 20, 2012 at 7:44 pm #

    Amazing dress and even more amazing attitude! ;)

    xo Jennifer

    • erin (calivintage) August 20, 2012 at 11:03 pm #

      aw, thank you! it’s not always easy to keep up with the positive attitude, but it’s important to make the best of every situation and to move ahead even when you’re exhausted!

  17. Morgan Brooks August 20, 2012 at 9:50 pm #

    Love this outfit, so precious!
    If you get a moment come check out my latest post!
    XOXO
    Morgan

  18. Jessica August 20, 2012 at 10:13 pm #

    That dress is so darling on you and the details on it is beautiful too! I like how you took a positive approach to some bad days. I hate stress and anything I can do to relieve it is gladly appreciated. Hope you’re having a better week! xoxo

    • erin (calivintage) August 20, 2012 at 11:02 pm #

      exactly! i had a rough week, but i knew i couldn’t let it get the better of me. so far i’ve got monday under my belt and i’m already feeling more positive, continuing to try to break old routines to make sure i keep myself out of a rut! thank you for the well wishes, lady!

  19. Anna August 21, 2012 at 2:25 am #

    that dress is so beautiful!

  20. Rachel August 21, 2012 at 7:09 am #

    LOVE LOVE LOVE this dress gotta adore vintage lace. I wore a vintage lace shirt on my blog yesterday http://www.theyearofslowfashion.com/2012/08/day-eleven-vintage-lace-shirt-and.html and i have this dress i need to alter that is also vintage! YOU inspire me to even bolder with my fashion choices! GO GIRL!

  21. Is It Secret, Is It Safe August 21, 2012 at 8:00 am #

    Dressing up and going out when you’re feeling down is the best way for a pick me up! Love the dress! It’s gorgeous!

    -Katie

  22. Olive August 21, 2012 at 8:32 am #

    Very beautiful pictures! and i love that dress :)

  23. Joanne August 21, 2012 at 9:55 am #

    Love this dress, its looks great on you :)

    Jo. x

  24. Alexa Y. August 21, 2012 at 10:59 am #

    That dress is absolutely gorgeous – I love it! And I’m sorry to hear about your bad week, but I’m glad you put a more positive spin on it by choosing to go out and do something fun :)

  25. Sandy a la Mode August 22, 2012 at 7:52 am #

    oh my that dress is gorgeous!!
    xo,
    Sandy
    Sandy a la Mode

  26. mariebayarea August 30, 2012 at 4:18 pm #

    This dress is loveliness. Adore the mod-looking shoes too.

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