The Vampire’s Wife dress // Heart bobby pin // Le Specs sunglasses // Boyy bag // Sheer ankle socks
Prada derby shoes // Uno de 50 ring // Vintage ruby ring
And just like that, another NYFW has come and gone. (I wonder how many times I’ve written that sentence on the blog?)
This season I wanted to try something different and break down my daily fashion week shenanigans by outfits and then by shows. Unsurprisingly, SS20 was packed and I have so much content a blog post would take you 3 days to read!
First up, my OOTD from Day 1.
If this dress looks familiar, you’ve seen this designer on the blog before. The Vampire’s Wife is the creation of English designer Susie Cave (her husband is rocker Nick Cave). I adore the feminine yet edgy twist her dresses have. There is definitely something mysterious about them in a way that is fabulously eerie.
To get the look for less, try this alternative at $89. It has the same gorgeous floral print and puffy sleeves.
Let’s talk about those sleeves, shall we?
Since I was solo my first day of NFYW, I didn’t have anyone to help me button these amazing lace cuffs. You should have seen me try to do it myself! Does anyone remember that episode of Sex and the City where Samatha tries to take off her pearl bracelet by herself and ends up breaking it? Well, that was me. I almost asked my taxi driver to help, hah!
Because the dress can lean super glam, I wanted to rough it up a bit. I had fallen hard for these Frankenstein shoes and knew they’d be the perfect accompaniment. And oh what a statement they made! I adore them and will support them until the day I die, but the press didn’t feel quite the same. Walking out of my last show at Spring Studios, an older photographer shouted to me, “Hey Cinderalla, great dress but change the shoes!” I thought it was hilarious – when would I ever lean towards a conventional styling choice? – and replied that the shoes are the best part. Thankfully two younger photographers also appreciated my shoe choice and backed me up that wearing Frankenstein shoes is undoubtedly fabulous.
Try these derby shoes for a more affordable option.
Of course I needed some sheer ankle socks to pair with the shoes. Let’s just call this look grandma chic.
Hair clips are still going strong as an accessories trend, and this heart-shaped bobby pin was the perfect topper to my look. I love that it looks a bit like a pixelated Pacman heart.
Stay tuned for my NYFW OOTD Day 2!