OOTD Instagram photos throwup

Hola, friends! I've been so lazy with keeping up with my blog! My apologies! First of all, Happy Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years to all, because I left off pretty much right before Halloween! =/ Catching up in order would be impossible, so I'm just going to randomly upload! Please follow me on Instagram for faster updates @CestLaViii.

Cousin's baby shower: H&M blouse, toggle coat, and scarf, CarMar jeans (LF Stores), Costume National booties (75% off from Barney's!!!), Proenza Schouler PS1 medium satchel (color: saddle)

New Year's Eve: Both dresses are TFNC sequins pencil dresses (LF Stores & Topshop), Michael Kors "Layton" two tone boyfriend watch, Miu Miu glitter pumps

Lights All Night: BCBG MaxAzria tutu dress (last seen here), Bebe hooded sweater

 Company Christmas party: H&M Fashion Star open back dress, Ann Taylor Loft bib jeweled necklace, Celine nano luggage tote (on sale from Last Call), Chanel booties (on sale from Neiman Marcus), Urban outfitters bracelets

Annual Girls Secret Santa exchange: Zara flared dress (seen here and here), Topshop tights, jeweled bib necklace from TJMaxx, Dries Van Noten boots 

Halloween Zombies: LF Stores knitted cut-out sweater, hair blown out by Adrienne Schoech

  Cynthia's wedding: Zara flared dress and glitter heels (seen here), BCBG jeweled necklace (seen here)

Tea Party Shower: BCBG MaxAzria illusion neckline dress, Miu Miu glitter pumps

Hien visits Dallas: Zara open back knit sweater, CarMar jeans (LF), Kate cage heels, BCBG jeweled necklace, Derek Lam "Evie" clutch

Tina and Daniel's tea ceremony: Jones+Jones dress (Topshop), Louis Vuitton Eva clutch, Sam Edelman "Lorna" studded bow heels, Givenchy bracelet

Restaurant week: Kimchi Blue sequin skirt (Urban Outfitters, seen here), Vince Camuto booties, Chanel jumbo flap

Hope you all enjoyed my Instagram OOTD throwup post! I'll try to post as I go, but no promises. been so busy with trying to keep up with 2013. Hope everyone is off to a great start! Don't forget to follow me @CestLaViii to stay posted. Xoxo!

Gotta have flow

Wore this number to my cousin's wedding a year or two ago, before I really started blogging that much. The dress hadn't been photographed but just a few times so I thought it wouldn't hurt to bring it out for a night again! It was deep in my closet but still felt so fresh and new.

BCBG MaxAzria chiffon gown with sequin detailing, Guess pumps, vintage cameo necklace

I really liked the way the dress flowed. Girls, if you want to try something different than your good ol' little black cocktail dress, try a nice comfy, flowy gown to your next event. IMO, they're super comfortable and will bring out your feminine features!

Lace

I attended a really cute wedding this past weekend here in Dallas. I don't know where all my clothes go after I shop, because I always feel like I have nothing to wear. Luckily, a couple weeks ago, I picked this dress up off the clearance rack at Nordstrom Rack, not remembering that I had a wedding coming up. I wasn't sure how I felt about it... I didn't even try it on. All I knew was that it was Diane von Furstenburg, on the clearance rack, and that I liked the lace detail on the shoulders. It was marked down, and then plus an additional 75% off the last marked price, so why not? I knew I could put it to use at least once sometime in the future... and I did!

I always feel a little vain taking photos of myself (alone) in the mirror, but I was at home alone and really didn't want to bring my rather large camera out to the wedding... It surprisingly fit snug into my lambskin Banana Republic clutch, but the lens was bulging out... a little embarrassing, I'd say. Plus, I'm already way behind with photo-uploading from previous trips and events so it was sort of a relief leaving it at home for once. One less thing to worry about!

Diane von Furstenburg dress, paired with Banana Republic lambskin clutch and Guess nude pumps.

No jewelry because I wanted the lace to stand out.

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