Red & Black Week: A Romantic Day in L.A.

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Recently Mr. and Mrs. VictorianKitty took a couple of days off work, just because. It was the first time in five years together that we’ve done this, without any kind of familial vacation plans. We spent one day just catching up on some things around the house. The second day we spent together on a little one-day vacation in Los Angeles.

First, we visited the Petersen Automotive Museum. We’ve been there several times, as they always have different exhibits (like most museums). This time was 60 Years of NHRA. However, as usual, my favorite car of they day was something other than a hot rod. By some stroke of fashion blogging luck, they had a 1939 Bugatti that matched my outfit perfectly! After the museum, we had dinner in downtown Burbank followed by a car show at Bob’s Big Boy in Toluca Lake. No, we don’t eat at Bob’s Big Boy. :) But we loved the car show!

Now, on to the outfit… This skirt is one of my too-few pieces from Heavy Red. It has a solid lining topped with a swirly mesh layer. This skirt is like one currently found on the Heavy Red site, except in solid black.

The red strapless top from Body Central features a lovely rhinestone detail on the bodice. Lovely, but it didn’t really suit my style. Solution: cover it with a flower pin! Of course there was no way to pin the flower to this metal embellishment, so I relied on Hollywood Fashion Tape. I scored this top on sale for $7!

Bodice – Original…

Bodice – Modified

The bat pendant is one of my few truly “cliché” jewelry pieces. It is sterling silver and came from a creepy little independent bookstore in Burbank years ago. Yes, creepy: they specialized in horror novels. I made the necklace for it myself from glass beads.

Close-Up of Today’s Shoes

These shoes turned out to be amazingly comfortable. We strolled around all day and my feet didn’t hurt a bit. It helps that Pleaser was kind enough to add a bit of cushion inside the soles. I don’t know if they would have been so comfy on bare feet… I suspect that the tights helped keep friction from the strap at bay!



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