Suzanne Carillo

Feathers & Flowers

July 17, 2012 by suzanne carillo

We recently visited the Royal Botanical Gardens. They have a lovely sunken rock garden where we took these photos.

People were staring at me and my girlfriend navigating the steep rocks and uneven paths in our kitten heels. It wasn't easy climbing up the steep steps made from rocks when you're wearing a high waisted form fitting pencil skirt. I hung in there and managed not to fall backwards on my ass. We can all breathe a sigh of relief.

What I did:

Kept the top simple with just a t-shirt in a solid colour keeping the focus on the necklace and brightly coloured skirt.

Went for a sleek look and kept everything close to the body.

Added some additional pattern on my bottom half with leopard kitten heels. Leopard print goes with anything and plays off the sexy silhouette of the high waisted pencil skirt.

Photos courtesy of Hazel Borg

Skirt – Anthropologie
Shoes – TJ Maxx
Clutch – Danier
T-shirt – H&M
Necklace – By Me & For Sale Here

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Round round we go

July 16, 2012 by suzanne carillo

This halter dress has been around the block. It was about 8-10 inches longer than what you see now. Last year I decided that 90% of all my dresses were way too long for me. I took quite a few to a tailor which was very expensive so some of them I decided to try to hem up on my own. Turns out that cutting a full skirt like this one requires some skill. Skill that I soon learned I did not have. I am an impatient person, so all that measuring and then ironing was too much for me. I just went straight ahead with the scissors. I discovered in my haste to "get it done" that I did not leave room for the raw edge to be folded. I was left with a skirt so short that it looked like it was made for ice skating. I had this lovely pink fabric with some green in it and decided I could try to salvage the dress by adding that to the bottom. I love it now. It breaks up the pattern and adds some punch to the lower half of the dress. Note to self: measure twice, cut once. Or better yet, pay for a professional.