Picnic with Anastasjia

May was a very traumatic month for my family and me, but following a string of hardships, I was delighted to spend the day with Anastasjia, her boyfriend Ashton, and their darling dog, Caesar! After thrifting and drinking smoothies, we snacked on strawberries in the middle of the park in the sunshine. Catching up with Anastasjia and cuddling Caesar was like a much needed balm that soothed my soul and was the perfect way to kick off my summer. Anastasjia is such a beautiful soul, inside and out - after only 15 minutes in her presence, my face hurt from smiling, laughing, and talking so much... she has that effect on people! Also, how precious is her vintage strawberry suspender skirt? Perfection! Here's to more sunny days filled with delicious fruit, wonderful company, and darling dogs... ♡

ASOS dress, picnic Basket * (a gift from Lancôme that I finally had an occasion to use!)

Me trying not to burst into laughter (it didn't work)

Spring Flowers

DRESS: c/o Unique Vintage

For some reason, I feel a bit like a Disney princess in this Unique Vintage dress. I really am loving the length and candy pink stripes - all in my favorite silhouette, the fit and flare...!

I hope you are having a lovely day!

Rainbow Brite

PINAFORE DRESS: c/o Chrissa Sparkles PURSE: Skinnydip London

Chrissa Sparkles literally made my dreams come true with her clothing brand debut piece - a frothy, iridescent pink heart pinafore prettily trimmed in white ruffle! I believe she will be restocking this piece along with new ones soon - keep your eye out on her website and instagram if you want one of your own ♡

I felt this dreamy pinafore would be perfect paired with my rainbow novelty purse from Skinnydip London - one of my favorite brands! Unlike some of my other novelty purses, this one actually fits a decent amount too!

Sending you all my love.

Fruit Stripe

LAZY OAF DRESS: ASOS PURSE: Modcloth (old) SHOES: F21 (old)

Finally, after having my eye on this dress forever, I was able to snag it for an additional 20% off on sale at ASOS! I am forever in love with pink (duh) and sailor collars - and this one has "Introvert" embroidered on it!

I've been wearing it 24/7 in my cosy apartment, and style it with warm tights and a thick coat for outings because I'm a weirdo who still wears dresses in winter hehe.

Happy weekend!

Lunar

DRESS: c/o Samantha Pleet *

Happy 2017! I had planned on posting before this point, but the past two weeks really threw a lot my way - which is one of the reasons why Mermaidens is so invaluable to me. It is incredibly cathartic to synthesize everything I'm loving at that moment into photo series - and this was something that had been swirling around in my head for a while!

Last year one of my most favorite posts I did was featuring a huge moon - so I wanted to do a sequel in a way and play with a moon motif. Inspiration struck via a Christian Dior runway show circa Spring 2011 and from a dress by one of my all time favorite designers, Samantha Pleet! This exquisite little silk number reminds me of clouds, moons, and pierrot. I love the dainty collar, scallops, and of course, the two tone details!

Starlight

DRESS: c/o Valfre BERET: Forever 21 SOCKS: American Apparel

Though for many of us this year has been one of the most difficult, I am so endlessly grateful for each and every one of you! Thank you for your comments, posts, messages, likes, questions, feedback, advice - everything - it truly means the world to me. I'm sending all of you so much love and hoping you have a beautiful day!

Petals

ROMPER: c/o Samantha Pleet TIGHTS: DIY SHOES: F21

"Secret Garden" is an apropos name for this stunning romper from Samantha Pleet (one of my all time favorite designers) - one can't help but feel transported to a secret magic world of your own wearing Pleet's designs! Made out of a richly hued navy fabric and adorned with a cut in half rose (inspired by Morticia Addams) embroidered on it and having POCKETS (!), makes this romper an incredibly eye catching and beautiful statement piece in my wardrobe.

I played with the roses theme by gluing fake rose petals on my tights in a cascading fashion to mimic falling petals from the cut in half rose on the romper.

It is absolutely freezing in Oregon at the moment - we were hit with a rather intense winter storm right after I took these! On slighter warmer days I've still managed to get away with wearing my favorite short skirts and dresses by wearing thick coats and tights - thank goodness! I'm not ready to say hello to winter clothing just yet... ♔ ✿ ❀