MY WEEK IN SKIRTS: Add Pops of Colour to LBD

Afternoon all!! I had a very traumatic Monday. I was in the vicinity of an attack and I've been feeling the aftershocks today. I left the house to go to class and when I was halfway there I started feeling so bad that I decided to turn back and head home. I hope to feel better tomorrow.
This is my third post on My Week in Skirts challenge. You can find the previous posts here and here. I ran out of skirts before the week was over so I resorted to dresses. I wore this outfit last Thursday to class. It's a Little Black Dress (LBD) which I wore for the first time since I bought it.

As I continue with my obsession with black and pops of bright colours, I wore this dress with my burnt orange sweater, a colourful scarf and boots. I carried this yellow bag, more so because I needed a bag big enough to carry my laptop and and also to pick up my some colour from the scarf.

I had an interesting experience when I wore this dress. I was stopped by the Fashion cops at the university claiming that it was too short.I was in utter disbelief because that morning I had paid so much attention to ensuring that I was descent enough. When I got home I asked my mum AND dad and they both agreed that the dress was not short. And if you know my parents they are quite strict on the length of your clothes. Looking back to that day I can only laugh!!!

Outfit Details:

Little Black Dress: India

Burnt Orange Sweater: gift

Scarf: India

Boots: My Sister's

Bag: My Sister's

Happy Tuesday!!!

Audrey

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