Playing Dress-up

So, I didn't get to wear the full fairy costume for Halloween, and the medieval/Lord of the Rings costume I ordered didn't come in time for Halloween either, so I decided to dress up last week just for fun! Seriously, though, someone needs to throw a costume party so that I can actually wear these outfits somewhere, because it will be hard to choose what to be for Halloween next year...

(Oh, and Yes, I did straighten my hair last week. It turned out okay and was fun to leave straight for seven days... but it was a relief to go back to curly!)

ensemble 1: What I should have worn as a fairy. What I did wear was cute, but this feels more magical!

ensemble 2: I wore this to work one day with my straight hair in a ponytail and felt like I belonged on a detective show. Detective Beckett from Castle anyone? Sassy!

ensemble 3: Medieval princess. It's one of Arwen's gowns from The Lord of the Rings. Sadly, it didn't arrive in the mail until last Wednesday... and is blue and orange. *eye roll* I still love it!

accessory: This hat was a birthday gift from my talented sister-in-law,  Lindsey. Isn't it adorable?! I wish I could knit! (I also wish that either my nose were smaller or my mouth bigger...but that's a conversation for another blog.)

ensemble 4: This is not a costume, but I bought this dress at Anthropologie on Saturday and wore it to church on Sunday. I completely adore the color scheme! And as a bonus: a teenage girl in the dressing area at the boutique told me twice that it looked great on me -- she just had to make sure I knew! 

 Happy Monday, everybody! xoxoxox!