gold sequins & red pumps

I'm the kind of person who despises shopping for a specific event. Waiting until you need to buy something often leads to stress, frustration from not being able to find what you want, making second-rate decisions out of desperation, wasting more time shopping than you otherwise would, and/or paying more than you otherwise would. Instead, I purchase clothing year-round even if it seems impractical at the moment (swimwear in the winter, etc), especially when it's on sale, so that I'm always prepared for any potential event! Sadly, this means I have some special items sitting in my closet just waiting for their time to shine, some of them which have been waiting for quite some time now. I purchased this gold sequin dress from ASOS a while back thinking it would make a great NYE or birthday or holiday party dress one day, yet those events came and went and this dress did not get any play!

Finally, this past weekend my cousin's husband was on the show Shark Tank and celebrated by throwing a red carpet screening party at Old Town Pasadena's Pandora on Green (a cute venue with great catering if you ever need to throw a special event). Red carpet? Ok! I took this opportunity to break out my sequins and my recently-purchased red pumps because I've always loved the combo of red and gold. I'd been on the hunt for some red pumps for a while and Nasty Gal's new shoe line answered my prayers with these L.A.M.B. Oxley dupes in a perfect orangey red shade for spring called "Poppy." Really loving the double velcro ankle straps, and I've been wanting to add some bright colors to my shoe collection! I also rocked an updo that displayed my five-finger forehead which is an extremely rare occurrence for me as I'm quite shy about exposing the thing. It was quite easy to do (although I got some help from my cousin because I am just really awful when it comes to doing hair...thanks Helz!) and I used this YouTube video here which is based on Jennifer Lawrence's Oscar look if you are interested!

PS. If you ever need a photobooth rental check out my cousin's husband's company The Pink Shutter which services almost all of California + Las Vegas and offers really great prices!

Gold Sequin dress, TFNC via ASOS (old). "Faye" platform heels in Poppy, Shoe Cult by Nasty Gal. Cropped moto, also Nasty Gal (old). Mini Valentina, Botkier.