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Today’s theme for “Color Me Valentine” is Broadway Babe! So, I made an outfit inspired by Elphaba, considering I already made an outfit based on Galinda for another challenge. 

Day 1 of the Instagram challenge “Color Me Valentine” organized by colormemagic. The theme: “Make It Pink”.

I decided to create an outfit inspired by Ariel’s pink dress outfit, mostly because the big pouffy sleeves of the Mach & Mach dress reminded me so much of the sleeves on Ariel’s dress. The fork/dinglehopper ring was chosen for pretty obvious reasons. The Judith Leiber clutch was a lucky find and it reminded me so much of the seashell in which Ursula trapped Ariel’s voice that I had to use it. Good thing it doesn’t clash with the rest.

...and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy.

I decided to join the Color Me Park Hopper challenge on IG. I was not originally planning to, but then I started to get outfit ideas for some of the prompts, and I just knew I had to do the entire challenge.

Today’s theme is “Magic Kingdom”. Being a Walt Disney World fan (I wrote my master’s thesis on the subject), I had to make an outfit inspired by the park’s centrepiece, Cinderella’s Castle. So, I created a casual outfit based on Cinderella’s ball outfit.

The top and skirt are obviously of the colours of the ball gown. Because glass slippers are hard to come by and not so comfortable to explore the park in, I decided to go for silver flats. The black choker, pearl earrings, and blue headband are reminiscent of the accessories Cinderella wears with her ballgown in the movie. Finally, the backpack is a wink at the pink dress she wears before her step-sisters destroy it, which leads to the intervention of her fairy godmother and the creation of her iconic outfit. 

Today’s “Color Me Valentine” theme is Royalty, so I decided to create an outfit inspired by Arendelle’s (former) queen, Elsa!

Today’s theme for “Color Me Valentine” is “Sweets & Treats”! As you can probably tell, the inspiration is Mickey’s Ice Cream Bar.

Today’s theme for “Color Me Valentine” is “Make It Red”! I will admit that, at first, I didn’t know what kind of outfit to do. I had already done outfits for characters that I associate with the color red not that long ago. As I was thinking that, I turned to my nightstand and looked at the cover of André Leon Talley’s recent memoir, “The Chiffon Trenches.” I remember saying to myself, “Well, he’s lucky, he’s already in red.” And then it hit me! Why not do an outfit inspired by what Mr Talley is wearing on the cover of his book?

Now, before I explain the outfit, I just want to say that if you love fashion and want to know what it was like for a black man in that industry back in the days, I highly recommend this book. Andre Leon Talley has a way with words that makes you feel like you are standing right there with him as he tells you about various events in his life, just like when he told us about the VIP events he attended back when he wrote “Life with André” for Vogue, which quickly became my favourite part about Vogue when I read it. He made us outsiders feel like we were part of the in crowd.

Anyway, on to the outfit. So, on the cover, he wears a red cape over a crisp white shirt with a straw boater hat. Since I couldn’t find a red cape, I opted instead for a dress with a cape effect, and use a fake collar underneath, to give the illusion of a shirt being worn underneath. The boater hat I found looks a lot like the one he wears on the cover. I went for Manolo Blahnik shoes as the shoe designer is a dear friend of Mr Talley, and I opted for the ones with the buckles because I’ve seen him wear that red cape with Roger Vivier shoes, who is known for his buckle shoes. The heart clutch is because love and its importance in his life is a recurring theme throughout the book. Finally, the earrings. He doesn’t wear any on the cover, but I felt a piece of jewelry would perfectly complete the outfit, and because Mr Talley values the growing number of black creatives in the fashion industry, I decided to choose earrings designed by an African-American designer.

Today’s theme for “Color Me Valentine” is Super Kawaii! So I decided to create a Tokyo Disney worthy look using ONLY Japanese brands.

As you can tell, my inspiration is Alice in Wonderland (which is also the title of the set in Japanese). The brand Secret Honey does a lot of Disney-inspired clothes. Some are full-on costumes, others are more casual clothes that are perfect to visit Tokyo Disneyland or Tokyo DisneySea. I would say this Alice dress is something in between, but it’s just so cute (or kawaii), that I couldn’t resist. The bunny-themed shoes are a perfect fit for the outfit, as is the hair bow. I went with a white handbag with hearts to represent the white roses Alice tries to paint red in the Queen of Heart’s garden. I also adore that brand of handbags, and got so many compliment for a blue handbag I bought from that brand. The necklace represents Dinah, so I HAD to include it!