Violette: Casual at Work

Work. Joe Fresh sweater, Swapped skirt, Aldo shoes, Topshop bracelet

Violette: Black and White, Again

Work. Vero Moda shirt, H&M jeans and flower pin, Aldo shoes, Warby Parker glasses, Joe Fresh nailpolish in Fog

I didn't realize that I wore a white shirt and black bottom a few days before (see here) until I downloaded my pictures. Well, this is real life. But I believe no one noticed, the overall look isn't the same. Anyway, people were so stuck on my glasses (which I don't often wear at work) that they probably all forgot what I was wearing, haha!

Bangs speaking, having my glasses on helped me manage a side part with too long bangs. But still, I had hair in my face all day, ugh. Problem not solved yet!

Violette: Bangs Story

Work. Zara dress, Dynamite jacket, Forever 21 necklace

My bangs are getting too long. And one thing I absolutely hate in life in general is having to deal with hair in my face/eyes. Because I'm such a lazy person, I decided to try to let my bangs grow. I've had bangs for so many years now, it might be a good change. But for now, honestly it's only annoying because they aren't long enough to do anything good with them. But I'm experimenting different things, like the center part today. Not quite sure about it yet... I guess we'll see! Do you have any bangs stories to share?

Have a nice weekend!

Violette: Photography is Hard

Work outfit. Gap top, H&M skirt and bracelet, Rockport shoes, Joe Fresh nailpolish in Denim

Wow. It's been so long since I did an outfit post. The reason is that I have a hard time with my pictures. I struggle finding natural light and when I take pictures with the flash, my pictures are just awful. I really ain't skilled at photography, let me tell you that.

But with the time change last weekend, I now have the opportunity to quickly snap my outfit in the morning before going out (if I'm not too late!). These aren't the best pictures ever, but at least you can have a glimpse at my outfit! Hope you like it!

Have a nice weekend!

Guest Post: Maternity Series - TGIF

H&M Mama top and shorts, H&M flower pin, Forever 21 sunglasses

This concludes our special Maternity series. Hope you enjoyed it! Your comments are welcome, as always.

Thank you again, Nancy!

Guest Post: Maternity Series - Classique

Zara cardigan (non maternity), H&M Mama top, Thyme Maternity skirt, H&M flower pin, Aldo earrings, Forever 21 sunglasses

Guest Post: Maternity Series - Trouvez la robe

Zara dress (non maternity), Thyme Maternity jeans, Flower pin gift from Violette

Guest Post: Maternity Series - Nancing The Dancing

Zara top (non maternity), Thyme Maternity pants, H&M scarf

Guest Post: Maternity Series - 5 @ 7

Zara jacket (non maternity), Mango dress (non maternity), Thyme Maternity jeans, Urban Outfitters belt, Geox shoes

Guest Post: Maternity Series - Baby Shower

Mexx Maternity dress, Havaianas thongs, Aldo earrings, Bangle souvenir from Thailand

Guest Post: Maternity Series - Bohème

H&M Mama top and shorts, Forever 21 sunglasses, Aldo earrings

Guest Post: Maternity Series - Oka Style

Dex top (non maternity), Thyme Maternity jeans

Guest Post: Maternity Series - Métro, Boulot, Dodo

Zara jacket (non maternity), H&M Mama top, Thyme Maternity jeans, Geox shoes, Aldo earrings, Flower pin gift from Violette

Guest Post: Maternity Series

H&M Mama top, Thyme Maternity jeans, Aldo earrings

This is my good friend Nancy.

Isn't she cute? And pregnant, you might say. (Remember the Baby shower I talked about last spring? Well yes, it was hers!) She gave birth a month ago to a beautiful and healthy little girl named Lily.

Nancy has great style and she's the proof that you can still dress like yourself while being pregnant. Nancy admits that she had a hard time finding cute maternity clothes. Her favorite place to shop for cute and inexpensive maternity clothes was H&M (Mama collection), but the selection is small. She also managed to wear non maternity clothes troughout her entire pregnancy, except of course for pants!

I asked Nancy to show you how to be a stylish pregnant mama. She will be our guest blogger at rose&violette for the next two weeks.

Welcome to rose&violette Nancy, and thank you so much for participating in this special Maternity series!

Violette: Going Long (Repost)

Hi! I've been so busy last week and last weekend that I didn't have any time to take outfit pictures. But I found this outfit post from last summer and I still wear this dress, so I decided to repost it.

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robe maxi - h&m - maxi dress

sandales - spring (old) - sandals

bague - ardène (old) - ring

Here it is! My first and new maxi dress! It's like a very, very long t-shirt. I thought that if I get tired of it, I could just take the hem up to the knee (hi, mom! haha) and it would be a nice little summer dress. But for now, I like it. It's different from what I'm used to wear. I also like the black and blue together, a mix I wouldn't wear before.

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La voici! Ma première et nouvelle robe maxi! C'est comme un très, très long t-shirt. J'ai pensé que si jamais je n'aimais plus le look de la robe longue, je pourrais toujours la faire racourcir au-dessus du genou (bonjour maman! haha) et ce serait une jolie petite robe d'été. Mais pour le moment, je l'aime. C'est différent de ce que j'ai l'habitude de porter. J'aime aussi le bleu et le noir ensemble, un mélange que je n'aurais pas porté il y a quelques années.