Shoulder Cuts

Since I have been wearing a little too much black and white for the past couple days, I decided to brighten things up a little. I went with a bright red dress! Although it rained and resulted in hot, humid air, it felt nice to wear long sleeves, with, of course, the cut out shoulders!

• Red cut out dress: c/o Sammydress
• White cross over purse: Aldo
• White loafer shoes: Zara

Comfort

I went back to darker tones because the weather was a little more gloomy than usual. I also just kept it kinda comfy!

• Black vneck top: c/o SammyDress
• Black/white striped pants: c/o Oasap
• Black buckle sandels: Zara

Thigh Highs

 Whenever I wear thigh highs by themselves, I either feel like a) super kawaii azn b) preppy skool gurl or c) super preppy kawaii azn skool gurl ((combo of both)). I hope neither came off in today's outfit because I was sort of aiming for a more...androgynous feel I suppose. Less girly, that's all.

• Black striped top: c/o SammyDress
• Navy shorts: Thrift store
• Black monk strap boots: TopShop
• Navy hat: Zara

b | w

Last minute Christmas shopping is such a headache. Who can agree with me here!? Especially the last weekend before Christmas. Today, I just kept it black and white. Surprisingly, the weather isn't as cold as it should be in late December.

• White and black lace top: c/o SammyDress
• Black skirt: Urban Outfitters (similar)
• Black fur vest: TJMaxx (similar)
• Black boots: TopShop
• Black purse: 3.1 Phillip Lim

P.S. Just a few more days to enter in the $100 JollyChic Giveaway!

Also, check out Romwe's sale!

SammyDress Giveaway

Remember my last post about cut-outs? Here is another one I am wearing from SammyDress. I actually have a pink one similar to this and figured why not get the black one as well! 

• Black backless dress: c/o SammyDress
• Black and gold spiked boots: Zara (similar)
• Black purse: 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target
• Black (with green tint) sunnies: c/o Wholesale Celeb Shades

Also, I teamed up with SammyDress to announce a dress giveaway to you guys! There are 6 dresses you can choose from:

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6

Just 5 simple requirements to be entered into the giveaway:

1. Follow Fashion of a Novice via GCF
2. 'Like' Fashion of a Novice on Facebook
3. 'Like' SammyDress on Facebook
4. Follow SammyDress's blog
5. Comment on this blog post saying why you like their site

And that's it! The giveaway ends on Wednesday, October 23. Just make sure you enter in this widget or it will not count!

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Also, Romwe is having a sale on their best sellers. Don't miss it because it's until October 3!

Vegas Trip | Part II

It was hotter this year when I visited Vegas with a womping 117 degrees for most of the days I stayed. So what better way to stay cool with wearing a dress? One with a slight open back at that. I decided to wear my back lace up dress from Sammy Dress. It is one of my favorite dresses because for one it's a form of a cut out, and two it's my favorite color!

On this day, I pretty much just shopped and walked around and later that night, saw Cirque Du Soleil: The Beatles. It was amazing! If you guys haven't heard of Cirque Du Soleil, it's a cool acrobat show. Definitely something I suggest putting on your bucket list.

• Blue lace up dress: c/o Sammy Dress
• Black and gold sandals: Topshop
• White purse: Dooney&Bourke
• Jeweled necklace: TJ Maxx (similar)