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Vintage Velvet

April 25, 2012,
by Celina[zilla_likes]

I bought this vintage velvet jacket at a thrift store and embellished the collar myself. I love mixing the texture of the jacket with the smoothness of the faux leather pants.

Jacket: Thrifted
Shirt: TJ Maxx
Pants: H&M
Shoes: Christian Siriano for Payless

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  1. Emily says

    April 26, 2012 at 1:46 am

    Love this! And your hair is so pretty. 🙂

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  1. Getting a Feel for Things | Trends and Tolstoy says:
    June 3, 2013 at 7:01 am

    […] is the blazer I featured way back in this post. I bought it at a thrift store and embellished the collar […]

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