LBD
You can never go wrong with a LBD.
I bought this one last year and haven’t worn it yet so I decided to pull it out for a shoot with Jackie on Friday after work. We originally planned on shooting two looks in Soho. However, work obligations took over and I had to finish several things before we could leave. Then, I went to change and realized that I didn’t really like one of the outfits. I had tried it on the night before but for some reason I wasn’t loving it as a full package (including hair, makeup, etc.) once I put it on again. I’ve been wearing my natural hair out for the last two weeks and I’m trying to get used to it. Some outfits look different with this hair!
Anyway, I paired this chain link French Connection LBD {from Nordstrom Rack} with my black booties from Nine West and the distressed denim jacket that I wear with everything. The jacket was a score from Amazon. Jackie and I did our best to beat the sunset and snap as many pics as we could without getting hit by cars lol. We both really loved the idea of shooting in Soho but it proved to be more challenging than we anticipated. I think next time we’ll have to wake up super early on a Sunday and go over there. Maybe like 8am or something outrageous for a weekend lol. That’s the only way to beat the crowds.
In other completely unrelated news, I got a new job! I’m moving to a new agency and will be an Account Director for a telecom account. I’m looking forward to starting this new chapter with this very daunting but exciting title and I can’t wait to see what this job entails. Of course, I’ll really miss my current team though. Jackie and I have built a great rapport {I literally consult her about EVERYTHING}, my boss is awesome and really supportive and overall, the team is just a good, hardworking group of people. Crossing my fingers that I get blessed with amazing coworkers and leadership on this next endeavor as well. Wish me luck! I start Oct 15 so there’s a little time between now and then that I have to mentally prepare. Thank God for favor. And thank you for reading! xo - Ashley
Even though this came out a little blurry, I love it! I like the action shots.
As you can see, I changed my lipstick to nude halfway through the shoot. For some reason, I wasn’t loving the dark red but now that I look back at the pics, it looked fine smh. Not sure why I kept second guessing myself!!
