156 // Outfit / Black Velvet

Dress - similar here and here // Shoes

You'd be well within your rights to be very surprised by the presence of an outfit on Tori's Tales today because such a post isn't at all regular in it's appearance. Instead, ootd's are an 'I'll visit when I please' kind of thing, dictated by my wardrobe changes - rare - and my camera, which is normally all like 'pur-lease, as if I'm going to focus on what you want me to when you want me to - I'll do so as and when I like' (i.e. not often). However, an outfit post this is so - to the outfit (in the 'I'm going to discuss each item' sense, not in the 'to the Batmobile sense). 

This dress is already a staunch favourite of mine (and I'm not only saying that because I won it! A big thanks to Ark for holding the competition on their Twitter page!) because:

• a) It's a dress. Ok, I realise this is obvious, but I haven't worn one in so long that I'd forgotten how bloody good it is to do so. Welcome back into my heart all the dresses in the world. 

• b) It is black. Which was more than ideal for the Christmas period.

• c) It's in a style I love - Skater. Nipped in at the waist but with room for my hips.

• d) It's velvet. Yes, I'm very late to jump on that bandwagon (in fact, I think it's so far gone now that it's pretty much the case I'm fashion-forward; I'm sure it'll come back around in a few years time, which is when I can say I wore it first) but I'm declaring it - velvet is awesome. 

The gorgeous shoe-sies were a Christmas present from my auntie et al. and are so comfortable I never want to take them off! This feeling (of comfort) where pumps are concerned isn't really a familiar one for me, so I'm blaming that on the fact I normally buy cheap pairs! The necklace is a £4 stunna (yes, I spelt it wrong on purpose, don't you worry) from Primark and I really love how chunky and clunky it is. And how it's not silver but not grey but not black. What's that called again? 

And there we have it. Ta da!!!