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queen victoria meets billy porter

well it’s that time of year again! i headed back home to attend the detroit institute of arts annual fundraising gala with my family. this year i opted for a more traditional look with a simple black ballgown and decided to make it a little more covered up by adding this lace button down from the archives. once i tried on everything it screamed “queen victoria meets billie porter" …and i’m not going to lie, i think i nailed it! haha!

top: temperley london (last seen here)
dress: carolina herrera
bag: oscar de la renta
shoes: manolo blahnik
sunglasses: linda farrow

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an american in paris

oh paris i missed you so much!! it had been two years since i was last in the city of lights and words cannot describe how eager i was to get back! for those of you who may not know, paris has a very special place in my heart. i first visited paris with my family when i was in middle school when i barely knew the phrase "je vourdrais un croissant" but that didn't stop me from instantly falling in love with it. i then made a stop here for two weeks with a youth travel group just before my sophomore year of high school and i think we can all guess where i decided to study abroad when i was a junior in college. paris is one of those places where i will always feel at home and this time i was ready to do it right (aka for instagram).

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