February 15, 2011

A Valentine's Symphony of Spinning Lace

 
Valentine's weekend marked the conclusion of the Tchaikovsky festival in Pittsburgh. One of Chris's favorite pieces was on the Pittsburgh Symphony's agenda so we asked some friends if they wanted to go on a double date. We had drinks at Six Penn Kitchen, went to Heinz Hall for the performance, and then to Kaya for a late dinner. It was a lovely evening! And it took the pressure off of February 14th. Although we had plans to see a film after Chris cooked a delicious Valentine's Day dinner, I asked if we could stay in, instead. I had a long day and was pretty tired. And we just had such a nice date that it seemed silly to force myself out on a Monday night, right before we head to the Bay area. Chris was kind enough to oblige so we stayed home and I baked cookies for dessert. Here are the date night detail shots:


Chris wore a Shipley and Halmos suit, vintage tie, Theory shirt, Fiorentini and Baker shoes, and a Paul Smith topcoat (shown at the top). I wore the Spinning Lace dress by Tracy Reese, my full skirted windowpane coat from alice+olivia, some velvet ruffle pumps by BCBG, and opaque tights. When Chris saw me playing dress up when I first bought the dress he said immediately that we needed to go somewhere fancy. I admit we were a little overdressed for the symphony but I was glad to have an occasion in which to flounce around anyway. I hope you had a great Valentine's Day!

See my posts on the Spinning Lace dress here and here. See more of the coat here

4 comments:

Tippy said...

The spinning lace dress looks gorgeous on you!!! love, love love it.

Georgiapeach83 said...

you look lovely!!! I always overdress for the symphony too, especially now that I get so little chances to do so these days...

Carly said...

The Spinning Lace dress is such a special piece, and you look absolutely gorgeous in it Jess! Sounds like you had a wonderful night. You've made me want to get all dressed up and go out to the symphony myself. A few years ago, I went to a Beatles symphony production. Needless to say, it was outstanding.

JewishGirl said...

You look absolutely gorgeous, and Chris is looking sharp, too! There's no such thing as overdressed for the symphony, IMO.

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