Outfit of the Night: Kimono-esq Attire

On Saturday night I hung out in the Meatpacking District (New York City) for a dear friend’s birthday celebration. I was going for a sultry and chic look for the night which included me continuing to experiment with my natural hair. For those of you who do not know, I’ve been natural going on three years now, but I’ve worn a lot of protective styles during that time. I seriously give the hair industry thousands of dollars smh. However, I decided at the beginning of the month it was time to start wearing my natural hair outside of a protective style such as weaves, Marley twists, etc. I really needed to adjust to the natural hair process and figure out what works for me. I have to say it has been a JOURNEY and I am only a month in. However, everything is trial and error so I am just testing the waters and figuring it out.

Let me digress! So I wore my hair differently for the night and went for a lady in black theme with some pops of color.

Browsing the stores the other day I found this pretty mustard/gold kimono and I made it my focus for the night. I wanted the kimono to be a stand out piece so I opted for an all black mesh pencil skirt, black strapless longline bra and a black gold plated belt.

I added gold accessories and a pop of red (two different shades) with my strappy sandals and lipstick.

(Excuse the weird thing my eyes are doing. Love this shot regardless)

Forever21 Mustard Gold Kimono (I purchased in-store, but similar here and here) | Wacoal Longline Strapless Bra (sold out) | H&M Back Mesh Skirt (sold out) alternative here | Necessary Clothing Black Gold Plated Belt (sold out online) alternative here | Aldo Shoes DELLAROCCA Cut Out Sandals worn here | Aldo Shoes Gold Necklace (shop from closet) | Triangle Gold Studded Earrings (shop from closet and for the life of me I cannot remember where I got them from) | Gold Scorpion bangle (street fair) | Aldo Accessories Black Clutch worn here

On Sunday, I rocked the pretty kimono again to grab some brunch…

Images: Sully D.

Hair pinned up | Forever21 Mustard/Gold Kimono | Uniqlo Basic Black Tank | Uniqlo Denim Skinny Jeans | Navy Blue Sneakers

Thoughts on either look adorned with my kimono of the moment?