I wore this out for dinner with The Princess and a couple of our friends a couple weeks ago; I supposed it was a double date, though I guess at this point none of us are actually dating anymore. We had an unseasonably warm day and I took advantage of the temperature to wear some items that had been waiting far too long to make their debut. I like to shop, but I’m also a bit of a  homebody – which means that new clothes can find themselves sitting and waiting a long while for their chance to escape the hoard.

This is my take on the Inspired By Nature challenge, organised by BellaRemixes and taking place at YouLookFab. The inspiration for Day 1 is African elephants at twilight, Chobe National Park, Botswana by Frans Lanting.

I wound up ignoring the elephants for the most part, and concentrated on the varying shades of mauve in the picture. I went with brown instead of purple – since I don’t own any purple – as my dark hue, and mixed in a few pinks.

The dangling belt was initially going to be my elephant trunk, but I didn’t like it flapping around. Also, I really need to invest in a steamer – I know I’m never going to iron this shirt.