Diner en Blanc - Vancouver

 Similar white dresses: (1), (2), (3) // White Flats // Rose Gold Statement Ring // Similar Rose Gold Heart Ring // Earrings // Similar Crossbody // Lipstick in "wired"

This past Thursday I attended Diner en Blanc Vancouver. Diner en Blanc is an event that was started in Paris over 30 years ago. It is, essentially, a mass picnic in a secret location. Everyone wears all white and brings their picnic supplies to the location that is revealed to them that tonight. This event takes place in dozens of cities all over the world. At Diner En Blanc in Vancouver this year, there were over 6,000 people.

I expected the evening to be pretty fun - but it definitely exceeded my expectations! It was really interesting to have so many people all gathered together. I met a ton of people and loved all the acrobat & music performances. If you saw my instagram stories from Thursday night, you'll no doubt have seen how stunning the view itself was as the sun set over false creek!

Knowing that I had to be in all white, but also that I'd be carrying picnic things, I wanted to be comfortable. I bought this dress in Athens a few years back and I just adore it. I picked up these flats for FIVE DOLLARS at Ardene Thursday night before the event. Ardene is my go to place for last minute cheap accessories. These shoes were super comfy and the perfect add on to this all-white outfit.



I also wanted to share some tips for anyone planning on attending a Diner en Blanc event next year:

1. Wear Flats
I cannot emphasize this enough. Bring heels to change into if you want them for your look, but wear flats to begin with. Since you have an assigned meeting spot and then head to the secret location, you don't know how much walking you'll have to do. It's not worth the risk!


2. Bring Water
You may end up waiting at your pick-up location for quite some time depending how far from the secret location you are. (My friends and I were there for over an hour). Having some water on you will make this less painful. 

3. Meet Your Neighbours!
Diner en Blanc is the ultimate social event. I was surprised at how chatty everyone was. The table set ups invite you to get to know the people beside you, and unlike at most events everyone is very interested in getting to know other people and learning about the people they are dining with. You'll be surprised at the unique and awesome people you meet if you just branch out!

4. Plan Your Meal Wisely
In terms of what to bring for your picnic dinner, stick with foods that are enjoyable at room temperature. Nothing will stay particularly cold or hot in the hours of time leading up to the dinner. Pasta salad, quinoa salad, bread and cheese all make great choices. 

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Office Jewelry

Similar Dresses (1), (2) // Heels // Handbag (my favorite for work) // Jewelry c/o

Today I am teaming up with Vancouver based jewelry company Nobis & Grey to talk about jewelry for your work day. While I have done many posts on LegalLee Blonde talking about tips for what to wear to work (here), great colour combinations for office attire (here & here), and even my go-to court outfit (here); I realized i have yet to talk about accessorizing your office wear.  

A lot of people are afraid to wear jewelry with professional outfits, and I think that is unnecessary! Young professionals especially, seem to want to accessorize their outfits and bring their personal style into their office wear. Jewelry done well can absolutely compliment a professional look.

With today's look I wanted to show that you CAN wear a lot of jewelry (I am wearing SIX different pieces here!) and still keep your look professional, if you consider certain tips. My tips on selecting jewelry for your office wear are:

1) Colors
For the office, stick with metal, crystal or one color. This is not the place to bust out your blue, pink, and yellow statement necklace or your neon tassel bracelets.

2) Material
While mixed metal can be a pretty look in your accessories, my general rule for the office is to wear all rose gold, all gold or all silver. This keeps the jewelry from competing with one another and allows you to wear more, while still remaining classic and office appropriate.

3) The rule of two
Two places. That's where you should have jewelery for work. Ie. bracelets and rings, as I have done here, or rings and necklace, etc. I, personally, don't count simple earrings in the rule of two, but if you are going with a dangling statement earring then I would say to stick only to one other jewelry location. As I am wearing a lot of jewelry here, I decided to stick to rings and bracelets.

4) Functionality
Do you spend a lot of time at computer? If so, let's be real, charm bracelets or other loose bracelets are going to drive you legitimately insane. Better to stick with cuffs, like the ones I am wearing here, that will not interfere with your day-to-day lifestyle.

Nobis & Grey is a really interesting company because they have a great balance between fun, bright jewelry pieces and simple, office appropriate ones. They are in the midst of re-vamping their website (hence why I didn't directly link each item I am wearing) so stay tuned for that!

I am excited to announce that LegalLee Blonde readers can get 30% off at Nobis & Grey with the below discount code. Happy shopping!  

 

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