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| Dress- E-Bay; Sweater & Charm Bracelet- Thrifted; Belt & Shoes- Target; Ring- H&M; Necklace- Laura; Nail Polish- Sweet Tart by Revlon Happy February 14th, a day that now has two meanings thanks to the empowering work of Eve Ensler. Valentine's Day (or Hallmark holiday) is lovely and I enjoyed an indulgent night in with my man, sticking to our tradition of cheese platters, chocolate fondue & a chick flick (and this year I threw the sensual croonings of Barry White into the mix- rwrar!) |
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As romantic (and cheesy) as Valentine's Day is, I love February 14th for another reason, V-Day. V-Day is not just the abbreviation for Valentine's Day, it stands for a global movement to end violence against women & girls through campaigns, awareness building and the Vagina Monologue productions, created by Eve Ensler in 1998. |
Statistically speaking, 1/3 women will experience some form of violence in their lifetime the One Billion Rising campaign has been launched to represent the number of women affected and the number of women who will stand up, make noise and work towards ending violence against women!
If you haven't seen a production of the Vagina Monologues, I strongly encourage you to do so, you will be in fits of laughter (I still crack up when I think about the orgasm scene) one minute and welling up at the next.
So from one feminist fashionista to the next, Happy Hallmark holiday & Happy V-Day!
I love the heart cutout on your dress! The pink nails are so pretty :)
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oh, such cute photos and such happy and adorable shades :)
ReplyDeleteI especially like the back of your dress and also the necklace. oh and all those Valentine's inspired accessories are so cool!
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I *had* no clue about the second (and way better) meaning of V-day. Where have I been?!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute look Emily - red is totally your colour!
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Thanks for bringing this to attention. I had no idea about V-Day! As always you look absolutely adorable and the heart cut out of your dress is gorgeous! Heather
ReplyDeleteI learned something new today - I hadn't heard of V-Day before - what a great way to raise awareness of women and violence!
ReplyDeleteWhat a darling dress this is - the heart cut out is so cute! Your evening sounds lovely as well!
Great photos, displaying your stunning beauty and pretty red love thingies.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read about your happy V-Day activities on Twitter, I smiled. You deserve love and happiness. And you're right about the sad reality of misogynous violence in the world.
Love your dress Emily! I produced and directed The Vagina Monologues in 2006 0r 2007 and it remains one of the most incredible and meaningful accomplishments of my life so far:)
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I haven't seen the Vagina Monologues. But your dress is gorgeous! I love the heart in the back!!
ReplyDeleteThat explains why the Women's Collective was having a big bake sale on campus on the 14th! Alas, I was too busy to stop and check any of it out!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful message Emily! Awesome post and your red dress is fabulous girl! I love the back. HAhAHA That is so cute!
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Thanks for the important reminder that so many women face abuse, stigmatism and any number of other barriers.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think your red and pink outfit post could get ANY more perfect and then I saw the back. That's fantastic!!!! Cute manicure and ring too!
Oh you are always so holiday-appropriate. You could be a mascot!
beautiful dress. Also love your nail polish. Have a great weekend
ReplyDeleteYour dress is super festive and I love that you brought something to very near and dear to my heart to the forefront...Violence against women is something we all deal with both men and women.
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i've soooo missed you! thank you for coming to visit. i love your dress and the nail color is fab. and i did see Vagina Monologues. it's been a long time... pre-kids, maybe even pre-marriage?!!! anyway, you look amazing!
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the surprise cut-out in the back of the dress is so sweet, this is such a you valentines day outfit :) l learned something new from this post, about v-day so thanks.
ReplyDeleteI love your pretty pink & red Valentine's look--the heart cutout on that dress is adorable! I've never seen the Vagina Monologues, but I hope to one day!
ReplyDeleteyou and your outfit are beautiful dear emily! hooray for trying to educate us. whenever i hear v day i'm just glad it's not VD day. ;)
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