In the Swing of Things

love this flirty black and white striped swing dress that on closer view actually has a very decorative dotted pattern along with alternating solid white stripes...

would I wear black flip flops with this dress? You bet! The thin spaghetti straps and the thongs are a match...

this white caged gladiator bootie sandal...

or these red ballet flats would look really cute with the flirty dress!

and this skinny red belt to go with the red ballet flats...

definitely accessorized with a black enamel and rhinestone floral necklace like this!

and these black clover earrings...

perhaps topped off with this black and white iris kimono. Yup, it's a match!

and here's Jerry Lewis as Buddy Love with That Old Black Magic...

from the Nutty Professor -- just love it!

The black iris

these really gorgeous deep amethyst purple and light lavender irises suddenly sprouted up in my backyard that look a lot like this photo I found browsing the internet...

I hadn't really noticed them before until after I got a great deal on this pretty black and white, quite Japanese looking iris print kimono. It's as if the Universe acknowledged that I loved irises and somehow they manifested...

it's like a batik style print -- not sure if it's real batik yet I can see some crackling -- made in Indonesia and quite like a yukata robe.

I like how they've teamed it with a tee and fitted bottoms like tights, but I would also team the black iris kimono with a simple black dress, like this black keyhole neckline dress...

Or just this simple H&M black crinkle camisole top

 and I would definitely accessorize with these black clover earrings...

and this black enamel floral choker necklace...

Interestingly, when I first saw the irises growing I thought they were black irises because the purple was so dark from where I was standing. Nope, not quite... But they're HUGE!