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Welcome to Red & Black Week Day 4 of 6! We’re halfway there, ladies! 
We’ve had an astonishing number of participants so far! But I’m not going to reveal how many yet. I’ll save the surprise for my Post-Red & Black Week Wrap-Up this Saturday!
If anyone missed their chance to link up their posts from yesterday due to the brief Mr. Linky malfunction, let me know and I will be sure to add you manually. I know some of you are dedicated to participating every day of the event, and I don’t want anyone to miss out if they had something planned!
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Maybe I should’ve called this Ruche & Black Week. 
What can I say; that’s my absolute favorite clothing detail ever. I have tons of ruched sleeves, bodices and skirts. This strapless satin top is interesting in the fact that I think it’s the only strapless top I’ve ever seen that buttons up the front. It also has a cute little sash, which I prefer to just wrap around the back (using the built-in belt loops) than all the way around. Someday I’ll try it with a black sash, which I think would look cute tied in a bow in the front.
This top is another perfect color match for my all-time favorite red and black shoes! I recently grabbed the asymmetrical sheer pleated skirt from Ross. Yeah, I went from being a Ross hater to a total Ross groupie. But I can’t resist a skirt that’s longer in the back than in the front! I’m pretty sure we Goths invented that, despite the fact that it actually seems to be extremely popular suddenly…
You might remember this cross from one of my Red & Black Week outfits in 2011. I’m wearing red rhinestone stud earrings, too, although they pretty much look black in the photos.
I was experimenting with grey makeup in preparation for my new job… I wore it darker here than I have been to work, to make it more evening-appropriate, but I wanted to see how the color looked on me, and make sure it didn’t irritate my lids. I’ve had a lot of allergic reactions to eye shadows, which is why I usually stick with either Ben Nye or Bare Minerals. This one is by the latter, and as usual this brand was safe for me. However, I decided that it had a bit too much sparkle in it, since I wanted to pair it with a shimmery pink, so I’ll be on the hunt for a matte grey next time I’m at the one store I know of that actually sells Ben Nye (other than online, but I like to see makeup products in person before I buy them the first time, when possible).
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| Wow; why do my nails look pink in this photo?? |
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Wow, wow, wow, you look stunning!
That's a great outfit!
This outfit is lovely. Incredible shoes! I love the ruched top too- it's so unique!
Your closet is so filled with gorgeous clothing
You look superpretty!
Toned-down burlesque. Sexy!
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Beautiful! I love what you did with your hair!
I love ruching too! I also love the trend of the skirts that are happening right now. If you have a Forever 21 around you, I would check them out too. As much as I sorta dislike that store, I a lot of things "our crowd" likes are trendy
Lookin' fabulous as always!!!
I accidently put a music video link, LOL! SORRY!!!!
I love this outfit, that top is really beautiful!
Ruches are a wonderful detail that I think not enough people appreciate. That top is perfect for an evening out. I do like the makeup- it doesn't sem too sparkly in the photos, although in person could be a whole new story.The braids in your hair- is that a headpiece or your actual hair? If the latter, however did you do it?
I love rushing too! And skirts that are longer in the back. Your outfit is amazing. I can see why those shoes are your favorites.
Absolutely gorgeous!!! and your HAIR!! it looks so flawless
amazing <3
Your hair! OMG, it's so pretty, I love those braids! ^^ I love these skirts too, but the tred hasn't reached Hungary yet. I featured one I got off of e-bay recently on the blog, and I have a couple older skirt I cut assimetrical myself.
I love the style of the cross! All in all, you look stunning…
I love ruching; however, I am a tad too fluffy for that particular clothing detail.
I am in love with that skirt! I think I shall take a trip to Ross in the near future – you've had some great finds from there!
This outfit is very cute, I love the shape of the skirt. (Just made my first Red&Black themed post ever. So excited!)
Those shoes <3
You look great. Love the hair.
You look really good! This gives me outfit ideas…
OMG I LOVE this red top!!!
You are so beautiful!
Absolutely beautiful!
You look amazing! I'm having a little trouble uploading my link to the mr. Linky. Http://neovictorianparlour.blogspot.ca/2012/06/red-and-black-week-2-more-outfits.html?m=0
You look exquisite
.The shoes are to die for 
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Sorry, I'm new here. So I'm trying to learn what this activity is about.
I hope to have fun, and I love your style!
Oooh, I do love an uplift skirt. Dramatic and classy. Beautiful styling again, Kitty. *claps*
Oh, God! You totally rocked it with this outfit, dear! I am so in this kind of skirts, I also think they´re a goth thing, "normal" people always ask me about this particlar shape when I am wearing something like that.And what about you´re shoes? Simply gorgeous, darling.I hope I can be participating in your event this weekend with a very special post
I adore Red & Black week! (Mostly bcause, well, I wear a load of red and black to begin with–to the point that I have been told "I can't really picture you in anything else.") This is probably my favorite outfit for this year, seconded by the Phantom evening gown one. Utterly stunning.