It has to be exactly 11 years since I wore velvet. Yes! It's been that long and I have to confess that back in the day there weren't a whole lot of pieces I found appealing, not to mention, my mother did all the shopping. Now that velvet seems to be back in style, I decided to add at least one or two pieces I can actually wear without looking odd. To be honest, I've never really been fond of velvet since it gets lint easily and I just feel like it's not an everyday fabric but I felt in love with this blazer so much that it actually didn't bother me.