Black and White Plaid with Red for Fall

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In the spirit of the fall season,

 I think a little plaid is definitely in order-

also some autumnal red!

 Today, I am wearing a sleeveless summer dress

modified for fall

 the dress is in black, taupe, and white

 To make it seasonal,

I layered a pucker textured,

 short sleeve blouse over top of the dress

Red is such a trending color now,

 with two shades in the Pantone palette 

  from New York fashion week

for the fall/winter '24/'25 season-

Scarlet, and Red Orange

Or, if you are across the pond,

you are probably seeing a lot of

 the beautiful and classic Cherry Red,

from London fashion week

I love my reds, and have already worn

  some form of Red Orange three times

  this season, all in October!

If you like, go back and check out these previous posts

  I started October with a poppy print

 in shades of red and orange,

 in a dress on my "Autumnal Color" post

 I wore the red blouse in today's post

layered on top of that dress

 The following week,

 I styled a solid Red Orange long cardigan sweater

 in my "October is for Orange" post

 Lastly, I wore a new item, a red orange vest,

 in my "Happy Halloween" post

That's a lot of one of my favorite colors

 to wear in one month!

Are you pulling out some shades of red from your closet,

 or purchasing any new items in red this season?

This plaid dress is quite a challenge to style,

 but I keep it, for when inspiration strikes

Actually, I pulled it out of my consignment box,

 because it doesn't seem to have a season

It feels slightly out of place 

 in spring and summer,  

because of the bold black in the plaid

It is equally challenging in the fall,

 because of the bright white background,

 and the fact that it is sleeveless

 Poor dress is having a bit of an identity crisis-

let me know if you think I've made it work! 💃

My bright red ring handle bag

 can be carried as a clutch or a tote

 (as in the photo above)

 I love it when items can do double duty!

I chose some chunky silver tone

 jewelry pieces to accessorize,

that complement the silver tone hardware on the bag

Textured hoop earrings, a pony DIY pendant

 and a chain link bracelet

 with a rhinestone pave heart charm

To finish the look, a pair of double strap

  black suede, block heel Maryjane pumps

Here is a photo of the last time

 I styled this plaid dress on the blog

 It was for the opposite season,

In May, 2023 for a post titled "Spring Plaid" 

I hope you are inspired

 to pull out those outliers in your closet

and give them a try

  Have a great week,

and I hope to see you next Monday!

 

Fall cardigans-"Zonk" Blue ribbed sweater

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Are you feeling the need for some bright color?

 I know I am

This week I am dressing in a bright dopamine hue,

to make up for the end of daylight savings time, 

and the shorter hours of daylight

The color on the tag of my

 V-neck ribbed cardigan is "Zonk" blue

I love it!

 I purchased a matching tank style top in the same color,

but in a different fabric and texture,

 for a modern twin set look

You will be seeing them worn together at a later date,

but today, I am just wearing the cardigan

Color names are so much fun,  

but sometimes can be a little misleading

This one doesn't mean much,

 but you can guess it will be lively

It's a bright turquoise blue

 (like this year's Pantone color "Capri") 

For this outfit,

 I chose a trusty neutral black and white base 

A white ribbed short sleeve mock neck,

 and classic black, straight leg trousers

 

A bright shot of color to chase away those 

chilly weather blues

The little Kate Spade neckerchief inspired the outfit

It turns out to be such a good match for the cardigan,

although I didn't expect it when I purchased it 

I am attracted to many Kate Spade prints,

 as the brand frequently uses bright colors,

 cheerful polka dots and the high contrast

  graphic prints that I love 

For jewelry, I chose a bright gold, chunky retro wrap bracelet,

braided hoop earrings and a DIY pendant necklace

with a turquoise dyed fossil disc  

Carrying a two tone black and tan mini bucket bag,

and wearing black and tan slip on block heel Maryjanes

for a super matchy outfit!

Here is another turquoise piece from my wardrobe

worn on the blog in autumn, 2021

This shirt is not quite so "zonk"ingly bright,

but still in the same beautiful turquoise blue family 

The time to vote is Tuesday,

if you haven't already!

I voted early by mail,

which made the process super easy

This plush Husky dog

is wearing a fabulous vintage

bow tie on her head as a reminder

Hope everyone enjoys their week!

 

Happy Halloween!

Hello, happy halloween to you,

 and thanks for stopping by my blog today!

With halloween night fast approaching, 

I thought this would be a good time 

 to style an outfit in orange and black

🧡🖤

I bought the vest I am wearing online, 

and it was advertised as red and white pinstripe

In person, it clearly looks a deep orange, to me

 I could have returned it,

 but I was not trying to match a specific shade,

 and I kind of like the pop of color that it is,

 even though it is not what I anticipated when I ordered it

Wearing the vest over a black and white

 Eiffel Tower print shirt,

with black straight leg tailored trousers

Halloween is such a fun holiday,

 do you have any spooky plans?

Just a little aside, my younger brother 

was born on October 31! 

You can just imagine

 the ribbing he got when he was a kid

 It still continues today from some of his

 close friends and family members

Roger is joining me today, in an orange print necktie

 and a festive vintage mechanical pumpkin pin

Carrying a

black and tan mini bucket bag with tassels

For jewelry, I chose a cute

 vintage 1960's shaggy dog broach,

 and bright gold tone three leaf earrings

Oddly, of the drawer full of pins I have,

I chose the same one this week as

the one on the red-orange cardigan sweater 

in my blog post last week!

A few extra accessories are a black and white polka dot

 bow hairband and a tan woven leather belt

To finish the outfit, some slightly witchy looking

 super pointy toe slides, in gray fabric and black leather

 They have an unusual conical shaped heel

 and a wide buckled perforate instep strap

Here is Roger's orange tie and vintage wind up

 ghost-in-a-pumpkin pin

BOO! 👻

Hope you all enjoy halloween !🎃 

 

October is for Orange!

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Orange is the color of October, that's for sure-

everywhere I look, there is orange!

Orange leaves falling from the trees,

orange food 🧡🎃🧡,

 orange packaging on products in all the stores,

 orange in ads all over my computer screen,

and today, orange on me!

 How about you, 

are you wearing orange, now? 

 I like orange, and anyway,

 November 1st is fast approaching

 and you know what that means-

 orange will be replaced

 by everything red and green overnight!

Today, I am wearing a bright red-orange cardigan 

layered over a short sleeve black and white striped sweater,

 with black straight leg ankle crop trousers 

For a bright and cheerful

complementary pop of color,

 I chose my turquoise handle bag

Accessorizing with a new

 turquoise, black and white geometric print neck scarf

For jewelry, gold seemed right with orange

I chose a gold bead headband, double entwined

 circle vintage clip earrings

 and a buckle motif bangle with orange enamel

This little vintage 1960's shaggy dog brooch

 is pinned to my cardigan

Wearing two tone black and tan block heel slides

 to finish this bight and seasonal outfit

The red-orange cardigan does not get worn very often,

 but I just did my closet change-over for fall

I am always delighted to see it again

It is the perfect color for autumn 

and October in particular

Here is a previous wear of the cardigan

 from the way back machine-

 five years ago in autumn, 2019

Some yummy seasonal treats

from the bakery

Pumpkin shaped sugar cookies

and pumpkin macadamia nut cookies

Yummy!

Hope everyone enjoys their week!

Tee Dress with a Twist

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 I live in Maryland, 

and October is a most glorious month here, weather-wise

For the most part, it is in that warm sweet spot-

 mostly sunny, with temperatures in the 70's 

In retail-land however, the world is ramping up for fall,

 and has been since when...July? 

 I like to savor the end of the summer season,

 and revel in the beautiful transitional weather outside

 

It will be a week or two 

 until I seriously start changing out my wardrobe

for the chillier months ahead

For now, during these wonderful bridge months,

 I am adapting by wearing some seasonable color,

 light layers, more substantial jewelry and accessories,

and some darker florals

Since I live on an island, that is off a peninsula,

 I am literally surrounded by water 💦

You can probably imagine the enthusiasm for water sports, here

Almost everyone in the area

 wants to stretch out the time they can enjoy them

🏊‍♀️🏄🏼‍♀️🚣‍♀️⛵️🚤

This is one of those places where some people doggedly 

wear shorts and flip-flops until it snows!

(Not me, though)

  Is this type of determination to keep the summer alive

 seen in your area?

For today I am styling a supremely comfortable outfit 

 with a teal short sleeve wrap tee shirt dress

It is so unbelievably soft, yet constructed of a substantial knit

I love the draped and gathered wrap style,

 and think in elevates this simple dress

I picked out some gold and brass tone jewelry pieces

 that I wear all year round

My birds-in-flight statement necklace, 

open organic shaped cuff bracelet

and wreath stud earrings

Carrying a quilted denim clutch

with a detachable wrist strap

Neutral two tone tan block heel Maryjanes to finish the look

Below, a photo of Roger and I this summer

I am wearing the same dress with lighter accessories,

and he has chosen a fun matching geometric print tie

Teal is a great transitional color 

Here is as outfit in the color from the archives:

Autumn 2019!

  A sheer tie waist print blouse in teal, black and shades of blue

 paired with a teal pleated midi skirt 

Getting in the spirit of the season with a fall theme centerpiece of found objects and a market gourd

Hope everyone enjoys their week!

 

Autumnal Colors

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Happy to have you join me!

I can hardly believe it is the second week of October already!

It is not looking very autumnal yet in my area, 

but the first fall color is starting to appear 

A few leaves are changing color and falling from the trees 🍂  

 Now that October is here,

 it is well and truly time for me to wear

 all of the fall color that is in my wardrobe!

My closet is light on autumnal shades, 

as they are the hardest colors for me to wear,

but I like to give it a try, and dress in the spirit of the season

  I am fudging it a little,

wearing a brightly fall colored red-orange, orange and

 golden yellow poppy print dress

It is a sleeveless summer dress,

 and I have layered a red blouse on top

of it that is more in keeping with my color palette 

A very full skirt with a fanciful print

I wish I could grow these beauties in my garden!

Carrying a predominantly orange tweed fabric bag

with chain strap handle

I chose darker tone jewelry for this outfit

 A black enamel double fan shape hinged bracelet,

 and a pair of 1950s starburst matte silver tone earrings

I have been seeing a very similar 

designer re-interpretation of this earring 

worn on the runway this fall and for next spring

( Ignore the belt I decided not to wear it)

For shoes I chose black microfiber double strap  

 Mary Janes, with a block heel

 I purchased these over the summer and have worn them several times already,

 they are very comfortable and on trend,

and seem like they will be

 perfect for fall and winter outfits

Some fall colors from the past,

 in a transitional look from Autumn, 2021

Leopard print has really made a big comeback

this season, so it is a perfect time

to get some of my animal prints out for a remix!

Are you a lover of animal prints?

Hope everyone enjoys their week!