Easter Greetings

 Hello, welcome, and thanks for stopping by my blog!

Happy Easter season

 to all of those who celebrate this holiday!

🐣 

Does anyone else vote for Easter falling later in the year 

when warmer weather prevails?

I guess it depends on where you live

A little Easter holiday reminiscence follows

 I wonder if anyone else

 shares a similar experience from their childhood

that they would like to share!

When I was a little girl,  

 I remember my grandmother taking me shopping each year,

 for my special Easter Sunday outfit

 Back then, all of the retailers

 put their Easter finery out around the same time,

a few weeks before the holiday

There was always so much anticipation for the day

when we road the bus downtown,

 and I got to pick out my fancy new Easter dress

What a special treat it was!

I wonder if this is possibly the sweet memory

 that fuels my love of dressing up today? 👗👒👛

 The new dress would also be worn

 throughout the spring and summer

 to any special event that came up,

especially coveted birthday party invitations

But alas, the same vexing problem

 occurred every year

 Easter Sunday came, and the weather

 was too cool for my chosen frilly frock

I wore my new dress most Easter Sundays 

covered up by a cardigan or coat   

Today, I am more wise to the weather

 and plan on the cardigan

 Even though I'm not wearing a frilly new dress

 purchased just for Easter,

 a sweater is still in order

This Easter, I am wearing a wrap dress

 in a psychedelic paisley and floral print,

in shades of aqua, blue and violet

All the blues are trending this spring,

although the dress is several years old

I layered the wildly printed dress

 under a nubby textured blue cardigan

 I chose this cardigan for the outfit, 

because it is sort of a throwback style,

 reminiscent of the ones worn way back when

 It is a classic take on the lady cardigan or lady jacket

currently popular once more today!

A stance my grandma might have taken 

while waiting for me to get all my buttons and bows in order

 so as not to be late for church-lol!

Carrying an embossed taupe small satchel handle bag,

 with gold tone horse bit detail

I chose three pieces of bright gold tone jewelry

 A necklace of rounded square reticulated links,

a bold hinged bracelet and loop design hoop earrings

Accessorizing this outfit up

 with a navy blue polkadot bow headband

 and navy blue belt

Taupe suede cross strap block heels

 to finish my Easter look 

A flashback to Easter time, 2020

Layered up back then, too

This picture was taken a couple of weeks ago,

these beautiful cherry blossoms

are a pink carpet on the ground, now 

Some Easter holiday treats-

the bunny cupcakes are (almost) too cute to eat!

I will be back next week,  

with another outfit and another item

 purged from my wardrobe

Hope everyone is having a lovely

 Easter holiday season!

Mocha Mousse

 Hello, and thanks for stopping by my blog!

Today, I am sharing an outfit

 featuring the color "Mocha Mousse"

Mocha Mousse has been somewhat divisive as the choice

 for color of the year by Pantone 

There was a lot of attention on it at the beginning of the year,

 of course, but the color really has not seemed to catch on

 in a big way in fashion

 I have noticed a shift toward cool brown and beige tones

in interior design, though

 I'm seeing some various shades of brown

 being worn on line and on the streets this spring so far,

but not a whole lot

It is only April though, and many women are just starting

 to really plan out their spring and summer wardrobes,

so maybe there will be a lot more to see!

 It seems like pastel blue

 has caught on like wildfire though, in fashion,

and I have seen a lot of that color already  

 Anyway, some women seem to love Mocha Mousse,

 and some really don't like it at all 

I am on the fence-how about you?

 I don't have very much brown of any shade in my wardrobe,

 so integrating this color will be an interesting challenge for me

I decided to give it an experimental try

 I have only purchased one piece this season

in Mocha Mousse, which is this midi length pleated skirt

Interestingly, the few other solid brown pieces

 in my wardrobe are also skirts, but deep chocolate brown

I also have a very few tops with brown in the print

I like the skirt, with the all around pleats, 

so let's see what I can do with it 

for a spring outfit this week

I am wearing the skirt with a white classically tailored blazer

 that has an all-over embroidered floral pattern

 It's white on white, so a little hard to see in the photo

 Under the jacket is a square neck fuchsia tank top

 For a bag I chose this chain strap handle bag,

 with structured bow detail

Adding some shiny, bright gold tone jewelry

 My "D" initial necklace, a tubular open cuff bracelet,

(which I could have bought in solid gold, and still gotten good cost per wear on, I have worn it so much!)

 and a pair of irregular shaped fuchsia stone post earrings

To finish the outfit I am wearing 

fuchsia reptile embossed kitten heel slides

Here is an oldie from autumn, 2020

with some brown tones

I no longer have the brown and beige satin shirt in my closet,

if I did, it looks like in would have paired well

with the Mocha Mousse skirt!

But I do still own the rusty brown suede skirt

The skirt gets a minimal amount of wear,

as it is heavy and only suitable for cold winter days

If you follow me week to week,

 you know that last week I started a series documenting the items I am purging from my closet this spring

 I keep my clothes for a long time, 

and put a lot of thought into what I release, purging lightly

 This week's item that is leaving my closet

is a wheat color linen jacket 

It has served me well, 

and has been in my closet for a long time

 A short or cropped blazer is good for my petite frame,

 and this one has gotten quite a bit of wear over the years

So why am I passing it on?

 I decided it is time, 

 because it is a size too big for me now

Also, it would look great on a curvier body

that fills out the bust darts better!

  I have definitely gotten good cost per wear from this jacket

(roughly, because I don't track items exactly),

 and it remains in great condition 

Good linen just gets better with age!

  I pass over at a lot these days because of the fit

 I hope it's new owner has fun styling it

 and loves it as much as I have!

 This photo is from 2020,

 but the jacket dates back a few years further

Hope everyone has a good week to come!