Brown Tweed for Autumn

Hello, and thanks so much for joining me today!

It is definitely the time of year when life really starts to speed up

 In a few short weeks, in a whirl and a blur,

 it will be the winter holidays, again

It is time for me to start seriously thinking about 

heavier layers for the weather

and unboxing my winter woolies!

 One of my favorite ways to layer,

 is over or under a dress

There are so many ways to add interest to an outfit

 by layering pieces,

 and not just because it's getting colder!

I know this way might not be the most popular,

because I am a dress wearer,

 but I know you all have some great ideas

 for layering separates,

and this post might give you some new ones

 

What are your favorite ways to layer up a look?
 

In this outfit I popped a soft, spruce green,

 cable knit pullover sweater,

 over a brown and white tweed check dress

The dress has an unusual asymmetrical panel,

 from the fitted waist to the full flared skirt

 I will wear it by itself on the blog at some point,

 for sure, but for now, with it's short sleeves,

 it is a great piece to add something over for the fall weather

None of my necklaces seemed right,

 but the two different necklines wanted something, 

so I added this ivory sash/tie

Thinking this outfit out,

 I would have never put these pieces together

 But once I got it on and started playing with it,

 it came together better than it did in my head

 Sometimes you just have to get it on your body to figure out how to make it work!

Roger is joining me today, and coordinating with his neck tie

 My outfit was a bit of a challenge to match with,

because there is not much brown in either one of our wardrobes
 This multicolored tie is a very nice choice

 with my spruce color sweater

Bravo, Roger!

The tie has random geometric shapes

and an unusual color combination

I have been going through some of my vintage things,

 and pulling out some wonderful items that have been boxed up,

or unused and relegated to the back of the closet

 I just have not been wearing them much lately

 I need to put them in my line of sight

because, you know, out of sight, out of mind

 This bag is one of those things

It is very fancy, and interesting in tonal green patent leather,

(which you can't see very well in the photo)

 It is from the 1940s, and has faux tortoise interlocking handles in an unusual curved shape

Here is the jewelry and accessories

 I am wearing with this outfit

 The ivory necktie I mentioned, and an ivory top knot headband

 The jewelry is a chunky green bracelet,

 of large, square pyramid shapes,

 and gold textured hoop earrings

These shoes languished in my closet for some time,

 but were put back in rotation when Mary Jane's

 and sling backs became popular again-and then came the brown trend, so they have been moved to the front of the closet!

 They are two toned with reptile embossing on the brown part

The low heel makes them super comfortable to wear

Now we are getting some full on fall color!

Hope you are enjoying a little pocket of autumnal calm,

 before the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's activity
Hope you have a great week!

 

Cardigans for the Win, for Autumn

Welcome, and thanks so much for joining me today!

I can't believe I am writing these words in November,

and still wearing light layers

 like the cardigan I am wearing today

Long live the humble cardigan!

Happily, all types of sweaters and knitwear

are right on trend this season,

 which is perfect for the warmer weather 

most of us have been having

I am grateful the transition to fall

 has been long and lovely, weather-wise 

October flew by in the blink of an eye,

and the holiday season is quickly approaching! 

Are you ready for the whirlwind 

of the winter holidays that are about to begin?

Are you chill, organized and

 starting to map out your plans?

I am decidedly behind!  

Today I shopped my closet for this outfit

 All of the pieces have been in my wardrobe

for quite some time

With just a few key accessories, I gave this classic look

 a cheerful and fun twist, perfect for the season,

 with the pink and orange theme

I have become so fond of lately

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 Wearing a pink cardigan

 with an orange grosgrain button placket and buttons,

with gray full length bootcut trousers

    I layered a gray top under the sweater

 that matches the pants,

since light layering is key right now

to outsmart the weather! 

 

This outfit was easy to create,

 because the two tone sweater already got me started

with a color plan

Carrying an orange quilted, 

tweed fabric bag with chain strap handles

For jewelry, I chose a pair 

of textured silver tone hoop earrings and two vintage pieces

A 1950s hinged clamper bracelet, and an adorable

 1940s plastic hand painted Scotty dog pin

Accessorizing with a pink and orange striped fabric belt,

 and a skinny tie in my hair,

 of different shades of orange

Do you remember when these D-ring

belts were all the rage?

 I used to have quite a few of these fabric belts,

 but edited them out of my closet over the years

I also converted two plaid ones into hair bands

Now, I wish I hadn't, 

but I'm glad I kept this colorful one in tact,

It's perfect for this outfit!

Do you ever look back at your previous photos

and pine for items you edited out of your closet?

 Back 15 or so years ago I would have never thought fashion would have gone in this direction, and those things

 from the aughts and the 2010s

 would not only be back in style, but be very much sought after

 The higher quality fabrics and better durability

than what's being turned out today

is driving a lot of women to purchase

these items back on the second hand market 

Anyway, wearing grey suede block heel pumps

 with cross straps to finish the look

I would probably choose a lower heel shoe for this casual outfit,

 but these are the perfect color match for the pants,

 and the heel height is just right for them

 I may shorten the pants to

accommodate a lower heel shoe

From the archives, here is another wear

 of this lightweight cardigan,

from summer 2022, with a tank top under it,

worn with a lively multi color circle print skirt

A versatile cardigan for all seasons!

 

I hope everyone is enjoying this first week of November,

and just in case you have lost track of time-

don't forget to vote on Nov 3rd! 

 

Happy Halloween

 Hello and welcome-

thanks for stopping by my blog today,

 for my halloween post!

This year, as every year since we have lived in our community,

which is nearly 13 years now,

 there has a party with a group trick or treat afterwards

(except during Covid lockdown)

The party is so much fun and includes everyone:

Children, adults and pets dress up,

 and are judged in different categories

for their creative costumes

 The winners in each category receive small prizes

 You can imagine a lot of fun-loving adults

 go all out with costumes as well as the kids

It's not that often that grown-ups can let their inner child 

out and dress in full costume-   

 and a lot of them really do it up!

Are you a Halloween enthusiast?

  

After the party, the children go trick or treating around the neighborhood so we will be outfitted to hand out candy

 It's a lot of fun for the whole family

I am not dressed in a costume,

 but certainly in the spirit of the holiday

This dress is from Hell Bunny and I have had it,

 and one other similar dress for years

This one has skulls, roses and bats in the design

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 and the other one has pink and violet flowers, and skulls

It is fun to get them out each year,

sometime during the Halloween season

 Of course I also wear most of the orange in my closet

 during the weeks leading up to Halloween, as well

I wear these dresses a little differently each year,

 by layering under and over them

This year I am wearing a white crop cardigan over the dress

 Hopefully, the weather will allow this to be my only over layer We'll see, the end of October

 can be very unpredictable weather wise,

but so far it looks like it will be temperate, in the 60's

For a bag I chose this red tooled leather clutch

 I like the color, it's different from much tooled leather,

as it is primarily done in natural tones of brown and tan

For jewelry I chose my black (nonpoisonous) spider hinged  bracelet and a kerchief style necklace that 

looks a bit like a spider web

 Also silver tone Angel wing earrings

Adding a few more accessories with a red satin hair scarf,

 and an usual black three buckle belt

Red low heel shiny patent leather Mary Jane sling backs

 to finish the look

I little Halloween fun-

The Devil himself has shown up on my blog!

Stand back!

Oh, it's just a costumed Roger

 I think it would be a mistake

to harm or spear this angel in a devil's costume!

Here are Roger's devil costume pieces

 Note the rhinestone horns-he is quite the ham!

Hope you have a fun Halloween week and celebration

A lot of people really go all out for this holiday

Whether you do or not, I hope you enjoy it!

👻🎃

Autumn Color

 Hello, welcome to my blog and

thanks for stopping by!

I always love to pull out my few pieces of clothing

 with the color orange in them for October,

 because the color suits the season and the month so well!

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How about you? 

Do you like to dress in the colors of the season,

 or do you like to stick to your favorites?

   Orange is not a color that I wear often,

as it is very warm and does not suit my cool 

tone complexion very well

I like the color so much though, it is very joyful!

I also enjoy dressing for the colors of the season

When I do wear orange,

I use the strategy of wearing something

 that is in my color palette, or at least neutral, near my face,

 and use those true oranges in my accessories

Today, I am wearing a summer sundress as a fall skirt

I don't think I have ever worn this dress in the summer,

 as it was meant to be worn, because the colors

are perfect for fall

All of the items in this outfit are from previous seasons

 The dress in particular,

 has been in my wardrobe for over 10 years!  

 

 Even though the print is giant stylized poppies,

 the colors are definitely fall like

Yellow, gold and red-orange on a black background

 I usually wear the dress layered in the autumn

For this outfit I decided to wear a short sleeve button up

 crew neck sweater, that is more of a pinkish coral, 

but gives an orange-y feel, over the dress

I chose decidedly warm and autumnal accessories

   For a bag, this quilted tweed in mostly orange, 

with an adjustable chain strap

My gold tone jewelry consists of a large dome bangle bracelet,

 a brass tone collar necklace with amber colored rhinestones, and vintage 1950s leaf shaped earrings

For shoes I choose black suede low block heel sling backs

 with a tuxedo bow and fine chain detail

Even though suede goes hand in hand with the 

autumn and winter seasons, this year it is a major trend 

Creative suede and faux suede items are plentiful

 I love that this year I am seeing them

 in a lot of unusual colors, like pink and blue for instance

I predict that I will not be able to resist 

 some new suede accessories

in fun and unexpected colors!

 Here is one of the other times I wore this dress,

also in the fall, with a black net 3/4 sleeve blouse 

layered underneath

As Jodie says, " be the boss of your clothes"!

 

Hope you are enjoying the fall season!

Our temperatures have done the autumn dip,

so the sweater and light outerwear boxes will definitely

 need to be retrieved from storage this week

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Pink and Orange, Together Again

Hello, welcome, thanks so much

 for taking a few moments to join me 

on my outfit sharing journey!

Today I am wearing a color combination

 that is relatively new to me, but I have fully embraced-

pink and orange together!

Do you wear colors together now

 that maybe you would not have even considered

in the past? 

Five years ago I would have never tried this

And why not? It is such a cheerful, happy combination

I am so glad that style evolves, and what seemed outrageous

 in previous decades is perfectly normal today 

This outfit is very classic but the color combination

 gives it a fresh and quirky twist

The shirt style blouse is orange,

 with a large bright pink chain design 

  Layering a fuchsia pink ribbed cardigan over the blouse

 On the bottom is a black button front, A-line skirt

 

 I love to wear my vintage accessories,

 and this orange purse is no exception

 It is a patent leather handle bag from the 1960s

For jewelry, I thought I would play

 on the chain motif of the blouse

  Wearing a gold tone metal chain hair band,

 a box chain bracelet, 

and drop earrings of two links of a chain

 None of these are the same,

but they are similar, and I think they go together nicely

On my feet are a much-loved pair of black suede

 block heel sling back pumps.

 I have the same shoe in a navy blue reptile print

They proved to be so comfortable, I purchased the black suede ones when they came available last year

 This entire outfit was shopped from my closet

 I have been doing a little fall shopping (looking)

 at the brick and mortar stores, but I am pretty discouraged

 by what I see. Brown, brown and more shades of brown with a few other very dark shades mixed in like Bordeaux and eggplant

I hope later in the season more of the other colors

 that are predicted to be trending this season

 will be in evidence

 Although it will be a few months until Pantone

 comes out with it's color of the year for 2027,

I will definitely be wearing Cloud Dancer through the winter

I like it for its ability to lighten up

 those dark winter colors

 Other predictors such as WGSN and COLORO

 have picked a beautiful luminous cobalt blue

to lead their color line up,

with russet, lilac, bright yellow and deep green

 as the other chosen hues

Can't wait for that beautiful blue

 to make it's way into the stores!

Of course the undisputed color of October is orange!

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Hope everyone is enjoying a lovely fall season