Hello, and thanks for stopping by my blog today!
It can be tricky to dress for spring
April, as well as March,
are considered bridge months where I live,
anything goes weather wise,
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and we have had it all this season!
Today, I chose classic black and white,
as you can hardly go wrong with this combination-
it is appropriate for any season
Do you like wearing the high contrast
combination of black and white?
It's an occasional pairing for me,
I usually go for some color,
but black and white can be very chic,
and you know, Cloud Dancer for 2026
I put this outfit together as a challenge to myself,
with items that I rarely wear
I want to see if I can breathe new life into these pieces,
or if it is time for them to go
The outfit feels a little out of my comfort zone,
but we'll see how I feel about it, after wearing it today
The top is a soft white long sleeve tunic,
trimmed in black on the collar, cuffs, and button placket
I rarely wear tunics,
they usually just don't work for me,
but I could try tucking this one in for another wear,
as it is not bulky
Wearing the blouse with a textured,
black and white scuba fabric skirt
Scuba fabric is suitable for most seasons,
except I avoid it in the summer,
because it tends to be quite thick and warm
You can't really see it well in this photo, but the skirt is black
with a raised white honeycomb texture design
BTW, these are hot house sunflowers from the market,
it will be months before they bloom in this part of the country
It seems like overnight though, the nurseries and plant shops
are full of flowers of all types to be planted,
and baskets of flowers of every imaginable color and type
are suddenly everywhere!
My patent leather handle bag
is a vintage piece from the 1960s
It makes a real color statement,
in bright cherry red,
with a red and gold curved handle
Patent leather has made a major revival
in shoes and bags over the past few years
It's the perfect time for me to pull out
this fun piece from the past!
I chose a mix of old and new jewelry
to complement this clean lined, modern look
The two current pieces are the bold gold tone buckle bracelet,
and the geometric V pattern collar necklace
The fabulous oversized clip earrings are vintage,
and very unusual
The two 3-D open wavy square pieces
are intertwined and connected together
I purchased these on Etsy, and even though I carefully measured the size against other earrings I own,
I was surprised when I received them,
they are quite a bit larger and bolder than I pictured them
I still love them, though
Here are a few more patent leather accessories in black,
to add more interest, if not color, to the outfit
A wide black belt and hairband
Black and tan slides sandals with gold tone heels
to finish the look
It is unusual for me to wear sandals
this early in the season
I usually don't even have them unpacked, yet
I left these out at the end of last summer,
because I barely wore them,
and thought the colors might be better suited
to early fall outfits
But I didn't chose them in the fall, either
So I'll see how well they work for spring
I modified these from black, tan and reptile print
gladiator sandals. I paid quite a bit for them,
and since I haven't worn them for a long time,
I thought it would be worth a try to change them up
So I operated on them, and cut off the gladiator strap
It worked out pretty well!
Here are the sandals in their original form,
in an outfit from early fall, 2019
As Jodie from a Touch of Style says,
be the boss of your clothes!
We'll see how this modification works out,
because I really don't think I would wear these sandals
as gladiators anymore
Hope you enjoy your week!
