Lady Jackets and Cardigans

Hello, and thanks for stopping by my blog, 

and I hope everyone had a nice Easter break!

The lady jacket and lady cardigan

  reemerged to the fashion forefront this past fall and winter season

This style is continuing to trend for spring and summer as well  

I am glad to see it have staying power, as it is such a classic  

 

This week, I thought I would rummage around in my closet

and pull out one of each, a jacket and a cardigan

 from previous seasons to style for spring

This cropped, boxy silhouette never really goes out of fashion-

CoCo Chanel and Jackie O are icons forever!

Are you a fan of the lady jacket and cardigan?

I have seen a lot of women wearing them lately

There are so many variations in the shops now

While they are so popular and readily available,

you might find one that really suits you! 

The ones I am wearing in this post are from previous seasons,

 but I also purchased a bright pink lady cardigan this season,  

 That I wore in last week's post

For my first outfit I am wearing

a Kelly green, navy blue and white tweed jacket with four flap pockets

(that actually hold things)

This shade of green, and similar ones

 have come back around to be big fashion colors in the past few years,

especially this year, as Pantone named "Mint" 

one of their colors of the year

This year's "mint" looks quiet different  

 from the minty colors of past years

Pantone's swatch looks very much like Kelly green to me

I am wearing this jacket over a white ribbed mock neck top,

and paired with a navy blue button front skirt 

Carrying a Kelly green reptile embossed bag in a classic style

For jewelry, I chose a gold tone cuff with green stones all around,

my chunky chain initial necklace,

and 60's vintage double entwined circle earrings 

Navy and white polka dot scarf in my hair

 to add a little fun and whimsy

Navy suede horse bit detail, block heel loafers

seemed just right to finish this timeless look

Next is a black and white knitted soft and lofty wool sweater jacket

 It reads grey in the photo, but the yarn is knitted in a pattern that is reminiscent of tweed

It is open in the front, and piped all around in black satin

Worn over a bright royal blue faux wrap dress 

Carrying a red patent leather 1960's vintage bag

It features a unique metal handle in gold tone and red

Wearing bright, bold gold tone jewelry

 to complement the simple lines of this outfit

Wide chain necklace and the same entwined circle clip on earrings

as the first outfit

A few more accessories:

Black leather gold buckle belt 

and a red scarf in my hair

Grey faux suede, cross strap, block heels

to finish the look

I have this shoe in taupe, and have gotten a lot of use from them so,

 I recently purchased the same pair in grey thinking it would be

a nice alternative to black

I haven't worn them much yet, but we'll see! 

Outfit with a lady jacket from spring 2021

Hope everyone has a good week!

 

Easter

Hello, thanks for stopping by my blog

 Easter is just around the corner, 

and I hope you have a very happy one if you celebrate,

or a happy celebration of the coming of spring!

Easter comes early this year

and the warm weather has not yet gotten the message

that it's time for all the florals

to come out of the closet!

Although it is too chilly to switch out my wardrobe for spring,

I have gotten out a few things in the spirit of the season

For Easter, I am wearing this very full skirted fit and flare dress

 with a big, bold and colorful floral print

of peach, blue, black and white with green foliage

The dress is sleeveless, 

so I am layering an ivory color soft, fuzzy textured

 tie front cardigan over it

The sweater is current, but so Y2K inspired!  

I picked out all the fancy, sparkly silver tone jewelry

 to go with the outfit

Rhinestone bow collar necklace, chain link bracelet

with a rhinestone heart charm, and pearl drop earrings

 

I have not used this silver metallic clutch much lately,

but since metallics are a big trend this year,

I will have to put it in rotation more often

Silver shoes, too

I have been seeing them everywhere,

 worn with every style imaginable,

from super casual to dressy

Roger is in the spirit of the holiday too, 

with a pink and blue striped tie,

and dark blue trousers that match his tie

 and the blue in the print of my dress

Pink and sky blue and navy blue

Easter 2019 in a few of my favorite things:

A wrap style dress in pastel pink, with rosebuds AND ruffles! 

(FYI, don't try to trim your own bangs the day before a holiday)

I have gotten a little better at it now, 

thanks to consulting YouTube videos

Flower of the season

Sweet Easter treats

decorated with a rainbow of brightly colored bunnies 

Hope you all enjoy the holiday and your week!

Wedding Anniversary

Hello and thanks for visiting my blog

On March 18th, Roger and I celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary!

I can hardly believe that it has been so long,

the years slip by so quickly

I am very fortunate to have found such a wonderful partner in life

  

For the occasion, I worn a bright pink cropped lady cardigan,

over a teal blue dress with a pleated skirt

The dress is an oldie but goody classic, chosen many times over the past ten years

Carrying a rectangular metallic silver clutch

and wearing some shiny, blingy, silver tone jewelry

A festive tiered wrap bracelet decorated with orb shaped baubbles,

and a very special pair of 1950's vintage earrings

 The earrings have a giant glass center stone encircled by smaller rhinestones 

Metallic block heel sling backs in metallic "gilver"

 complete the outfit

Roger likes to play along,

so for the occasion, we dressed to match, of course!

He crafted this facsimile of a giant diamond engagement ring

and re-proposed to me back on our 25th anniversary

This gesture was so sweet and heartfelt

Since I didn't post it back then, we put it in today's photo    

We were married on the British Virgin Island of Tortola

It was an absolutely breathtaking destination,

 and we spent two very memorable weeks there

for our wedding and honeymoon 

Here are a few photos from that day, 27 years ago

taken after the ceremony

 They are pretty grainy, as they were taken with a film point and shoot camera 

Hope you enjoyed this little trip down memory lane

and have a good week!

A Little Bit 'O Green

Saint Patrick's Day is coming on Sunday,

so happy Saint Patrick's Day to you all, and thanks for stopping by my blog!

Even though I don't have any Irish ancestors, 

I styled two outfits with green in them to commemorate the day  

How about you, any Saint Patrick's Day celebrations coming up? 

My first outfit has a base of neutrals,

so it is a perfect canvas to dress up for the holiday,

and pile on the green accessories!

I am wearing a white crew neck tee

with a brown knit U neck vest layered on top,

and a tan button front skirt with a flounce hem 

Carrying a Kelly green reptile embossed bag,

and adding a wide green pleated and braided hairband,

 and a belt in a similar shade of green

I am even wearing a bit of green in my jewelry, today

I chose a very special dark green 1940's vintage lucite beaded necklace

to wear with two other current pieces,

small gold hoop earrings and a tortoiseshell expandable bracelet

 

Wearing two tone brown loafers to finish this Saint Patrick's Day look

Honestly, I don't think I would wear this much matchy green

 on any given day, but for a little Saint Patrick's Day fun, why not?

My second outfit with green accessories also starts with a neural base,

this time of a camel tan cardigan and brown skirt

The sleeveless top layered under the sweater and my other accessories 

are a bit more of a subtle, blue toned green 

Carrying a circular forrest green bag with buckle detail,

and also wearing a knotted hairband in the same color 

Teal plaid neck scarf because we need more holiday zest, right?

For jewelry, an open cuff bracelet and leaf shaped earrings

Lapracans and leopard? I think yes

Pony hair low heel pumps and belt

that were purchased several years apart-

but look and that match-I love it when that happens!

Decadent dark chocolate mint brownies for a special green treat!

Hope you all have a fun week!

 

 

Burgundy pleats

Hello, and thanks for stopping by my blog!

Burgundy is a great color choice for cold winter weather, 

and so is a hefty fabric, such as faux leather

I styled this deep burgundy pleather pleated skirt earlier this season,

 back in January, in a post about the textiles pleather and faux suede

Are you a fan of leather and suede

and their faux counterparts? How about pleat? 

Both pleather and pleats look like they are going to remain

 on the fashion front for spring and summer,

morphing into lighter weights and colors    

I thought this week would be a good time to restyle this midi skirt,

before the weather warms up too much for my heavy winter fabrics-

which I hope will be soon!

The beginning of spring by the calendar is only a few weeks away,

but the actual temperatures to back it up, will take a little longer, here in Maryland

I am really glad that daylight savings time starts this Sunday

signaling spring is on the way!

This week I am pairing the pleated pleather

 with a cozy cropped oyster white textured weave pullover sweater

Roger got in on this post with me,

wearing his comical cartoon Dr. Seuss neck tie

He has fun with his bold and colorful ties!

Polka dots and Dr. Suess

Carrying an ivory satchel bag with buckle detail

I went with brown tone accessories to blend in with the burgundy skirt

Wide tourtoseshell look buckle belt,

my coveted embossed "The Who" vintage leather strap band bracelet,

and textured silver tone earrings

Chunky cordovan color block heel loafers to finish the outfit

All kinds of pleats have been trending

for several years now, and for all seasons

and on all types of clothing

Here are a couple of outfits worn with pleats in the past

  

A winter holiday outfit with a striped box pleated skirt from Christmas, 2022

An outfit looking forward to the coming of spring

And a coral knife pleated dress from early spring, 2020 

Looking forward to the coming of spring

Hope everyone enjoys their week!