Windowpane Check Jacket in Winter

Hello and thanks for stopping by my blog!

It's the middle of winter and cold, colder or coldest

 almost everywhere in the northern hemisphere 

Lucky you, if you are basking in the sun

in a warm climate, right now!

Are you a lover of cold weather?

I know some people are, 

and a ski vacation just about now sounds great⛷!

I think I would rather linger by the fire 

 So this week I thought I would style

 a favorite formula of mine for the season,

a jacket over a dress

Wearing a plum colored A-line dress and an ivory and grey windowpane check blazer, both in winter weights 

Yesterday I was fastinated by a YouTube video

 about the various micro trends that have sprung up recently

 A style called office core, 

or corpcore is one of them 

It seems my favorite classic style

 happens to be trending now!

Carrying a much loved vintage 1960s black leather bag

I love the minimalist style and curved handles

A few simple accessories and jewelry with this look

 A black braided hair band, silver tone teardrop earrings,

 and a wide vintage 1950s silver tone

 expandable cuff bracelet

A little bright color is needed!

I chose a tassel motive printed scarf around my neck,

in shades of pink, plum and light blue

Black suede block heel sling backs to finish the outfit

I will not be walking far outside in these today-cold feet! 

Here is a similar outfit from January, 2020

A jacket over a dress is a go to option for me

Stay warm whatever your style,

 and hope you enjoy your week!

 

Happy New Year!

Hello, and welcome to my blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by

for my first post of the new year!

Roger and I would both like to wish each and every one of you

 a very happy, healthy and successful 2025 🥳 

We raise a toast to all of you!

On New Year's Eve, I wore a two-piece outfit 

An ivory monochrome sweater and skirt-

a palette cleanser for a clean slate to begin 2025!

The sweater is a lovely soft cashmere

 in a longer length that I wore with 

  an all over sequin skirt with a lace under layer

 

Carrying a purse in one of my favorite motifs

   💖 heart shape in blush pink💖

For the special occasion,

 I tried a new necklace and scarf idea

entwined together around my neck

 I have seen different variations of this on the internet,

and on a few of your blogs,

 and I think it's a really pretty and clever idea

I chose a pearl necklace and a scarf

tied in a bow, 🎀

but there are so many ways

 to combine different types of necklaces

and other ways to tie the scarf, as well,

for different looks

I chose shimmery silver tone jewelry

for the occasion 

A wavy organic asymmetrical cuff bracelet

 and textured hoop earrings

 I picked these neutral light tan block heel sling back pumps

because they are not too dressy-

   since the skirt has a lot of bling factor 

Also, they are comfortable and not too high for dancing!

Roger looks dashing,

 wearing a subtly plaid royal blue and black suit

Still smiling, although 

2024 was a very challenging year for us

A kiss for luck, from my handsome prince,

 hoping for a better year to follow!

Hope you all had a lovely New Year's eve celebration 

and have plans for a great 2025!

Christmas

Hello and happy holidays to all!

Thanks for taking time out to visit my blog

This festive time of year goes by in a blur of activity

It's so much fun, but also very hectic

Remember to take time out for yourself to keep life in balance

 It's always a bit of a challenge for me during this time of year

In the spirit of the season, I've got my red on, of course!

This is an old favorite dress

 that has been in my wardrobe for over six years

 It is a sleeveless fit and flare classic,

 and can be worn during all seasons

with a little imaginative layering

I have worn it for special occasions all year round

 in different ways

 I love the giant abstract print,

 and the super full and flouncy skirt!

For this time of year, I am wearing the dress

 with an ivory cropped cardigan layered over it

 that has interesting toggle button closures

 

The bracelet I am wearing is very special to me,

 because it was a gift from my mother-in-law

She bought it on her post graduate

 trip to Europe in the 1950's,

 when she was in her 20s

 I know she had many cherished memories

 about her experiences on that once in a lifetime

  holiday abroad, through Europe with here best friends

 How exciting it must have been, and what memories

 she made wearing this bracelet!

I choose the 1950s vintage red collar necklace,

but later took it off,

 because I but decided it was a little too much!

Here are some more accessories,

 because now is the time to put on the glitz, right?

Wearing an ivory folded fabric headband,

 gold tone circle earrings,

 and another cherished piece of vintage 1950's jewelry

 This sweet little gold tone running dear brooch

 was a gift to me from Roger 

We bought it while on a Thanksgiving trip to Pennsylvania 

years ago, at an antique shop 

For a bag, I chose this 1960's tan embossed hard shell one 

 It has a twisted metallic cord strap of gold, silver and bronze

that can be worn as a shoulder strap or tucked inside

so it can be used as a clutch

For shoes, I choose cherry red pointed toe

 slingback Mary Janes-perfect for the holidays!

That's my Roger standing under the Kissing ball-

he is quite a ham for the camera!

Matching my dress in a festive bright red sweater vest

Some colorful Christmas cookies from the bakery- 

umm, they are not going to last long in our house!

Hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful holiday season!

I am taking a little holiday break, and will be back

 on Monday, Jan 6th with my new year's outfit

I hope you will join me!

This turned out to be a "break" in more ways than one!

My computer died just before Christmas

 Fortunately, it was repairable,

but required a whole new logic board. Yikes! 

The crash was instant and completely unexpected

All is well now, though 🙂

 

Fun and Festive Holiday Outfit

Hello and welcome!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog

during this busy holiday season

For this week's post I decided to style an outfit

 in the "other" Christmas color-green 💚

I thought I would give green a little love for this post,

 since red is so prominent right now

 There are so many beautiful shades of red in the stores

 for the holidays, but not much green

 

I am wearing a deep forest green floral print dress

 with a flounce hem, and short puff sleeves

The print is bright pink with golden yellow leaves

 These colors seem Christmasy and festive to me

and too dark to wear in the spring and summer,

which is probably when this dress was intended to be worn 

The weight of the fabric seems too heavy 

for the warm months, as well

 A bit of an odd one, but I think now is a good time to wear it!

Worn under a bright pink lady style cropped cardigan

with the waist sash that came with the dress as a neck tie 

Christmas green and pink-why not?

Carrying a bright pink handle bag

The chain strap is adjustable to be

 shoulder or crossbody length, as well

Accessorizing with gold tone leaf motif

 vintage clip on earrings from the 50s,

 and a gold tone twist bangle bracelet 

To finish the outfit, I'm wearing comfortable block heel two tone Mary Jane slides

Table decor is complements of Mother Nature!

Christmas tree?

No, fancy cauliflower that the market only sells 

During the holidays!

I hope everyone is enjoying a lovely holiday season!

 

December is a Month of Festivities!

Hello, welcome to my blog and thanks for stopping by

December is such a fun month of the year!

It speeds by in a whirlwind of

festive events, parties and get togethers,

 for everyone to enjoy during the holiday season

You know what this means-

  there are lots of opportunities to get dressed up

👗💎🎀💃👡

 Our fanciest, bling-iest clothes can come out of the closet

Not that they can't come out at 

any time of the year, but December is great

for wearing them all together!  

Do you like the prospect of

 getting dressed up for special occasions?

I sure do!

For this week's outfit, I chose a comfortable but festive outfit

  to celebrate my December 1st birthday!

The satin jacket makes this outfit special

 It is a cropped style in the currently trending

 wine or burgundy color,

 perfect for wearing with high waisted pants and skirts

 It could also be worn over a dress

 A jacket like this is such a versatile separate,

 plus the color is practically a neutral

Pieces like this are nice for special occasions,

 because the fabric dresses up the outfit

 and the jacket can be worn in so many different ways 

An easy way to go if you have different 

events with some of the same guests in attendance

I am wearing the jacket today with a chiffon

 wine, magenta and purple 

geometric print blouse underneath,

 and tailored black straight leg trousers

 

Adding a little more bright color and bling

 with my magenta bow motif chain strap bag

For jewelry I've chosen some shiny gold tone pieces

 A collar necklace of small curved rectangles

 (chiclets) all the way around,

bar earrings and a bar hinged bracelet

Black pointed toe low wedge heel tassel loafers

 to finish the look

Here's a picture of Roger and I

Roger is matching one of his whimsical

 Dr. Seuss ties to my jacket

He has collected a lot of really fun ties over the years,

 and always manages to come up with one

 that will coordinate with my outfit!

Here is a close up of the tie-

it is a conversation piece, for sure!

Hope everyone is having a lovely December

Enjoy a piece of my confetti 

birthday cake!

 

 

Thanksgiving

Hello and welcome,

thank you for stopping by my blog today!

 I would like to wish everyone who celebrates

 a heartfelt Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you are enjoying the holiday

 and have much to be grateful for this year

For my Thanksgiving outfit this year, 

I chose a monochrome dress,

 in a beautiful shade of sky blue

 It is a bit of an irregular color choice

  for Thanksgiving, but refreshingly different

 I am on a mission to get the fancier items 

  in my wardrobe out of the closet, and worn 

What better occasion to get dressed up

 than a festive family holiday!

This dress is a very elegant crepe

 wrap style with beautiful draping

I ordered it from Nordstrom,

  intending to wear it for a special occasion earlier this year,

but was not completely happy with it

As pretty as it is, it is a bit overwhelming on me

I think I might do a little altering on this dress

 Maybe decrease the volume of the sleeves a little bit  

What do you think?

Anyway, I chose a gorgeous new-to-me

 vintage black and gold beaded bag

 to complement the dress and shoes

The bag was an unlikely find

 at the shop where I take items for consignment

It is a large shop curated with mostly nearly new and new clothing and home decor,

 but occasionally a vintage treasures can be found!

Gold jewelry was the natural choice,

 since I had already decided on this bag with golden beads

Wearing a tubular open cuff bracelet,

 teardrop shaped dangling earrings

 and one of my favorite vintage necklaces

The necklace is very unusual in brass,

 made of three fishes with red rhinestone eyes

For shoes I chose the best 

special occasion pair I have ever owned!

  They are versatile enough to wear during the day,

 and very comfortable 

They are a slingback pump, with a kitten heel 

 in a neutral leopard print-a classic!

Do you have any special double duty shoes

in your wardrobe? 

  I have had these for quite a while,

and they have held up remarkably well,

especially considering the entire shoe

 is covered with clear sequins! 

Roger picked a burgundy shirt

 with a multicolored tie

 featuring the "Peanuts" cartoon characters

He chose it because of the football theme,

and because the character "Lucy" is wearing a dress

the same color as mine 

 Plus, watching football on Thanksgiving

is an American tradition, after all!

Close-up of the tie-poor Charlie Brown!

Our Thanksgiving theme table scape

  I hope everyone enjoys their long holiday weekend! 

If you are traveling this holiday season, stay safe! 

 Please join me on 

Monday, December 2nd for the beginning of a month

 of festive holiday outfit ideas!