A Real Mash-up

This is the start of my day.  I'm coming outside to take my outfit-of-the-day photos before I go to work.  This is my front door and this porch can be a nice warm place to take photos in the cooler weather.



jacket~EBay
skirt~J Crew
sweater~Victorias Secret
shoes~The Rack

The trouble with my front porch is the light can be really bright; consequently the colors of my clothes can become distorted.  I was lucky today--these colors look true.  How many pictures did I have to take?  I only have the patience and the time for about a half a dozen photos.  If they don't come out well, I have to wait until another day.

 

Having a lot of fun with Photoshop though!  I used this "copper" effect for the background in this picture.  The program is a bit tough to learn, and although I have used it in the past, I am finding I have to re-learn it all over again.  I am looking forward to sharing some cool photos with you!

Oh, and don't you love the mix of the glen plaid wool with this gold lame skirt?  It's a real mash-up of colors and textures.

Do you take your pictures in the same place every day?  Do you keep taking pictures until you get the "right shot"?

Seasonal Transitions

The transition from fall to winter.  For me, it means a lot of mixing of summer and winter textures and colors.  It means hanging onto every last bit of color and brightness that I can muster up.  It means, mixing tights/socks and sandals, wool sweaters and cotton skirts or vice-versa.

I particularly like mixing the socks and sandals thing.  I expanded it to tights and shooties.  I feel like I am cheating winter a bit by sneaking in my sandals so late in the season.  Tee-hee.

And we have already gotten a dusting of snow. It's a long season so if I can delay it a bit, hooray for me!

Oh, and check out the other posts for Visible Monday!  

Sparkles



jacket~Marshall's
sparkles~Express
skirt~cant remember its so old
tights~bamboo--a Museum Shop
shoes~TJ's

What am I going to wear today?  It has to be one of the most burning questions of the day.  (That and what's for dinner?)  Sometimes the answer comes to me in the form of a vision.   I know, I know, I sound crazy, but it's the right side of my brain--the more creative side--talking to me. Today it was in the form of a voice (yup, I hear voices too).  It said, "sparkles".

So I went in my closet and found a sparkly top--that was easy, I don't have that many.  I went for a monochromatic look; I thought it might balance the sparkly a bit.

  
All of that brought me about to another burning question:  Why do girls like sparkles? It's almost innate.   And I don't mean why we like them now--I mean like anthropologically speaking.  Like cave women.  Why should we be attracted to sparkles?  Anyone want to venture a guess?

Oh, and how perfect are the sparkles for VISIBLE MONDAY?

Same but Different

I'm back girlfriends!  Yup, the computer went KAPUT--but now I'm back and just in time for my birthday.  And for the first time in (gulp) FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS--there are still leaves on the trees on November 16th!  Never have I seen this before.  Sort of refreshing, in a nothing-stays-the-same type of way.




jacket~thrifted
tee~Victorias Secret
skirt~ann Klein--Marshall's
shoes~TJ's


 And really, that's my type of dressing style.  Nothing stays the same--well, more like the same, but different.  Like these old duds.  I used to style this skirt all fancy-like.  Now I dress it down; well--if you can keep a leopard down.

And me?  I'm the same but different too.  Are you?

Missed you all!  

Those Darn Colored Tights Again

looks like the scene from the Graduate!

I love surprises in clothing.  Like the splash of a color or an offbeat shape.  Call me crazy; I guess it's the artist in me.

And you know what is even crazier?  I felt empowered in these red tights.  Yup--you heard it right.  EMPOWERED.  I don't know exactly why; maybe it's because the red really makes my legs stand out--certainly one of my better features.  Or maybe it's the confidence that I have to wear them.  Or the little bit of cheekiness I get I kick out of.

sweater~ can't remember
skirt~ TJ's--Don't you love the zippers?
red tights~ welovecolors.com
booties~TJ's

I know there are some that say colored tights are a big no-no for us over a certain age; I hope I am the exception.  (Yes, Tish, this ones for you! :~) Check Tish's side bar out for what I mean~.

Anyone else there find colored tights empowering?  Anyone else out there dare?  Maybe it's this Visible Monday thing....

Tips on Fur Vests

fur vest~ Marshall's
denim shirt~ thrifted
skirt~ Marshall's
shoes~ Off Broadway

Before I forget, I just wanted to share with you my tips on finding a fur vest.  I got this one last year, but they are still out in full force this year too.  If you decide to take the plunge, here's what I have found:

• Full length ones are very bulky--warm, but bulky
• I look for tailoring and shape; lest one looks like a polar bear
• Fur trim is another way to get the look but not the bulk
• Partial fur is good too;  this one only has fur on the front--knit on the back

This vest works--it's short and fairly tailored--although I will be putting some other fasteners on it.  The knitted back helps to keep the volume down.  I've tried on a lot of fur vests and most of the time I feel like a little kid with a snow-suit on.

And I think I finally got the earring shot!  Although, it doesn't capture the sparkle of the earrings, but I think you get the idea~

What do you think of the fur vest trend?  Is it a yay or a nay?