Ladylike Neutrals

I don't know if this bag is vintage, but it sure feels like it.

blouse-Le Tote, skirt-Mikkat Market(similar here), heels-Banana Republic(similar here), belt/bag-Thrifted, necklace-Gifted, ring-Vintage, sunnies-Ralph Lauren(similar here)

I hit the holy trinity of outfit blogging--Thrifted, Vintage, and Designer all in one look! I'm also pretty proud of how feminine this look is. My friend over at Clothes Karma pointed out to me recently that I really do androgyny well, which is something she feels she can't pull off. I admitted to her that I can't pull off overtly fem/frilly looks. But what do you know, here I am with some ruffles and lace! Seriously though, this works because the palette is neutral and the accessories are basic. If this were in bright colors or mixed patterns with a bunch of statement pieces I'd be in costume territory for sures.

So today's lesson is: Don't completely disregard a type of style/aesthetic/trend. Think about subtle ways you can play with it/incorporate it into an overall look. Like in relationships, some outfits needs points of compromise.

My self-help book "Healthy Living through Outfitting" will be available in bookstores this fall. :) I wish...

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40 Year Old Cottagecore

dress-Anthropologie(more options here ), sunnies- DIFF Eyewear , necklace- Benevolence LA , bag-- Shiraleah , sandals- Born I first became aware of Cottagecore earlier this summer and found it to be an aesthetic I can appreciate and find aspirational , but was not necessarily a style that aligned with my wheelhouse. Well as I've been growing my hair during covid quarantine and having picked up this dress as seen here , I felt that I was ready to tackle #cottagecore here on my 40th birthday!!! Yep, that's right today I turn 40 (but I don't look it). And while it's been a year like no other, I feel excited for my next year, decade, chapter of my life. I think it's fair to say I'm done having babies and ready to move on from the chaos of very little children to the chaos of big kids. I no longer feel like I have something to proof in my work, writing, sense of self. I'm just going to enjoy and be grateful for the many blessings of family, friends, health, a...

Gift Guide Part 3--Literature

So far I've covered beauty products and socks in this year's round of gift guides, which are prefect gift categories for the coming winter. To add to that list--reading! Here are a few books from my Books Worth Reading Pinterest board, first up--poetry! James Allen Hall's "I Liked You Better Before I Knew You So Well" from the CSU Poetry Center I LOVED Hall's 1st book Now You're the Enemy , which won awards from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Lambda Literary Foundation, and the Fellowship of Southern Writers. So this is on my personal wish list to read here during the snowy days to come. Anthology from Mason Jar Press "The Black Ladies Brunch Collective’s Poetry Anthology, Not Without Our Laughter , is a collection of humorous and joyful poems, riffing on Langston Hughes’s novel Not Without Laughter . It explores topics of family, work, love and sexuality. The women of BLBC believe, like Hughes, that even in these ...

Rent the Runway to the Rescue

So after the semi-disastrous dress vote from last week I took the stiletto by the heel, aka reserved this Slate & Willow dress from Rent the Runway for the wedding in July. Slate & Willow I had my eye on this as a possible outfit for the Tilda Swinton event I attended last month (fancy I know!) But, ended up going pretty casual since it was just a film screening. An AMAZING screening, but not a dressy affair nonetheless. Anyway, this striped sheath has so many good reviews from a variety of fellow renters in all shapes and sizes, I didn't see one unflattering user pic, so I'm fairly confident this frock will serve my needs come July. And here are some pics of former rentals over the last few years: Nanette Lapore Elie Tahari Elie Tahari Robert Rodriguez Halston Heritage Interesting in renting something for yourself here this summer, use this link , to get $20 off your first rental. You're welcome!

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