Fashion

[MacDUFF]

Thank you  @Terrywu   @Fresher   @AngelPuppy1   @Texasmouse  (wear your casmere in good health, TX!)  @wilma 

Transition

Categories:  (1) Cool weather = early spring and late fall; and (2) Warm weather = late spring and early fall.   The temperature alone dictates the outfit.  

If the temp went up to 80 in early March, I'd wear white jeans without a second thought (although my Mom would be mortified hahaha).   I'd wear a black jacket with a cashmere sweater on a chilly, rainy, blustery day in May, too.

I disregard the hype from the fashion industry and so-called top professional stylists (aka sales associates) about what colors to wear when.

This year, I tried to find jackets for layering, which I have trouble with (fit issues).  (@DiAnne  Unstructured seems to work best fit- and lifestyle-wise.) I mostly wear sneaks and mules during transition.

Transitional weather for me is somewhere between 55ish and 70ish with no/low humidity.  The time frame for this weather is very short here, so thankfully I don't need much.

Because of the way I'm archiving, the next series of pics are outfits I wear in both spring and fall.  I'm going to try to be organized and go from heavy to light transitional outfits.  These are the outfits I'm wearing now and for the next few weeks (and again in fall for a few weeks).

Except for last pic, I'm wearing my oldest and favorite pair of DG2 jeggings with all these outfits (and, surprisingly, my hair color looks fairly accurate in these pics)...

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Eileen Fisher unstructured double cloth quilted jacket

Old white blouse

Old Aquatalia pink loafers

Close-up (with an EF black, gray, white silk shibori scarf)

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Old thrifted Coldwater Creek quilted chocolate brown vest

Pink cotton/linen blend lightweight sweater

Old Eileen Fisher taupe suede mules

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Thrifted pinky-coral Lady Hathaway mid-weight cotton zip front jacket

Old white v-neck tee (men's, Walmart)

Thrifted Cath Kidston ditsy floral hi-top sneaks

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Old Focus textured red vest 

Thrifted gray Peck & Peck mock neck

Old Coach & Four cage sandals (these are about to be donated)

The Sak black bag with beading and embroidery

 

@depglass   This bag is new from the Rack and I LOVE it!

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Thrifted Bella Terra velveteen beaded butterfly tunic

Old EF taupe suede mules

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Blue Vince sweatshirt with ribbed, slight balloon sleeve

AG Harper, frayed

Old Converse Jacks

Hope you're having a great day!

[DiAnne]

@MacDUFF 

That pinky-coral color looks great on you.  Also really like the red vest with the collar.  

[AngelPuppy1]

@MacDUFF 

Ah-mazing --- as usual!  I'm hard-pressed to pick a favorite look! I love 'em all!  Those little flowered sneakers are just so darn cute!  I love your approach to fashion.  You make it all look so easy!  

[wilma]

@MacDUFF 

I like the looks of your outfits with vests. I don't own or wear vests. Maybe all those years I had to wear a vest as part of my school uniform turned me off to them? Anyway, you look great in your "vested" looks. 

[ROMARY]

You are quite the model!!

I would sign into a modeling agency!

[Fresher]

@MacDUFF 

Agree, the pink jacket looks great on you.

[MacDUFF]

Thank you @DiAnne   @AngelPuppy1  @wilma  and @Fresher 

 @ROMARY ...I have done some modeling in my day, but all for charity fundraisers.  Your (nice) comment opened the door for me to tell this story again with apologies to veteran posters who have read it a few times already...

I used to volunteer for Make-A-Wish Foundation making wishes come true for terminally ill children.  The wish I coordinated that I remember the most was a 14ish yr old girl with cystic fibrosis who wanted to be a Queen for A Day and to meet her heart throb, Scott Baio. 

I picked her and her Mom up at airport in limo with driver...they were treated to a total spa day on the Queen Mary...shopped in their gift store...spent the night on the QM...and a dinner date for the girl with Scott (who was adorable and a heart of gold, too).

All expenses were paid by the beautiful, generous people at the QM.

Anyway...here's the story about modeling for a Make-A-Wish fundraiser...

When I was in my late-20's, I was invited to model an outfit for a Make-A-Wish charity event. We were to walk down stadium steps, into the arena, twirl around a few times, smile and wave, and done.  No problem, I thought.

Now, I'm terrified of heights, so stadium steps and I are mortal enemies, but, hey, it was for a good cause so I swallowed my fear and soldiered on.

I got to the top of the steps, sweating bullets, thinking, "I can do this, I can do this, just don't look down," when the event coordinator handed me a bunch of balloons on long strings. 

Stadium steps, big crowd, balloons.  Gulp!

"Ok," I said to myself, "Don't think about the balloons. Don't even look at the balloons. Just think about how the balloons match the outfit!!...how cute is that!"

I managed to wobble down the steps with only one stumble and a few chuckles from the spectators...into the arena...very poised!...lookin' good!...it's almost over!!

I smile and wave like a pro.  I twirl around...and get hopelessly, crazily, ridiculously entangled in the balloon strings! The only thing missing were the big, floppy clown shoes.

The crowd is laughing uproariously, and yelling, "Let go of the balloons!" Which I do, but only some of them untangle themselves from my bod...others are hanging off me in weird places and blocking my view as I stumbled and bumbled out of the arena and out of one of the most humiliating moments of my entire life!

And that was the end of my modeling career thankyouverymuch!!

[AngelPuppy1]

@MacDUFF 

Thanks for sharing!  That is a wonderful story!  I'm sure at the time the modeling experience was not the happiest for you, but as you look back on it, it's not as painful!  LOL!  And what a wonderful event to have been involved in, and you all really made that child's day!  At least you had the courage to do it!  I was invited a few times to model in various local things, but I always turned them down as I never had the confidence or courage to do something like that!  You are a model now ---- your style sense is awesome!  

[MacDUFF]

Several more cool weather outfits...still wearing these except for the few days lately when we've warmed up (warmer weather is just around the corner for us YAY!)...

First, a few edits.  I returned this Eileen Fisher quilted jacket because meh.  I just have this gut feeling that it will end up looking like a schmatta because of the fabric.  I really appreciate EF's attempts at sustainable fabrics, but this didn't make the cut for me, so bye bye...

The black cage sandals shown earlier from SteinMart are in the donation bag.  Granted, I need transitional footwear, but those have about had it. 

These 3 mules are on their way to me...

  

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(The first 2 pics were taken last year.)

Old Melloday mid-weight hoodie (Marshall's)

Old lace cami bralette

AG Harpers

Old Blondo boots

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Tory Burch tie-die sweatshirt

White thrifted Chico's button front blouse

Old French Dressing Jeans jeggings

Blue/white gingham Keds (in donation bag)

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Red thrifted Peck & Peck ribbed mock neck (same as grey one)

Old DG2 jeggings

Thrifted mesh toe boots

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I usually wear this thrifted Liz Clayborne mid-weight (lined in cotton) dark indigo pea coat over the red P&P outfit above, but don't have a pic of it.  It's a great little jacket and fits like a glove...cuff the sleeves or not...pop the colla.  My problem is what to wear with it since I don't like mixing denims.  I usually wear a thrifted pair of Karen Kane ink skinnies for the closest match.  No problem though cuz for $6 this is a jacket I'm keeping...who cares if I only have one pair of pants to wear with!

Detail pics of thrifted Liz Clayborne pea coat (darker in real life)...

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LDO moss crepe trench in denim blue.  It's only okay...suffice it to say the color is not blue, but a dull-ish periwinkle, and I personally don't think it's at all denim friendly which seriously limits outfit choices for me.  It's also a little more dressed up than I need, so I'm thinking of returning since I doubt I'll get much use out of it.  Worn with thrifted Karen Kane ink skinnies and EF blue suede peep-toe sandals...

Worn open (don't like)...

Worn belted (only way I'd wear it)...

Have a good one y'all.

[AngelPuppy1]

@MacDUFF 

Love the denim jacket - it's really different!  I really like the hoodie print and the tie dye sweatshirt, too!