Posts Tagged “cornflower blue”

Meow Mix

LOOK OUT! Cat wearing giant plaid pants alert! (Giant as in the size of the plaid, not the size of the pants, although by cat standards, I guess these pants would be kinda large.)

Of course I love mixing super bright colors, but lately I’m deriving great satisfaction from mixing textures and patterns as well. Finding things that seem like they shouldn’t go together and putting them together anyway is oddly thrilling.

There’s geometry to it:  the angular embroidery of this top next to the stripes of the sweater and plaid of the pants. I think it works, and the best part is, that’s all that really matters! Yeehaw.

  • cat hat - gift from friends at MailChimp
  • striped cardigan - $22 Side Show in Hudson, NY
  • embroidered button-down shirt - $18 Side Show in Hudson, NY
  • plaid pants - $22 Side Show in Hudson, NY
  • two-tone cowboy boots - $22 Side Show in Hudson, NY
  • TOTAL - $107

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Summer Stripes in the City

It’s officially summer! So I decided to wear this outfit comprised of some of summer’s best: sandals, stripes and sun hats.

Everything I’m wearing today came from a single trip to one my favorite second-hand shops: Side Show in Hudson, New York. Ya gotta love one-stop shopping! (I got several other great things on this trip I can’t wait to wear.)

We can call these items one, two, three and four of my 100 items for summer.

  • straw hat - $22 Side Show in Hudson, NY
  • striped sleeveless shirt - $15 Side Show in Hudson, NY
  • striped drawstring pants (with pockets!) - $15 Side Show in Hudson, NY
  • black sandals - $18 Side Show in Hudson, NY
  • rainbow pendant necklace - birthday gift from Creighton (via Etsy)
  • TOTAL - $70

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Cherries Served Two Ways… What Should I Wear Tonight?

I’m riding a train on my way to a fabulous wedding in Baltimore, and I’ve got two nothing-new outfits burning a hole in my bag.

So what do you think… should it be Option 1: All That’s Fit And Print or Option 2: Peggy Sue With Cherries? Creighton usually helps me with these decisions, but he’s actually claiming to like them both! Leave a comment and let me know which way I should go. I’ll owe you!

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Peggy Sue With Cherries

The color and cut of this dress reminded me of Kathleen Turner’s in Peggy Sue Got Married. So I decided to watch the movie as I sewed in a red petticoat to give the dress more of a 1960s silhouette. I’d forgotten what a great movie Peggy Sue is! Of course the premise that a woman would create an outfit to look like one of her high school dresses and wear it to her 25th reunion is right up my alley.

  • blue matte taffeta dress - $28 Buffalo Exchange
  • red cherries - $5 Alameda Swap Meet
  • blue velvet ribbon - in my gift wrap drawer
  • nude fishnet tights - $10 The Sock Man on St. Marks
  • blue t-strap pumps - $40 Buffalo Exchange
  • TOTAL - $83 (more than I usually spend… but I had to have the shoes!)

Peggy Sue Shoes

 

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