Rose Colored Blouse, Rose Covered Heels

Generally, all things rose are my sister's domain; it's her name after all.  Still I couldn't resist these Topshop shoes with the roses embroidered on the heels:

Fancy, right?!



Fancy, and, I guess, a little busy.  So I kept the outfit I paired them with simple.  Just culottes and a blouse:

Simple. Albeit a little wrinkly.  I love a linen blend pant, especially for summer, but you bend down to strap up your adorable, embroidered shoe and you look a mess.



A well-coordinated mess, in your rose colored blouse and rose covered heels, to be sure:

Blouse: LOFT  Pants: LOFT (similar)
Belt: LOFT (similar)  Shoes: Topshop 

But, still, a mess.



Happy Friday, All!

Gracey

Winter White, Winter Bright

Today I'm wearing winter white with winter bright(s):

Specifically, I paired a winter white sweater with a winter bright skirt, scarf and tights:

Sweater: Gap (similar)  Scarf: Nordstrom Rack
Skirt: upcycled Guatemalan dress  Tights: DKNY (similar)  Boots: Born "Sosie" (similar)

Because they pair well and they rhyme.  Win-win.



Happy Friday, All!

Gracey

All Bright, All Right

Alternately titled: Rainbow Brite, Madeleine Albright and Bright Here, Bright Now


As you probably guessed, I am wearing some bright colors today:

In fact, I may be wearing all the bright colors today.


I blame this skirt:

I mean, with a skirt like that, how can I pair it with anything but a bright, bright blouse?

I'm not complaining though.  All bright really is all right in my book:

Blouse: LOFT (similar)  Belt: thrifted  Shoes: Corso Como (similar)
Skirt: thrifted & upcyled Peruvian dress (mini option, black & white option, orange option)

Happy Monday, All!


Gracey

Backwards

I'm not sure how it started, I'm sure I cribbed the idea from some blog or another, but I've become rather fond of wearing my belts backwards:

Top: LOFT  Skirt: Jones New York   Belt: Fossil   Shoes: Rieker, thrifted

So fond, in fact, that I can't even imagine wearing today's belt forward.  I mean, the front is some elastic and two snaps.  Who wants to see that?  I'm guessing no one.  And who am I to make people see things they don't want to see?  I'm not going to do that to my Reader Friends!

So a backwards belt it is:

This particular belt would probably benefit from more of a close up, but I'll just tell you that it's embroidered leather and it's too wide for many looks.  But, as you can see, it's perfect with this linen skirt that has, for some reason, the biggest belt loops ever:

It's like they were meant to be.


Happy Wednesday, All!

Gracey

 Get the Look

Similar LOFT tank

Similar embroidered belt (here or here)

Similar huarache shoes

May Flowers

April showers bring May flowers, right?  Well, we're currently having some May showers, but I still wore some flowers:

Sweater: Vintage   Dress as skirt: Old Navy  Flats: Piperlime

I am obsessed with this vintage sweater.  It is pink and embroidered and possibly twee as hell, but I love it.

I just think the embroidered flowers are fabulous:

And I like it paired with the black and white stripes, they may just save it from being twee as hell.  But, I'm not sure I like it paired with these black and white stripes.  I think the proportions may be slightly off.  The sweater either needs to be shorter or the skirt longer (or both?):

I think I'll pair it again with stripes next time, but with a midi and see if that fixes the issue.

Happy Monday, All!  And don't forget to link up here tomorrow for Literary Stylings!

Gracey

Posing, Clapping, Shoes and the Conga

So, do y'all know Jen?  She blogs over at Librarian For Life and Style and is a fellow Portland blogger and is funny and smart and smiley.  Well, I had the opportunity to meet up with her the other day and it was fabulous.

We had lunch and talked about blogging, Kate's hair, our hair, Dubai, clapping and smiling.  And, afterwards, we took some photos because we're professionals, damnit.  Okay, well, Jen is; I actually forgot my camera.  Happily for me, Jen is also super nice and was kind enough to take some pictures of both of us.

Here is what I wore:

Little known fact (unless you follow me on Twitter), I wear house-dresses all the time.  Everywhere.  Not just in the house.  In fact, I'm wearing one as I write this.  True story, morning glory.  I also laugh a lot while walking.  (That one is less true, but still valid).

And here is what Jen and I did during our photo shoot...

We posed:

We clapped:

I believe I was demonstrating my "Paula Abdul" method of clapping.

We pondered our footwear:

And we conga'd:

So, you know, the usual things you do when meeting another blogger.

For Jen's take on our meeting, be sure to visit her here.

Thank you, Jen, for meeting up with me.  And thank you to Jen's Sam for taking our photos!

Happy Wednesday, All!

Gracey

P.S. We didn't really do the conga, but that photo makes me think of doing the conga back in Cuba before the revolution so I went with it.

P.P.S. I was not actually in Cuba before the revolution.