Hepburn on Holiday

I think of this look as my "Hepburn on Holiday" look because Katharine Hepburn would totally wear this silk blouse:

And, if she were on holiday, she might even pair the blouse with this skirt:

Okay, yes, it's probably a little busier and brighter than she's know for:

But, we're talking about being on holiday here, folks.  On vacation.  A vacation full of mai tais and shrimp cocktail and brightly colored skirts paired with silk blouses:

Blouse: Banana Republic  Belt: vintage, thrifted
Skirt: thrifted  Sandals: Isola via Nordstrom

And, there are pockets:

Surely even Katharine Hepburn is unable to resist the lure of pockets.


In other news, I got a haircut once that gave me what I felt was an uncanny resemblance to Eleanor Roosevelt.  Today's hairstyle kind of reminds me of that haircut.  I've been trying to embrace my curls because the humidity is dictating that I do so, but this sort of soft up-do is... not great.


Happy Wednesday, All!

Gracey

Holiday Skirts

Printed and Vested

Eventually I'll stop wearing these olive sandals with everything:

But, not today, folks.  Not today.


Nope.  Today I'm wearing them with my new printed pants and a vest:

In my defense, they just seem to go with everything I'm wearing this summer.


I mean, just look how well they go with these pants:

Hmm.  Or maybe it's these pants that go with everything.  They're perfect with olive sandals and a navy vest:

Or is it the vest that goes with everything?

You know what?  I've decided that everything goes with everything else and that's why this outfit works:

Vest: Topshop via Nordstrom (more colors)  Pants: LOFT
Necklace: Modcloth (similar)  Sandals: FRYE (similar, vegan)

Yep, that's the key.  Everything goes with everything.


Happy Monday, All!

Gracey

Paisley and Navy

I like this dress for July because it still feels sort of patriotic, but also work appropriate:

Now, I'm not saying American flag cut-offs aren't work appropriate, but... American flag cut-offs probably aren't work appropriate.


A nice red paisley though?  You can probably get away with this at work:

Especially when paired with navy accessories:

See?  This outfit is both patriotic and totes work appropriate:

Dress: vintage, thrifted  Belt: Old Navy
Necklace: c/o Onecklace Earrings: gifted  Shoes: Camper

Happy Monday, All!

Gracey

Get the Look

Polka Dots and Polka Nots

Today I mixed polka dots with a micro-floral print that looks like polka dots, but it's not:

A print that is commonly known in the business as, polka nots:

See?  Polka nots, not polka dots.



And that's a black polka dot skirt, not navy:

I know, I know.  It's craziness:

Blouse: vintage, thrifted (similar) (similar)
Skirt: vintage, thrifted (see below) Sandals: Franco Sarto (similar)  

Craziness, polka dots and polka nots.


Happy Monday, All!

Gracey

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Foxxxy Anubis and No Waist

I am not anti-belt by any means.  I love belts; I have a ton of them.  But, that doesn't mean that I always want to wear one.  I mean, I know I have a waist (of sorts), do I really need to define it everyday?  I'm sincerely hoping the answer to that is no, because today's outfit features my Foxxxy Anubis brooch and no waist:

After one glorious week of sunshine, Oregon is back to it's rainy ways and I'm back to black.  And tights.

Skirt & Top: Thrifted  Blouse: Gap  Pin & Earrings: Vintage  Boots: Splendid

 But, I tried to bright up my black with a heart-print top and switched out my standard black tights for blue.  And, of course, nothing says spring like a Foxxxy Anubis brooch:

Totally spring-like.

Happy Monday, All!

Gracey

eShakti Fall

If you follow me on Pinterest, you may have noticed that I spent part of last night Pinning the heck out of eShakti's new Fall line.  Because it is gorgeous.  Seriously, have you seen it?  I want everything!

But, as I don't have the money for everything, here's a few of my very favorite pieces.

Cowl Neck Sweater

The color of this sweater just slays me.


Gradient Houndstooth

This is dress combines a very cool, very modern gradient houndstooth print with a vintage style dress.  I love that.



Plaid Perfection

I told you I was mad for plaid and this skirt is plaid perfection.


More Houndstooth

Because you can never have enough.


Giraffes

Okay, this one isn't from their Fall line, but I think we can all agree that giraffes are great all year round.

If you're in the mood for some giraffes, or houndstooth, or plaid, head on over to eShakti.  This weekend you can get free shipping.  And, if you're a new customer, you can get a $30 new customer gift coupon by using the code GRACEY53PH.  That code is valid through November 30th.

I hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend!

Gracey

**All images via eShakti.com**

Pretty Dress, Awkward Photos

My dress is pretty.  My photos are awkward:

In my defense, it started to rain when we were taking these which made me sort of hunch-y, but damn, yeah, that's awkward.

The dress really is pretty though, see?

 

 I love a bold floral and the bits of orange in this one make me very happy indeed.

Also making me happy?  The fact that aside from the bracelet (Nordstrom), everything in this outfit was thrifted (dress, shoes, belt) or gifted (necklace).

Happy Friday, All!

Gracey

When Squirrels Attack: Part Deux

For some reason, squirrels hate me.  I don't know if they think I'm a tree and are trying to nest in my admittedly nest-able hair, or what.  But, today, this happened:

What caused such look of terror on my normally smiling face?

Well, I'll tell you.  What happened was I got attacked by this little, blood-thirsty killer:

Notice the straightened tail for maximum aerodynamic attack speed.

First he rushed me from the right, then tried to sneak back up on me from the left.  You can see in this next picture he tries to pretend he's minding his own business, but he is totally eye-ballin' me:

Sneaky little bastard.

But, enough about the killer squirrel.  Let's talk about the clothes.  This is what I wore:

 

Isn't that blouse fun?!!  I love it.  It's bright and colorful and I think the large-scale print is pretty cool.  To balance the delightful brightness of the blouse (thrifted) I decided to wear dark bottoms.  And to balance the wide-leg of the pants (Banana Republic) I decided to wear platform sandals (Franco Sarto via Nordstrom Rack).  I finished the look with black accessories.

Happy Thursday, Everyone!  Watch out for killer squirrels!

Gracey

I Blame Madonna

 

Okay, I realize that some of you make look at today's outfit and say "Sweet baby Jesus, Gracey, more blue?  If I wanted to see this much blue, I'd go stare at the ocean."  To which I say, firstly, that if you have an ocean in staring distance, go have yourself a good stare; it's good for you.

Secondly, I blame Madonna.  After I uploaded that video yesterday I had to watch it a couple of times because 80s Madonna is a national treasure.  And then, of course, the song was stuck in my head and as a result I couldn’t think past the color blue when getting dressed this morning. 

Still blue.  Still true (sure, why not?).  This time in the form of a thrifted silk blazer (via Salvation Army).  But, this time with a printed maxi dress (eight sixty via Nordstrom Rack) and some boots (Gap) to mix it up.  So, you see, this is nothing like what I wore yesterday.  Additionally, these aren't the droids you're looking for.

And that, folks, is how you pretend you didn’t accidentally repeat the same color palette two days in a row.   Smoke and mirrors and Jedi mind tricks.  Works every time.

Happy Thursday, All!

Gracey

Proper Deployment

Sometimes I covet things not because they are solidly in my style wheelhouse, but rather because I wish they were in my style wheelhouse because they look so cool and chic on everyone else and I'd like to grow up to be cool and chic someday too.  Things like anoraks. 

I love how they look on other women, adding just the right bit of casual chic to an outfit. But, the thing is, they don't work like that on me. I seem to have some sort of anti-cool anorak-disorder (AC/AD, not to be confused with AC/DC, whom I adore) that keeps me from being able to wear them properly. 

But, today, I think perhaps I've finally mastered proper deployment of the anorak:

I mean, it looks kind of cool and almost chic paired with my black and gray stripes (Target) and colorful skirt (Plato's Closet), right?  And it does work with the boots (thrifted via Goodwill) and bright scarf (gifted by the very chic and cool, Ana), doesn't it? 

Honestly, I think this is as close to proper anorak deployment as I'm ever going to get, so I'm going to go ahead and check it off.

Happy Friday, All!

Gracey