Today I want to revisit style lessons learned, or as Grandma Gibbons used to say, “we don’t need to wear that again.” Having read Marie Kondo’s earthshaking (it seems!) book about tidying, I am more conscious of the phrase “it… Continue Reading
I usually wear a dress or skirt for Visible Monday. I love skirts, especially, and find them so comfortable and easy to style. But a woman needs her jeans, too. I’ve been wearing and loving them for about 50… Continue Reading
I am an outfit repeater, I confess. When I like the colors and shapes of a look, I have no issues with wearing it again . . . and again. Every day brings a new adventure, but it doesn’t always… Continue Reading
I’ve had a tux jacket on my wish list for ages. Not too masculine, good quality, no frills. Eureka – while sorting clothes at the Molly Mutt Thrift shop where I volunteer, I found a fabulous one, for $10 with… Continue Reading
Since about age 50, I have had to retire all my true high heels. Those fab classic black patent pumps, and high-heeled booties, all gone to the thrift shops. I think they always did hurt. But when I was… Continue Reading
I just picked up an adorable little skirt for $2 at the Thrift Shop where I volunteer. I had worn a fabulous, but very heavy velvet skirt to work. It was way too hot in the shop, as the A/C… Continue Reading
I know I am jumping ahead for those of you still getting snowstorms. But soon enough we will all have to switch closets/drawers for the dog days of summer. And if you live in the U.S. South, like I… Continue Reading
As part of my evolving wardrobe mojo, I’m adapting a variation of the Five-Piece Wardrobe. There’s a billion pages written about this wardrobe system, and it doesn’t mean you have only five pieces. Its about having a stash of “basics”… Continue Reading