Boots!

It seems that every day someone comments on my boot (now that it is cold and I am wearing them every day!).  I am so proud of the fact that they were only $50.00.  Just wanted t share again where I found them.

Uniquevintage.com

"Wrist Junk"

The more "junk" I have on my wrists the happier I am!!!!   I love all the different combinations and cheap and expensive; they all goes well together.

Sweaters in Bloom

The best thing about the colder weather is being able to wear a whole different wardrobe (that has been resting in the closet for about 6 months).  It is kind of like Christmas to be able to bring out old warm friends and pair them with new things!
Yesterday was one of the first cooler days and in being out and about I saw so many pretty sweaters on women who were so happy to wear them!  One of the prettiest I saw was a sweater with a big ruffle on the bottom.  It looked kind of "70's", like it had been knitted by hand with a multi color blue and green yarn...it was beautiful and fun.
Another trend and fun thing i see is knitted flowers that are springing up on everything...sweaters, scarves, head bands, gloves...so pretty.  Like I said sweaters are in bloom!  Enjoy your old ones and liven them up with something new!

Versace at H&M

Want REAL designer duds/  Go to H&M and get a taste of Versace!  I'm so excited!  Never get deisgner clothes formthese prices!  Even just buying one piece will make me feel like a million bucks!

Boy have times changed!

I feel it coming, I have been resistant, but I am about to give in.  Good Will is only the store we donated to for the less privileged when I was growing up.  It has become the only store my teenage son will shop in.  I was at a baby shower the other day and a beautiful young woman had a great out fit on and I asked her where she bought it..."Good Will" was her response!!!  I think the time has come for me to shop there too!

Wear Your Eye Color

Recently I was wearing an olive/army green shirt and I kept getting compliments.  I figured out it was because the shirt was the same color as my eyes!  Remember years ago when we all used to get our "colors" done?  You were either a "Spring" (pretty cool colors), a "Summer" (bright colors), a "Fall" (autumn colors) or "Winter" (jewel tones).  It seems to me that the Creator gave us our first and most important fashion tip when we were born...wear your eye color and watch the heads turn!

Wrap Those Chains!

Ok everyone...saw this in a magazine yesterday...wrap the great chains that are sitting in your drawers around your wrists!  I have a great John Hardy silver necklace that I haven't worn in years (see photo) that I am now wearing wrapped around my wrist as a bracelet.  Can't have enough junk on your wrists these days!

Get Ready To Buy Back What You Sold....

Now that we have all sold our old gold jewelry back to the dealers the style gods will now demand that we wear gold jewelry again!  It is like the scene in The Devil Wears Prada, where the editor (Meryl Streep) goes off on Ann Hathaway about her natty blue sweater...

I went silver years ago, but I feel a change is coming!  Save your pennies, because it won't be cheap!!!!!

ONLY buy what you REALLY love!

     I know too many people who buy a lot of stuff emotionally or "on sale" and it sits in their closets only to collect dust or be given away eventually.  Somewhere I figured out that if I only buy what I REALLY LOVE then it all eventually works!

     For example...I bought this suede fringed hippy vest almost 2 years ago from Fossil.com.  I had to have it (I guess it brought back pleasant memories of my hippy days).  I have only worn it once!  However check it out...I just bought a tunic I love and had some bangles that I have had for 20 years and a seed necklace that I bought 10 years ago...awesome outfit!  Each item is something I LOVED.

     The second outfit is a leopard jacket I bought years ago and LOVE. Never could part with it.  I bought this belt from Anthropologie this summer because I LOVED it.  The skirt and boots were fall finds and presto...I love this outfit with black tights and a black ribbed t-neck!


Only buy what you absolutely love and take back everything else!