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Husband was in the johnny cash kind of mood this morning so when getting dressed for the day of course followed suit. Black again. Did get some color in there with a red lipstick.

For at-home computer work and running around town, outfit was great. Felt a bit rebellious and even wore the jeans out to the buffalo yacht club for a holiday party menu meeting. Not supposed to wear jeans to clubs, but hey, it’s friday and it’s snowing out there.

Grab a warm coat, a bright lipstick, and have a great weekend everyone.

Cheer up baby, I walk the line.

 

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Spent the day driving ninety minutes to and fro on the 90 and meeting with some pretty incredible women in rochester, ny. For the ride decided on wearing a black and white marled jersey ponte coat, super comfortable and easy to wear but not sure it was ‘it’. Could be just one of those days, full moon maybe.

You know those times when your clothes look good but somehow feel like they miss the mark? This was one of those days. If you’re a woman, reading this blog, and have the slightest bit of interest in what you wear, I think you know what I’m talking about. Clothes were great, combination, and my doing, not so much. The good news is that with an outfit you get to do it all over again, different day, different way. Here’s to a different way.

Some things are certain. Love that the work I do is flexible. Love that I stop for coffee when the mood hits. Love that I work with amazing women and beautiful clothes- tons of opportunity to get it right.

Next six months are team building focused with lots of road work ahead. If you, or someone you know, is anywhere near the 90 or upstate New York, and interested in hearing more about this work I love, email me, rebecca, at rebecca@everydaydress.com.

Think about commenting on the outfits, too. Would love to hear your thoughts about getting it right. Feeling some color? Black and white are always easy, maybe time to take some risk?

Diana and Carol, it was an absolute pleasure today, thank you.

Every day dress on the road.

ps. bought a remote, lost a remote cord, bought another remote. photos are by remote.

 

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This liquid gold quilted metallic organza coat has been a pretty constant fashion go-to the past couple of weeks. Design intent probably evening-wear but absolutely love tossing it on over jeans and tees. Combined with chanel’s illusion d’ombre long wear luminous eyeshadow apparence 817, a quick and festive look.

Jeans are oldest daughter’s, left here from the holiday with explicit directions to ship out with her winter coats, and a bit tight from misbehaving for four days straight. Kind of catches up with you. It’s okay. I tell  my daughter’s and my clients that our bodies are like the ocean, there is a definite ebb and flow and to enjoy it all. Sometimes up, sometimes down. Back to these jeans, love the color and the zippers, really fun. When any jean is paired with this great little swing coat, blue, black, or dark red, the coat is instantly dressed down. Zippered pockets are spot on for the car keys.

Eye makeup color? Normally an absolute devotee of the dark smokey look, with this outfit chose an allover kind of natural gold shimmer. Gold quilted coat and dark smokey eyes during the day would feel so much like trying too hard. As putting on some makeup is an every day dress signature, this eye shadow can make that happen fast. Super quick- just use your finger and smudge allover. Finish with mascara and some lip gloss, toss on your fancy puffer coat, and done. Every day dress does quick and festive.

Liquid Gold Metallic Quilted Metallic Organza Coat | Winter 2012 Worth New York Illusion D’Ombre Long Wear Luminous Eyeshadow | Chanel Holiday 2012              Jeans | rag & bone

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Had a crazy great time with family and friends yesterday. Started at 7 am and promptly baked four scratch pies, roasted two thirty-two pound turkeys, and boiled and mashed ten pounds of russet potatoes. Add in the sweet potatoes, green beans, brussel sprouts, bread stuffing, maple glazed carrots, corn, banana bread and plenty of wine and it’s a crazy busy day. Oh, also got the outdoor lights going.

Of course wore jeans and a tee while the work was going on and then switched to new jeans and new sweater to serve in. Oldest daughter home for barely seventy-two hours from working in boston ma and wonders what she will wear for thanksgiving dinner. After sourcing through four closets, nothing seemed to click, and many almost tearful consultations, decided to offer up the new sweater- problem solved. Oldest daughter dressed- me, saved again by the simplicity of a ‘dress’. At the eleventh hour took the italy dress out of the dry cleaning bin and whipped it on. More appropriate for the hostess to wear a dress, anyway. It’s got stretch and pattern so it was perfect for the occasion. Nothing would show while cooking like crazy and I could move in it. An every day dress for thanksgiving dinner. Only one shot of it, crazy busy making dinner for sixteen.

Takeaway? Hand off the new things to the daughters and pull from the laundry pile to keep peace. Make sure it’s got pattern and stretch.

Hope everyone had a wonderful day with family and friends. So grateful for life’s many blessings.

dress and sweaters on two oldest daughters | Worth New York Fall Winter 2012                                                      love the perks of work

 

 

 

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Like getting dressed well for a night out from a great assembled wardrobe, dressing your table comes together when you have some good things on hand.

Shown here, table dressed for tomorrow’s thanksgiving dinner before silver flatware is set, use the best every day. Plates, twenty-six years old, linen tablecloth, permanently borrowed from mom, twelve linen napkins, purchased in barcelona for thanksgiving dinner there when oldest daughter was studying abroad two years ago, four new linen napkins, recent purchase williams sonoma, and wine glasses from local grocery, five dollars a stem.

Found these great glasses when having a summer country barbecue and couldn’t fathom serving good wine from plastic cups. Bought about 120 of them. They have been a favorite since. Easy, great looking, and doesn’t break the bank, kind of like picking up new nail color all the time. Love using riedel, and we will for cocktails, but it’s good to have a mix, too.

All six kids home and it’s the best. Happy thanksgiving to all.

xoxo

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Eating dinner is absolutely a favorite part of the day. Must admit to being food focused and that the mind is thinking about what’s ahead for the night while drinking the morning coffee. Good food and coming together feeds the body and soul.

Here is thursday’s take on what was put together for family that has come to expect good healthy food and dinner together most every day:

Roasted vegetables, garlic, kosher salt and olive oil for the potatoes, kosher salt and olive oil for the asparagus. Wild cod and wild king salmon, husband isn’t crazy about pink fish, olive oil salt and pepper for the cod, garlic, rosemary, salt and olive oil for the salmon. Sliced whole grain bread with walnuts and raisins, organic salted butter on the table and done. Include your favorite white or red. Green salad would have been a normal addition but this night wasn’t present. You have seen this dinner here before- like clothes, get some good things together, use often, repeat and replace.

No cell phones, background television is never even a consideration, and heaven on earth when family and friends break bread together.

Pomegranates for dessert at the kitchen sink.

Wishing everyone a wonderful sunday and great dinner.

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For friday night dinner out to chic suburban french restaurant, chose little black jacket, of course, silk charmeuse tank, and, can’t seem to help it did try some grey flannel trousers, dark wash blue jeans.

Black jacket was crepe and went with some pants several seasons ago. You know those times when you stand in your closet and wonder, okay, what to wear? Been having those times kind of frequently. Well, it’s Friday mid-november and pretty much all systems go from now until january.

Get your going out clothes together. Pull the black jacket from the black suit and push the sleeves way up and add a silk tank. No worries about the tank hanging below the hem of the jacket. Short over long is okay. Look at your clothes, show a bit of skin, add a high heel pump instead of a boot, it will be snowing soon enough, and enjoy the company of others.

Blue jeans, can’t seem to get away from them. Guess that’s what the gym visits are for. Still able to wear blue jeans, and put them on at some point almost every day, closer to fifty than forty.

The only thing new in tonight’s ensemble for dinner out with husband, fourth daughter and friend, were two accessories. Shoes and bracelet. Shoes bought from friend, bracelet in Italy. Added the bright bag as a last-minute thought.

Every day dress does chic suburban french restaurant on a friday.

Thanks everyone for reading. 16,274 site visits. Have a great saturday.

 

 

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Mid-November, and it’s time for evergreen. Last week emailed my client list with ‘no freaking out’. Yes, holidays are coming and we all need a guide. LOVE Martha, and used to follow her verbatim, but now that I’m a working girl need to get some good-looking results in way less time. Alexis, please post more on your blog, www.alexisstewart.com, love you too.

Bought this stuff at the grocery when the mums were looking way too tired. They needed switching out.  $9.99 for a dwarf specimen, I’ll take two. Three bunches of clipped boxwood etc. and good to go. Never forget when I thought I needed the fancy florist ten years ago- she came over and just kept sticking green boughs everywhere for a pretty fancy price. Pretty basic and thought, yes, I can do that too. So, bought some green stuff and stuck it in the dirt. And, thanks, Mom, they didn’t run out of the wreaths just yet.

Switched out the sweater jacket and made it a dress for the days activities. Standing in the closet, needing to be at a meeting and pick up the coffee in ten minutes and what to wear? Sweater worn as a dress with tights and boots.

To keep from freaking out my game plan is to do a little bit every day. Now that the garage is ‘decorated,’ in about only ten minutes, every time I pull in I’ll feel a sense of calm, maybe. Do what you can, every day.

Every day dress starts to get ready for the holidays. Oh, boy.

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Two women, forty odd years between them, and both look great. Pictured here, wearing Worth New York, are Amy and Ethel at the WNY Women’s Foundation Fall in Fashion 2012 luncheon.

Both eat protein at breakfast, one of the basics of every day dress. Amy, six egg whites and oatmeal, Ethel, one whole egg, whole wheat toast, or oatmeal. Both move every day, Amy, maybe a nine mile run or functional training workout, Ethel, sixty minutes of brisk walking.

Amy and Ethel are both wearing ponte knit skirts. As blogged about before, this fabric is genius: holds its shape and shapes you up. So, whether in your thirties or seventies, every day dress.

Currently interviewing women in upstate New York, thirty to seventy and then some, for career opportunities in fashion. Email me, rebecca, at rebecca@everydaydress.com. We could have some fun together for Spring 2013.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Wednesday!

Photo by Sara Heidenger, S | H PHOTOGRAPHY

Amy wears Amber Ponte Applique Slim Skirt and Fall in Fashion Event Tee                   Ethel wears Black Ponte Leather Yoke Slim Skirt and Black Silk Jersey Easy Cowl Neck Blouse