china blue

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Absolutely crazy for this china blue color. Thinking this would be a great combination to wear perhaps to Nantucket or the Vineyard this summer?

Full disclosure: last two blog posts have created interest in the wardrobe pieces from every day dress. Specifically the stretch linen white pants and the orange crush cotton anorak. Both pieces from last season and completely sold out. Outfit pictured here? These are current pieces borrowed for fifteen minutes from the sample set I have here until May 9. Literally styled this look this morning at 7 am and had daughter snap photos before the school drop-off.

Here is the ask: if you would like to see these pieces up close and personal, come see me before May 9. Many more pieces in this great stretch linen and china blue.

If you are interested in Trunk Shows in your area, email me here as well. Love to share the good stuff.

Bag, sneakers, and jewelry from the permanent collection of every day dress.

Here is the ask again: come see me, Trunk Show through May 9.

These clothes are way too beautiful to keep under wraps, they are meant to be worn by women like you.

China Blue Coated Cotton Anorak

Optic White Linen Sydney Pant

Optic White Scoop Neck 3/4 Sleeve Elongated Tee

Calypso Origami Butterfly Square

Worth New York Spring Summer 2013

thoughts on fitness

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Here, at every day dress, muscle, curves, and a handful or two of healthy flesh coexists happily with a fashionable lifestyle.

Yes, fashion hangs most certainly better on super thin women. Love the look of Gwyneth, Kate, and Carine. Having been given the genetic makeup for muscle growth and muscle memory and not legs up to the underarms, went the fitness route instead. Much more sustainable than trying to seek what never could be, and believe me gave that way too many tries.

Plus, we like to be able to move furniture, carry in bags of groceries, haul a case or two of wine, pick a child up in our arms and provide warmth and comfort. Nothing better than to have the strength to get through whatever the day brings with grace and ease.

Thoughts on fitness? Find something you enjoy and like the sneaker company says, just do it. Ballet, yoga, running, gardening, weight training, walking, whatever, for the head and body let’s all move, and daily.

Every day dress loves women of all sizes and encourages some pursuit of fitness for the head and body, every day.

Recent thought on what to wear to the gym? At this age, heading towards fifty, feeling more confident when tossing on something over the body conscious work out apparel that can cover the butt. Shown here is a light weight cotton anorak in a bright pop of color that makes stopping at the grocery afterwards okay.

Have a great Sunday.

Crush Cotton Anorak | Worth New York Spring 2012

Spring Summer 2013 Trunk Show going on now through May 9

 

 

bandeau instead of tank

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Office meeting to cocktails? If you spend any time at the gym consider a bandeau instead of tank. Nine to five you can have a proper covered up office look, after hours slip off the jacket and show a little skin.

This look is inspired in part by favorite fashion icon, the beautiful late Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. She wore simple shapes, straight hair, and had a thing for white pants and black tops. So classic.

Pinterest, big fashion advertising, and all the magazines are showing the jacket over the shoulders and the satchel in the crook of the arm . Try it with your basics, it’s fun to feel in the know.

Trunk Show happening soon. Email me, would love to work with you on some good, fun, classic looks. Let’s try a bandeau instead of tank under that jacket.

ps. the white linen pants? they have stretch and are machine washable. genius. come see me. rebecca@everydaydress.com.

Carbon Bandeau Top | more interesting than doing black | Worth New York Spring 2013

Love the side ruching, so flattering.

 

garden party

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Inspired by the floral fabrics in upcoming Spring Summer Trunk Show, it’s been a blue pansy planting garden party at both the country and city place the past two days.

Spring is here, finally, and that means pansies in upstate. Summer is not too far behind, yippee, and that means a garden party or two for us all.

Every day dress is prepping for the Spring Summer Trunk Show this Friday April 26 – Thursday May 9 and ready to help you put together a few looks for your upcoming garden party or any other occasion, work or play.

Helping women find beautiful clothing they look and feel great in is what we do at these Trunk Shows. Blue and gray pansies are planted to welcome you. Every day dress.

Happy Earth Day.

Spring Summer 2013 Trunk Show

Friday, April 26 – Thursday, May 9

Buffalo | NY

by appointment

rebecca@everydaydress.com

Spring and Summer Garden Party Looks | Worth New York

 

 

half in

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One small way to look current this season is to wear your blouse kind of half in. Tuck the front half into your skinny jeans or skinny trouser and leave the back half kind of billowing out behind you. The extra volume created by leaving the back half out works well with the narrowness of a skinny pant. It’s all a play on proportion.

One big way to be half in is to pick up a pair of Valentino ‘Rockstud’ Pumps. Go half in by doing the flat or in this case, the 2 1/1″ inch heel, a newer version of the original sky-high one. The real fashion crowd has worn the ‘Rockstud’ for three years now, feeling this is going to be a wardrobe classic so finally went there. This here is every day dress so being a little late to the trend game is okay and good.

Liking the look of the pale pink silk blouse? You can see that here and in three more colors at upcoming Spring Summer Trunk Show, by appointment. Liking the look of the skinny Quinn pant? That too will be here in Spring and Summer weight fabrics. As for the Valentino shoe, can definitely help you find that on the internet, come try mine on first, you know I love sharing the shoe wardrobe.

Spring Summer 2013 Trunk Show

Friday, April 26 – Thursday, May 9

Buffalo | NY

by appointment

Pale Blossom Charmeuse Double Collar Shirt | Worth New York Spring 2013

Grey Flannel Bistretch Quinn Pant | Worth New York Fall 2012

Valentino ‘Rockstud’ Pump | Nordstrom

Photo credits go to twelve-year-old fourth daughter. Literally shooting these in five minutes flat, not much extra time.

 

there’s always light

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That home improvement roll? Husband brought home two new fixtures for the kitchen this afternoon, totally unexpected. Called the electrician and he came right over. There’s always light.

As this is fashion and lifestyle and that stuff is fun, thought we should move into the weekend with a good-looking before and after.

Loving this modern mood he’s having.

Fashion posts coming soon. Getting ready for Summer Trunk Show happening next week Friday through May 9th. There’s always light.

Wishing you the very best weekend possible.

life work

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You’ve seen the styled and travel photos, with two daughters on lock-down in a suburb of Boston MA decided I needed to write briefly about life work. This writing is therapy, thank you for reading.

Like most women, I make many things work. Family and home life yes, quite definitely, and now finally feel like I’ve cracked the life work nut. Working from home with the backing and support of a multi-million dollar fashion company, complete luxury.

Being able to offer another woman flexible work hours so that she too can take care of her two sons as a single parent and giving her the knowledge and feeling that she is safe and that we understand, win win.

Another woman said to me on the phone yesterday the only thing that is certain is uncertainty. Probably, today I know that life and work is happening, and wishing everyone out there life work balance and a feeling of safety.

Every day dress at home working today. Long week.

five key pieces

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Mindy, this one’s for you. At our coffee meeting Tuesday morning, you were the epitome of chic. What you were wearing has inspired today’s outfit and post.

Women, she was wearing a crisp white blouse, a black v-neck cardigan sweater, dark blue jeans, sexy little shoes, and carrying a timeless satchel. That was it, coffee meeting outfit perfection. We should all have those five key pieces in our wardrobe.

Sharing with you what was pulled from the closet of every day dress. Nothing new here, five key pieces collected over the years, always ready to be updated and refreshed, every day dress.

Blouse and Sweater | Worth New York

Jeans | DL1961

Shoes | Manolo Blahnik

Bag | Chanel

my valentine

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Husband, my valentine, has been on a total home improvement roll.

Had exactly one evening to pick out a new paint color for master bath. He said ‘bring out your clothes, anything in pink or red, feeling like we should go in that direction’. Having mostly black, one or two pink items, pulled a red sort of vest that goes with all that black. Never nervous when I put it on, actually have many more things in the same tone. Very good sign.

Wall color can be kind of like nail color or hair color, right? Not a super heavy commitment, can be changed up, so, his prompting was good. Let’s paint the room in a color that you wear.

Me? I kind of pick things by name. When looking through the color deck came upon Benjamin Moore’s my valentine. Liked the color, liked the name, reminded me of him, color done, master bath is now my valentine.

Have fun picking paint colors. Not a big deal. Any advice on how to get those orchids to re-bloom?

Also need some new towels, better stop buying so many damn shoes. 🙂

Paint color and new shoes aside, heart is with Boston MA.

xoxo

Paint, kind of like nail color | Benjamin Moore My Valentine

keep the faith

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When times are uncertain, count on the basics. Make some dinner, light the candles, enjoy a glass of wine, walk your dogs, spend time with those you love.

Two daughters in Boston MA check out fine. Home safe in their apartment, finally, public transportation at a standstill. Advice to them after their world being rocked? Go to the gym, make some dinner, hang out together, celebrate the good, keep the faith.

Heard the news while doing the drive about picking up youngest daughter for after school lacrosse game. After the game with two daughters playing couldn’t imagine going to the grocery so served up what was on hand, organic chicken breasts with garlic and rosemary, whole wheat orzo with spinach and pignoli, haricots verts and bagged salad with sliced cucumbers.

On a day that was to celebrate commitment, dedication, intent, hard work; keep the faith, what else is there? Godspeed to all those with friends, family, and loved ones in Boston MA.

xoxo

Every day dress is distracted, way too much kosher salt in the orzo.