About two weeks ago went to the man that’s been cutting the hair off and on since I’ve been about fourteen. He’s seventy now, every day dress here forty-eight.
Wanted to go shorter last time I was there, three or four months ago, he said not yet. Always try to keep the hair pretty much low maintenance.
Maybe there’s something going on: Jennifer Aniston all over with her above the shoulder cut. Can count three women friends without even thinking that have gone shorter.
Really liking the new length, on all women I know that have made the cut.
One new shape that’s been calling my name is this sort of square above the elbow luxurious double face wool box top. Company I work for calls it a Pullover Jacket, completely understand as it seems to give anything you pair it with the finish a jacket provides. Bought this piece over a year ago, it’s been a slow but good go mixing it into the daily wear.
Most often team it with tropical weight wool trousers and a mid-heel. Photo here shows the darn skinny jeans which I tell myself constantly change it up but they’re just so easy when the day is non-stop.
Colleague and friend bought this piece from the Winter 2013 Collection in Peacock Blue- she’s been wearing it with green and navy tartan trousers and patent menswear inspired flat tuxedo pumps. Très chic.
For running around chose color block: pulled out the Céline bag from last season and pulled on the new turtleneck, it’s getting cold out there. Céline bag is the pony skin, and with pony skin comes natural wear and tear, and in the professional realm, they call it balding. Kind of a strange word, balding, but gotta love it, can’t get around it, kind of like aging.
Kind of like the out of focus photo with third daughter, eases the sometimes hard edges of aging. Can’t have it both ways, with age comes many great things, and for all of those great things many many thanks.
Casual Saturday running around with two youngest daughters, happy.
Last week Friday I sent twelve women down the runway, aged twenty-one to seventy-three, and they are all beautiful women. We were there in support of the WNY Women’s Foundation, at the 10th annual Fall in Fashion luncheon.
Fashion models, we all think of 5’10” and above and 125 pounds or so and below. Not here, at every day dress. All women can have and wear beautiful clothing. We were there wearing size 2 to size 16, and all looked great. Some had height, some had legs, all had presence. Thank you Worth New York WNY Women’s Foundation models.
Being the mom of four daughters and all of them loving clothes and not one over 5’5” yet, I get it. Having loved fabrics and shapes and fine details for as long as I can remember, I get it.
Beautiful women wearing beautiful clothing in support of women and girls, a very good thing.
Photos shown here were snapped behind the scenes in a very quick hurry by yours truly, every day dress. To see the real deal runway shots by the professionals, click here: WNY Women’s Foundation, and once there click 10th Annual Fall in Fashion, and then click to view event photos by Joseph Cascio. Event was an overwhelming success due to the support of many beautiful women. Thank you all, beautiful women.
Being involved in a significant community event every twelve months is an ongoing personal goal. For the past two years the annual Fall in Fashion luncheon in support of the WNY Women’s Foundation has been the event of choice. To celebrate, bought new shoes to wear to last week Friday’s big day. Rebecca Minkoff was there, event was completely sold out with a wait list, and wanted to look and feel good.
Served as one of three co-chairs. The last four weeks has been crunch time and with that many early mornings, late nights, all kinds of meetings in between and general runaround. Used to do this kind of thing while raising babies and playing house; now the volunteer effort gets mixed in with mentoring and tending four adult children in three different big cities, parenting two teen-aged daughters, caring for the home-front, running a business, managing and growing a sales team, and writing the blog.
There have been plenty of good fashion moments in the last month, missed them. With all this going on, something’s gotta give. Every day dress gave.
So, every day dress readers; here’s the fashion fix: Aquazzura shoes. Have been eyeing these for several months and finally hit submit at NET-A-PORTER after one of those long nights. Read about designer Edgardo Osoria here at AQUAZZURA FIRENZE. Thinking I like anyone that’s worked with Salvatore Ferragamo and Roberto Cavalli.
Can’t show a picture yet of the body and the dress and the shoes worn for the event, was so darn busy that look will have to be recreated. Husband tells me there are still dark circles under the eyes. Yes, big events do me in. Have been carb loading the last there days. 🙂
Women at the luncheon that read the blog told me they love the food stuff so here instead is the very simple Monday night dinner made tonight while still recovering from big event effort. Roast chicken, roasted asparagus, and roasted red potatoes all in a 325 degree oven, all on jelly roll pans, couldn’t be easier. A little butter for the chicken, olive oil for the asparagus, and olive oil and chopped garlic for the potatoes, all with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper. Add a loaf of fresh garlic bread, good salted butter, and a bottle of chilled white burgundy. The only condiment is some sweet balsamic vinegar. Hard goods include white candles, fresh white hydrangea, and cloth napkins. Three candles on the table, three on the buffet. Husband and two teenaged daughters are happy.
Funds raised from Fall in Fashion directly benefit the women and girls of our community so they too can have the tools and resources needed to give their families a warm dinner. At the end of the day, breaking bread with loved ones is really what it’s all about, new shoes or not.
Every day dress recharging. Fundraising events are big work.
