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essentials | some new, some not

Friday night and I couldn’t be happier as we’re wearing the ever faithful blue denim, black tank, black jacket, black suede shoe. Super quick post as husband is hustling me out the door.

I’ve resolved to keep it simple: wear what works, and invest in a few essential key pieces and wear them with abandon. New picks for fall 16? Simple spaghetti strap tank and sequined tuxedo jacket with great pockets. I’ll wear it now with denim and then again for a more polished evening look.

If you too want to update, streamline, and keep it simple we’re booking style appointments. It’s fun, and we know how to make it easier for you to look and feel great in the clothes you wear.

www.worthnewyork.com/rebecca-collins and www.wbyworth/michelle-capizzi

fall and winter trunk shows happening now, near you

TGIF everyone, xoxo

keeping it real

Bought these out there pants months ago, never worked them into the rotation (kind of didn’t hem them), so here they are, mid-September. We’re all about keeping it real:

we say ‘yes’, way more than no, even when we’re not qualified
we simply roll the waistband when we don’t do the tailor job ourselves for the perfect hem
instead of over thinking the hair mid-week we simply knot it up
black is always good
movement every day is key, lifting heavy things twice is a very good week, thanks Jordan and Booie
we don’t shop at the mall, instead add to the wardrobe over time at seasonal trunk shows
we’re all about good food, and good (or any) wine
we kind of don’t care that it shows that we’re all about good food and wine, skinny and ageless we will never be
we like getting things done, figuring things out, and (sometimes) being downright scrappy, hey Michelle!

To get these outfit shots sixteen year old daughter and I hop in the car and drive two minutes to remote industrial lot. She clicks away, I feel a bit awkward, it all goes down in less than five. Not perfect and not 100%, simply saying yes and getting it done.

Every day dress, we’re all about keeping it real, and fun.

Wednesday, woot woot!

Wearing a mix-up: Rebecca Minkoff at Tony Walker & Co. jacket, Wolford bodysuit, Worth New York pant, Gucci bag

last week Sunday

Last week Sunday we were all about making a mess: casual dinner for 6 morphed into impromptu party for 40, plus assorted dogs.

Cooked off 4 scratch blueberry pies, chocolate cookies, and banana bread, always start with dessert. 4 beef Tenderloin, 4 whole chickens quartered by knife and hand in the sink, gotta love the prep work and really should have gone for 6 birds, 3 dozen corn, green beans, yellow beans, miles of greens, roasted new red and white potatoes, and lobster mac and cheese. Bake, cook, grill, cook. All out effort. Dance party pics didn’t make the blog.

Love feeding those we love.

If it’s a mess, so be it.

Dishes for days…

It’s Monday, a long way from last week Sunday, and we’ve been in suite 101 having a ball working fall winter 16 fashion. If that gig doesn’t work out perhaps we’ll take up cooking for zillions.

xoxo

a little cap…

Kind of wishing the title might be a little nap, yet no such thing these days. Youngest at sixteen started school yesterday, and oldest at almost twenty-eight came for steaks on the grill and salad last night.

These days just keep going strong.

So, we’ve been wearing a little cap sleeved dress. It’s been hot as heck and we’ve got places to be so the above knee-length and the textured fabric in our two very favorite colors, black and white, of course, make this piece the perfect polished runaround look.

Actually, we’ve cleaned out closets big-time and keeping only things we absolutely love. I’ve driven car loads to the good will, my closet is two-thirds bare, and it’s so much easier to get dressed. Highly recommend.

Added some tough love shoes and classic top-handled bag, out the door.

Every day dress, a little cap, and then maybe a little nap. Happy back to school. xoxo

For help with the wardrobe, the closet, or if you too might like to work in the fun and ever-changing world of fashion, email me here at rebecca@everydaydress.com. We’re all about reinventing ourselves constantly and fresh starts. Every day brings new opportunity.

dinner, so easy

Late summer and this time of year, dinner, so easy. Grab what’s fresh, slice and sauté, and grill up some protein. A little yogurt blue cheese dressing to balance it off. No recipes, no cookbooks, simply get it on.

Blog has been on the back burner, we’ve been focused on family, work, and getting two teenaged daughters back to school.

Family dinner keeps us cool. xoxo

summer nights

Youngest of six turned sixteen Tuesday, and honestly feel a change of rhythm, and somewhat heightened responsibility. Another one learning to drive, and with that the not easy letting go. Summer nights when they all might like to be out.

Instead of the historical cotton candy and snow cones and kids running all over, we celebrated with a small sit down dinner for twelve in the city backyard.

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We had blackberry lime Rickey’s, old school artichoke and crab dip with pitas toasted on the grill, roast chicken, mashed potatoes and haricots vert. Red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting when it got dark.

Not a lot of photos from the birthday, I was super busy in the kitchen and kept asking if someone would pick up the camera, never happened. That’s a good thing, seems we can get caught up documenting not just being. It was an absolutely beautiful evening.

The rest of this month we’ve been dining al fresco, making a good mess in the kitchen, and driving for overnights to upstate small lakes. Driving back again even in the middle of the night when the pull of family is strong and overwhelming.

Wishing everyone safe summer nights as we slide towards what we all think of as routine, which inevitably ends up not.

xoxo

back to work

Undoubtedly one of the hottest weeks of the year and we’ve been back at work playing with way cool fall clothes.

Black leather biker cape? Total score, and borrowed for our super quick shoot from Worth New York.

Black tank and black pants are mine, also Worth New York. Put them on, take them off, go to bed, wake up, and put them on again, every single day this week, no kidding.

Every day dress, back to work. Fall and winter style appointments at www.worthnewyork.com/rebecca-collins or www.worthnewyork.com/michelle-capizzi. . Now let’s get the kiddos back to school.

Black Leather Biker Cape | Black Crepe Jersey Tank | Black Stretch Crepe Valentina Pant

Worth New York Fall 16

get it done

Some days are just about getting it done. Today, one of those days.

Going to the gym: you’ve just gotta do it, makes you feel good. Funny thing, once you’re done, it’s all about going again.

Every day dress, let’s all get it done, again and again.

make it a triple

For sure, the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the company we keep help to elevate the ordinary. How cool is it to cook for those you love most days and nights?

Thank you dear yesterday’s reader, for commenting you missed the food posts, this one’s for you. It’s not fancy, simply what we put out last night. Pan sautéed zucchini, not totally in season yet we love it anyway, and made it a triple pan party to cook it up fast. Red quinoa, that super grain of the Andes, cooked up with some organic vegetable broth, delicious. Added some fish for more protein, cod for the husband and salmon for the women. Oh, and the tomatoes, with the fresh basil from the new kitchen garden! The whole shebang made a great lunch today, too, with some toast and smashed avocado. No photo of that, we were working. (!). Simple white tulips, and white votives. Stovetop is a little messy, that’s how it goes.

Professionally, we’re working on adding to the team. If you are someone you know wants to work their days with beautiful clothing and beautiful women, comment here on the blog post and we’ll ring you. We’d love to make it a triple, and you know who I’m talking too. Teams are a winning combination.

Every day dress, make it a triple.

basics, always

Well, hello February, finally some $$$ back in the bank account. December, always a whirlwind, January, always scraping by. Sticking to the basics helps to hold things together. Call me crazy yet when you make the bed, have some protein for breakfast, #workfromwherever, walk the dogs, and cook real food, the day is a good one.

Basic wardrobe pieces pull the look together. Can’t count how many times the black shirt/white denim combo has gotten me out the door. Add a jacket, maybe a belt, a good satchel, (this one’s ten and a half years out), and you’re out the door.

Need something more professional? Button up the blouse, upgrade to a blazer, try a structured satchel, and swap the denim for some real pants, maybe even lined, especially for an office, especially in white.

Every day dress, basics, always.