White lace has been an enduring wardrobe staple for as long as we can remember. Usually a dressed up special occasion kind of look, now we like it paired down for a more casual vibe.
Black bra underneath, of course, what other choice is there, and white bootcut denim. Husband’s antique Ralph Lauren crocodile belt with silver buckle, needs to be polished, oh well. Over the years we’ve somehow met in the middle.
Every day dress, lace it up.
Fashion icon Carine Roitfeld advises to ‘never ever share your daughter’s wardrobe’ and ‘you have to look every five years at your wardrobe and say: ‘is it OK to wear this with my legs? Is it OK to wear sleeveless with my arms?’ Then you have to have a cull. It’s not nice but you have to do it.
We agree with the cull, absolutely. We have a cull going on now in fact. Boxes of things we’re no longer in love with or that look right and that we’re ready to pass on.
As for sharing your daughter’s wardrobe? Yes, on occasion. Grabbed this dress on the way out the door yesterday and tossed it in the bag before a six-hour drive to Philly. Oldest daughter wore it a few weeks ago for a family dinner party, second daughter wore it the night after for her college graduation party. Many of the same guests, gasp. Last night I slipped it on, easy.
The best thing about this is that we should all wear our clothes more often. Why not? Keep the good stuff in heavy rotation. This dress might be considered fast fashion by some yet we’re putting it to work.
When doing private wardrobing with clients we always go for clothing longevity, and that’s smart planning.
Sometimes it’s simply fun to have a little summer dress and to pass it around. 🙂 Thanks Linnie and Booie, maybe you don’t even miss this one yet. Lizzie, you’re up next. 🙂
Dress | Zara
Bag | Louis Vuitton
Shoe | Laurence Dacade
Day and night has been pretty much non-stop. Husband recently asked, ‘where’s your summer color?’
Ha, it’s around, yeah, we’ll dig it out when we get out, it’s just that this past week it’s been all about default, black is always the new black.
Loving these Dolce & Gabbana mid-heels, they pretty much elevate the ordinary.
Simple style note: if we’re still gonna hold onto the skinny jean, simply make sure it shows a little ankle. Wore this exact outfit with blue denim boyfriends last Tuesday in New Hope PA for dinner, the look was way cooler yet those jeans were in the wash.
Off to Philadelphia tomorrow for four days and then Chicago on Tuesday for a few.
Where’s your summer color?
Busy work week with travel and learning new things, so late Friday afternoon headed straight to the country.
Nothing fancy, old linens and good fresh food. Sun went down and we still sat at the table, country strong.
Thanks for reading, this is the every day, and wishing all a nourishing weekend.
Two days of meetings with new president and team called for a skirt and black blouse on day one, sorry no photo-op, and skinny lace pants, that exceptional shirt with a white jacket on day two. Close up here of lace pant while at airport.
Small inside tip, when in doubt wear a proper closed toe pump.
Woke up and walked the Delaware River, gorgeous.
Several colleagues were interested in the bra underneath the white shirt. Here’s this season’s version at Agent Provocateur.
purposely made the image small as it might be perceived as racy?
The lesson here is never skimp on the underwear.
Also, the Jenna Lyons/JCrew sleeve-cuffing strategy will definitely up your style game. The unparalleled Leandra of Man Repeller fame interviews her here and shares strategy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeQK04QV0iM
After this meet-up your sleeve cuff will never be the same.
Quick post: in New Hope PA for east coast business meeting on how to bring a little wow to clients and colleagues.
Here’s what’s coming for Fall 2015: a little wow.
image courtesy Worth New York | Fall 2015
Taking a break from supervised lunges and squats, and spending much more time moving in the garden.
Every day dress, like blue is the new black, or whatever, garden is the new gym. 🙂
While new shoes and a handbag are always fun, held back from these fresh styles.
all photos | iPhone May 30th
With each decade that comes and goes there seems to be a small marker: at 30 trained and ran first and only marathon thinking it would change the body into some svelte thing, it did not, and now have residual wear and tear to deal with. At 40 flew into NYC for a shopping and upscale dinner date with women friends, lovely and memorable, yet not what moves me now. On the edge of 50, thinking about what makes up good grown-up style, looks that look good and fashionable, yet not necessarily fashion per se, as that is always a fast-moving target.
For weekend activities visited some old new friends. For Friday workwear and dinner out went into the closet and pulled a navy silk shirtdress, rolled the sleeves, added a light neutral belt from last spring, and wore new shoes. Saturday in the country called for denim on denim; again, sleeves rolled and a light neutral belt, with a reversible wool sweater, neutral, over the arm. Both times left the handbag at home, and simply carried the cell, a nude lipstick, and readers.
So where is this all going? Professionally I dress and style women, have done it for almost three decades if you count making matching applique outfits on the Bernina for four young daughters. Now it’s more about what we should wear for work, play, travel, and life events, grand and intimate.
Thinking now the 50-year-old closet should have a mix of old and new friends. Clothing that is comfortable, appropriate, sometimes sexy. Nothing throwaway, time and resources are way too precious for that. Taking that thought even further, thinking that a closet of any age should be based on stand alone separates that can be combined to move you through your day while looking and feeling your best.
It’s a journey for sure, and it’s not always right. For this last weekend, navy and the shirt shape and denim and a light neutral belt saw us through.
Every day dress, old new friends.
This better than average shirt did the work today: had client and colleague meetings, ran to the grocery, did a little yard work, went back to the home office, changed the sheets and even made dinner, haha. (Roast chicken, broccoli, and red quinoa).
Honestly, this is wash, dry, and wear.
This is an every day site, and we’re here to elevate the ordinary; this is one exceptional shirt.
Optic White Sueded Triacetate Pocket Shirt | Worth New York
Over the holiday we stuck to the palette: red | white | blue.
Potted up deep red geraniums for poolside. Used to do a mixed English garden kind of look but have now gone back to a monochromatic color and single plant choice.
White distressed denim, no rips in these yet still keeping to the trend. Kind of thinking this is the last summer I’ll wear this kind of thing, distressed jeans have run their course? Feeling the winds of a style change coming and the distressed denim needs to soon go to the daughters. DIY Geranium Essie pedicure.
Dug up a twenty-five foot trench of retired landscape hedges and put in a row of our favorite, Endless Summer Collection Blue Hydrangea.
That was it, and that was enough :). We were in the dirt all weekend long.
Tuesday and it’s almost Wednesday, always feels like double Monday after a long weekend in the country.
back at the city desk, active search in Saratoga Springs NY
Every day dress, summer red | white | blue.
