white on white

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For Friday night dinner out visiting new friends in their beautiful new home, chose white on white. After a busy week with work, family, life, couldn’t really think about what to wear so did the single color default, like wearing all black, but this time settled on white on white.

The monochromatic look on the body settled the rather erratic happenings in the mind. Honestly, after a full week the simple clothes that were put on for Friday night dinner out helped to calm me down and to enjoy the entire evening: arriving at a new place, being greeted by lovely new friends, enjoying a glass of Chardonnay in their living room while listening to elegant and easy music, helping a very small bit in the kitchen, and then moving to the dining room for an absolutely divine dinner of short ribs, pureed parsnips, sautéed mushrooms, and simple salad. The wines, two cab francs, amazing. The desert, chocolate lava cake, creme fraiche, fresh raspberries, all with a small glass of decadent port, rounded out the entire meal indeed.

Barbara, you spoiled us well and we are grateful and appreciative guests. Bill, thank you for pouring and sharing some pretty amazing wines from your cellar. It was a memorable evening, we value our new friendship, and look forward to more shared meals and good times ahead.

So, heartbeat of this little blog, every day dress, put on your nice clothes, make some dinner, light some candles, enjoy a glass of wine, life is very good. Thank you Barbara and Bill.

I was wearing a truly old I am guessing ten years white linen shirt, last season’s 7 for all mankind white jeans, still look pretty fresh, again probably ten years old Hermes reversible belt, and very new, Thursday nights purchase which requires a post all of its’ own, vintage brooch necklace designed and handmade by friend Lori Stevenson.

Every day dress. Your clothes don’t need to be brand new all the time, simply put on and wear your good stuff even if it’s a decade old. Some things look and feel better over time.

xoxo

perfect white tee

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Every busy woman’s closet needs a perfect white tee, probably even several different styles. Here is one of my favorite current go to’s:

Optic White Scoop Neck 3/4 Sleeve Elongated Tee, 83% Nylon, 17% Elastane, by yes, you guessed it, the company I work for, Worth New York. (can’t help myself).

Love the rounded lower neckline, 3/4 sleeve, and the longer length. You can bend over in it or throw your dog a tennis ball and not worry about showing your backside. Plus it’s opaque enough to stand alone, look professional if needed, and close enough to the body to add layers on top.

That’s it today. Have a super great Wednesday.

ps. Also shown is last night’s super easy and seasonal dinner: pan-fried scallops, roasted asparagus, corn on the cob. Underneath those scallops are roasted tomatoes and black olives. Been told by a few blog readers that the food photos inspire them for quick and easy dinners. Food and fashion, certainly two of our favorite things here. 🙂

Every day dress.

real man meatballs

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Lifestyle and food post: twenty-three year old second son decided he needed a break from fast city apartment living and twenty-four year old first son home on break from second year law school for a few weeks before he heads to Costa Rica for legal internship work for the summer. So, took a break from the turkey meatballs with shredded carrots and did the real deal with organic ground beef, veal, and pork.

The men are back in the house so ditched the braised turkey meatball sauce and followed Ina, again, for old-fashioned spaghetti and meatballs. Slid in whole wheat pasta though. Rounded it out with caesar salad, garlic bread and everyone is happy. Good food and dinner at home is love. Especially when it’s 37 degrees outside in the middle of May. Stay warm, eat well. 🙂

xoxo

have a second skin

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Longer post here, hoping you can hang in.

When you live in Upstate New York and dress beautiful women in beautiful clothing, it helps to have a second skin. In so many ways. And, thinking that no matter where you live or what you do, it probably helps to have a second skin.

For two daughters’ lacrosse game, 7th grader at catholic school versus 8th grader at independent, had to pull out the long down ski jacket with fur hood. Heck, it’s May 13th, had on the ski wear and still had to retreat to the car to keep warm.

Underneath it all had on a second skin top, Rag & Bone jeans, love those things, and grounded it with Jimmy Choo biker boots, love those too, have two pair now and want a third, and Jerome Dreyfuss bag that matched the coat.

Having a second skin, literally and figuratively, helps protect you from life’s up and downs, give and takes, when you sell yourself, the product you believe in, or just basically need to bear with the elements.

Every day dress believes that to have a second skin is a very good thing. I was wearing:

Parajumpers Winter Equipment Masterpiece Series Jacket

Worth New York Summer 2013 |Navy Scoop Neck 3/4 Sleeve Elongated Tee

Rag & Bone Gun Metal Jean

Jimmy Choo Youth Biker Boot

Jerome Dreyfuss Carloss Bag

A favorite client asked about wearing a full sleeve high neck lace dress she purchased in November for a black tie event this past weekend in the month of May; reply? Yes, of course, it seems now that fashion knows no season, ski wear in the month of May is working.

Here’s the footnote: work in fashion, work from home, work flexible hours, work with beautiful women, hey, all women are beautiful, right? Have a second skin? Want or need a second skin, literally or figuratively? Email me here, rebecca@everydaydress.com.

Happy Monday everyone. Every day dress wishing everyone out there to have a second skin. It’s not always easy but so worth it.

Second footnote: this here little blog exists to impart information, inspire women to dress, share with you the good stuff, 42,ooo+ site views and growing, thank you. Not bad for a little cottage industry. If you too would like to get involved, email me here, rebecca@everydaydress.com. Thank you for reading.

strawberry and indigo tweed

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It’s always a good thing to have a little color in your wardrobe. Particularly when you’re in Washington DC for Mother’s Day weekend. A closet full of black can certainly make getting dressed easier, sometimes though it’s just simply nice to do different.

Pictured here, Strawberry and Indigo Tweed Fringed Dress, a little shorter than usual, and third daughter chose royal blue and nautical stripes.

Never would have gone here without the prompting of friend and colleague, thank you Mary, to take five minutes to simply try it on. Not my usual color, style, or even length, but once on the body it felt fun and different, and it was a go.

Add a little color, take a little fashion risk, especially during the month of May and for your upcoming special events.

Happy Mother’s Day to all women everywhere.

Every day dress in Strawberry and Indigo Tweed Fringed Dress | Worth New York Summer 2013

perhaps wear a tie

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Admittedly, when dressing we all don’t get it right all the time. Dressing well takes thought, consideration, and cost. There are times, though, when circumstances call for us to perhaps wear a tie. Men, when you are addressing a formal group meeting and wish to establish trust, credibility, and convey a sense of leadership, Apple aside, every day dress thinks it appropriate and respectful to perhaps wear a tie. Just saying.

Now for some fun stuff. On the road again and decided to wear a tie, sort of, with the black jeans and you guessed it, black jacket. En route to Washington DC to see law school son at Georgetown. Jeans and jacket have stretch, always a good thing, and make for comfortable and appropriate travel wear. Silk cutaway blouse has fun stripes and chiffon tie that can be worn high or low, depending on how much skin you feel like exposing, when appropriate.

Can’t get enough of the recent addition to the wardrobe: Black push up sleeves jacket seems to go with just about everything.

TGIF. Have a great weekend everyone.

husband going modern

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Local electrician now on iPhone favorites. Husband is feeling that the household lighting needs updating. Very cool here with every day dress.

Husband going modern with the light fixtures. Totally on board. Much like a new shoe can change the look of the entire outfit, a new light fixture creates a whole new mood.

This morning we had old school hand carved wooden European mood going on, tonight for dinner it was clear crystal and chrome.

Had a great outfit to post today but with husband going modern had to photograph and post the lighting upgrade. Fashion will have to wait, this here is lifestyle.

Every day dress loves the husband going modern. Jane, this one’s for you. As always, loved seeing you today, thank you. xoxo

 

roast chicken

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When it’s a Tuesday afternoon and it already feels like it’s been a long week, sometimes the thing to do is kick back and roast a couple of chickens. One carved for the table, one for presentation and sandwiches later. Remember multiples? Apply that to your cooking as well. Time for a food post anyways.

Follow Ina and you can can have roast chicken in an hour and a half. Super simple. Add some frozen organic peas, mash some Idaho potatoes from the pantry, stir up some gravy, and slice some fresh strawberries for the spinach salad. Do a simple vinaigrette with 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar, 3/4 olive oil whisked in slowly, kosher salt and fresh ground pepper. Add linen napkins, potted hydrangea to the table top, serve al fresco, and a roast chicken dinner makes everyone happy.

No fresh bread here tonight, no time for the grocery today, potatoes filled the bill and we had plenty of real butter. Butter is love.

Yesterday it was cropped grey flannel and fitted ruched pearlized tee. Today, after work on a Tuesday went for the faded cropped denim and super loose v-neck tee.

Roast chicken, two, on a Tuesday, and butter is love.

Every day dress. A breath away from 40,000 site views. Thank you everyone for reading.

ps finally fixed the rotator in the post scarf as halter, again.

back to work

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After a day spent fully in the dirt over the weekend felt good to get back to work on a Monday. Love weeding, the process provides mind clearing exercise and esthetically pleasing results. Upstate New York waits for these kinds of days, getting back to work in the garden is a very good thing.

For back to work look city-side chose a close-fitting ruched sleeveless tee, black tropical weight push up sleeves blazer, and charcoal cropped pant. A work outfit indeed. Took me through the entire day of run around, client appointments, more run around, and dinner prep and clean-up. Never needed to stop once to consider what I was wearing. The clothes were working for the woman, the woman was not working to make the clothes work, a very good thing.

For back to work clothes like these check out current Spring Summer 2013 Trunk Show. Now through May 9th. Call or text 716-445-3033 for more information.

Wishing all women back to work success wherever they may be, the garden, the run around, or the board room.

Every day dress back to work. xoxo

scarf as halter, again

 

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Yes, posted this last summer but like the wardrobe it’s good to update and refresh. So, here you go, how to wear a square scarf as halter, again.

For the best look your pants should sit a little higher on the waist than your low-rise jeans. Shown here are JBrand skinnies in mid-rise. A scarf ring or any ring is used to at the neck to create the two neck ties. This one, from Hermes.

Start by folding your scarf in half cross wise. Place the folded edge along the waistline of your pants and thread two points through the ring, bring up around your neck, and tie in a small square knot. Take the other two points and wrap around your waistline and secure with another square knot, in back. Viola, scarf as halter, again.

Shown also is the handsome husband with one of our remaining hens and gorgeous fresh eggs.

Photos shown were taken last night Thursday after a quick run to the country house. Perfect night for blue jeans and ice cream.

Happy weekend everyone, took forever to upload, need a better way.

Every day dress does scarf as halter, again, country-side.