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November 5, 2009

Pink Shearling and Angora Socks

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Every year since I’ve had it, I pull out this pink suede, fur-lined vest by Anne Dee Goldin to wear.  Every single time (until now), I put it back into storage unworn.  It’s such a pretty, delicate-looking suede that I become concerned about ruining it.

At any rate, I don’t want to have an estate sale where people exclaim, “OMG, can you believe this [insert any item here] and look at its immaculate condition?”  Even worse, “This [insert any item here] still has the store tags on it!”  With these thoughts in mind, I have decided to wear all of my stuff so much that by the time I kick the bucket, all of my clothing will be stained, holey, and completely unwearable.  I hope, of course, that I won’t be taking a dirt nap for many decades though.  :)

Earlier tonight with my Anne Dee Goldin vest, I wore a Saks label cashmere sweater, a skirt and angora socks from Target, and shoes from Henry Beguelin.

Maybe I’ll break out my pink leather pants next time.  :)

That’s all at the moment.  See you soon!  — Carole

November 3, 2009

A Little Color in My Life

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I’ve been wearing so much black and gray lately, I felt like I needed a little color in my life.  It’s really unlike me to not wear a lot of color.  After all, I do live in the suburbs and I am proud that I do.  I show that pride tonight by wearing plenty of color …

Here I wear a red sweater from Piazza Sempione, a red scarf from Target, a brown suede skirt from Moschino Cheap and Chic, and Michael Kors lace-up boots.

The skirt is dark brown suede and has embroidered flowers done in a multitude of wool yarns and is finished with red leather topstitch detailing …

You can also see the detail of the Target scarf that is nearly a dead ringer for a lilac Loro Piana scarf I have.

Here’s a closeup of the Michael Kors boots I bought many years ago.  I have worn these so much, I can’t believe they still look as immaculate as they do — no mean feat, considering these boots have traipsed the dirty streets of San Francisco many, many times.  Anyway, they are a dark chocolate deerskin leather and have truly functional lace-up closures.

And here I strike a Quasimodo-esque  pose … *sigh*, photography is hard …

Note to self:  Don’t raise shoulder when wearing scarf in pictures.  Will I remember this?  Likely not.

That’s all for now.  More soon.  — Carole

November 1, 2009

Quirky Soldier

When I first saw this jacket about 5 years ago, I fell in love.  It’s a “military” jacket from Moschino Cheap and Chic.  And, as you’d expect, it’s a little crazy and quirky — very much in the Moschino tradition.  This is another piece of mine that needed a lot of tailoring.  I very recently got around to getting that done and now I wear it.

In these side shots, my “photographic assistant”, Casey, helped me with these pictures by knocking the tripod off balance; hence, my cut off head.  :)   Anyway, I want to show you the crazy pocket detail on this jacket.

My “photographic assistant”, Casey …

The pockets are all different sizes (and the metal buttons too) and are haphazardly placed on the jacket.

I also wear a leather skirt from the 80s, a William B lace top, Target ombre tights, and shoes from Banfi Zambrelli.

That’s all for now.  — Carole

October 31, 2009

Twas the Night Before Halloween …

and I wanted to wear my new vest/scarf thing from Target.

So I did wear it tonight.  I picked up this … item a few days ago and have been excited to wear it ever since.  As I mentioned earlier, it’s a vest & a scarf and is done in sweater knit.  It also has the cutest hood …

I really must start combing my hair ;)   Anyway, I decided to belt the vest/scarf with a vintage belt from the 80s.

I wore the vest/scarf & belt with a gray Neiman Marcus long-sleeve sweater, an Erin Fetherston double-faced silk skirt (shown much better in older blog posts, so feel free to look around), Target ombre tights that were a knock-off of the Christian LaCroix ombre tights from several seasons ago, and shoes from Banfi Zambrelli.

Early Happy Halloween!  More soon.  — Carole

October 28, 2009

Over the Moon

Really, I should call this post, Over the Moon Tank Dress. :)   When I purchased the J. Crew Moon Tank dress a few months ago, I thought it would lend itself well to layering.  And it does!  I wear it here with a Donna Karan long vest, a belt from Akris, and a bracelet from Polytima.  And, for a change, I’m wearing something a good many times (for me) while it’s still in its moment — my OTK Britany2 boots from Topshop.  I have to admit I like wearing these boots as a “leather legging” look.

The Moon Tank dress the last time I wore it …

Closeup of the Polytima bracelet from the last time I wore it …

I regret I only had time for one picture last night, so I didn’t get a shot of the coat I wore.  I’ll get it next time though.

Thanks for reading.  More soon.  — Carole

October 27, 2009

Origami and Ruffles

I love origami detailing on clothing, when it’s done well. I picked up this dress a couple of years ago for that reason. The dress required a good bit of tailoring and since I was pretty slack in getting that done, I wore it for the first time last Saturday night.

The dress is by Moschino and, in addition to the origami details, has the most interesting tulip shape.

Origami detail on sleeve …

More detail on the back of the dress …

The shoes are Oscar de la Renta.  Check out the subtle “brush stroke” pattern in the leather …

Before we left, I threw on my Jillian Lewis-esque Gryphon coat smothered in ruffles …

Back view of the coat from another time I wore it …

I also wore Wolford Harmony tights.

Thanks for reading.  See you soon.  — Carole

October 24, 2009

Crazy Like a Fox

On this simple Saturday, I break out my Jeremy Scott “Fox Run” scarf for its second outing.  I bought the scarf last fall and only used it once.  With such a sad track record, I promised myself I would try to do a little better with using it this fall.

I also wear a striped sweater from Tory Burch, a forest green with dark brown leather piping (nearly impossible to see here) skirt from Moschino Cheap and Chic,  dark brown sweater tights from stockingirl, and Nina Ricci booties.  If you’re a regular reader, then you already know how much I carried on about getting these booties for a song at the eluxury.com going out of retail business sale.  Here’s a good shot of the shoes from the last time I wore them …

And so, we’re off shortly for some family fun. :)   See you soon. — Carole

October 23, 2009

Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

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I have been looking for the opportunity to wear this strapless, tiered, bow across-the-bust lbd.  I never show much skin, so the dress, which is probably 3 yrs. old, has been languishing in a closet.  My cute little shrug, that I pre-ordered last summer, arrived just a few weeks ago giving me the chance to wear a dress I’ve wanted to wear for some time now.

The shrug has a double zipper and is a heavy-weight knit.  The dress is a heavy-weight silk satin and has the cutest bow detail …

My dress is RED (Valentino’s contemporary line) and the shrug is from Narciso Rodriguez.  I also wear suede, laser-cut booties from Valentino that I got in the “good old days” — last winter when retailers had to practically give merchandise away.  *sigh*  Those were some good times.  The tights are Wolford from many seasons ago and I don’t remember the style name.

That’s all in this installment.  More to come soon.  — Carole

October 22, 2009

A Casual Outfit

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Usually, I don’t bother photographing my casual outfits because I don’t find them too exciting, but I decided to post something simple today to change things up a bit.

I’m wearing a navy jacket from Balenciaga that I picked up in 2002 (IIRC), a Thakoon for Target tee, Forever 21 jeans, and Dries Van Noten booties.  Like the jacket, the booties are from a long time ago.  I picked them up at one of the Nordstrom “Caravan Sales” I love so well.

Kindly pardon the brevity of today’s post.  :)   That’s all for now.  More soon.  – Carole

October 20, 2009

You Only Live Twice

I liked the suede, Topshop Britany2, thigh-high boots so much, I got them in leather too!

I wear the boots with an ultra-conservative “top-portion” of the outfit.  The boucle skirt is from D&G and the sweater is Ralph Lauren.  The sweater is worn backwards here — you wouldn’t believe the ruffle overload on the other side — very Blair Waldorf’s last season, Bill Blass blouse.  I know you “Gossip Girl” fans will know immediately what I’m talking about!  :)   I thought about getting a picture of the back, but unfortunately, I just thought about it and didn’t shoot it.  However, I quickly found a picture of “Blair” in her blouse, so if you can imagine these ruffles as a knit rather than a fabric, it’s what the other side (technically, the front side) looks like …

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Anyway,  I decided to go in a demure direction because the first thing that comes to mind with a thigh-high boot is “Pretty Woman”.  I’ve never seen that movie, but I believe I understand the gist of it and I have no desire to come off that way.

The second most common “thigh-high” boot scenario which comes to mind is a somewhat urban look, a la Anne Hathaway’s “The Devil Wears Prada” character.  There’s nothing wrong with that look, I simply wanted to do something a little more unexpected.  And, I think I did.

The Britany2 is very nice in either suede or leather, but I like the suede ones best.  Because of their texture, the suede ones are simply easier to wear.

I have to show you the cute pocket detail on the skirt that simply obliterated my will power to say, “No.” to purchasing this skirt.

It invokes such a “winter wonderland” feeling, doesn’t it?

That’s all for now.  See you soon.  — Carole

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