As you can see, my easter outfit, while comfortable, was not so special. Individually each piece is a favorite, and yet in this case the whole was not greater than the sum of its parts. (BTW, that is not the skirt pictured in my March Month of Sundays post. This one has a little floral design, rather than being corduroy. Both were bought new with tags at the thrift store, this one was $5.) Nevertheless, it was good that I was comfortable, because holidays are generally uncomfortable for me on a more personal level.
Speaking of comfortable, Icy at Individual Chic wins the (fictitious) Comfortably Stylish Award this carnival round. Check out her blog entry to see how she spent her Easter day (and leave a comment while you’re there, you may see a hint as to what I did as well).
And as long as I’m handing out fictitious wardrobe awards, Wendy’s silk print DVF wrap dress deserves one: how about Canadian Classic Chic or Perennially Prepared Stylish? (That has to do with how great she looked, even though she needed a coat.) Click on over, though, for the opportunity to put a face with a well-known and loved name.
Not in need of a coat, but also wearing a silk print wrap dress (this one on sale at Banana Republic), Jenna sent in this picture. How cute is that?
Hey, I just realized I didn’t name an award for Jenna. Suggestions?
At least your outfit looks cheerful. I wound up wearing a brown dress with a beige jacket. It looked sharp, but more like something you’d wear to a board meeting than what I picture as an Easter outfit.
Aww, love the coffee cup. That’s swell.
Jenna’s big polka dot dress illustrates something I’ve been puzzling over. Love polka dots, BTW.
I also love big, big prints but how to reconcile that with Focus on Your Face? I think her dress works for that. The white part of the print functions both as a component of the print and the background! Something to noodle over.
Since I also love large black and white prints and they look better – I think – with black hair, I was intrigued by an idea I saw somewhere, with illustrations, that it also works if you wear a black hat, head scarf, wide headband. I think it does!
I also read in Conservative Chic, an old out of print book, that some colors that you can’t wear in one finish – matte, shiny, textured – you may be able to wear in the other. And that you can wear any print but some prints maybe only in very small amounts like a camisole peeking out or a sash.
Prints would be interesting for a fashion lab, but I think you don’t wear many?
Thanks, Your Majesty.
I’ve had years like that too, but thankfully our church is relaxed enough that nobody would feel out of place in business clothes or even jeans. Most people just wear one of their nicer dresses or outfits they’ve worn to church before.
About the coffee cup: last night was the first time my hero had seen the ” mannequin” and his feedback was, not in a bossy way, but very matter-of-fact, that if I couldn’t get rid of her I should go back to the old background until I could figure it out. He knows less than I do about the codes and scripts and all that, but he was able to somehow help me get the picture off. Then it just had a little white box up there that said ‘image error’.
This morning in the shower I had the brilliant idea to put off any more work on the header images until week 4, Blogger’s Choice. This week I am supposed to be working on the sidebars.
Vildy, I think you’re right about the polka dots, and I should have mentioned that she wore a headband.
I don’t think about fabric finish as much as I should. Prints would be a great fashion lab, but they would definitely need a face. This Spring I have been wearing several print shirts under sweaters or blazers: my Clinton stripe, that floral with the yellowish background, what we call my “groovy” shirt (not sure what the official title for that print is), and a small scale floral. I could probably come up with enough to do one.
Unless somebody else wants to model?
I love that pink skirt, Rebecca! And thanks for posting my pic. 🙂
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