September 18, 2007

3 EASY PIECES

Since I don't work on Michigan Avenue anymore my wardrobe is very casual, especially during the summer when I do landscaping jobs. Some neighbors do not recognize me at all when I'm all gussied up.

This past week I went shopping for some clothes to wear to my 45th high school reunion. I am not one to run out and buy the latest trends and my style is what my daughter might call " artsy fartsy " when I can afford it. Unique things tend to cost more.

So this is what I picked for the evening gathering :







Top : Silk Blouse by Ann Taylor
Below : Black Silk Capris by Silk Road



Then I found the most beautiful shoes I've ever seen. They were expensive, but.....



Comfortable, AND, have hand tooled flowers on them . Those black spaces are holes where the flowers have been carved out.

To top off the above pieces and in case the evening is chilly, I went "artsy fartsy " on my velvet jacket :


This is all hand sewn. You can't see them but it has some sequins and beads and , did I say, another flower ?

In high school I was always the one with the "hand-me-downs" from my Sister Wilma and I worked all summer to buy a coat and a pair of shoes that had to last until it was warm enough to kick them off.

This time I am arriving in style. I hope I'm not over doing it. Watch everyone show up in jeans.






21 comments:

  1. What a great outfit! Who cares if everyone shows up in jeans--your unique style will just come shining through even better, then, right? :)

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  2. Thanks, Kim. Glad you like my outfit. Like you said, I'm not gonna worry if everyone shows up in jeans, I'll just be my usual charming self.

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  3. love the shoes, especially! There are few enough occasions to wear something fun and special, I think you will look wonderful.

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  4. Thanks, Muum. The day is drawing nigh and I'm getting excited to visit my hometown for the first time in many years.

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  5. There goin' wonder what happened to the girl with the hand-me-down clothes. She's come a long way. Great outfit!

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  6. Thanks, Carol. I reckon I've been "citified " by living in Chicago so long !

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  7. I LOVE this outfit! The jacket is gorgeous, and the shoes are amazing. You'll look perfect. Absolutely perfect. Though I took a double take when I read which reunion you're attending after looking at your profile photo. Your 45th? That must be a typo! : )

    Thanks for visiting and commenting at my kitchen garden blog--and for inviting me over here to visit. Now that I know you have such great taste, I'm looking forward to reading more. : )

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  8. Can I borrow that outfit? I'm going to an art show/opening next week. How great to find something that reflects your interests so well & looks great.

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  9. Hi and welcome to Sweet Home and Garden Chicago, Farmgirl Susan.

    You've made my day with your flowery compliments - no typo, I'm 63 years young .

    All that work you do on the farm and in the garden keeps you youthful.

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  10. Wish I could loan it to you, McGregor's Daughter, it would be good for an art show opening. Have fun and thanks for visiting.

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  11. Lovely outfit!!!! I like it when people have their own style, fashion is soooooooo overrated. (Don't tell Carol I said that! ;-D)

    Where did you get those lovely shoes, they are really something special! Ver nice indeed!

    The jacket is lovely too, velvet is such a nice material to wear, people should wear it more often.

    Bonus point for the great colour coordination, go knock them out!

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  12. Hi Yolanda Elizabet, and thanks. Is Carol a fashion bug ? I didn't know that !

    Those shoes are made in Spain. Visit their website at www.pikolinos.com and see what beautiful artistically handcrafted shoes they have.

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  13. Carolyn, you SO rock! I love, love LOVE your outfit--looks like something I'd wear quite happily, especially the jacket. And the shoes. You got class, girlfriend! Explains your joie de vivre quite nicely, I think.

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  14. Merci, Jodi. Glad you like my taste in clothes. The excitement is building up and I'll be leaving in a few days.

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  15. Carolyn Gail... Yolanda Elizabet is so funny. I am so far from a fashion bug! She makes fun of my 'sense of style' all the time.

    Carol at May Dreams Gardens

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  16. Glad you cleared that up, Carol. How did that get started ?

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  17. I posted about my very practical garden clogs and shoes last fall, all plain, and then Yolanda Elizabet posted about her pink flowered gardening shoes, and thus it has gone back and forth between us. All in fun!

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  18. Oh Carolyn - your outfit is totally gorgeous - but not one bit stuffy.

    I hope you have a wonderful time at the reunion! 45 should be a fun number. I'm just a few years behind you, but my high school has never gone in for reunions.

    Annie at the Transplantable Rose

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  19. Thanks, Annie. I'm sure that I will have a wonderful time. Looks like the weather will be hot and dry, and not Autumn-like at all. This time last year we had September chill.

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  20. Oh my goodness, Carolyn, I LOVE LOVE LOVE your outfit! I would so wear that. If you don't want it now that the reunion is over (and I'm sure you looked FABULOUS, dahling!), I'd be honored to wear your hand-me-downs! ;-)
    Though you'd never know it if you stopped in to see me when I'm out in the gardens, in our class prophecy, I was predicted to have my own boutique stocked with my own wardrobe. LOL. My mom loved clothes and that is one area where I was spoiled rotten. Not always expensive things, but always fashionable. I still love clothes, but I'd forego an expensive outfit these days for say, a Paris polyphylla.

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  21. Thanks. Contain yourself, Kylee. SO glad you liked my outfit. Lots of people in my neighborhood wouldn't recognize me when I'm dressed up, because they're used to seeing me in my garden gear.

    I don't like the fashion these days either and would rather go for the Paris polyphylia style as well.

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