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Metallic Pleats & Pups!

LAST WEEK WE HAD SNOW, AND I WENT TO MY SISTER'S HOUSE TO CELEBRATE GRADUATIONS , A BELATED NEW YEAR, AND MANY BIRTHDAYS!    MY CHILDREN, AND MY NIECES AND NEPHEW'S - SAVE ONE- , WERE THERE,  AND ALL OF OUR DOGS.  I WAS HAPPY TO SEE ALL OF THEM ! MANY OF THEM WERE TRAVELING OVER CHRISTMAS .

I WORE A METALLIC PLEATED SKIRT, NOW 4 YEARS OLD, AND A SIMPLE CASHMERE SWEATER BELTED AT THE WAIST. SEATED ON HER SOFA, I AM THINKING IF I REMEMBERED ALL OF THE GIFTS?

I DID! AND I THINK THEY ENJOYED THEM. THE PARTY WAS SUCH FUN. I GOT TO SEE MY ADULT CHILDREN PLAYING PING PONG,  AND TRIED GETTING SHOTS OF THEM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. IN FACT,  THAT IS WHY THIS NEXT PHOTO OF ME IS SO AWKWARD. I GENERALLY POSE WELL ENOUGH, GOOD POSTURE, AND SO FORTH.   BUT I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH THE PING PONG MATCH.

HMM, THEY ARE NECK AND NECK, AND MY DAUGHTER APPEARS TO BE WINNING.

BELOW IS A CLOSE UP. I WORE A LIGHTWEIGHT PLEATHER JACKET IN CASE IT WAS COLD INSIDE, BUT NO, MY THOUGHTFUL SIS HAD THE FIREPLACE ON. SORRY I DID NOT GET A SHOT OF THAT. 

 

A SHOT OF MY HEADBANDS AND AN INTERESTING PERSECTIVE BELOW. THERE IS A THEME IN THIS SHOT OF ANIMAL PRINTS; THE GIRAFFE PRINT RUG AND THE ZEBRA PRINT OF MY ARMANI CASHMERE SWEATER. NICE WITH THE SPARKLE OF JEWELS.

THE NECKLACE, WHICH I LOVE FROM KCSIGNATURES,COM IS ONE OF A KIND, BUT THE LINK TAKES YOU TO THEIR INSTAGRAM AND YOU CAN SHOP OTHERS!

A SHOT OF THE NICELY ARRANGED GIFTS BEFORE THEY WERE OPENED.

A MOSAIC LAZY SUSAN THAT I MADE FOR MY SISTER YEARS AGO. I ALSO MADE JEWELRY AT THAT TIME. I USED BROKEN DISHES, THAT I CUT INTO PIECES, AND I USED STAINED GLASS TOO.

AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, WE BROUGHT LUCY TO MY SISTER'S TOO!

SHOPPING DETAILS

MY PLEATED SKIRT CAME FROM H&M 4 YEARS AGO.  MY ZEBRA PRINTED CASHMERE SWEATER IS GEORGIO ARMANI, AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. MY HEADBANDS ARE SOLD OUT, FROM A  SMALL SHOP IN LOWER MANHATTAN. MY BLUE BIKER JACKET IS FROM BLOOMINGDALES, FROM THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT. MY LUG SOLE BOOTIES ARE  WANTEDSHOES,COM , AND ARE SOLD OUT, TOO, BUT THE LINK SENDS YOU TO THEIR BOOTIES PAGE. MY NECKLACE IS FROM KCSIGNATURES.

I DID A P0LYVORE SET SO YOU COULD SHOP COMPARABLE ITEMS.

 

FIND THE LINKS AT MY POLYVORE PAGE. BELOW IS A SNAPSHOT SO YOU CAN GET A QUICK IDEA OF SOURCES AND PRICES.

THANKS TO HUBBY AND MY TWIN SIS FOR PHOTOS!

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK AHEAD. I THINK BY NOW MOST OF US HAVE A PLEATED METALLIC SKIRT. AREN'T THEY FUN TO WEAR?

HOW DO YOUR STYLE YOURS?


XOXOXOXOX   Elle    XOXOXOXOX

tags: Georgio Armani, Metallic skirt, H&M, embellished headbands, #festivedressing, #NYC, Fashion blogger, how to style a metallic skirt, #40plusstyle
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Sunday 01.15.17
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The Bomber and Gucci Styling

Happy Friday loves, we made it!

It has been a crazy busy, intense time for me here in NYC. Perhaps for you as well.? As the political ambiance fades into the surreal,  I am struck with the need to organize, - can you relate?-
 and to distract. So I have been dressing up and seeing friends, gazing up, whenever I can,  from the rooftop terrace.

Today I am wearing a mash-up between Gucci, H&M, and Marks&Spencer

Preview the look!



The skirt is from last year, and I have to confess, the midi length is not optimal for me, unless I am wearing towering heels.  But is has pockets! But I wore want I wanted , and this is the result. I got my cool bomber jacket from Marks & Spencer, a site that I am loving because it's products are seldom seen in the USA, are well priced, and just a bit ahead, style wise , than comparable US mid-level stores.

The outfit is not so crazy expensive because the jacket was well priced and was 20% off. The sweater , which is sold out now, was also very inexpensive and well made from the kids department. A similar sweater is here.  Further, my gorgeous silk and crystal bag was thrifted for $12. USD in Long Island at LVIS. My skirt from H&M, was also inexpensive.  The boots, were pricey, but I love them. Really, Love Love Love them. Gucci is killing it this season!

Also, can you see the woman behind me with the over the knee boots and shopping bags, and perfectly cut hair. I love that women really dress up in this city. I know she is faded into the background, but these are the lovely creatures that populate my neighborhood. Rock on!

Now, more than ever, is the time to embrace beauty, whether it is dressing a certain way, or artfully presenting a dinner plate, or buying fresh flowers for your bedroom. Now is the time to wander outside and notice the sunset or sunrise, the ribbons of colors that thread the sky at dusk and dawn, and the majestic buildings of the city's landscape. Oh, the long shadows they cast this time of year!

If you live in a rural place you can see the sunset without any obstruction, the wavy bend of the grasses, giving way to winter, and the blanching of leaves in warm autumnal tones. Breathe it in.

Now is the time to take stock and pull your loved ones in, closely.


Sorry for the sudden shift into the world outside fashion, but these days are so charged with change, and ambiguity. I could not be me, without saying something of this. Back to my outfit... A shot of my thrifted bag, a bit of the trim from my jacket, and the texture of the car which I liked in this shot.

Below a a close up of my vintage Gucci sunnies. I love the reflection that you can see in them. I am not wearing make-up other than lipstick, so please forgive my bare face and less than perfect braids.


I wish you a good and peaceful weekend; a joyous one, filled with love and warmth.


tags: over 50 blog, fashion blogger, Gucci, H&M, Marks&Spencer.com, NYc style, #NYCBlogger
categories: fashion
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Thursday 11.03.16
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