Move Over Fab 40’s, It’s Time for a New Style Game & Link Up On the Edge #281

February 4, 2022 / 54 Comments

“The time has come. The time is now. Marvin K. Mooney will you please go now?”

Dr. Seuss

Is anyone familiar with that book? Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! by Dr. Seuss? It is one of my childhood favorites. My father used to read it to me in the dentist’s office when I was young. I had terrible anxiety about going to the dentist. We would sit in the cold unwelcoming waiting room and my father would read the whole book, really loudly in a silly voice until I was in fits of laughter and had forgotten all about my dental anxiety. I don’t think we ever had a copy of the book at home, but as soon as I had children of my own, it was one of the first books I bought for our home. I still take it out and read it to my kids in a silly voice every once in a while. They don’t laugh at me the way I laughed at my father though. They just roll their eyes, tell me I’m weird, and walk out of the room before I turn the first page. Oh well. They don’t know the brilliant poetry they’re missing out on. Their loss, I guess.

Anyway, Marvin K. Mooney is simply about a guy who isn’t going to leave until he is good and ready to go. Similar to The Fab 40’s. I honestly don’t even know how long this series has been around. Sheela Goh started it long before I even began blogging and I joined for the first time as a guest blogger in March of 2017. In September of 2018, I was invited to join as a permanent member of the group and over the last three and half years we have had members come and go for various different reasons.

Over the past few months, we have come to a place where it is just Suzy and me who remain. So we had a chat about it last week and decided that perhaps The Fab 40’s is a bit like Marvin K. Mooney…it has worn out its welcome. It’s time to go. Move onto different things. Get out. Good-bye. Farewell. Plus we were growing tired of the strict age guideline…just 40’s. That’s nonsense and needs to leave.

But Suzy and I have enjoyed collaborating so much that we decided to team up and introduce a new ageless style challenge series. We are calling it Songful Style. Each month we will share a song with the lyrics and video and we invite you to use whatever aspect of the song inspires you to create an outfit.

It is similar to Style Imitating Art where we use artwork to inspire our outfit creations. Except Songful Style gives you lyrics, music, video, and album artwork to inspire your fashion creativity. You may even find inspiration in a memory triggered by the selected song. It is all open to your own personal interpretation and just a fun way to discover new music and get a little bit more creative with your wardrobe.

If you are interested in joining us on a permanent basis, we would love to have you! Or you can just play along without any obligation to do anything other than feel inspired. We are flexible and fun and just want to find more ways to play dress up because it’s what we enjoy doing!

*Edited: We will be posting on the first last Monday of each month with our first post coming on February 28, 2022. We will announce our song choice for the following month at the end of each post. We have extended the post date because Michelle of My Bijou Life, Anne of Spy Girl, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle have also agreed to join us on a monthly basis! This way they have more time to style their outfits and if anyone else wants to join, you have a few weeks to plan as well. In fact, I am rethinking my own outfit now!

For our first Songful Style post, we will be sharing outfits inspired by “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” by Nancy Sinatra.

The Video:
The Lyrics (Source):

“These Boots Are Made For Walkin'”

You keep saying you’ve got something for me
Something you call love, but confess
You’ve been a-messin’ where you shouldn’ta been a-messin’
And now someone else is gettin’ all your best

These boots are made for walkin’
And that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
Yeah

You keep lying when you oughta be truthin’
And you keep losin’ when you oughta not bet
You keep samin’ when you oughta be a-changin’
Now what’s right is right, but you ain’t been right yet

These boots are made for walkin’
And that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

You keep playin’ where you shouldn’t be playin’
And you keep thinkin’ that you’ll never get burned, ha!
I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah
And what he knows, you ain’t had time to learn

These boots are made for walkin’
And that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you

Are you ready boots?
Start walkin’!

Album Covers:

There is a lot to unpack with this inspiration I think. I hope you enjoy the music and this series. Let us unite song and style in one creative burst of fun! And please let us know if you would like to join us. We are open to any new ideas you may have as well.

Happy styling!

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I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.

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