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The Magnificent 8 in Simply Red

October 25, 2023 / 22 Comments
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge

The Magnificent 8 is a collaboration among 8 stylish women, each in a different age bracket, ranging from 20’s to 80’s. The mission of this collaboration is to show you just how ageless style is, how we can each dress however we’d like and in ways that make us feel fabulous. There are no age restrictions on style. So wear what you want, when you want, add a smile, and strut your style with confidence. 

Every quarter, we choose a theme and each create an outfit that suits our own personal tastes and fashion choices and we post them on the last Wednesday of every third month. So be sure to go check out everyone’s posts for lots of style inspiration at any age! And join us again on January 31, 2024, for our next collaboration.

Apparently red is the color of the fall 2023 season with shades of this brilliant and powerful hue splashed all over the runways. To show how ageless both fashion and colors are, this wonderfully stylish group of women has decided to share our takes on the fall fashion trend of Simply Red.

Let me introduce the ladies of The Magnificent 8 so you can see how they have styled their Simply Red outfits. You can click on each individual link to see how my beautiful friends have interpreted this theme. 

Because red is such a dramatic color, some may be intimidated by wearing this hue from head to toe. But not much intimidates me when it comes to style so I went far beyond “simply” red and created a complex concoction of crimson colors for my cowgirl inspired outfit.

Red is one of my very favorite colors to wear. I only realized how much I adore shades of scarlet, burgundy, garnet, and vermillion when I started this blogging journey 8 years ago. I don’t think I owned much red back then, favoring dark muted color palettes instead. A decade ago, I thought I was supposed to be invisible. But now, visibility is my game and bright, jubilant colors have made their way to prominence in my wardrobe, overtaking all the black and dark muted colors.

monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge

When we settled on Simply Red, I really had no idea what I was going to wear. Well, except for red. I knew I was going to wear red. I had recently photographed another one of my Frankenstein dresses that is red, white, blue, and gray, with an emphasis on the red and blue, and was tempted to share that outfit here for the sake of saving time. But I was not satisfied with the abundance of non-red colors in that outfit so I will save it to share later. For this post, I had decided that I wanted the sartorial emphasis to be all about the red.

I recently wore the red outfit below for our August Thrifty 6 collaboration, Hot to Trot, which features the same hat and same turquoise necklace as this outfit but with a focus on preloved items. I absolutely loved the head to toe red in my thrifty outfit, so using that combination as my inspiration, I went to my closet to see what other red pieces I own to create a similar, but different, look that made me feel comfortable and visible.

Instead of my preloved red satin slip skirt, I reached for my red tulle skirt (also styled here and here) as my starting point. My red cowgirl boots were an obvious choice of footwear for various reasons. First, they’re red. Ha. Second, they are much loved and often worn boots. Third, ever since I saw my friend’s daughter wearing a tulle skirt with cowgirl boots, I have been wanting to try this combination.

Once I settled on this red checked button down shirt, I couldn’t figure out exactly how to wear it. At first I thought it would be cute tied at the waist or tucked into the skirt. But alas, the skirt is too big, like most of my clothes are these days, therefore I needed a way to stylishly belt the thing to keep it from falling off. So I hiked the skirt up to my boobs, let the shirt hang loose and added a black western style belt to keep with my cowgirl vibes. I completed the outfit with my red Panama hat and some turquoise and red jewelry. I am really digging turquoise with red these days. It’s a color combination that I once despised but now it really speaks to me.

monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge
monochromatic red, red tulle skirt, red checked shirt, red cowgirl boots, red Panama hat, bohemian style, Shelbee on the Edge

And there you have it…my not so Simply Red outfit, showing how you can style any trend at any age with the things you already have in your closet!

Keeping it on the edge,

Shelbee

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Outfit Details: Shirt-Old Navy / Skirt and Belt-Torrid / Boots-Country Outfitter / Hat-Wona Trading / Earrings-Local Jewelry Artist / Necklaces-Old

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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