Outfits of the Day #ootd
I love to put together outfits. I find something calming and exciting in the process. And if I think I look good, I tend to feel great! Hopefully, you can find some inspiration here for feeling amazing in your own body.
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Adventures in Thrifting Part 15: White Floral Dress with a Raggy Scarf & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #718
Way back in the fall of 2020, I started a little blog series called Adventures in Thrifting which focused on my preloved clothing finds. The series was inspired by The Thrifty Six which was launched at the same time. While The Thrifty Six has continued to thrive for the past four years, creating preloved outfits every month with a shared theme, my Adventures in Thrifting seemed to die out after the fourteenth post in December 2021. Today I decided to resurrect my Adventures series. The driving force behind this last minute decision was based solely on the fact that I didn’t have any content planned for today’s link party post.…
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Style Imitating Art | “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the presenter by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the presenter will share all of the submissions on her…
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The Magnificent 8 in “The Year You Were Born”
A short while back, I presented the idea to style outfits inspired by the year we were born to the wonderful ladies of this Magnificent 8 group. I thought it would be a fun sartorial challenge for a collaboration that consists of women born across 7 or 8 different decades. If you have been following my blog this year, you probably already know that I have recently celebrated a big milestone birthday. I was born on Thursday, May 30, 1974, at 7:47 a.m. in Easton, Pennsylvania, 50 years, 2 months, and 1 day ago. So let’s kick it back to 1974 and see what kinds of things were happening in…
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Style Imitating Art | “On the Way” by Hao Ping
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the presenter by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the presenter will share all of the submissions on her…
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Songful Style Link Party #29 | “Burning House” by Cam
About Songful Style Songful Style is an ageless style challenge series hosted by Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, Marsha of Marsha in the Middle, and Suzy of Suzy Turner, The Grey Brunette (formerly The Grey Brunette). Each month we will share a song with the lyrics and video and we invite you to use whatever aspect of the song that 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…
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Extra SIA Outfit: “Suntan” by Françoise Gilot & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #715
Sometimes when I am presented with a Style Imitating Art challenge, I end up creating more than one outfit. Then I choose the best one to share while the other ones end up getting lost in my photo archives. As I was brainstorming topic ideas for today’s post, I kept coming up blank so I started scrolling through my old photo archives from last summer to see which outfits have been abandoned. I found these photos that I had taken for an SIA challenge from last June featuring “Suntan” by Françoise Gilot. This yellow tie dye shirtdress was actually the original outfit I had styled for that challenge, but ultimately…
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Monochromatic in Maize & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #714
As my pantry/mudroom remodel continues, I spent most of the last week in my scruffy paint-splattered remodeling clothes sanding the stinky old wood floor and stairs. So I am sharing another outfit that I wore and photographed. When the weather gets hot and sticky, my favorite combination of clothing is a long sundress and a lightweight topper. I picked up this maize colored dress for under $10 last year and I liked it so much that I also bought it in lavender. I have a variety of different kimonos, robes, and other toppers that would coordinate well with the pattern and color of this dress. I must have been feeling kind of…
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Style Imitating Art | “Going to Market” by Constant Troyon
About Style Imitating Art Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the presenter by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the presenter will share all of the submissions on her…
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The Thrifty Six in Dark Colors
Welcome to The Thrifty Six. We are a group of international fashion influencers who meet once a month in our little space on the internet to share our thrifty outfits. On the third Monday of every month, we will all share an outfit based on a theme that features preloved wardrobe pieces. Shopping and reselling preloved clothing is so much better for the environment and you can find some of the best fashions in thrift or charity shops. The Thrifty Six are here to inspire you to shop second hand! This month was Jodie’s turn to choose our style theme and she presented us with the challenge of creating a preloved outfit in…
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Leopard Print and Floral & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #713
I am sharing a simple outfit post today because I have been so stinking busy these past few weeks. I started a makeover on our mudroom/pantry as my summer project and it has been one heck of an undertaking. Once I had painted everything including the ceiling, I realized how terrible the carpet was and decided I wanted to paint the floor as well. So we tore out the disgusting old carpeting last weekend. What we discovered beneath was less than ideal but not unworkable with some patience, grit, prayer, and a vision. So I have spent the last few weeks testing my patience, grit, prayer, and vision as well…
