Archives for April 2012

April 2012 - Page 3 of 3

The shopping fast: Month 7

It's amazing how much wearing a uniform for work can change the way you look at getting dressed in the morning! Most days, by biggest concern is getting my tie tied correctly, or seeing if I can finagle being allowed to wear a hairnet rather than a visor or ball cap. Oddly enough, the hairnet is cooler, and doesn't interfere with my peripheral vision as much. Plus, I sell more because I get that little old lady sympathy purchase...

But I did dress up a few times - working the pink and grey combo a lot this month...

On St. Patrick's Day, in honor of the last day of the 6 Nations Rugby tournament, I wore my completely out of character "This is NOT Soccer" tee shirt...

And late in ... View the Post

April in Paris – a guest post at Tish’s

Come see what I found for clouds and flowers in Paris - I'm over at Tish's again today while she's hard at work on her book. Dreaming of travel... ... View the Post

Customizing the Classics: The Navy Blazer

Navy blazer – Armani Jeans

Biker – Dorothy Perkins, silk twill – Jil Sander, wool – Balenciaga, silk tussah – Stella McCartney, waterfall – John Lewis

Double-breasted cardigan – Marc by Marc Jacobs, self-belted cardigan – Steffen Schraut, leather belted cardigan – Michael Michael Kors, silk cardigan with pockets – Marc Jacobs

Grey, black and taupe blazers – Topshop, brown blazer – Jil Sander

Navy merino cardigan – J. Crew, black cardigan – Zadig et Voltaire, beige belted cardigan- Schumacher, white drawstring cardigan – Hugo Boss ... View the Post