November 13, 2026
Our heroine is annoyed… She decided to order a few garments online, and thus typed “silk blouse” into the search bar of a major retailer. Well, of quite a few major retailers!
And she was shown all kinds of SATIN!!! but relatively little silk. Of course our heroine is far too bright to fall for this, but there’s a world few of people who don’t always read everything, and who trust what they’re shown on their computer…
Beware those who will sell you plastic in place of a fine fiber!
She takes a deep breath, and spends a moment or two gazing at her favorite painting, of her favorite saints:
Our historical architectural detail expert (fit THAT onto a business card!) has a pretty well-stocked wardrobe, even for festive events. A woman who wears sweaters with sequins, and ornamented cardigans, on a regular basis often looked like she’s going to a party!
This heroine also already has the Macy’s Parade scarf in her collection – a perfect touch to any outfit to give it a holiday feeling:
When silk blouses require so much effort to find, our heroine turns instead to two very “party-ready” cotton shirts… A green sweater in an uncommon neckline, and velvet pants round out her clothing choices for November…
Green cashmere polo sweater – Alex Mill; gold snowflake brooch – Talbots; plaid cotton shirt – Coldwater Creek; cotton pearl-button blouse – J.Crew; gold bag – Anthropologie; velvet pants – J.Crew; velvet ballet flats – J.Crew
Organized lady that she is, she adds her new purchases to her growing wardrobe template, which looks wonderful…
Her clothing, arrayed in her closet, hints at the range of possibilities…
I always feel like her accessories should be in a magazine. Well, SHE should be in a magazine!
As with most well-organized women, our heroine knows how her new clothes will be worn before she ever clicks the BUY button:
This particular heroine is the woman who will wear her holiday outfits every day from Thanksgiving through to Epiphany…
love,
Janice
Would you like to go back to this heroine’s early days? All of the posts about this wardrobe are here: Christmas Eve Preview, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
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It’s not just silk that is misconstrued; velvet is often used to describe velour. I discovered that an 18th century ancestor of mine made velvets. I wonder what he would say about imitations?
Perhaps a red velvet dress would be just the thing for December?
Thank you for the flashback to the Frankenthaler painting. It has four of my accent colours.