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1 Dress, 100 Day: Day 18

September 18, 2022

A long LONG walk through the parks, and then our favorite Mexican restaurant for an early dinner! My linen shirt over my dress kept me from getting sunburned - it was really warm today...

If you're in downtown Chicago, hunt down Gordo's Tiny Tacos; it's worth the search!

love,

Janice ... View the Post

1 Dress, 100 Days: Day 16 and 17

September 17, 2022

The weather remains warm, so I'm not able to tear into my sweaters and scarves, but I'm unearthing jewelry from before the pandemic to wear with Sierra.

I am not tired of my dress - far from it! It's pretty freeing to have the bulk of my outfit already chosen, and to be able to think of nothing more than jewelry and shirt choices.

But I am eager to start wearing scarves every day! Any scarf that I don't wear in the next 83 days will probably be sold - that's a happy goal...

love,

Janice ... View the Post

I Love It, But Will I Wear It? Boden Paisley Velvet Skirt

September 16, 2022

I knew, when I linked to the blue velvet skirt on Wednesday, that someone would see this one:

 

Questions started showing up immediately in my mail box - "do you THINK that I could wear this skirt enough to justify buying it?"

Well, yes, I do!

Let's look at some possibilities, ranging from just a blouse in warmer weather, to bundling up in the dead of winter:

If you assemble everything together that I've shown here, it's a pretty neat, bright wardrobe!

But no matter how much you love that skirt, you probably can't wear it every day! So I might add just a few things:

For many of us, this wardrobe would get us through the winter with no trouble!

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1 Dress, 100 Days: Day 14 and 15

September 15, 2022

Yesterday and today the weather has been warm, so I'm not wearing scarves. My linen shirt worn over my wool dress is cool and keeps the sun off of my shoulders - I'm very careful about the sun!

But I AM being reckless and put my wedding ring back on my hand; if my hands swell, they can just cut off my ring finger!

love,

Janice ... View the Post

1 Dress, 100 Days: Day 8

September 8, 2022

It's not really cool enough to wear a sweater, but it's a little TOO cool to go without something over my arms. My shirt from 4 Objects is a wonderful favorite...

And my necklace is from Eileen Fisher? Back in the dark ages of their old outlet store in the western Chicago suburbs, they used to carry some jewelry from local artisans. I bought pearls at least a couple of times!

love,

Janice

 

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1 Dress, 100 Days: Day 6

September 6, 2022

I really liked my tee shirt under my dress yesterday, so I'm going to do that again today!

The weather isn't terribly cool, but there's a definite feeling of autumn in the air; that always makes layering feel right to me.

love,

Janice

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