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Everybody, Everywear: Thrift Edition is Easy as Duck Soup

July 21, 2011patti 14 Comments

Why is duck soup easy? Hmmmmmm. Today’s Everybody, Everywear’s challenge is simple: showcase a thrifted item from your wardrobe for the Nifty Thrifty Edition. (Hey, it’s also Thrifty Thursday at Spunky Chateau, check them out). I estimate about a third… Continue Reading →

Wardrobe, What I Wore

Visible Monday: It’s OK to Show a Little Skin

July 17, 2011patti 16 Comments

I did my photo shoot on Sunday, so I’d have time to get my techy things in place for Visible Monday. It’s a casual day today, the highlight of which was watching the Women’s World Cup Finals at our favorite… Continue Reading →

Visible Monday, Wardrobe, What I Wore

A Casual Friday Outfit and A Visible Monday Reminder

July 16, 2011patti 6 Comments

I work in a casual office, and denim skirts/nice jeans are always acceptable. For some reason, I’m programmed to make Fridays just a little more casual than other days. So here’s one of my workhorses, a denim pencil skirt. You… Continue Reading →

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Tim Gunn’s Essentials: the Little Black Dress, Revisited

July 16, 2011patti 8 Comments

I’ve written a couple of posts about my very best friend Tim Gunn’s Ten Essential Wardrobe Elements. So far I’ve written about the Trendy Indulgent Item and the Day Dress. Today, as I am lounging in my knit shorts, baggy… Continue Reading →

Life Philosophy, Uncategorized, Wardrobe

Bloggers Do It Better: Maxi Skirt Friday

July 15, 2011patti 8 Comments

This is an easy and fun one for me: Pretty Shiny Sparkly is doing a Bloggers Do It Better Challenge, and it’s maxi skirts! I used to wear them in the 60’s and 70’s, all polyester and abstract, with big sashes… Continue Reading →

Wardrobe

What I Wore, Wednesday Edition = Rerun

July 13, 2011patti 13 Comments

What can I say, I love this skirt. And I included it in my 30-for-July workwear challenge, even though it has a memorable print. I wore it last week and I couldn’t wait to wear it again. So here it is,… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized, Wardrobe, What I Wore

We Don’t Have “Problem Areas”

July 12, 2011patti 19 Comments

Oh boy, this is a pet peeve. I hear it mostly on the home shopping channels (gulp, if I ever, um, happen to have the TV tuned to one of them while I am, errr, polishing up an article for… Continue Reading →

Aging, Beauty, Life Philosophy

Visible Monday/Everybody, Everywear: Leaping into Yellow

July 11, 2011patti 15 Comments

A confluence of color events: Visible Monday and (tomorrow) Everybody, Everywear’s theme of YELLOW. I don’t normally wear yellow, except for a belt, earring, or delightful pair of rain boots. It’s one of those colors that, when worn near my… Continue Reading →

Visible Monday, Wardrobe, What I Wore

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