Lime and Tangerine

I am more colorful again. Yesterday and today I wore very similar color schemes, but only took pictures of one.

I actually had a better picture, with the jacket buttoned, but I deleted it. Oopsie! I wore the jacket closed and it looked much smarter. This is an older Talbot's linen jacket, lined, so it isn't all that cool in hot weather (the lining kind of defeats the linen-ness), a Talbot's skirt, and a Talbot's tee. And Talbot's shoes. Talbot-tastic!
  
These are the earrings I bought at the Bucktown Arts Fest:

Not from Talbot's!

They were made by Veronica Riley Martens and are a great pleasure to wear; very light, different but not wacky, with very secure French clasps. I hate little fiddly earring backs, but hate losing one earring even more. She gave me 15% off because I was wearing a pair of her earrings!  Yay! I adore this necklace too, and adore even more her quoting Bryan Ferry on her Etsy site.

*sigh*

The car is back in my garage, by the way, but I am $400 poorer. I realize this is not so much for a car repair, but I have not even owned a car for two years, and am out of the auto spending habit. 

Buckwheat and Red

Only slightly more colorful on Tuesday, still feeling less like putting myself "out there", so I donned a couple of reassuring favorites. This red Talbot's skirt has been with me through divorce, a move, a job change, plus the gain and loss of 20 pounds. THAT'S a reliable piece of clothing. And that, frankly, is how I feel about the store.

The cotton sweater is also Talbot's. It's never been the most flattering thing I own, but I love the feel and cut so much that I give it points for sincerity if not for toadyism. Most of my clothes are total suckups, but this sweater has a bit of spine.

I'm also happy to show off the necklace and other bits. I've been wanting a leather necklace that wasn't too 70s (no peace signs, please) and had a nice soft cord. I figured I'd find one at the Bucktown Arts Fest this past weekend, but instead it called my name at Lord and Taylor! It's Lucky Brand and has a wee charm on the end of the cord. Also visible are older L & T earrings and a Lia Sophia ring (via eBay).

I had a charmed visit to Lord and Taylor last Friday. I went to Northbrook Court, where I haven't been in at least two years. It is so lovely and peaceful there, especially on a Friday afternoon. I found a pair of leopard print haircalf smoking slippers, the above necklace, a purple stone bracelet (I have almost no purple jewelry) and Jockey underwear ALL ON SALE. The necklace was fifteen bucks.

Aerosoles Betunia

The karmic balance for all of this retail joy was finding the next morning that I had left the parking lights on overnight and my battery was completely dead - leading to this:

Thank you, Tyler for being so polite and helpful. I'm so glad I bought the shoes BEFORE this happened.

Navy as a Neutral

I've been very colorful lately, and woke up with a bit of anhedonia, so I chose practically a black and white palette. Did you know that Woody Allen wanted to call Annie Hall "Anne Hedonia"? Probably just his little joke.

I'm wearing a black lace shell from Kohl's (closeup below), melange linen pants from Boden, and a navy cotton moto jacket from J. Jill. I put my purse on to convince you it was actually a color photo.

New pearly earrings from Ann Taylor!

Chocolate, Pink Frosting

I'm referring to the combination of pink and brown, which always makes me think of a chocolate cupcake with pink buttercream frosting.

Kohl's dress with beaded neckline, cotton sweater from Target, Ralph Lauren double leather belt. Last time I wore it in almost exactly the same way, but with a brown cardigan.

Built in jewelry!

I am defiantly wearing my Kenneth Cole boots in the face of 80 degree weather. It is 65 degrees in the morning when I leave the house! I'm hoping to get a cashmere version of this pink sweater for winter wear from Garnet Hill, if my so-called budget allows and the right size is still available. 

 I would have bought it in this Nile blue color were it available. So pretty!

Back in Black!

Another meeting tonight, and a visitation for a coworker's parent. I wear black very seldom these days, and as a result I feel very formal in it, as if I were presenting the Pulitzer Prize.

Talbot's jersey top, White House Black Market skirt via eBay, Talbot's shoes and my lovely pearls from Nerissa. Look at those pale legs! And that folks, is as tan as I get.
 

Broken Glass

I have referred to this dress before as my stained glass dress. It seemed twice as appropriate this morning when, in hurrying out of the kitchen after taking my picture, I knocked a wine glass off the counter where it shattered into many tiny pieces.

I was a little chilly at work with no sleeves. Good think I have my alpaca wrap for these occasions!

I went to the farmer's market on Sunday, and had the following lunch the same day:

Remains of the Day

 

Purple and Peach

Three and a half hour Finance Committee Meeting. Everyone else wore black and white. Hmmm.

Ann Taylor skirt, Talbot's tee, gorgeous scarf, gift from Beloved Leader.