Throwback Items for Polyvore

Wool Cashmere France Cardigan

I've been working a million hours it seems and there's no time for a proper post. So here are images for some older items for making Polyvore sets. :)



Stewart Tartan Skirt




Alessia Patent-Leather Mary Jane Heels

 

MIW Monday - Inspired by Liberace?

Maybe it's because I used to work in advertising agencies where you are almost expected to dress more outrageously, or maybe it's because I'm in SoCal where business casual could mean a sweater and jeans that aren't in distress. Could it be because I'm not new in my career? Or that I've established a style or signature look, whatever that means?

 

 

Whatever the reason(s), I'm quite comfortable wearing sequins at my workplace among mostly engineers.

 

 

However, this is too much daytime sequins even for me! And I had to tweak it some for my practical purpose. Here's what I wore, even if I felt a little bit like Liberace.

 

 

What do you think? And what do you think about workplace appropriate or inappropriate clothing?

I Believe in Santa

Silk Tartan Parlour Skirt

This skirt "says" Christmas to me. And no wonder, it's from the Holiday 2007 collection. The silk tartan parlour skirt is 100% silk taffeta and lined with a rich royal blue acetate. The fabric is a good weight and the tartan pattern is elegant preppy. A crisp white shirt and luscious cashmere cardi or velvet jacket would be lovely. And I think pretty heels as shown or riding boots would work nicely. It could go casual with a tee and flats.

The fabric is interesting. As it moves and light hits it in different directions, some of the colors change. I see what appears to be black go to a bronze green. The pattern matches up perfectly at the front and back center seams. Every belt loop has the same portion of the tartan pattern. The right and left pocket trim is exactly symmetrical. The wide waist band is faced with the same tartan silk and the inside edges bound in satiny red.

Here's the original (no-nonsense) description: Silk. Full skirt with inverted pleats. Sits lower on the waist. Wide waistband. Belt loops. Zip fly. Off-seam pockets. Fully lined. Hits at knee; 23" long. Import. Dry clean.

It retailed for $198.

I have had a size 2 and it's slightly shorter at approximately 22" long. It's never-worn new with tags and it's for sale. The only reason it is, is because I had purchased the size 2 thinking I could never find the correct size for me. Thought I'd get it altered but could not bring myself to get that done, noting the complicated and beautiful way the skirt is finished. So it remained stored away in one of my plastic bins. Until I found the size 0 (yay!). And thus the size 2 is was offered up for the price I paid for the size 0: $75 + $5 to help with PP fees and shipping cost.

Umm ... Wow.

Just noticed about my polyvore sets, reaching the top 1,000 most viewed a few days ago. I did a little research to understand more the significance of this "achievement" and learned there are approximately two million active users creating about 35,000 polyvore sets, daily! I guess that's somethin'.

 

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MIW Monday - Inspired by Looks We Love

Loves this look! But I wonder how practical it is IRL? What if you're someplace where the heat is set high and you can't get the temperature adjusted? It's a dress so you can't easily remove it ... and aaagh, it's 450 big bucks! And even if  you had the dollars and wanted to buy it, it's sold out now.

Here's my take on it.

I'm so going to wear it to work this week!!

Laughter Aids Digestion

This would've been perfect to post for Halloween

but it's also good for the day after Thanksgiving  ...

enjoy the 2 minutes :)