Lagenlook another try

I wanted to try another look with this top which I sewed in the winter and now is too big. I love the color and texture of this piece. I decided to use a basic pencil skirt and cami under it. I like the jewelery layered over the top. The shoes are by Cydwalk and not that comfortable any more but I love how they look-so modern. 

 

 

The look with the green top and the sandals are what I actually wore out today. I needed more foot comfort because I knew I'd be doing more walking than the Cydwalk shoes would allow. I also put the green drapey top on because it wasn't falling off of my shoulders like the homemade one was. I think it was a good use of my pencil skirt which I hardly ever wear.I think this was still fairly conservative of a look but with a twist.

Help Wide shoulders, short neck, generous bustline, and the orphan in my closet.

I like style advise you know those if-then advise statements. I recently read one about broad shoulders and a short neck. Well that is one I have to raise my hand and add to that generous bust. The advice was if you have these issues then avoid thick scarves, chunky necklaces, and shoulder details. Well I happen to love scarves and chunky necklaces. I also love jackets which usually have shoulder pads if only little ones. Instead of these items the advice was to wear v-neck wide strapped tops, longer necklaces, and avoid empire waist.
I do wear V-neck tops with wider straps. I do wear longer necklaces even though they can look like waterfalls over the bust-line. I also try to avoid too obvious empire waistline dresses.
However this weekend I happened upon a new thrift shop in my neighborhood, and I found this dress that would go with an orphan in my closet. ($11.00)
I had these sandals, earrings and needed something to wear them with.  Now the sandals won't be lonely anymore. This is a different neckline treatment that I have not worn in ages. The dress is a rag-line cut shoulder with a slit v neckline and the dress is empire-waist. For some reason which I don't know why I think it works OR am I so in love with the print and color that I have a blind eye to the style elements that are not figure flattering on me... Give me your opinions yes ladies of the visible Monday help me out??? What do you honestly think? Not Dead Yet Style

orphan sandals

orphan earrings

What to wear when your with the relatives

I wore my color blocked top and my orange sweater and my blue pants. I added the purple socks to add even more color.. The point of the trip was to visit and have fun so I just pulled this outfit together for maximal comfort. We ended up on a boat so it was a breezy day I needed the shoes for the walking.

The Southwestern skirt in the Northeastern weather.

southwest/northwest jewelery

Frye boots bought them in 1979

Sometime when I vend I don't know what to wear. I know I need to wear a hat but what to wear it with? This recent show was cold and windy so I wanted to wear my long skirt. It has southwestern colors and I thought it would be a good foil for my southwestern jewelery collection. I also wanted to wear my vintage Frye boots.

She graduated today. Hurray Hurray Hurray

Well the youngest daughter graduated today from college. Yea! so in celebration I am posting what I wore to each event. One was the group awards ceremony and the other was the actual graduation.

The dress is a seafoam green and I wore a pashima with teal and the same brown/tan as my belt purse and shoes. I wore a silver necklace since the front of the belt has a very small silver embellishment.

 On this day I wore my red dress and metallic necklace and shoes. I kept the bag neutral. The weather was hot today so sleeveless was the choice. It really doesn't matter what I wore I am proud of my daughter as any mother would be. 

wearing stripes for the busty H silohoutte:the cunundrum

I read many blogs. I like advice about fashion and how to do the styles based upon my figure challenges. Striped T-shirts are one of my favorite classic looks however they emphasize my busty figure too much. But wait as of late I have thought about alternative ways to include stripes into my wardrobe despite my figure challenges. One way is wear the stripes on the diagonal, so I found a top that does that.

 Another way to wear stripes is to find them in a zig-zag form as in a Missonni inspired top.

 Yet another trick is to buy a top with low contrast in the stripes.

My newest way was to buy a striped skirt and I think this works best on me. Putting the stripes on my lower half minimizes the broadening effect they can have. Do you like the stripes on the bottom?

I am visiting over at Not dead yet style come on over and look at all of the beautiful ladies.

Mother's Day shopping: cargos, deck shoes, and a rescued hat

I went shopping so this is what I decided to wear. I wanted to rescue this seagrass hat that has unraveled a little on the brim. It has a rather tall crown so I thought it would be perfect for a wide ribbon band and a big handmade ribbon flower. Sometimes I like to do the projects but they don't sell well in the modern world. So this very comfortable sea grass hat got re-blocked and I sculpted the brim to hide the flaws. 
I decided to wear my green cargo pants with a simple white top and sweater with the red shoe and purse accents.  The sweater has studs which I am not sure if they added too much bling but whatever it is the only white-ish sweater I have so I made do. Do you make do or do you run out and buy specific things to go together? I am not so fussy anymore making do is fine with me.