Today, wherever... whenever I see a
chic pantyhose-like arm covering top... I grab it.
These tops don't add any bulk around
the middle or in a suitcase when traveling.
These thin, thin, thin pantyhose for
arms will hide wrinkles and don't wrinkle.
Like finding a perfect silver dollar on
a beach, I usually spot and score one of these treasures
every time I
cruise through a resale shop or the flea market.
Hooray for this discovery because
now... all of my strapless and sleeveless shirts and dresses have
been advanced to the front of the closet. Until Donna Karan or Spanx start
making arm “must have” covers... I've got us all covered!
Finally, this arm covering concept is beginning to catch on. At last, I'm seeing them in all of the fall magazines.
These are my two favorite finds. A tank or a
teddy underneath and I'm good to go.
What a beauty. Last week, when I saw
this this handsome Gucci bag I was nearly obsessed with it.
Bamboo handle and all, I was delighted
when I found this one at a local vintage store. Here's a tip: if you need to update or freshen up a handbag... you can purchase bamboo purse handles at most craft stores.
OK, clearly I love and respect Miuccia
Prada. She is always at least a year ahead of the fashion curve. That
said...I couldn't resist having fun with one of her Fall ideas
of wearing a glitzy top over a cashmere sweater.
Even though I am a
member of Screen Actors Guild, I was cracking up inside as I took
these photographs. Yup, this LOL attitude was a wild-n-crazy challenge.
In the world of fashion, Mark Jacobs
is another HUGE star. He goes way beyond pushing the envelope... he
rips it open and jumps off the edge... laughing all the way to the
bank . When I saw this picture of him out on the town in his
pajamas... I thought: “I can do that too”. So I did.
How nuts is it that some gift tissues
cost nearly a dollar a piece. If tissues are more wrinkled than my
arms, they aren't reusable and so you can't save a tree. Well now you
can! Just fist-wrinkle them and get to
wrapping. Save a tree and save a dollar for happy hour.
How cool & hot are these POW, POW,
POW cartoon looking gowns! And what's even more cool & hot is
seeing Google Glass used in mainstream fashion.
Again, laughing my head off on the
inside, I couldn't resist copycatting this image.
Other than Martha Stewart (who calls it
Art Yuck-oh) who doesn't love the Art Deco Era. Like this delicious
Gatsby chemise, there's a good chance that you can re-create a
silhouette that you admire by combining pieces in your closet with a
resale shop score or two.
My scores were the red and black
Ferragamos and this “see through” pantyhose-like knit shirt. The paillette
embellished top has been hanging in my closet for years. OMG.... I'm lovin'
this combo.
Did your mother have a lingerie drawer
full of half slips? I love my flirty girly collection. My sister
found a few last week at what she calls (with a twinkle in her eye) "Salvatore Armani" (Salvation Army). Maybe next
season, Prada or Jacobs will start wearing half slips over skirts and
out on the town.
Last week, I was wowed with this POP OF
POWER ensemble in a fall fashion magazine.
The next day, I found this at Salvatore
Armani. I'm rifling through my closet to find a POP OF POWER to
compliment this otherwise uninteresting "trying to be '50s retro" coat. OK:”let the challenge
begin”.
CUTE as a button has never been my trajectory. Lady
like hasn't ever been a goal. That said...this lady like look is
pretty cute. Perhaps....maybe I'll give it a try for my next “ladies
who lunch” afternoon in San Francisco. Why not be Jackie Kennedy ....just for one day.
Anna Wintour's hairdo is the “IT”
cut of Fall 2013. Extensions and curls galore are taking a back
seat.
If the queen of the fashion world can “work” that style for 25 years, why not give it
a try?
Talk about tradition: you can't beat a
camelhair coat.
It screams:“baby it's cold out, wrap yourself in
luxury”.
Here is wishing you an easy breezy
autumn...
as I'm off to shop and wine and dine
in my cozy coat,
lunch box purse and comfy boots.
