tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327217397152414129.post247488369765194203..comments2024-02-23T05:54:31.450-08:00Comments on The Dashing Eccentric: Report On Repeatstinyjuncohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03614867046924013061noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327217397152414129.post-91476506241466835322012-04-11T13:15:20.931-07:002012-04-11T13:15:20.931-07:00oh, thank you Lynne! i've been enjoying pearls...oh, thank you Lynne! i've been enjoying pearls a lot these days - & i don't see any reason why you couldn't wear pearls every single day in your line of work! heehee, have fun, stephtinyjuncohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03614867046924013061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327217397152414129.post-12249168907404011422012-04-11T11:12:59.241-07:002012-04-11T11:12:59.241-07:00I love all the looks, but especially the white jac...I love all the looks, but especially the white jacket, the pearls with the casual wear, and your lovely curls! :)The Goodwill Fangirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845712888337339929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327217397152414129.post-31908454217336622512012-04-11T11:11:48.280-07:002012-04-11T11:11:48.280-07:00Vildy, to quote you, my single small closet is als...Vildy, to quote you, my single small closet is also a "miserable affair" - especially the no lighting part. I bought one of those battery-operated round push lights and move it around where I need more light. It really helps :)The Goodwill Fangirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845712888337339929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327217397152414129.post-15397720539409520912012-04-08T08:43:35.832-07:002012-04-08T08:43:35.832-07:00Hi Cynthia! i've always admired the knack you ...Hi Cynthia! i've always admired the knack you have for keeping your looks organized via your blog. Very smart!<br /><br />Thank you Terri :) go for it, wear those socks! one thing i like about pairing opposites is it's easy to change the proportions according to your mood. another way to get more variety out of less stuff!<br /><br />Hullo Vildy! that Simple Isn;t Easy idea is quite wise. The best you can is a great way to go and avoids beating yourself up over useless ideas.<br /><br />and oh how i'm drooling over your rolling racks! in college a dear friend worked in retail and had a nice sturdy rack plus a pro steamer. I've been yearning ever since ..... sigh ... <br /><br />"If I can't make any outfit that I would be pleased to wear, the item goes. It may make a great outfit - I'm good at finding clothes for my clothes - but just not one that *I* want to wear." This is something i've truly been realizing the last few months and it ties in with our ideas on chic. True style and true chic involves refusal - i've posted a number of looks here on the blog that are flattering, stylish, comfortable - but they are just not in line with my style 'true north'.<br /><br />Especially these days, with so much flat out variety readily available a woman could wear flattering outfits in different style personae every day for a month! But in that case the focus would be all on the clothes, not the woman. I like your strategy of 'all about the eyes' for exactly the reason you give. Wonderful!<br /><br />Hi Adrienne! "I had not realized this until I kept a photo record." That is the best reason for keeping some type of record and very succinct. That's the crux of it - you have no idea of what you're not noticing until you notice it!<br /><br />I love your 'uniform'. It keeps things simple in life while offering so many opportunities for variety in silhouette, texture, color, and pattern. Brilliant!<br /><br />Vildy - thank you! the pants are a very tight woven cotton which makes it's own noises, like a sail snapping.<br /><br />ha! Wendy, we can relate ;) altho when i'm wearing boring stuff i still mix it up.<br /><br />what is worse? wearing the same outrageously gorgeous look every day, or boring, drab, unflattering but different day to day?<br /><br />Happy Sunday! stephtinyjuncohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03614867046924013061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327217397152414129.post-42360087300224292202012-04-08T08:40:15.964-07:002012-04-08T08:40:15.964-07:00Until I started blogging, I repeated a *lot* - and...Until I started blogging, I repeated a *lot* - and I think I am getting back to that way of dressing to a degree. Why not wear what looks great? You look wonderful in your "favorites"!Patti @ NotDeadYet Stylehttp://notdeadyetstyle.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327217397152414129.post-86062616474934640022012-04-07T18:28:27.200-07:002012-04-07T18:28:27.200-07:00I have no problem repeating outfits -- I think I&#...I have no problem repeating outfits -- I think I've been wearing the same outfit for a month! :-OWendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15578678568161906538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327217397152414129.post-47550344579365116592012-04-07T13:56:12.053-07:002012-04-07T13:56:12.053-07:00and I LOVE the rippling of the black cargoes with ...and I LOVE the rippling of the black cargoes with the rippling of your black shirt!Vildyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729809197382483220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327217397152414129.post-56503981814332952682012-04-07T13:39:47.056-07:002012-04-07T13:39:47.056-07:00I do take photos of my outfits and keep the ones I...I do take photos of my outfits and keep the ones I like together. I have realized by doing this that I have a fashion formula that I wear often. That is sweater/blouse with slacks. Usually I use a scarf or necklace to accessorize them. I also have a knit top and loose long sweater combo that I wear also. I found out that I'm not much of a skirt girl. I like dresses more. I had not realized this until I kept a photo record. My emphasis is to find outfits that have more color and pay more attention to fit that I had in the past.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133408484307666338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327217397152414129.post-91734924481692740592012-04-07T13:31:56.619-07:002012-04-07T13:31:56.619-07:00What a delicious post! Yes, I did catch on to the ...What a delicious post! Yes, I did catch on to the impromptu peplum. A girl after my own heart. <br /><br />I don't photograph my outfits and when I jot down the elements or even make a drawing, I find I'm too impatient to look through. :) I've been using a combo of your idea of being your own influence and that of Simple Isn't Easy where one option is to make the Best outfit you can with the piece and call it a day. Yes, I don't have to be so rigid as not to be able to borrow a piece from a pre-made outfit but it is calming to have all the work done beforehand. <br /><br />My closet is a miserable affair. It's smallish (but not too small for the amount of clothes I have ) but the light is horrible. And I don't want to take the doors off and vacuum my clothes when they collect household dust! So I took 2 rolling racks - 2 because we're on the cusp of two seasons here - and placed outfits there after I'd worn them and liked them enough to have those components be The Best matchup. I like seeing the actual clothing, palette and patterns. <br /><br />I also use this with purging. If I can't make any outfit that I would be pleased to wear, the item goes. It may make a great outfit - I'm good at finding clothes for my clothes - but just not one that *I* want to wear. <br /><br />I ask myself some basic questions: is it sleek *and* voluptuous? No? Then is it breezy? Mostly I want a non-boyishly built gamine. And good lord, what'll I do as I get older and older? Has anybody ever seen a senior adult gamine? I've got a lot of homework to do. <br /><br />Also, there was a synchronicity between what I've been doing lately and your reply to Sal's post on Chic. I had discovered the joys of lining the bottom half of my eyes (not the water line) and it reminds me of my own personal 60's (the era but I suppose my age, too!) without bothering about all the mod clothing. And I've been wearing a "necklace" of a bronze metallic large bow/bowtie barrette on a navy ribbon. Makes my soft blue eyes much darker. Now, instead of getting dressed and then putting makeup on, I line those eyes first. And the outfit has to go with that. :) <br /><br />It solves my problem of liking to have attention paid but loathing to have people comment on my clothing. I feel like my eyes are very prominent, so I feel I am getting attention paid to *me*.Vildyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729809197382483220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327217397152414129.post-56304363943952119672012-04-07T12:19:55.596-07:002012-04-07T12:19:55.596-07:00Hm, I may have to try my one pair of lace socks wi...Hm, I may have to try my one pair of lace socks with my boots! I love the pearls with the first look. And I love your signature, the rugged and the feminine together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327217397152414129.post-41290421580985779612012-04-07T10:01:26.342-07:002012-04-07T10:01:26.342-07:00I don't formally keep a "best looks"...I don't formally keep a "best looks" folder, but it's really easy to visually scan my Tumblr archive and remind myself of ways that I wore things. And I do!Cynthiahttp://www.befabulousdaily.usnoreply@blogger.com