Saturday, August 31, 2013

Friday, August 30, 2013

Thursday, August 29, 2013

August 13 ~ Elegance

We close out the eighth month with this elegant suit-dress....



The dress is by Jenny, a thrift shop find in August 2011; the shoes are Predictions "Karmen" blue patent pumps from Payless in June 2013. Other accessories are white bow, blue jewelry, and natural hose.



And a portrait:


More pics on Flickr; art over the weekend; and don't forget to rate the woman you'd love to be (details here)!

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

August 12 ~ Flowers

There's something about a white blouse and a straight skirt that just says "feminine"...



The blouse is from the Lee Rider line, bought at Kmart in August 2008; the skirt is part of JCPenney's Worthington line, from August 2012; the shoes are Bongo "Ferona" red plaid peep-toe mary-janes, from Kmart in August 2010. Other accessories are a red rosette headband, scarf, red jewelry, and natural hose.



A slightly more "active" portrait than most:


More pics on Flickr; the final outfit from Tuesday will be posted tomorrow; and don't forget to rate the woman you'd love to be (details here)!

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

August 11 ~ Midnight Blue

At laat ~ new clothes! Isn't this gorgeous? It looks like I'm wearing the midnight sky!



I bought this midnight blue velvet dress with gold accents and a faux jacket at a thrift shop on Friday. The manufacturer is Teddi Evening. The shoes are Fashion Bug "Beestow" black patent pumps, from January 2011. Other accessories are black rosette headband, gold jewelry, and natural hose.



And a pretty portrait:



More pics on Flickr; I got in two more outfits today, but I'll post them one a day on Wednesday and Thursday; and don't forget to rate the woman you'd love to be (details here)!

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Women We'd Love to Be ~ Week 6

Once again, rate each person as the woman you'd love to be.

Modern:



Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal)

Classic:



Anne Francis (Forbidden Planet)

Women We'd Love to Be ~ Week 5 Results

Modern:



Gloria Estefan (singer, "Conga")=2.6 (12 votes)

Classic:



Barbara Eden (I Dream of Jeannie)=3.6 (16 votes)

I'm really surprised Barbara rated this low.

Tossed Out


Don't forget to rate the women you'd love to be (details here)!

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Friday, August 23, 2013

August 10 ~ Violet

Purple...one of the words in English which reportedly has no exact rhyme....



The lilac satin blouse is by Kathie Lee (a former Wal-Mart line), found in a thrift shop in August 2011, along with the violet skirt with the belt, by Just for Women;the shoes are Jaclyn Smith wine suede mary-jane pumps, from Kmart in August 2010. Other accessories are shiny bow, black-and-white jewelry and natural hose.



And a portrait:


More pics on Flickr; art over the weekend and dressing resumes on Tuesday; and don't forget to rate the women you'd love to be (details here)!

August 9 ~ Green for a Day

Apologies for the bad pun in the title of this post.



The green dress with the henley collar is from Route 66 at Kmart in August 2009; the shoes are Lela Rose "Emiliana" peep-toe pumps with stripes, from Payless in September 2011. Other accessories are a print bow, scarf, gold jewelry, gold belt, and natural hose.



I'm still experimenting a bit with the blonde makeup look.


More pics on Flickr; another outfit later today; and don't forget to rate the women you'd love to be (details here)!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

August 8 ~ Perfect Portraits

First of all, the story behind this unusual photo session.

Remember two weeks ago, when I wrote "Events overcame the idea of dressing today..."? Well, those events required some repairmen to visit today, so my normal Tuesday dressing was impossible. However, late in the afternoon, I was able to do something a little different. I did just my makeup and threw on a blouse. Then, because I wanted to see how my new blonde makeup look worked, I did a series of portrait shots.

Here they are:







For the record, I'm using a new less intense eyeshadow color and a deeper, brighter pink lipstick. What do you all think?

All these will also be on Flickr; I hope to do a real dressing session on Friday; and don't forget to rate the women you'd love to be (details here)!

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Women We'd Love to Be ~ Week 5

Once again, rate each person as the woman you'd love to be in the poll to the right.

Modern:



Gloria Estefan (singer, "Conga")

Classic:



Barbara Eden (I Dream of Jeannie)



Women We'd Love to Be ~ Week 4 Results

Modern:



Cote de Pablo (NCIS)=4.2 (21 votes)

Classic:



Olivia deHavilland (The Adventures of Robin Hood)=4.1 (15 votes)