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Currently obsessing over: what to wear on my first trip to NYC. We’re seeing Cinderella, Mama Mia, having tea at The Plaza, and visiting the Charles James: Beyond Fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. All four days are filled to the brim, so I need clothes that will take me from morning to night. That will probably include at least one of my beloved Karinas–probably this sleeveless Penelope in yellow polka dots. But shoes? What shoes?
To you, a crowded closet; to me, a work of art. After a four-hour marathon, my office closet is organized. I couldn’t bring myself to replace the doors. I just want to look at it all for a while. Know what I mean?
What’s inside those black crates? A collection of vintage dress patterns that makes me want to go CRAZY with my sewing machine. But when? When? It’s golf season, the time of the year when all my interests collide in a hot mess.
But one still has to read and eat.
What I’m reading: Taylor Caldwell’s Dear and Glorious Physician.
What I’m eating: these scalloped potatoes made my husband a very happy man. Recipe from Sara Croft, the latest sister to join the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pink Sweater. She’s the new food columnist for the Indianapolis Star. Here’s Sara’s sweater post on Solid Gold Eats.
In case you think we’re crazy…
Evidently, our traveling pink sweater is not an original idea. Check out Bag and Beret’s yellow skirt project. It’s for a different cause, but we’ve learned a thing or two from this inspiring project.
Possibles for your fashion and beauty reading list
Toss the Gloss: Beauty Tips, Tricks & Truths for Women 50+, by Andrea Robinson. I am sort of “meh” on this book after reading that I’m supposed to give up my bright lipsticks. But there are kernels of wisdom worth the read, especially if you’re convinced that any cream can work miracles on your skin. The author is a beauty industry insider who tells you what works and what doesn’t––and why a drugstore cosmetic may be just as good as that department store brand that costs three times as much.
Living in Style: Inspiration and Advice for Everyday Glamour, by Rachel Zoe. I don’t usually rag on a mediocre book. I just don’t write about it. In this case, I don’t know how to explain my recommendation. The book is phony. Pretentious. Shallow. And yet I couldn’t resist browsing. (Don’t buy it. Borrow it from the library.)
So unlike Garance Doré, my new favorite blogger. She’s French. She’s beautiful. I love her. In this post, she riffs on what real women do about shoes in New York. (It involves sneakers. I feel mortified thinking this is the solution to the aforementioned shoe problem.) She’s famous, (I guess) but she’s genuine. And that makes all the difference. (I love her sketches—and the fact that she uses lots of parentheses in her blogging—my soul sister, not just in style, but also in punctuation. I don’t do it anywhere else but here. It seems like so many things are side notes that work better in parentheses.)
No make up, no problem. (No thank you, for this girl.) But maybe you like the idea of recapturing some time in your day. Go for it. You’ll be right in style!
What’s your suggested style solution for walking the streets of New York?
6 comments
April said:
May 16, 2014 at 7:34 pm
I guarantee my closet does NOT look like that.
Wyndy said:
May 17, 2014 at 9:02 am
Aerosole wedge sandals, Sam & Libby ballet slippers and Bjorn Concept (bøc) flower topped flip flops. NO running shoes unless I’m, well, running. I’ve comfortably worn the wedges all over NYC. Squishy soles and suede footbeds make all the difference. Be sure to use a waterfroofing spray on the suede before wearing. I recommend 2 coats. Tear it up in NYC! And don’t forget the Amorino Gelato! xoxo
elizabeth said:
May 22, 2014 at 5:12 pm
the best quality low heeled (like possibly one and half inch)
pumps that will coordinate with all your outfits,colorwise!
If one’s feet are not happy one may find it hard to smile!
Have a great trip!
Maureen said:
May 30, 2014 at 3:39 pm
Oh I missed you were going to NYC!
I hope you had a wonderful trip.
Regarding walking, I end up wearing my converse Jack Parcells or my Supergas, during the day…but then I’m a bit of an aging hipster and think I can get away wtih it (although that might come under question. 😉 )
In my DSW.com shopping cart right now, tho, are a pair of Taryn Rose wedge sandals that I’m hoping will solve my “I’m going to a conference and need to look nice from 8am to midnight” problem…so there’s that.
Jill said:
June 14, 2014 at 11:57 am
Somehow, I missed this post.
I just love that your KitchenAid is in the middle of your closet.
Does that mean you don’t use it much or you don’t have room on your counter top?
cjhammon said:
June 26, 2014 at 7:48 am
Yeah, that’s really classy and stylish of me, isn’t it! No room on the counters in this tiny house–well, not really tiny, but enough!