Houndstooth and Harlequin

Today I've paired houndstooth with harlequin:

And, frankly, I'm surprised it took me this long to put these two together.

The houndstooth blouse (thrifted Jones New York, similar) is a natural fit with the harlequin sweater vest (thrifted vintage JG Hook, similar).  Thank goodness I found these two hanging out together in my closet or this may never have happened:

Can you imagine??!!

Really though, though, those two did the hard work. I just added a midi skirt (thrifted vintage, similar), tights (Spanx Tight End Tights) and ankle boots (Nine West "Darsy").  Oh, and my new favorite tiger diadem necklace (Hive and Honey via Piperlime):

It's not my fault it goes with everything.

Happy Tuesday, All!

Gracey

Mogambo

Today I am dressed like my namesake*, Grace Kelly, in the 1953 movie, Mogambo. 

Grace Kelly (and the ever dashing Clark Gable):

Grace(y) the Giant:

See? We're practically twins.  Well, not really, but I do feel like Grace would have worn this in Africa with Clark.  Ava Gardner was also in the film and she would have scoffed at this, preferring her wiggle skirts but Grace and I know you can't properly go on safari, or ride a bike, in a wiggle skirt. 

Nope, it's a full skirt for me:

Jones New York skirt, Gap blouse, thrifted huarches, thrifted belt.

And an adorable little owl pin:

A stickpin used to keep my Gap shirt from living up to it's name.

Happy Monday, All!

Gracey


*This is not true.

I'm Not on the Wall

I'm just standing next to one.

Really, though, it�s basically stupidly cold here in Oregon right now, even though it�s nearly April.  This severely limits my wardrobe choices.  And, as you can imagine, having to bike commute limits them even further.  But, after much pondering of levels of coziness and comfort, I ended up in this:

I hate to fall back on wearing black (this isn�t Westeros, after all, and I�m not on the Wall) but most of my warm clothes are black.  So, a black sweater (Jones New York via Ross), scarf (Betsey Johnson via Nordstrom), jeans (a.n.a via JC Penney) and boots (Goodwill) it is.  But, I did lighten the look a little with a striped pink tee (Old Navy) and neon pink earrings (Kate Spade NY via Nordstrom), which I think was just enough to keep me from looking like I�m a bearskin cloak away from being a Ranger. 

Also, in case you can�t tell, I�m super excited about the return of Game of Thrones next weekend.  I read the first four books during the show�s hiatus and can�t wait to see how they handle what I know is coming up.  

I�m also super excited that it�s the weekend.  I didn�t really love this week and am glad it�s over.

Happy Friday, Everyone!

Gracey

Shop the Look:

Similar black sweater

Similar Old Navy tee (Tall available)

Exact black skinnies

Similar black boots

Similar black scarf

Similar neon earrings (save or splurge)

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Silk, Wool & Silk-Lined Wool

Taking some of the awesome advice I received from yesterday�s post, I decided to forgo the jeans today and wear some warmer fabrics.  Specifically, silk, wool and silk-lined wool:

 

Instead of a cotton sweater, I wore a silk blouse (Jones New York via Goodwill) layered under a silk-lined wool jacket (vintage via Goodwill).  And, in lieu of jeans, I wore a sweater skirt (vintage via Goodwill) layered over bloomers and tights (Assets via Target) which were in turn layered over merino wool footless tights (Hue).  I also added wool socks, ankle boots (Nine West �Darsy�) and a belt (thrifted via Goodwill).

And, for the most part, it worked.  My feet are still cold, but I think that�s kind of their thing.  My torso is definitely warmer with the layers of silk and wool than with yesterday�s cotton sweater, even though it was a pretty dense knit.  I think I may also be warmer because of the pattern mixing going on; few things warm the cockles of my heart like pattern mixing:

Thank you all again for the tips on staying warm, with a special shout out to Secret Squirrel and her Nan; I tried the silk scarf layered under a knit scarf this morning and it was brilliant!

Happy Tuesday, All!

Gracey

Inspired By: Half-Naked Models and Hobbits

The majority of my outfit is inspired by this Guess ad:

Guess Fall 2012 - Image via Bloggers.com

And here is my version:

Luxury Rebel "Yuma" - Image via 6pm.com

 (Similar pleated skirt, similar houndstooth blouse, Luxury Rebel "Yuma" booties) 

As you can see, my brooding, half-naked male model failed to show and I went ahead and buttoned my shirt, but otherwise I think we can agree that I pretty much nailed this recreation.

For my version of the look, I paired a sheer, pleated skirt (Pleione via Nordstrom Rack) with a silk houndstooth blouse (Jones New York, thrifted).  I added my replacement black booties (Luxury Rebel �Yuma� via Piperlime), a vintage Monet bracelet (via Red Fox Vintage) and what I refer to as my �Eye of Sauron� belt (vintage, thrifted).

The name for the belt is inspired by this image from Lord of the Rings:

Eye of Sauron - Image via LOTR Wiki

And yes, it does make my pelvis all-seeing; thank you for asking.

Happy Tuesday, Everyone!

Gracey

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