Red Robot, Late to the Party

Do you know the lovely and fabulous Megan, of Megan Mae Daily?  Well, today is her birthday.  And she invited all of us to her virtual party.  I am, of course, late, but I have finally arrived.  And, per Megan's request, I am doing The Duck Face Robot:

To see more party people, please do stop by Megan's blog and wish her Happy Birthday!

Gracey

It�s My Party and I�ll Shine If I Want To

Well, it wasn�t actually a party, it was dinner, but it was my dinner and my dress was shiny:

I wore this outfit for Day 2 of my Birthday Extravaganza.  We were going to dinner at The Chart House, which is a lovely restaurant in the hills above Portland, and I figured why not wear sequins.  So I did:

Although I love my black, sequined dress (vintage via Goodwill), I wanted to inject a little color into my outfit as well, so I added blue tights (Hue via Marshalls) and a burgundy eelskin clutch (vintage via Goodwill).  I also added a few bracelets, the same Juicy Couture necklace (via Nordstrom) I wore the night before (I know, I know, worst blogger ever) and black Mary Jane pumps (Franco Sarto Leticiavia Nordstrom).

Franco Sarto "Leticia" - image via Nordstrom.com

Dinner was fabulous.  The view was amazing and so were the food and the service.  Definitely an excellent Day 2.

Happy Thursday, All!

Gracey

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EBEW: Sequins and Sparkles

It�s Everybody, Everywear time, people!  And today that means sequins and sparkles.  Full disclosure, I�m not a fan of sequins for the daytime.  For me, it�s like leaving your Christmas lights up all year long; it saps some of the magic come Christmastime.  And daytime sparkle saps some of the magic come fancy-dress-time.  But, sometimes a girl needs to branch out so I gave today�s EBEW Challenge my best shot:

Given my reticence to wear any sequins during the day, you know there was no way I was going Full Sparkle.  Instead, I kept it minimal so it still felt like me.  To do so, I layered a sequin-striped t-shirt dress/tunic (Ross) over a black turtleneck (Gap) and black leggings (INC via Macy�s).  Over that I layered my oft-worn black sweater (Jones New York via Ross) and some black wedge booties (Nine West �Peekaboo� via Piperlime).

And I liked it.  It was warm, layered (What can I say?  I love the layers) and that bit of shine was sort of nice.  I wouldn�t say I�m a convert, but I am going to give daytime sequins another try next week, so maybe I�ll get there. And maybe I�ll leave my Christmas lights up year round too.  (FYI � this is sarcasm).

How about you, Dear Reader Friends?  Are you fans of sequins for day?  If you are and want more ideas on how to wear them (and probably on how to wear them more aggressively), stop by Everybody, Everywear and feast your eyes.  It�s sequintastic!

Happy Tuesday, All!

Gracey