I just found these photos of me at a country club luncheon, taken about four years ago by parishioners who caught me circling the golf carts with a naughty glint in my eye. I have a kind of obsession with tiny vehicles — I LOVE them!! — and my gang egged me on to hijack the cart for a spin around the golf course. I didn’t do that, of course, but I did agree to pose for some silly photos.
I am wearing a pair of black pants (with a slight flare, of course), a black blazer, a dressy shirt with a really fun, big polka dot print, and a flower accessory on my lapel. I don’t know if you can see the open toe, wedge shoes with a T-strap and my pedicure with dark red tonenails. They’re not great photos in terms of showing the outfit but you get an idea. I wear this outfit, or a variation on the theme, a lot.
The point here isn’t that you should admonish me for behaving like a tool at someone’s wedding anniversary party (they’re just PHOTOS, I SWEAR I behaved myself and gave a lovely blessing!) but that this might help you out of a “what do I wear” bind that I’m always getting asked about: black suit, interesting print blouse, and cute accessories. Boom, you’re done. Do your hair and make-up, of course — how many times does PeaceBang have to tell you that you totally undermine all your effort to look sharp and polished when you let your hair just sit there and assume that you one of the tiny percentage of women who couldn’t do with a bit of blush, mascara and lipstick?
MWAH!