Not that this is rocket science for any of you, but I’m a sucker for these features.
I wore a pair of wide-legged yoga pants under a sloppy cotton sundress today for my road trip from New Jersey to Massachusetts. That wasn’t fashion, that was me behaving like a deranged Cat Lady. I threw a coffee-stained white sweater over it all for maximum Bag Lady effect, and wore white ankle socks and Tevas. Seriously, I was just tired and wanted to be comfy. However, I am always trying to figure out how to layer dresses for fall and winter.
But this girl has got it going on in these great trousers, and that trench is classic!
(Tip o’ the Bang to Wendy Dackson for the link!)
My favorite new accessory for transitional days is foot-less tights. It allows you to wear a dress with a bit more leg coverage than going bare, but is still lighter than full on tights. I’m still trying to figure out how to incorporate the look into what I wear to my sub-casual office.
Except my real comment was that it was so STOOPITT! 🙂 How much does it take to figure out that if you want to wear warm-weather clothing into cooler weather, you put a bit MORE clothing with it?
As my sainted departed Jewish mother would give fashion advice: ‘You’ll catch SUCH a cold. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.’
Boots and scarves and cardigans, oh my!
Seriously, I love fall clothing more than any other season ’cause I love me some boots & scarves.
Cardigans are tricky for me because my gangly-long arms never fit into normal long-sleeved items. Don’t even get me started on the pain that is shirts with cuffs.
Love the layered look! But I have a question: lately fashion pictures show models wearing layers that look several sizes too small. With the new, closer-to-the-body fit that is current now, are we really supposed to be wearing jackets that won’t button in front? Not a flattering look if you aren’t pencil thin…..
“deranged cat lady” hehehe
I hope that you had EZ Pass so no one would recognize you in your bag lady attire!
I have to say, in fairness–it’s a bit of a skill, but one you need if you’re travelling in unpredictable weather conditions. I am going from Canterbury to Glasgow next week, for an interview. It’s not really summer, it’s not really autumn, and who knows what the heck it’s going to do in terms of precip, wind, etc. The interview part is easy, it’s the train travel and stopover on the way back at a friend’s house that’s going to be trickier!
Wendy, you’ve piqued my curiosity. If it’s anything to do with the SEC and you need insider information, do leave a comment on my blog, and I’ll email you.
(oh, and just so that you know: next week in Glasgow it will be raining. and then too cold. and then too hot. not necessarily in that order.)
Kimberly, it’s at the university, coordinating ministry training programmes with the churches. Any info you want to share (before I leave early Tuesday), about the current concerns of the churches of Western Scotland, would be much appreciated. email wendydackson@yahoo.com. The link to your blog brought me to something about easily web hosting.
Meeting a friend who’s a rector with SEC in the area.
Suit-type jacet and trousers (same colour grey, but the jacket has faint white and rose pin stripe), magenta scoopneck (modest, though). Burgundy patent flats. Should I wear my Barbour flyweight jacket (olive), or my Bravissimo brown rain coat? For traveling up and back–denim pencil skirt, deep saturated colour l/s tees (one teal, one purple) and coordinating tights, sensible comfy flats, grey cardi.
People SO do not dress this way where I live. Maybe one or two of the moms at school with too much time on their hands. Professional people regardless of their age would not wear such complicated outfits and odd shoes, except maybe for a party or cultural event. This is the land of the black pants and sweater set. . . .