Trifecta catch up........

Oh my, where have I been of late? Remiss is a excuse I must perpetually use.

                                                            Shades of Gray..........
Not one to immerse myself in such tawdry sleaze, I hear it's a great hit with my age demographic however. How pathetic!  Gray on gray knit dress with clever shoulder treatment.

If one can imagine, this is a "mini Diener" (and a kind of crooked one me).

So tragic that you're back.

Cocktail Party Sunday.......

So I'm meeting a friend for her birthday and donned this dress as it was a gift from her.

                                               

                  Then I found this pin I hadn't worn forever and thought "hmmmmmm, this might be fun".

Hey, why stop now, let's take it up another notch with some sparkly shoes. Dig it! I was going to put my hair up because I was so hot, but to pull off that would surely need me brandishing a cocktail. Hey, why not? Wheeeeeeeeeeee!

                                                   If I Designed Women's Prison Wear.........

The big orange jumpsuit is a travesty to women and fashion. How can you feel good about yourself in that thing?

                                     What I would do is take it retro, bring back the stripes.

My vision would be to give it some accents that would be figure slimming. Every woman wants that.

Nothing slims the legs like vertical stripes.

                            I don't think I could get the jewelry idea would get past the board however..............

                                         Martha Stewart would have rocked this look!

Hi there!

  I'm going to try to update this today, I have a sizable amount to ensembles to post. I might slam them all on the same page! Dig it!

Here's the skinny with major markdowns..... Final sale, no returns! I'm on the fence about this dress. It's gauche and flaccid, so it's got that going for it. I smell donation!

                                                               "Agent Orange"
Orange is as orange does in this tunic with floral panel and lace sides. Hence the side view. Dig it!

                      Festive vintage bauble necklace from "Off Broadway". Girth of beads smacks of  Wilma Flintstone. Yeah baby!

Desigual designs are all over the place. Frenzied multi-patterned panels, irregular hems. Well, of course I'm smitten with this line. Very tame skirt for Desigual.

Orange is the new black, after all.

                                                                  Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!


                                                                 "Maximum Thursday"

The marvel of this hippie dress is trying to determine what is the front and what is the back on my Ruben-esque figure. Dig it! I'm not divulging.

"Zigging and Zagging Saturday"

              Brass chain and textured sterling circle necklace by Heather Hanley. Okay, that's it.

                                           Adore this silk shift in frenetic panels. Observe I remark frenzy, frantic, schizophrenic, frenetic, hysterical, madness, et al, to describe my ensembles. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Suede studded wedges, I rarely show my feet anymore because they are so deformed from my years of high heels. Sweet!

Nice left ankle...............

Oh please..........

General consensus would be," if your don yet another black and white anything, I'm ditching this blog". Fair opinion. However,in my defense, 90% of my vast inventory is black or black and white. What an epiphany! Please divulge me yet another time........... I beg you. It's kind of worth it.

Entirely man made fabric, highly flammable is a given. Do we care? I think not.  This frock would be an otherwise guaranteed narcoleptic shoe-in had it not been for the split in the bodice contributing a modicum of scintillation. End of story. Shoes are a snooze.

Dowager Dresses Down..........

Don't really qualify to be a dowager, I just thought the opulence of my fabrics lent that tone. I'm age appropriate , indeed.

What's a dowager without heirloom jewelry that breathes it's been in the family for centuries?

Karan Sipe emotes that prosperity in her creations.

Miraculous work in this blouse from J. Peterman. Exquisite detailed applique over linen. Dig it!

Deemed these turquoise and gold brocade jeans imperial enough for an outing. Brocade always exudes grandeur. Quite.

Gold patent open toed pumps with big button complete my ensemble. Nice bologna feet!

A Lot Going On..........

Unusually clever detail in this creamy delight. Fabric flowers, loose ruching, pleated piping, an odd kangaroo-esque pouch I'm using as a pocket. Curiouser and curiouser......

Brass bauble I gleaned at a junk store. Dig it.

Of course I needed more jewelry. Boasting a couple of Marcia Sednek flower pins (mimicking dress flowers) with gold accents (mimicking brass necklace). My efforts at cohesiveness knows no bounds. 

Fierce zip up wedges by Steve Madden. I'm towering over everyone today!

Wheeeeeeeeee!

Homage to Dorothy.............

Dorothy Lorentzen was an extremely distinguished metalsmith with vim, spark, humor, longevity and abundant flare. She was an unequivocally talented designer. Those were the days when she worked in mounds of gold!  This is a sterling piece I purchased for it's clever simplicity.

Dove grey shift with juxtaposed ruching that, in my opinion, is smarter than I am. That, unfortunately, doesn't take much. Dig it!

Back of said marvel. It's all good.

Dorothy lived well into her late 90's and created up until the very end. A rarity of a gem, indeed.

Trompe l'oeil Decolletage............

Trompe-l'œil is an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions.  Well, The multiple pleating on the bust area of this tunic creates the illusion that I have a bosom! Dig it!

See?

   Virgin of Guadalupe pendant by Lorena Angulo. Love it on this turquoise leather.

Worn with this nifty evergreen and black striped pencil skirt.

I'm feeling pretty darn voluptuous today, even if it is all a trick of the eye.

In the extreme!