This week I decided to try not only
combining a couple of favorite prints, but a couple of different
designers that have done collaborations with Target and JCP (as good
old
JC Penny likes to be known these days.) Earlier this spring,
Target brought us Prabal Gurung's offerings. Currently, JCP and Duro
Olowo are brightening our world with his excellent tribal prints,
made expressly to mix and match.
I didn't expect that these very bold
prints from different designers would work so well together.
I'm getting such a kick out of wearing
these very pretty Gurung shoes. And they go with almost every solid
in my wardrobe and a whole lot of prints! And I'm wearing this
sheer-ish Olowo blouse every chance I get before it gets too hot to
wear long sleeves. There are several pieces in this extremely
affordable group that I really want before they're gone. And kudos
to JCP for having more than one item available in each size. (Do you
hear that, Small-Town-Sized Target ?)
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And, for those of you who saw last
week's post dedicated to my husband, Dan, and his forays into the
realm of public presentation of personal style, I have a quick update
for you. On Sunday, we were mooching around the house, thinking
about getting ready to drive into the Big City. I went into the
bedroom, and found him standing in front of the closet, just staring
thoughtfully at his wardrobe.
"Whatcha gonna wear? " I
asked.
He was silent for a moment, then said
quietly and very deliberately, "I don't know. There's so much
pressure now that I have a fan base ..."
I very nearly wet my pants. But you
had to be there, I guess.
Thank you all for your glowing
compliments. He enjoyed being in the limelight for a while, but we
don't want this to go to his head too much. No.
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And speaking of laughing ...
This week's Style Imitates Art inspiration is by Alex Gross.
It's titled Captain America,
and he's painted over late 19th-early 20th century postcards or
"reconfigured cabinet cards" ( For more of these go HERE .)
This
is my response, and it's only complete with its title,
A Blue
Blazer Goes with Everything.
The
title didn't go in with the SIA entry, and it just seems too serious without it.
I thought it was funny, anyway ...
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Here's
to always gorgeous and true-blue Patti at Visible Monday, where I'm joining all the other Super Women
(see how I worked
that in?) showing up and out!
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