Experiment No. 605

I’ve got the gray hair to go with the Red Hat Society’s red and purple. Do I look convincing as a Red Hatter?


Vest, Tinseltown (cut from a consignment jacket). Shirt, Keller’s. Skirt, Thailand. Shoes, Katie & Kelly. Sunglasses, Girl Props. Earrings, Super Silver. Bag, Nordstrom Rack.


The circus mural near Rice Alley and 24th has been painted over and replaced with a North Africa-Southeast Asia inspired mural. I appreciated how well the images coordinated with my outfit (although not with the Red Hat Society):

Experiment No. 604

I started the Red Hat Experiments (pairing red and purple in outfits) when I was 33. Now I have only ten years until I can actually be a Red Hatter. In the meantime, I continue to practice wearing red and purple.


Jacket, Bebe (consignment). Dress, Bebe. Long sleeve tee, American Apparel. Tights, We Love Colors. Boots, Joe’s. Sunglasses, Coco Sunglasses. Earrings, Super Silver. Bag, Target.

Experiment No. 603

Red shoes + purple bag = Red Hat Society! This is my 18th outfit featuring red and purple. I call this series my Red Hat Society Experiments.


Dress, Suzi Chin for Maggy Boutique (consignment). Shoes, Nine West. Sunglasses, Target. Belt, thrifted. Bag, Simply Vera (gift).


Speaking of clubs, our previous Toastmasters club president received an award from the president before him at tonight’s meeting:

Experiment No. 602

I haven’t done a Red Hat Society Experiment since November 2013. I’d sort of forgotten about my mania for pairing red and purple.


Blazer, Bebe (consignment). Tee, Keller’s. Skirt, Herman Geist (thrifted and shortened). Tights, MeMoi. Boots, Miz Mooz. Earrings, Pangaea. Bag, Clark’s.


365s from Monday and Tuesday:

Experiment No. 601

As the days gray, I reach for saturated colors. Maybe that’s the reasoning behind the Red Hat Society’s jewel-like shades. As the head grays, we compensate by draping ourselves in ruby reds and amethyst purples.


Coat, Bebe. Tank, Imaginary Voyage. Dress, Melton. Tights, We Love Colors. Boots, Sofft (consignment). Earrings, Charming Charlie. Scarf, thrifted. Bag, Imoshion.

Personally, grays prompt me to color my hair a purpley-red.

Experiment No. 600 or The Red Hat Society Goes to War

I hate to mix my themes, but after I planned my Red Hat Society ensemble, I remembered this is the one day a year when I dig out my USMC service cap. I wore the red and purple all day, but the hat was only worn for photos. Happy Veterans Day!


Blouse, Romeo + Juliet. Dress, I Heart Ronson. Boots, Sofft. Hat, USMC. Coat, Bebe. Bag, Apt 9.