Nonfunctional

Let’s be honest: this jacket is a joke. It did nothing to keep me warm in freezing temps, walking around midtown. But it’s really cute, right? And I managed to zip it up. Well, zip it up to my boobs. I relied on this vintage fur from Beefy’s aunt to keep the upper half covered.


Jacket, Xhilaration (thrifted). Sweater, Express (consignment). Skirt, Hauber Sporting Life (thrifted). Tights, Target (I think). Booties, Blondo.

Green Velvet Red Lips

We spent Christmas Day with some barely relatives, at Beefy’s cousin’s husband’s sister’s house. You’d never know we were so distantly related by the warmth of their welcome or the spread on the table (crab legs, prime rib, and pecan pie). Hospitality like that deserved my festive best.


Sweater, vintage consignment. Dress, Parker (consignment). Boots, Steve Madden. Sunglasses, Earthbound Trading Co. Earrings, made by my friend. Clutch, Maggi B. Brooch (on clutch), vintage heirloom.

Old Stuff

I try to reduce clothing waste by wearing the things I like over and over, purchasing second-hand when possible, and donating items that I don’t wear.

Long-time readers know that I’ve worn the heck out of the cheap, Missoni knock-off, zig-zag dress I’ve used as a slip, today.


Vest, Tinseltown (cut from a consignment vest). Striped dress, Banana Republic (consignment). Zig-zag dress, Lipstick. Shoes, Seychelles. Earrings, vintage. Rings, vintage and/or heirloom. Bag, Nordstrom Rack.


Here’s the first time I wore it, a little over nine years ago:


Today marks its 63rd wearing. It’s got a few loose threads, but is otherwise holding up well. Not so my running shoes:


I suppose I’ve worn these at least 63 times, too.

Polished Pink

I never would have imagined that pink hair could be anything but punk. But it can also be pretty or even polished. I doubt it would fly in a corporate environment, though. Or would it . . . ?


Jacket, BCBG Max Azria (consignment). Tweed dress, Rugby Ralph Lauren. Leopard dress (worn underneath), Parker. Tights, Me Moi. Boots, Lauren Ralph Lauren. Collar, vintage heirloom.


I’m hoping the hair gives me some street cred with the fellow students in my motorcycle safety course. I’m one of only two women and definitely the oldest and femme-ist in the class. I feel like someone’s lame, unwanted mom.


Of course, I have a pink highlighter!

Summer Silks

Keeping it cool with a silk button-front shirt knotted over a silk wrap dress. Keeping it interesting with a little pattern mixing and my southwestern ring collection.


Shirt, FY2 (thrifted). Dress, Banana Republic (consignment). Boots, Franco Sarto (consignment). Sunglasses, Toms. Earrings, vintage. Rings, vintage, thrifted, and/or heirloom. Bag, Melie Bianco.



365 catch up!


J and J on Friday’s hike. Jasper’s ribbons from Saturday’s NADAC trial. Pregaming it with whiskey before our old time photos. The home brew from our wedding that we forgot to drink on first anniversary and our second and finally decided just to drink and empty space in the fridge! Chairs in my dentist’s waiting room.

Sunshine Stairs

Back to the sunshine stairs! The real sunshine was too bright.


Dress, Banana Republic (consignment). Vest, AC-3998 (cut from a thrifted dress). Shoes, Isaac Mizrahi. Sunglasses, Target. Earrings, Jack E Oh’s NYC. Cuff and rings, vintage, thrifted, and/or heirloom.


Between the end of my sales calls and the start of swim practice, I had time to visit a thrift store. I could have spent hours in the books, which were entirely uncategorized, except for the large collection of Reader’s Digest Condensed Books: