Category: White

What would Lily wear?

3/6/2014

Would Lily wear one of these dresses? Would I?

White dresses seem to be appearing everywhere, many with eyelet lace, some named Lily. Lily is lily-white & very sweet. I'm a bit edgier than she is. What do you think? Should I keep or return the dELiA's Lillie dress I ordered?

Lily Dress from Sundance Catalog for $138

Sundance Catalog Lily Of The Valley Dress, $138

Jessica Simpson Eyelet Trim Dress, $128

Nordstrom Jessica Simpson Laser Cut Eyelet Trim Dress, $128

Piperlime Pim + Larkin Embellished Eyelet Dress, $129

Piperlime Pim + Larkin Embellished Eyelet Mini Dress, $129

Lillie Dress from dELiA's for $31 after discount

dELiA's Lillie Eyelet Dress, $44.90 minus 30% with the code 30SUPER

The photo below is the dELiA's Lillie dress on me. Keep it? Return it? Size up? (Iron it? :-)...

Here's a white lace skirt from Garnet Hill, $128

Garnet Hill Full Lace Skirt, $128

Full photo, same skirt as above

Garnet Hill Full Lace Skirt, $128

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Black & white: my work "uniform"

9/16/2013

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It's no news that black & white makes it easy to get dressed in the morning. Even when the pieces aren't so new, black & white together almost always looks crisp & conveys the impression "I got this."

Black skirt, white blouse

Boden from head to toe. New skirt, old blouse. I typically balance a conservative shirt with a short skirt.

Boden Sixties Mini, $58

Black dress

I don't wear this dress very often, but I've owned it for years, & it's never let me down.

Age-old Banana Republic sheath, Target tights, Aerosoles Caricature Many Janes (below)

Almost identical:

GAP Sheath Dress, $59.95 minus 25%

Aerosoles Caricature, $49.99

Black pants, white shirt, black pullover

This is the outfit I'll be wearing today. I usually wear a sleeveless white shirt under a sweater to keep away bulk.
The v-neck as well as the black cotton pants are VS. The sleevelesss shirt is GAP.

Victoria's Secret The Kate Flare Pant in Stretch Cotton, $49.50

What's your work "uniform"?

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Smart, sharp, and prepared for anything: red, white, & blue

7/2/2013

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From the archives...
Things that make you feel like you've got it together: a clear desk, a brisk walk, a hot breakfast. The colors red, white, and blue--so bold, so classic, so American and so British--can make you feel this way too. We're not talking patriotic
t-shirts; we're talking subtle combinations of bright red, dark blue, and white in all its renditions.

Here are a few ideas on how to wear red, white, and blue without looking like a flag:

1.
Add just a touch of red--a red purse, belt, or hat--over ivory pants and a blue top or jeans and a white shirt.

Red purse: gift from a friend; Anthropologie top, Urban Outfitters jeans

Boden Roma Dress, $46.80-$62.40

San Francisco Ballet’s Yuan Yuan Tan for GAP

2.
Top blue and white with a red vest or jacket.

Tommy Hilfiger Single Breasted Trench Coat, $169.99

Boden Waxed Biker, $130.80-$152.60

Old Navy Belted Wool-Blend Peacoat, $54.94 minus 20%-30%

3.
Wear blue-and-white stripes over red pants, a red skirt, or red jeans.

Boden Sixties Skirt, $46.40

Boden outfit

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The basic white shirt

5/15/2013

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A clean white cotton shirt makes me feel fresh & put together no matter how messy I feel inside.
Fun to pair with printed pants or shorts. Always classic with jeans.
I have to repurchase them now & then because they turn yellowish after a while.

It's actually a little hard to find the right white shirt. Here's what I look for:
--no pockets
--feminine cut, not boxy
--small collar
--the right length to tuck or untuck

Here are 4 such shirts and a few ways to style them: