SIA Inspiration: Dr. Seuss

It’s our first Dr. Seuss illustration on SIA!

This is “Gosh, Do I Look As Old As All That?“, and Shelbee picked it because she’s celebrating her 50th birthday soon, and what better way to do it than with a whimsical painting by Dr. Seuss? I’m a couple of years away from turning 40 myself, and as much as it scares me, I’m actually looking forward to being properly old. But then again I’m always an old lady at heart. Send your outfits to Shelbee (shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com) by next Tuesday, May 21st. Have fun!

Last Of The Spring Blooms

Posted: May 10, 2024 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes | Tags: white embroidered cardigan, black, white, brown, canvas monk shoes, black gingham pants | 2 Comments

This is the last of my spring outfits 🥲 For this one, I’m keeping it simple, but I wanted to evoke the 1950s silhouette with the cigarette pants and the fitted sweater/top (like this). I didn’t think to pair these gingham pants with cardigans before, but they definitely go well together. More ideas for next fall/spring!

Well, that’s it, folks. It’s going to be all summer wear from now on… for the next 6 months at least. But I just got a bunch of new (for me) pieces, and I’m excited to show them off soon!

Blue Flower

Posted: May 8, 2024 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes | Tags: blue, blue plaid dress, brooch, brown, canvas monk shoes, white, white linen blazer | 1 Comment

This is another one of my leftover spring outfits. It’s pretty straightforward, though I want to explain my title a bit. See, I always struggle a bit with this white blazer because it looks a bit like a lab coat. In Vietnamese, a lab coat is called a “blu coat” (from the French pronunciation of blouse), so I thought I was being clever with the “blue” pun in the title – it’s referring to both my brooch and the blazer. No? Too complicated? OK then. At least the outfit is cute.

The Boulevard At Night

Posted: May 6, 2024 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: blue, brooch, brown, brown and navy heeled oxfords, gray, gray wide-leg pants, navy button-up, style imitating art, tie | 3 Comments

Here’s my outfit for this week’s SIA, inspired by Camille Pissarro‘s “The Boulevard Montmarte At Night”. I have to admit, this one took me some thinking. If it was winter, I would have no problem, but it’s a little difficult with my warm-weather wardrobe to find pieces that could reflect the dark colors of the painting and the highlights of gold and yellow. In the end, I went with a simple blue and gray color combo and relied on my trusty tie to add some gold to the outfit. I also wore my pearl brooch as a nod to all the streetlamps (it’s not a tie pin but I wore it like one anyway.)

Don’t forget to drop by Marsha’s blog on Wednesday to see all the outfits inspired by this Impressionist masterpiece!

Those Were The Days

Posted: May 3, 2024 | Author: Salazar | Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black gingham pants, black oxfords, blue, blue short sleeve sweater, brooch, navy blazer | 2 Comments

It’s getting very warm over here (we just had our first 100-degree day a couple of days ago) but I still got a couple of straggler outfits from spring, so I’m posting them now. I’m playing around with the black/navy combo again, and you can definitely see that my pants do not match my blazer here, but I just don’t care :)) And of course, I had to add my lily-of-the-valley brooch for a touch of spring, though spring was long gone now. Can’t believe I was complaining about 80+ degrees just a couple of weeks ago. Now I’m gasping, both literally and metaphorically, for those 80-degree days. When is summer going to be over? (It has barely even started yet.)