Ashes Of Roses
Posted: October 23, 2026 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black gingham ruffle blouse, black t-straps, brooch, pink, pink button pants 2 Comments
What color do you think these trousers are? I bought them online, and in the photos, they look a brighter pink, but when I got them in the mail, they ended up a lot more subdued (they look almost gray or beige in these photos!) I don’t mind a more subdued color, it’s just that it makes them a lot harder to style, and this outfit ended up looking a bit anemic as a result. I may try pairing with black or navy next time, see if that’s better… Do you guys have any suggestions? (Oh and, of course, the black gingham and the cat brooch are nods to Halloween.)
SIA: Birds In Hands
Posted: October 21, 2026 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: style imitating art 4 CommentsWelcome to another week of SIA! This week, our inspiration is “A Bird in the Hand” by Lizzie Riches, and everybody brought out their best autumnal pieces, so let’s get started!
First up is my co-host, Shelbee, who paired her brown leaf-print robe with an orange T-shirt dress and a white scarf to perfectly mimic the lady’s leafy dress and ruffs. She even had a bird figurine with her as well!
Up next is my other co-host, Marsha, who wore her printed dress with a lace-trimmed slip as a nod to the ruff. Marsha and Shelbee were clearly on the same wavelength, because Marsha also had a bird figurine as a prop:
Sally also went with orange and leaf prints. And check out her bird earrings and owl pendant – how cool are they!
Finally, here’s me (I don’t have any bird figurine, so I had to make do with my brooch):
And that’s a wrap on another fun SIA challenge! Thank you for participating, and check back next week for a new inspiration, chosen by Marsha!
Worth Two In The Bush
Posted: October 19, 2026 Filed under: Clothes, Style Imitating Art | Tags: beige, black, black monk shoes, brooch, khai straight leg pants, leaf tapestry waistcoat, orange, style imitating art, white, white cutout embroidered button-up 1 Comment
Here’s my outfit for this week’s SIA, inspired by Lizzie Riches’ “A Bird in Hand” (hence the post title). This waistcoat is a bit more colorful than the painting, but the autumnal leaf pattern is too perfect for me to pass up. I paired it with some neutral pieces to reflect the neutral palette of the painting. My shirt is to mimic the woman’s ruffs, and of course, I had to wear my bird brooch too.
If you haven’t sent me your outfit photos, you still have until tomorrow. And don’t forget to come back on Wednesday to see what everybody wears!
A Wizzard
Posted: October 16, 2026 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: black, black gingham culottes, brooch, red, red slingbacks, white, white scallop collar button-up 1 Comment
It’s that time of the year again, when I want to dress like it’s Halloween every day, but the weather simply won’t cooperate, so I have to make do with adding little Halloween touches to my outfit – like this witch/wizard hat brooch (“wizzard” is a Discworld reference – Rincewind, one of the main characters, wears a hat that says “wizzard” on it because he can’t spell… because he’s a failed wizard who can’t spell, get it?!) Funny enough, I wore a very similar outfit around the same time three years ago, featuring the same brooch, and with another Discworld reference too.
Green Autumn
Posted: October 14, 2026 Filed under: Clothes | Tags: brown, brown saddle shoes, brown tapestry waistcoat, green, green wide-leg pants, tie, white, white embroidered button-up 1 Comment
Originally, I was going to wear this outfit with just the tie as the “third piece”, but then I tried on the waistcoat (for a different outfit), and I really liked how it looked with the other items. The tie and the trousers may have matching colors, but the waistcoat tied the whole thing together by echoing some of the green while also contrasting it with the pink and brown. It’s unexpected, but it works!
