No, there was no spontaneous human combustion to explain the gap from my last entry. Just a very chaotic period of ten days in Dallas leading up to my parents’ golden anniversary party on August 31, 2013…plus a few more after for recovery. But it was definitely so hot in Texas that I could have self-ignited even while just standing …
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Four Chanel Dresses
So in the last five entries I sort of struggled to put five looks together with the Kelly bag–you can see a recap in black/white at the ODJ link elsewhere on my blog. Anyway, I abhor whining and I did a little bit of that in the last post, so I thought I’d redeem myself today with something more fun …
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ODJ Kelly/Look 5
It’s official. I definitely have no career as a stylist or creative director in fashion. I may have a pretty special closet but it’s always the same old uniform in my daily life. Jeans, jacket, heels. Repeat. Wonderful pieces and no clever eye to put it all together. Sigh. Not how I wanted to close out my ODJ Kelly series, …
ODJ Kelly/Look 4
I’m pretty old school when it comes to matching bags with shoes. Finding the perfect match is akin to hitting a hole-in-one or staying upright on a bucking bull for 8 seconds. Hey, shopping is as much a sporting event as anything else in my world. Anyway, I thought I did a pretty good job in the photo above till …
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ODJ Kelly/Look 3
History has it that the Kelly bag was introduced by Hermès in the 1930s but popularized by Grace Kelly when she was photographed in 1956 by Life Magazine using the purse to cover her pregnant stomach. One of my favorite ways to make the Kelly look more modern and sassier than its 80-something years is to use the wide canvas …