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Thursday, 17 February 2022

What to wear for Sunday lunch

Hello my lovelies.

Are you looking for inspo for a Sunday lunch outfit?

Or a lunch outfit for just about any day of the week when you want to up your game from everyday jumper and jeans?

Then maybe I can help you. 



This was a comfy wear for a lovely Sunday birthday lunch with the family. 

A supersoft long cardi worn as a dress = a cardidress * !

With a few trimmings, of course. 



The khaki/olive and brown ensemble needed a third colour which fortunately I found in this old but pretty rust and khaki/olive fringed shawl. 



So ladies, try Khaki, brown and rust for a nice winter colour trio. 


Khaki cardidress, @zara 

Brown boots, @gaborshoesuk 

Draped shawl, #frenchmarket 

Brown belt, #noidea #cantremember 

#alloldclothes #allold 



And hey, this isn’t the first time I’ve worn a long cardi as a dress.


Here, a mottled navy long cardi, also belted, in the late 1960s. 



And here, an old brown merino cardi from East, this time unbelted but with a sturdy kilt pin used to avoid embarrassing exposure! 


So ladies, I hope here today I’ve given you some lunch outfit inspo, but also ways that you can wear a long cardi as a dress.



A la perchoine, Mary x. 



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7 comments:

  1. Hello Mary, it's lovely to see you again!

    I must say this has been a very fortuitous post for me to read. Last year I bought a long black, white and red cardi that I wore (once) as a coatigan. I was thinking that although I only paid 7.00 for it in a charity shop it wasn't a good buy as I haven't worn it much. Now I can try it as a dress and hopefully get more wear out of it! Thank you.

    You looked lovely in yours.
    xxx

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    1. Hi Vronni, yup I’m here and hope you are well. I feel I should post a little more so that blogger doesn’t close my account!
      Hey, good luck with that coatigan, I hope to see it soon on your blog. If it doesn’t have buttons, use one of your gorgeous brooches to seal the front.
      Hugs, Mary xxx.

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  2. It's so nice to see a post from you again! Your cardigan dress works beautiful too, I really like that scarf with it and it's nice to see the other ways you've created this outfit with similar cardis over the years too! :)

    Hope your week is going well :)

    Away From The Blue

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    1. Oops I replied to you on the blog Mica, but didn’t tag you! Thanks for popping in, wishing you a fab Sunday. xxx

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  3. Hi Mica,
    I’ve been following your activities on Insta these past few months. I was so excited to find that I’ve been using these long cardis as a dress since the 1960s … trailblazer or what?!
    Hugs, Mary xxx.

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  4. I guess I've haven't been checking my reader this week. Here you are again! This is Sunday and I'm going to the ballet this afternoon. Was planning to wear a long dress with boots so it's going to have the same feel, I think. I love that olive green cardigan that you have. I'm using olive green tomorrow for SIA. If I had that cardi of yours, I would have used that for sure. XOXO Terri

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    1. Oh Terri, what a shame we don’t live nearer, you could have borrowed it! Your outfit sounds spot on for your do. And you haven’t been missing anything, I sometimes get in a panic to use my blog to keep it going, so right now I’m going to try to post a few times a week, to discipline myself!
      Hugs, Mary xxx.

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