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Showing posts with label 70s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 70s. Show all posts

Friday, 17 May 2019

Might As Well Jump


It’s been the sort of week I hope doesn’t get repeated for a while.   
Brakes fixed on the car.  A tooth crowned.  An aging cat in the vet’s for the day.  A new wing mirror.
Grand total, just a few quid short of £2k, thank you!
I don’t think my pensioner’s purse could take many more hits like this!
But, 1st world probs eh?!  So better not to grumble and instead move swiftly on.

To this beaut!

I've seen many bloggers and instas wearing cute summer jumpsuits.  They do look rather fun and appealing so when I saw this baby I thought 🎶 I might as well Jump 🎶 too!


So allow me to introduce you to my fun jumpsuit.

I really like it.  The Photographer, not so much.



 "Talk to the hand!" was my response when he aired his view.



 Because I'm wearing it and its a keeper.  And using this equation:
(£180 flight + £50 rail ticket to Primark) + £15 jumpsuit refund = (£215)
the Cost of Return would be £215 so it just doesn't make financial sense to return it eh?
And if I fill up on bottled water, have a coffee and buy a sandwich along the way, well you get the picture!

So it's a keeper.


My lovely blogger mate Laurie of vanityandmestyle HERE suggested wearing a white T under.  And that makes a lot of sense for cooler days (and an added bonus for me is that it's a sneaky way to hide straying bra straps and unsightly upper arms too!)


So, ways to style it.

1.  On its own, with espadrille wedges (here) or flat sandals.

2.  A cardi, obvs.  I have a cream cardi with rust embroidery that will look sooo cute.


2.  A jean jacket, another obvs.

Can you suggest other ways to style it?



Just as the dress I wore on the previous post, this polka dot jumpsuit invokes a feel of 40s, 50s and 70s fashion styles.  Vintage.  And that's just fine with me, for I am vintage too!

So needless to say, I'm going to have hours of pleasure styling this baby, and many days of pleasure wearing it.

And as I mention in my short video below, this buy was not pre-meditated -  it was a sling-over-the-arm jobbie on the way to the till.  And some of my best buys have come about that way, and many of my worst!

4 minute video





And I might as well Jump with Van Halen too.


So tell me ladies, have you jumped yet? 
Is a fun summer jumpsuit rockin' YOUR world  right now?



A la perchoine,
Mary x.

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Monday, 5 September 2016

A Slinky 70s Vibe - Revisited

Hi peeps, thanks for popping in.

My Son is in the middle of 40th birthday celebrations.  The big event was a 70s party on Saturday night. 

Hmmnn, 70s theme - what to wear?  Well, this dress here obviously - if wearing the dress back then gave me a 70s vibe, I'm good to go!


I decided that I would dress as I did, back in the day.


A bit of 70s scarfage around head and shoulders.  Some dangly earrings, Peacocks.  All model's own.  A wardrobe raid.

Now, I am aware from that last sentence that my wardrobe is maybe stuck in a time warp.
But hey ho, it was a good decade.


I topped it off with my H&M denim shirt.  
Dressing as I would, back in the day.

Now, I have grown to love this Primark dress.  It's been a go-to this year.  But the only downside to this dress is dancing in it.  Apparently.  Dancing to super cool 70s music.  Sis and I were hardly ever off the dance floor.  And therein lies the downside. 


With Sis, BIL, Son.

A few hours of dancing left my hair in a clingy mess.
And my dress too.  Apparently. 
Around the tum - just the place I would not wish clingage to occur.

The Photographer noted the downside on the night.
Being the caring and sensitive bloke that he is, he felt it best to keep schtum so as not to spoil my fun.  
He told me about it the next morning.


With DIL.

So peeps, if you carry a bit of weight around the tummy area and if you are planning some energetic bopping, here's the lesson learned - best to avoid clingy fabric like slinky jersey.
Or let your caring hubby know that there are times when receiving a heads up of clingage overrides the need for sensitivity.  And so endeth today's parable.



The Photographer, being Hutch (as in Starksky and ...). 

Leather jacket, Pout's - maybe Anne Harvey ca 2000 - I can't be hot on detail every time!
Silk scarf, Pout's, Magasin, ca 1979, so a genuine 70s touch.
Jeans, purple t-shirt and bright white trainers, model's own.

The tummy-clinging experience was enjoyed at

I hope you've enjoyed today's parable.
A la perchoine.