Brown Florals in Winter - So Right!

Welcome to December, peeps!  Just where has this year gone?

  

My blogging mate Anna has recently written about things that shouldn't be, but are.   (And now that Anna's spotted it, I can reveal that one of her examples was  "And" starting a sentence.) 

It got me thinking of that old song title, 

How Can Something So Right Be So Wrong?

And of course I relate it to my outfits of late. 

Denim skirt, a summer look but winterised by opaques. 

Florals, a summer look but winterised with longer cardis and knee boots (tested out here)

Yes, I've been feeling a tad iconoclastic in my dotage.  Cracking a few of the self-penned Rules For Dressing The Pout.  And you know, it's making me feel good!  I'm feeling "lighter" by trying things which had been consigned to the no-no box.  I even tried shorts this summer.  And they felt good.

Maybe I am just a few posts away from tucking my jeans in knee boots.  Or wearing leggings!

So I ask,  dear reader, how can something so wrong, feel so right?

But back to The Real World.  Pout Dressing as it looks right here, right now.

I was meeting up for a catch-up supper with a lovely couple and when thinking of what to wear on a pretty cold evening, I went a little crazy.  Again.

Floral dress (East), brown longer cardi (Woolovers) and brown knee boots Gabor.

It's a posh frock and it needed being brought down a notch so I tried it with a belt.  The Photographer With Style Views hated it.  I looked like "a sack tied in the middle".  Again.  His ultimate fashion criticism.  And insult.

But undeterred, I insisted he take a photo so that I could see evidence of my big mistake, and I had to give him a scarey face to make him take it.  A pretty threatening look, huh?

I am enjoying stretching myself by discovering new looks, like florals in winter.  I get a big feminine rush when I'm wearing these little dresses with cardis, dresses which would otherwise sit in my wardrobe and come out once or twice for special-ish occasions.   

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I thank you, Ana of mrsamericanmade. you have inspired me to experiment with summer florals in winter.  And I like the results.  My little dresses do too.

So, in conclusion, ladies, I am rejuvenating my wardrobe, my spirit, and this winter by doing this dress and winter cardi thing.  Why don't you try it?  And let me know how you get on?

A la perchoine.



Pink Floral ... in Winter!

 

 

 

Hi dearies, just thought I should let you know that I went a little crazy at the weekend.

I wore a floral dress.  In winter.  Oh yes I did! (panto season sneaking in there!).

 

 

I was going to an afternoon function.  I felt that I wanted to mix things up a bit.  Sometimes I get a bit samey and I rebel.  Against myself.  And that is what I did.

 



 

Life has been a bit denim-skirt-and-jeans in Pout World lately.  I wanted to stretch myself a little. 
I have a grey East dress that I hardly ever wear despite really liking the colours, the pattern and the fall (that's reference to the way it hangs, not a random declaration of my love of autumn!).

 

I usually wear it just in summer and with a short cardi, bare legs and posh heels.  So I tried it with brown Gabor heeled knee boots and a pink slouchy silky knit cardi from Primark.

Did it work? You tell me.  Please.  Anyway, The Photographer was pleased to see one of his fave dresses getting an outing, so I achieved something.  And I felt very feminine.  In winter!

 

I have to admit I had a bit of inspiration in the (lovely) form of Ana of mrsamericanmade. 

 

 

Meet Ana.

 

 Ana's ethos is commendable, she sources US-made clothes.  I would say her signature look is a cute dress and jacket or a tunic top, skinnies and jacket.  And lots of bootage.  But the main thing I take away from her blog is that she wears florals throughout the year.  She's so pretty and she has superb legs so she can get away beautifully with the skinnies/leggings-in-boots look.  I will leave that look well alone.  You have seen me in shorts, eh?!! 

 

But I thought I could start trying to wear a few florals in winter, just with different footwear to what I would wear in summer.  And layer with a cardi rather than a jacket, for most of the time that is more in keeping with where I'm going.  And where I am in life, for I am of Cardi Age.

 

I hope you visit Ana's site and scroll through some of her back-issues.  She comes up with lots of looks that add zing to the day-to-day.

Now, can you do something for me?  Can you see if you can write a comment on her blog?  I can't. 

It's OK, I've told Ana that I am a shackled commenter.  Not because I'm shy but for some reason when I'm on her blog, I show my technincompetence (like that word? I just made it up.  I can add it to "jacardi" in The Pout Dictionary of Words That Should Exist).

 

And if you write a comment, could you say "hi" from The Pout"!

 

A la perchoine.