Winter Brown and Blue

Hi there!  Hope you're having a good day. 

It's getting a little chillier here.  I reckon I can squeeze the odd day of white jeans in the next few weeks but those opportunities are fast diminishing.  I still think that our northern hemisphere lighting will start to make white jeans look rather sad, but only time will tell.

But this day was a blue jeans day.  I put this together for a walk to Bro's for coffee. 

M&S jeans, Clarks brown bootees and a blast from the past - an old Levi shirt that I must have had for more that 20 years!  My fashion archives keep on giving, eh!  

The times I've thought to put it in the charity bag during seasonal switches, but it's kept hanging on in there.

I used to wear it over a camisole, today I tried it under a jumper.  And liked it that way.  Maybe a bit more this century?

My combo is winter brown and blue, the brown being the bootees. 

And in a scratched record sort of way, it was a sunny day and the navy jumper soon came off as we walked along the pretty lanes.

I expect we are now in that "transitional" period.  The weather leaps to the forefront when choosing what to wear as the temps swing from day to day.  It's definitely an opportunity to layer as the days can start and end a little chilly, but the rest of the day can sometimes be quite warm, especially when out walking.

And I wore light jackets in September but don't think I've worn one yet in October.  The season is all over the place!  What's it like where you are?  Is a gorgeously mild autumn scratching your record too?

Now here's the thing, dear reader, I have been reunited with my Levi shirt and am feeling the love again.  Do you fancy hooking out something you've had stored away for years but haven't had the heart to chuck out (though maybe you're not a hoarder like me?!).  Why not try seeing if you still like it, maybe wear it in a different way to how you used to wear it.  Or maybe you'll decide it's definitely going to the charity shop, in which case I'll have helped you declutter!! 

Either way, if you do find something, whether it's a keeper or a chucker, I'd love to hear about it in the comments box below.

A la perchoine.





Being ... Jane

Allow me to introduce you to Jane of My Midlifefashion.  She's a style icon of blog readers. She puts together super OOTDs, or WIWTs as she calls them.

One of Jane's current signature looks is the military jacket.  She looks fabulous in them and has come up with a selection of the best jackets around, saving you the leg work.

I recently mentioned to her that most military jackets are short and boxy which doesn't suit my matronly shape.  Jane came up with a longer-line style which I am investigating.

In the meantime, I'd come across a jacket from Uniqlo here  - only available in small, which you may have noticed I am not! But it put me in mind of one of my old jackets, a go-to for slinging over black-tie or cocktail dresses.  My corporate days are long gone and so are my invites to posh do's.  But hey, I could repurpose that jacket - sew on metal military style buttons and wear it with jeans!  And I could test-drive a military style before I commit valuable pensioner pounds to something that may not work on my body shape.

So yesterday I spent some considerable time searching through my archived clothes.  I found the jacket in the last place I looked, which should have been the first.  For it was neatly stored inside a zipper hanger bag, together with an evening dress.  Duh!  And it already has metal buttons!

I give you the military jacket look, Pout-style!

I've teamed it with black M&S jeans, Next layered top and mauve glass beads from East.

Gabor boots finish off the look.

I'm liking the look.  These photos don't do the outfit justice, it looked better in real life, trust me!

I tried the outfit with a chunky pearl strand ... which I've had since 1973!

The Photographer did not like the pearl look.  Truth be told, neither did I.

Here's the lovely Jane.  Wearing the look so stylishly, so effortlessly.

I also tried to emulate the ruffles with an old M&S frilled top. Jane's simple collar ruffles worked but The Photographer said my cascade of frills looked too fussy.  Another view! I've noticed that through this blog's journey, The Photographer has developed his own views on style.  Or maybe they were always there but only now in his "professional" capacity does he dare to voice them ...!

Next time I am going to try my "military" jacket with worn blue jeans and flatties.  I'm fired up!  This could be the start of something Very Big in Pout World!


With special thanks to the lovely Jane of My Midlife Fashion, I bid you

a la perchoine.

My "Being ... " series attempts to recreate outfits which have inspired me - but put on a Pout body!