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Bloggers all across the country often do posts entitled “What I Wore Wednesday”. If you are a regular reader, you know I dislike being photographed. This is not a good trait for a fashion blogger. I’m working on it.
I decided to partner with photographer, Marcie Dole of Keepsake Portraits so I could promote her business at the same time. I get asked all the time how I decide what goes together. This week you will see 5 days of back to back Style by Karen outfits. WARNING: You may get entirely sick of seeing my face for five consecutive posts!
Before I unveil Outfit #1, let me just say that pictures are one way to deflate your ego in a hurry. Many times women ask for my help AFTER seeing themselves in a family snapshot. Some of our most unflattering photos are taken by unprofessional family “photographers” who mean well. I say “our” because I cringe at most of the photos of myself in my albums. They are called snapshots for a reason. Certain angles and wrong lighting can be brutal! Marcie and I talked about this when I had my photo session and she completely agreed. I explained what always seemed to go wrong in my photos. She offered many tips that were helpful.
If it has been some time before you had a professional photo taken, please do NOT put that off. And just to make yourself feel good, ask the photographer to take a few photos of just YOU. Stay tuned for a PHOTO SESSION GIVEAWAY coming soon.
I purposely focused on outfits with colors that can be transitioned into fall as we approach September.
Here is a great example of a casual outfit that can go from spring to summer and even into fall. Talk about CPW! I wore it in the spring with jeans. The top is a sleeveless tank great for hot days. The jacket works for spring and fall. I cannot say enough about the versatility of this jacket. I looked long and hard for this color. It’s not gray, it’s not green. I’d call it pewter and it coordinates with everything. It would be really dull with the wrong color underneath–must be brightened up. It is structured enough to define my shape, yet full of stretch and is so comfortable. (Sorry, we had a photo of all the great seams in the back but it must not have turned out.)
I don’t do well with stripes–a major trend this season, but this stripe is pretty narrow, and I like it with the jacket. The best part, it was only $28 regular price! I can’t guarantee all things are available for purchase, but I added links when appropriate.
Jacket, tank, shorts: Nordstrom
Wedge Sandals: Clarks from Zappos (pewter metallic. I wear them constantly!)
Cross-body bag by Hobo: Accentuate Boutique (The floral print and stripe is an example of mixing prints)
These pieces from Stella & Dot have become my “go to” pieces this summer. Revival Tassle, Revival Bracelet, Wrap Leather Bracelet, Vintage Twist in Gold The smaller necklace has been discontinued, but they have very similar styles. I also wore small earrings that match the silver pave ball in the necklace/bracelet. I’ve had them for years. How did I choose? The cream part of the necklace picks up the stripe in the tank. The gold tone blend nicely with the warm orange and the black, silver and pewter tones of the jewelry blend with the jacket. This look perfectly depicts mixing gold and silver tones.
As the weather gets cooler, it’s time to add a scarf. I kept the small necklace and added larger earrings:
Scarf: Emu Australia from Accentuate
Earrings: Rockhill Designs shown at Accentuate.
While you may not want to duplicate this exact look, hopefully it will give you ideas to come up with something on your own.
Let me know what you think of “What I Wore” Day 1.
