Hi everyone,
Previously on Looking Fabulous @ 50 I was showing you my new chambray dress that I wore it as a coat over my summer outfit of cropped linen pants and a tee (Look #1). However, lately I discovered that it looks as good with darker, heavier fabrics which means a few extra outfit combos.
Someone made an interesting observation the other day:
"Weekends are precious, "Two glorious days devoid of responsibility
and overflowing with possibility". My sentiment entirely provided that I
know or at least have a slightest idea of what u want to do, where I would like
to go, what would I want to see and what kind of food I feel like eating, otherwise
I am in tatters and every member of my household is keeping as far away from me
as it is physically possible.
I don’t think I have ever been spontaneous, I belong to a
group of people who like to plan their holidays, meals and weekends well in
advance. I can’t just wake up on a Saturday morning not knowing what to do and
just “go with the flow” and it definitely does not work for me when someone suggests
that I should just "veg”, I need to be somewhere doing something. Could it
be that I am suffering from some kind of FOMO syndrome?
Anyhow, that how I was feeling last Saturday. We didn’t have
any plans for the day, there was nothing to see at the movies and I couldn’t
make up my mind about what I would like to have for lunch and so my husband
suggested that we should get dressed and get out of the house and be
spontaneous. Besides, we had no food in a house so we were forced to go out to
eat anyway. So as you can imagine, it didn’t go very will with me and thus my
mood remained in the dark.
Studies show that our outfit choices are made to reflect the
mood we are in at the moment and my clothes on that Saturday morning was a
living proof of this statement – black pants, black jumper, and black shoes and,
you guessed it, black coat. Of course, the situation was not that bad, I guess
I was a bit of drama queen but we are allowed to act like one sometimes, right?
Then the phone rang, did I hear someone just said
"saved by the bell"? It was a dear friend of ours who just returned from the trip interstate
asking us to join him and his latest lady-friend for lunch at the local bistro.
Had it been someone else, I would’ve said “no” but I was very curious to meet
his latest conquest, besides spending time with him is always a lot of fun. Oh
well, that changed everything, almost. My mood immediately soared and so should
my outfit.
Since
I was already dressed, I didn’t want to change my clothes, however I was well
aware that my look was quite sombre and in dire need of injection of some fun.
And what could be an easier way of doing it? By wearing some bold and colourful
accessories, what else?
Few
years ago my daughter, knowing my penchant for statement pieces of jewellery,
brought me a very funky multi-coloured necklace that was exactly what I needed.
Its brightly coloured pieces looked even more strikingly against my black Cos
jumper. Ever since this brand has opened its doors in my local shopping centre
few months ago, I’ve become a regular visitor to it. I already bought a dress
that I find myself wearing quite often (worn here) and this jumper is my latest
acquisition.
But I didn’t stop there. Some people say less is more and
some, others, like the stylist to the celebrities Rachel Zoe for example, say
more is more. Today was the day for the latter. I discarded my black shoes and
handbag and instead put on lace up flats in red patent leather that I bought
many years ago at Gallery Lafayette in Paris and added a matching colour LV
bag.
When I checked my outfit in the mirror, I thought the pants
looked rather long, so I rolled up the cuffs and that added a relaxed feel to
my outfit. Once again, my new chambray coat came as a perfect addition to my casual look.
Needless to say, to my husband’s greatest relief, I left
home with a big smile on my face and, as I hoped, the four of us had a ball.
The moral of the story:
take it easy, go with the flow and be spontaneous.
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