I was trying to stay warm and still look chic. It was cold yesterday when Michelle and I attended the ballet. I’m doing 3 layers of wool here: a brown cashmere turtleneck (2nd hand eBay), wool/silk tweed (Frank) Agustino dress (KC consignment shop) and a plaid blanket shawl that I made using Italian wool that I found on eBay. I also had leather gloves in my bag.
I’m all-neutral, which is nothing new, but have mixed quite a few textures and patterns: plaid, tweed, suede, and reptile. The jewelry was kept simple, just one of my favorite pendants by @envedesigns.
The hair for today is Kendall by Henry Margu.
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This does seem a bit Déjà vu Daily Dress Calendar. But I saw, in person, this week my first Charles James dress. It was “The Swan”, which Nancy James, as photographed by Cecil Beaton, is wearing in this photograph from 1954. Beaton made these photos as a wedding present for the James’s.
The second photo is “The Swan” that I saw at the “Dressing Up in Kansas City: Dressed to the Nines” exhibit at the Kansas City Museum at the Historic Garment District.
Nancy was from Kansas City. Over the years, “The Swan” that I saw has been separated from its doner’s information. But with the KC connection, I tend to believe that it somehow came through Nancy’s family.
James did know his fashion history and sometimes would reference it with his designs and I don’t know about you, but I feel that this dress has a hint of the Belle Époque.
I once read that his gowns were so structured that some of them could stand up on their own. I don’t know if that was an exaggeration or not but Charles James did consider himself a sculptor.
Have you ever seen a photo of the interior of one of James creations? The interiors of James’s garments are amazing. He deserved the title of America’s first couture designer.
The first photo is from my book “Charles James:Beyond Fashion”, published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Happy Hump Day. I thought I would drop by and tell everyone that I have a new post on my blog this week. It’s mainly about the wonderful possibilities of white shirts and a little knitting. I hope you drop by and see me over there: meadowtreestyle.com (the link is in my bio). That’s it until next time.
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Hello IG Friends. I hope everyone’s week got off to a good start yesterday.
Le’t talk Cheetah! I found the perfect sweater dress to show some of it off. Right off the bat, I want to give a shout out to @ronnierambleson for letting me know about the online popup consignment shop Dress Score @dresscoreconsighment. I found my Sarah Spencer wool/acrylic maxi sweater dress (like new too) for $25.
The dress let me mix and match some textures and patterns. Lets start bottom up. Yes, new boots from @DSW. I had been eyeing them for a while and finally snatch them during their January sale. My bag was the first vintage bags I ever collected. It is a Rodo from eBAy. My cuff , by Kansas City designer Georgina of @Georginahererradesigns comes with cheetah spot cutouts and finally, my faux fur scarf was scored on Poshmark last year.
My hair for the night is "Sparkle" by Raquel Welsh in R11S+ or Glazed Mocha. I won her in December from RW’s 12 Days of Christmas contest. Now, I don’t know if I’ll get anymore short-short wigs. I now have two and think that is enough.
I though she would be perfect in color and style for all my prints and the dangly earrings I’m wearing. It is nice to have hair once in a while that shows off earrings. You can’t really see them, but they are a pretty pair from Stella and Dot that I picked up from eBay quite a few years ago. I’m afraid that I went through a Stella and Dot phase right after I retired.
This is part of my on-going “What I Wore to the Symphony” series. The Kansas City Symphony closed with Antonín Dvořák’s“New World Symphony”, which is phenomenal and has always been one of our favorites. To see and hear live though, WOW.
So cheetah boots, yea or nay?
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Hello, I started and ended my week with art events. The girls and I went to a fun, fun, fun membership event at Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin, MO. It was one of those great food, great live music and great drinks along with paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints.
I’m in between my Rachelle & Michelle wearing my Ted Baker fedora (Poshmark), the first vintage Rodo bag (eBay) I ever bought and one of my favorite thrifted jackets (so old it was made in the USA). My pendent is by @envedesigns designs (seems like I’ve been wearing a lot of Ngan's designs lately). Darn though, I didn’t win any of the raffles! Oh well, it went to a good cause: a new center that will be so up to date facilities that Spiva can get traveling exhibits. Take care everyone and have a nice Sunday.
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