Tuesday Tip: Mismatched Mayhem
Remember the old fashioned adages which dictated that handbags, shoes, and belts should match? Toss it. Matching is so 20th century!
It all started with my boots (doesn’t it always?) and the absence of a black boot in my wardrobe. I wear a lot of black and thought that was the only proper color for my footwear as well. Then I was talked into a pair of Frye boots (shown) in a simply delicious redwood color. I have a hard time taking them off my feet and not nearly enough clothes to “match” them. So I was forced to shun the “matchy matchy” look I had embraced for so many years. And guess what? I shall match nevermore.
I’ve had a tendency as of late, to dress in dark colors. A bright-colored pair of tights, or perhaps a stripy number, takes this look from blah to wow! And we still have a great assortment of tights from Happy Socks, MP, and SmartWool.
Give it a try! Combine colors you would never have thought of together - mixing things up allows for so many more options in your closet. Let me know how it goes!
love, heidi
Tuesday Tip: Be a Knitwit!
When the temperatures drop, and the sky turns, gray, it’s easy to get a little blue. But hey, just because the sky is dark doesn’t mean your wardrobe has to! It is so easy to default to black coat-scarf-hat-umbrella, but there’s no reason to dress like you’re headed to summer’s funeral. In fact, it’s been scientifically proven* that wearing happy colors will cheer you right up! So try throwing on some colorful knit accessories on your way out the door on these cold mornings (okay, afternoons) and see if you don’t feel a little better about the rain this year!
xoxo,
Sally
no. 1: Shiraleah gloves
no. 2:Goorin Bros. hat
no. 3: Wooden Ships flower ear warmers/headbands
no. 4: Wooden Ships Ikat print mittens
no. 5: Wooden Ships flapper cap
no. 6: Wooden Ships knit button shawl
(Seriously though, Wooden Ships is amazing— soft, colorful, affordable!)
*By me, just now.
