Modish Matrons #23: All White

Happy May!

As usual, I start a new month with a new Modish Matrons link-up (open for the whole month) and a new, most unexpected theme offered by Beate - ALL WHITE! Please visit my dear friends TINA und BEATE to see what they have in store for us this time. 

I think I understand why Beate chose such an uncharacteristic theme. All the three of us LOVE colors, and it definitely isn't a huge challenge to any of us to come up with a bold colorful outfit. How about something so completely out of character that we actually dig deep into our inner fashionista selves and get excited about WHITE? Now, that IS a challenge! And I think not only for us, but for pretty much everybody I know with only one exception, which happens to be...my landlord (the best landlord on planet Earth, by the way). This guy wears head to toe white year-round! Despite the fact that his job is physically demanding and often plain dirty, he pretty much seems to manage a fresh all-white outfit every single morning, or at least when I see him. I know he would have zero problems with our challenge - talk about love of a particular color! 

I don't know about Beate and Tina, but I felt like a beautiful bride in my all-white outfit - happy, lighthearted and fancy! I even offered Justin to marry me again! I was extremely lucky with the sunny and warm weather last week, when we did this photo shoot - it even got to almost 80 F one day. So I didn't need any outer layer, otherwise I would wear a white cardigan or my off-white cape. I am cheating a little bit here by wearing a white dress with black polka dots, but as my daughter says, you need some contrast, right? The dress is by Gabby Skye - a brand I had an eye on for a while for their gorgeous dresses. The irony is that when I was purchasing this dress (online), I had no clue what the brand was. I found it in Dress Barn, of all places, and I believe it is my first purchase from this store, ever. You can see my black bra peeking which adds to the flirty feminine vibe of the dress (for a more formal situation, I would use a pretty brooch or just sew a snap on).

For texture and visual interest, I added this gorgeous necklace (I fell in love with this design so much that I bought its colorful sister - you could have seen it in my JULY 2017 and MARCH 2018 posts). My beautifully embroidered-on-both-sides purse is an antique mall find. The off-white leather pumps with an open toe and cut-out sides are from DSW (a discount shoe store) 2 to 3 years ago.

For our photo shoot location, I also wanted to choose something white - for one reason, if the background is too contrasting, a white outfit can end up looking too washed out on photos, and you'll start loosing details (wisdom from Justin); and another reason is of course I just wanted to play on the theme too. The old school in my neighborhood became my choice - and not only for the off-white color of the stucco, but also for the elegant lines and shapes which I think harmonize with my classy dress so well. The white blooming tree in the school yard was a bonus! Built in 1924, the school is now a historical landmark and a home for preschoolers, continuing the education of new generations of local residents. (I wrote more about my historic neighborhood in my post 111 YEARS from July 2017.)

Do you have any all-white looks? Then join us! And even if they are not totally white, jump right in! 

I think I've got a few in my archive that are pretty close to all-white, that I can link to this post.

Dress - Gabby Skye via Dress Barn (I also found it on Amazon)

Necklace - Talbots (last year)

Purse - via antique mall

Pearl earrings and bracelets - gifts from friends, years ago

Sunnies - Christian Siriano for Lane Bryant (old)

Shoes - via DSW (old)

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