The Cutest Couple on the Town

 

As you can tell, my new wool berets quickly became my favorite headwear (I soon will show you the other color that I got... can you guess what it is?). Another strong favorite of this Fall is this rust plaid dress by eShakti, made of cozy brushed cotton and fully lined (the style and fabric is similar to the skirts you've seen before, last time in my posts about Portland back in April 2018 HERE and HERE). I wore this dress sleeveless when the weather was warmer earlier this season, but now it is wet, blustery and penetrating - just perfect for layering with turtlenecks! (I guess it is time to refresh my stock with other pretty colors too.)

I don't really have much news to share as it was a bumpy ride in the family with everyone catching a virus for three weeks in a row. But I have been working on something and will definitely share when I'm ready. I also have finally got my gold rings to a jeweler for resizing - I've been wanting to do it for years! Now I wear my rings all the time, they bring back memories. This white gold and diamonds rings was Justin's gift years ago, when our romance was young, and I've always loved this design, a combination of traditional filigree and contemporary geometrical shapes. The hand-painted enamel filigree set is traditional Russian craft, an ebay find that's been in my collection for many years as well. (Click on the two photos below if you'd like to enlarge the images and see details even better. Don't mind if you also notice a cat's hair or two - in our family, no outfit is completed without cat's hair.)

Some of you who read my blog long enough might remember this coat, also by eShakti - one of a handful of the free things I got in my blogging history. I had an opportunity to customize it which I did, both in size and in style. When I first received it, I remember having some reservations about this coat, but I now I don't regret getting it even a bit - it really found its own place in the retro section of this writer's closet! I appreciate its color, texture and pattern which allows for a subtle pattern mix - bonus!  

I really started thinking that in their own time, things find their partners in our wardrobes, and we shouldn't be in a rush to get rid of stuff just because. A full wardrobe takes much more time for maintenance, as well as patience for finding the right solutions for storage, and I am definitely not a fine example of either. But I really enjoy having options and opportunity to play with my stuff, creating almost infinite combinations, and if sometimes it takes a year or two to warm up to a new thing, that's okay by me.

My partner in crime, who often makes an effort to coordinate his outfit with mine (his own initiative, by the way - I have nothing to do with it), this time outdid himself by putting together a very cute look with a rusty orange plaid shirt and slate gray puffy vest. We had dinner at the local Red Robin - Justin ordered a fish sandwich, and I had a vegetarian burger (yum!), with their famous onion rings tower and mojito. And I'm pretty sure we were the cutest couple on the town that evening, or at very least, top 5. Okay, I don't want to be mean - agreed to top 10! I'm sorry, what did you say? Top 100?

Dress and coat - eShakti (different years)

The coat was previously shown in MARCH 2017, JANUARY 2017, NOVEMBER 2016.

Turtleneck - old

Wool beret - ModCloth

Booties - Ecco (old)

Purse - Frye

Jewelry - old from my collection

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