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My Scarf 2022 Capsule Wardrobe: October Additions
It's hard to believe how quickly the end of the year is coming! After this set of additions to our capsule, we only have two more. In...
sallyinstpaul
Oct 24, 2022
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How to Wear Pink in the Fall with Burgundy, Olive, Rust, or Teal/Peacock Blue
Following up on my previous post about wearing pink in the fall with neutrals, today I am turning to some semi-neutrals or colored...
sallyinstpaul
Oct 21, 2022
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How to Wear Pink in the Fall: Autumn Outfit Ideas with Neutrals
Whether you are wearing pink for breast cancer awareness (like Jodie, who inspired this post), following the brightly colored dopamine...
sallyinstpaul
Oct 19, 2022
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OOTD: Fall Color...with Snow? Already?
I generally think of fall weather as arriving in St Paul, Minnesota on October 15. This is the point at which skirts with bare legs...
sallyinstpaul
Oct 17, 2022
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25 Fall Outfit Color Ideas with a Brown Column of Color (or Any Other Neutral)
In my last Style Imitating Art post, I shared my rather limited collection of brown items that nevertheless are useful in creating a...
sallyinstpaul
Oct 10, 2022
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Identifying High Priority and Loved Items To Wear Instead of Buying New
In my post about analyzing a potential new purchase, I described a process for thinking about whether a purchase makes sense. I'll...
sallyinstpaul
Oct 7, 2022
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How to Wear a Brown Column of Color for SIA: Still Life by Clara Peeters
Terri at Meadow Tree Style is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she picked the painting Still Life with Nuts,...
sallyinstpaul
Oct 5, 2022
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OOTD x4: Teal Print Skirt Outfits for Early Fall + DIY Paper Jewelry
Welcome to another round-up of recent outfits, this time with four early fall outfits featuring two teal print skirts that go into...
sallyinstpaul
Oct 3, 2022
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Will I Wear It? How to Analyze a Potential New Purchase
A couple weeks ago, Janice at The Vivienne Files answered an "I love it but will I wear it?" question from readers about a green velvet...
sallyinstpaul
Sep 30, 2022
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My Scarf 2022 Capsule Wardrobe: September Additions
September is the month I start seriously looking forward to fall, so I am excited to add some autumnal options to the capsule! By this...
sallyinstpaul
Sep 28, 2022
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OOTD x3: End of Summer Skirt Outfits + DIY Paper Jewelry
Welcome to another round-up of recent summer outfits, this time with three layered skirt outfits that work well for the transition from...
sallyinstpaul
Sep 26, 2022
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Minnesota State Fair Flower Dresses and Rabbits for SIA: Sunspots
Salazar at 14 Shades of Grey is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she picked the painting Sunspots (1904) by...
sallyinstpaul
Sep 21, 2022
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Color Formula: Modern Twin Sets for Summer/Fall - Part 3
Today I am finishing this series (first post; second post) on the modern twin set with a round-up of accent colors from my wardrobe. Soft...
sallyinstpaul
Sep 19, 2022
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Color Formula: Modern Twin Sets for Summer/Fall - Part 2
Today I am continuing from Wednesday's first post on the modern twin set to show OOTD featuring 3 accent colors that are popular for me...
sallyinstpaul
Sep 16, 2022
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Color Formula: Modern Twin Sets for Summer/Fall - Part 1
Although there are infinite combinations we can use when putting outfits together, I find it helpful to think about some easy...
sallyinstpaul
Sep 14, 2022
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Brown Cropped Pants Outfits for Warm Fall Weather
It's so helpful to have at least a few warm weather items that give you an autumnal vibe for the summer-to-fall transition season. Of...
sallyinstpaul
Sep 12, 2022
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Slow Transition to Autumn: Late Summer Outfits with Fall Colors
It happens every year...September arrives, Labor Day weekend happens, school starts in St Paul, and I'm all Hurray for fall! But not yet....
sallyinstpaul
Sep 7, 2022
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3 Layered Necklaces: August Staycation Edition
Welcome to another round-up of three layered necklaces that I have worn as part of my outfit of the day with discussion of how I put...
sallyinstpaul
Sep 2, 2022
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3 Summer Pants Outfits with DIY Paper Bracelet Page to Bead Examples
Today I'm continuing to show summer outfits and DIY paper bracelet sets. This time I'm focusing on some pants outfits as we have passed...
sallyinstpaul
Aug 31, 2022
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My Scarf 2022 Capsule Wardrobe: July & August Additions
Summer has gotten away from me where this capsule wardrobe is concerned, so with no time to spare, here are the items we have added for...
sallyinstpaul
Aug 29, 2022
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