Seeing Mica's recent 30 wears post for her olive tank top reminded me that it's been a while since I've done a 30 wears post, so today I am featuring a pair of cerulean blue ankle jeans that I bought at Lands End. This was an odd purchase for me because I bought them in a Lands End store! I had some returns to make for an online purchase, and while I was at the store, I decided to take the opportunity to try some things on. The vivid blue color of these jeans were just so

Shelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 2020 illustration "Frida Kahlo and Her Pet Deer Granizo" from the book Pets and Their Famous Humans by New Zealand artist Katherine Quinn. She chose this artwork to continue Marsha's trend in celebrating International Women's Month, selecting a "female artist's depiction of another female artist." source: marshainthemiddle.com I picked out items for my base outfi

Today I am continuing my brown color combos series...which may surprise you if you think this color is only suited to fall and winter. But the Pantone spring/summer colors for 2026 include a dark, rich brown among its neutrals; coffee bean is "a deeply roasted bold brown with a smoky, chocolatey and nutty appearance." Pantone specifically calls out their neutral selections as "seasonless shades: a range of trans-seasonal neutrals [that] underpin the foundation." While 202

Today I am continuing my brown color combos for fall/winter outfits series with maroon, a rich dark red that makes a match made in heaven with earthy brown tones. I have 2 maroon + brown outfit examples to inspire you in ways to wear the season's trendiest color. This combination may strike you as fall forward rather than a choice for the current winter-becoming-spring season, but wearing non-traditional colors during a season feels modern and is a way to show your own perso

Salazar at 14 Shades of Grey is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the circa 1870s painting "The Garden of the Hesperides" by English Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones. She chose this painter because she loves the Pre-Raphaelites, and she picked this particular artwork because of the " spring-like subject matter (the Hesperides are the nymphs who tend to Hera’s orchard, where the Apple of Discord that started the Trojan War cam

I have recently been welcomed into a wonderful group of fashion and lifestyle bloggers that focuses on styling preloved clothing and accessories in themed monthly posts (third Monday of the month). I hope that this showcase of secondhand items and outfits provides some shopping and style inspiration for anyone who is interested in creating great looks in a way that is sustainable for our planet and our pocketbooks. Today's topic is Faux Fur...and it was a really challenging

Today I am continuing my brown color combos for fall/winter outfits series with green and white tones that bring freshness to your cold weather outfits. I have 6 green + white + brown outfit examples to inspire you in ways to wear the season's trendiest color. In this post, I am featuring a thrifted green leopard print scarf from my collection that has been my go-to print piece for combining green and brown. It is lightweight enough that I can wear it year-round (in all but

Today I am continuing my brown color combos for fall/winter outfits series with teal, a deep, warm color that creates a rich and elegant color combination when paired with medium to dark browns with either warm or cool undertones. I have 4 teal + brown outfit examples to inspire you in ways to wear the season's trendiest color. In this post, I am featuring a paisley scarf from my collection that does a wonderful job of bringing colors like brown, beige, rust, and teal togeth

Today I am continuing my brown color combos for fall/winter outfits series with olive, which gives wonderful tree/leaf vibes for fall but looks great in any season...yes, including winter! I have 4 olive+ brown outfit examples to inspire you in ways to wear the season's trendiest color. My featured brown item for this post is a dark, warmish brown faux suede midi skirt that I purchased last winter to bolster my winter brown options; although I haven't worn it much yet, I pla

Shelbee at Shelbee on the Edge is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1945 painting "Puppeufee (The Circus)" by American artist Zelda Fitzgerald (better known as the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald). She chose this artwork because she is watching a drama about the Fitzgeralds in which she learned that Zelda was an accomplished artist - "It is not my favorite of her works, but I like that the colors are Christmasy for a December outfit

Today I am continuing my brown color combos for fall/winter outfits series with rust, a color that is very easy to mix in outfits with all shades of brown. I have 5 rust + brown outfit examples to inspire you in ways to wear the season's trendiest color. First, I want to share a corduroy skirt in a dark rust color that I added to my wardrobe just prior to fall last year and that I am looking forward to wearing for many cold seasons to come. This skirt, and the first outfit

Marsha at Marsha in the Middle is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the 1906 painting "The Turning Road" by French painter André Derain. She chose this artwork because she kept coming across the term Fauvism and didn't know anything about it; when she asked ChatGPT for famous painters who were Fauvists, this artwork came up. Although I am unfamiliar with this artist's work, I know a bit about Fauvism because I have read a couple of b

Today I am starting my dark brown color combos for fall/winter outfits series with one of my all-time favorites: pink! I like pink + brown together so much that I posted 8 outfits featuring soft pink and brown last winter in my soft pink color combo series. In today's post, I have an additional 4 pink + brown outfit examples to inspire you in ways to wear the season's trendiest color. First, I have an updated solid brown clothing capsule to share because my back-ordered br

Marsha at Marsha in the Middle is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected 1907 painting "The Ten Largest, No. 7, Adulthood" by Swedish artist Hilma af Klint. She chose this artwork because she wanted to find something different from her "pretty" norm for this challenge. Though she wasn't familiar with the artist or this work prior to some Internet searching, she liked that it was unlike anything she's presented before. Source: marshainthe

Today we are finishing up style inspiration featuring a pair of green pants, this time paired with other accent colors. ( Part 1 here ...

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I have recently been welcomed into a wonderful group of fashion and lifestyle bloggers that focuses on styling preloved clothing and...

Marsha at Marsha in the Middle is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art (SIA), and she selected the circa 1490 painting...

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Today I am sharing a recent outfit that I created with a new dusky pink tank that I purchased last August. I was happy to find this new...