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OOTD: Style Imitating Art - The Thousand Quilt by Elizabeth Shippen Green
Terri at Meadow Tree Style is the curator for this round of Style Imitating Art, and she chose an illustration circa 1900 by the American...
sallyinstpaul
Mar 9, 2022
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30 Wears: Light Pink/Navy Floral Blouse
With the Winter to Spring transition underway in many places, it seemed like a good time to feature this blouse that hit 31 wears in...
sallyinstpaul
Mar 4, 2022
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OOTD: Style Imitating Art - Decline of the Day by Emperor Ham Nghi
Salazar at 14 Shades of Grey selected this Impressionistic landscape for the challenge because of its history: it was painted by Emperor...
sallyinstpaul
Feb 23, 2022
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30 Wears: Olive Pants
As I mentioned in my first 30 wears post way back in June, for a few years now, I have adopted the 30+ wears / <$1 cost per wear (CPW)...
sallyinstpaul
Feb 16, 2022
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OOTD: Style Imitating Art - Sunday Morning by Norman Rockwell
New SIA host Shelbee selected this artwork from the May 16, 1959 cover of the Saturday Evening Post for her first foray because her...
sallyinstpaul
Feb 9, 2022
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16 Red or Pink Outfits for Valentine's Day
Although heart-themed items are popular for Valentine's Day, there's no reason to purchase something with an obvious holiday motif if you...
sallyinstpaul
Feb 4, 2022
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My Winter WFH Daily Dozen
In December, I was inspired by Liz at Closet Play Image to develop a list of the dozen items that are wardrobe workhorses for the fall...
sallyinstpaul
Jan 31, 2022
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OOTD: Rust & Navy
Back in late September, I wrote in the Rust Color Combos: Navy & Grey post that navy/denim/dark blue is one of my favorite colors to wear...
sallyinstpaul
Jan 28, 2022
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OOTD: Style Imitating Art - Portrait of Saskia van Uylenburgh by Rembrandt
I'm not surprised that this Rembrandt portrait of his wife caught Terri's eye for the Style Imitating Art challenge. Saskia's decked out...
sallyinstpaul
Jan 26, 2022
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OOTD x2: Brown Quilted Vest + Color
We have reached the bundled up part of Minnesota winter, when I start wearing quilted vests or puffy vests more often than not. This...
sallyinstpaul
Jan 21, 2022
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3 Layered Necklaces: The Good Buy Book - New Things 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
Jan 17, 2022
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OOTD: Style Imitating Art - Sweet Dreams by Rus Khasanov
The Sweet Dreams video is such eye candy! I based my outfit of the day on the overall feel of the video rather than any single...
sallyinstpaul
Jan 11, 2022
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6 Scarves 2021: December Additions, #4 Olive & Beige, Kiwi
For an introduction to the 6 Scarves 2021 project, see this post. For a description of my method, see this post. I have been looking...
sallyinstpaul
Dec 29, 2021
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OOTD: Ivory & Pearls
This week, Liz at Closet Play Image posted a "copycat style" outfit using her winter capsule inspired by looks involving a white sweater,...
sallyinstpaul
Dec 17, 2021
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OOTD: Style Imitating Art - Snow Shadows by Tom Thomson
The Snow Shadows painting for this week's SIA (Style Imitating Art) challenge got so many ideas going in my head that I put together 3...
sallyinstpaul
Dec 13, 2021
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My Fall/Spring Daily Dozen + Long Over Lean Outfit Formula + Layered Necklace Essentials
A few days ago, Liz at Closet Play Image posted about her Daily Dozen aka Wardrobe Workhorses: 12 pieces that bring the most value to her...
sallyinstpaul
Dec 9, 2021
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OOTD x3: Sweater + Jeans + Scarf + Necklace Formula
In this "other people would call it winter but this is Minnesota so it's really still autumn weather for us" period from mid-November...
sallyinstpaul
Dec 6, 2021
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OOTD: "The Frida" + DIY Bulky Bead Necklace With Adjustable Cord
Over at Closet Play Image, Liz has been working her way through a book with 50 ways to wear scarves. In her most recent post featuring...
sallyinstpaul
Dec 3, 2021
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OOTD x3: Cool Weather Rabbit Tops
With the arrival of November, I switched my warm weather and cold weather clothes in my closet. This isn't a big thing, since I don't...
sallyinstpaul
Nov 19, 2021
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OOTD: Style Imitating Art - Solar System Quilt
Style Imitating Art (SIA) is style challenge hosted by Salazar at 14 Shades of Grey, Daenel at Living Outside the Stacks, and Terri at...
sallyinstpaul
Nov 17, 2021
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