Ruana sweater, Tie Dye leggings, Carla Mancini bag

It has been sub arctic here for weeks now. I barely want to leave the house, let alone ‘dress’ and it has started to freeze my fashion sense on all fronts.  I am contemplating doubling up and wearing two pairs of tights at once on days I feel gutsy enough to wear a dress….. But alas, I am strong willed and MUST reinforce our New Year’s commitments and I am doing so in no particular order.  I don’t know about risk in these, only because I am relatively daring and wear some edgy looks. I think the real key is to wear something that you wouldn’t normally and see if you can make it work.  Sometimes this works out and other times I am left walking down the street knowing that it didn’t quite hit the mark that day.  For instance, yesterday I was in New York for Premier Vision Preview (this is the precursor to the by annual and most incredible world textile show in Paris).  After the show, I went to SoHo for some meetings and to check out what the other retailers are doing.  It was a cold day in NYC yesterday.  As some of you know, with my curly hair, I don’t sport hats very weel and often wear a silk scarf wrapped around my head in a babushka (but tied in the back of the neck, not under the chin).  I really question whether I get away with this.  I think that sometimes I look like I am auditioning for a part in World War II movie.   However, I walked right in to Prada, babushka and all and two sales people said “I love your scarf, what a great look!”  and no – they weren’t kidding.  That, I would say is more of a risk.  These looks, I feel are  more of a new invention, something to warm me up to create a new look for the upcoming warm weather.

When consciously making shifts in your fashion mentality there are two ways to go about it 1. the drastic (as seen on t.v.) makeover and 2. the slow, comfortable progression where you try something new and then another new thing and then another. Both have their merits, but lets face it, the weather right now is not leaving much room for what we would all really like to be wearing i.e. flip flops and tank tops.  The girls and I put together a few casual looks for the week.  Let us know what you think.

p.s. this week on line; free shipping on regular priced merchandise.  in store: 15% off 1 regular priced item

Poncho with Tort pant, Tolani scarf and Zina Eve Bowler

Rena top, Audrey pant, JPK bag

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