It’s Thursday which is the most fashionable day of the week in blog land! I am linking up with Kellyann and Jill to share some recent ‘fits and talk a little fall shopping.

I love fall clothes! I have also always loved having a fall birthday and using it to justify a little closet refresh, you know? My birthday isn’t until November 2, but by that time I have a feel for what I feel like wearing for that current fall season. Also, sales have usually started by then.

I really don’t need many clothes now! I am still figuring out my retirement wardrobe but I think it will be lots of jeans.

I received a super sweet gift card from my college besties for my retirement gift. It was for a local boutique and they have Umgee and Entro and some other boutique brands that I like. I finally made my decision a few weeks ago and picked this fall blouse but notice the short sleeves so women of a certain age don’t get overheated. I wore it out to breakfast with my former student. I have on the blouse, my light Halaras, and my Kork Ease sandals that have proven to have been a good purchase. I thought they would be good as we go into fall.

I wore the next outfit to go hear music Thursday night. The fruit seemed a little summery so it is probably going to be put in the back of my closet now. I have on my darker denim Halaras and the Kork Ease sandals again.

What a nerd! I wore this to my pool day! I should lose the chin strap. I really do look like a park ranger.

Saturday walk, library, and farmer’s market outfit is up next. I have on my Old Navy tennis skirt, an Old Navy graphic tee, and my JC Penney SOHO ball cap.

I had the hardest time picking a dress to wear to dinner Saturday night. It was very hot but the calendar said September 20th. I finally settled on the green gauzy J.Crew consignment dress.

Sunday Girlmore Girls brunch that was a bust – it was raining but still pretty warm out. I wore my straight legged Halaras, my new Marshall’s blouse, and my Rothy’s flats that I bought last winter.

Let me tell you about a local business called Bonhomia. The founder uses textiles from Guatemala to make handbags, wallets, etc. She was having design week this week where you could pick your textile on Facebook and which item you wanted. I have been thinking about one and looking at them for maybe 3 years at this point so I decided to finally go for it!

I picked this textile:

This item and leather color:

I’m pretty excited!

It’s boot season. Short boots are so much easier to put on. This was my dog walking ensemble:

I received my Frye & Co boots that I told you about last week. I tried them on with my swim cover up so please excuse. I measured my calves and purchased the wide calf and I was correct to do so; they are pull on and not zipper boots. They have some cool little elastic pulls inside the boot to help you pull them on. They hit at the right place on my leg I think. I have had boots that come up too high. The other colors are pretty, too.

They will require a bit of wearing in or stretching out but I think I like them. I have never had this color boot but again, I think I like it. They are vegan leather so not real leather. I picture them with a dress and my denim skirt and I might try them with a wide leg jean.

I want to find a cute Halloween graphic tee to wear with a cardigan.

Gosh, I am excited for cardigan weather! Are you?

What have you been wearing lately?

Amy

20 thoughts on “Fashion Files”

  1. I like the boutique blouse! I find it’s hard to dress stylishly and seasonally in the fall (sort of same with spring) due to weather inconsistency and wanting, overall, to be comfortable more than fashionable. You have some cute looks with the outfits you featured here. Hopefully you were comfortable! Your new bag will be really unique and I’ll bet you’ll love it :).

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  3. I finally bit the bullet and ordered a handful of Halara pants; I had a hard time narrowing down my choices as they had some really cute looking “hiking” pants I was eyeing too. Now I’m waiting rather impatiently for them to arrive and worrying over weather I ordered the right sizes or not (I was in between sizes so I went with the smaller based on your & Jenn’s reviews). I love your new boutique blouse. It’s perfect for fall with the colors and the short sleeves. Even up here we’re not ready for long sleeves yet. I’m going to have to check out those boots now!

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    1. I think you did the right thing. I have a feeling returning would be a major headache. If you did non button zip pants you should be ok. I have no experience with anything other than the pull on denim, though. Thank you!

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  6. I love all the outfits! Those boots are amazing, and how fun for you that you picked out that purse on social media with that textile. I love those colors! I’m so ready for cardigan weather!

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  8. Your new top is so cool, fall, and definitely you! I think, if I ever order a pair of Halaras, the straight leg may be better for me as they still have volume. The wide legs may be too much. Your new bag is going to be so much fun! My daughter had a gorgeous pair of Frye boots and decided they weren’t her anymore. I could have had them, but my Frankenfoot won’t bend so I couldn’t even begin to get them on. I think she sold them for about 1/4 what she paid for them. I have been wearing cardigans all year long! The art museum is freezing!

    https://marshainthemiddle.com/

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    1. Thank you! I think I will get a lot of use from it. You are right – the straight legs are still pretty wide and work for us shorter girls. I agree that if you aren’t wearing something you should let someone else enjoy it. Sometimes there is a bit of a loss.

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  9. Love your farmer’s market outfit and the dress you ended up wearing for dinner! It’s still warm here and today I am wearing jeans all day: not bad but a little humid for them! I went to Target to kill some time today and saw two pairs of shoes on clearance: since I am not shopping, I picked them up so my boys don’t have to figure out what to get me for Christmas lol! They usually like to get a little something under 10 dollars, so two boys will pay one pair and the other will pay the under. I could pass up the cute styles! I won’t be wearing them till next spring since they will wrap them up!

    http://www.chezmireillefashiontravelmom.com

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  10. That custom textile bag is so cute. What a fun idea.

    I have just been rotating sneakers for 2 months at this point so I’m also excited for boots.

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    1. Thank you! It was fun to pick the textile and the leather color. It will be about 6 weeks before I get it.
      This is the kinda in between time for shoes where sandals are starting to feel wrong.

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