Suzanne Carillo

What To Wear When It Is Hot Outside

June 15, 2016 by suzanne carillo

You know those days when the humidity is 90% and the sun is searing down like laser beams intent on burning out your retinas?

When the steamy breath of summer is making you sticky in places you can’t air out in public?

When it is simply too hot to wear clothes?

Yeah. I’ve got you covered. Literally because this is a SFW site…there will be no nakedness here today. Sorry creepy dudes.

What To Wear When It Is Hot Outside

This is how you keep your cool and look relaxed when it is too hot to think outside.

Wear silk or natural fibres that flow away from your body, like this silk A-line dress that I thrifted a few months back.

I also avoid excessive accessories in the heat. Normally I’d be wearing a hat with this but I took the photos later in the day.

I also load up on SPF and fake tanning cream for the legs. I don’t need any new ~~age spots~~ freckles.

I can’t be bothered to put on any fake tan anywhere but my legs. I’m sure I’m not the only one. That stuff stinks.

I’ve had a few summer heat emergencies before where I literally thought I was going to spontaneously combust. There is the time it was death or a new dress and the time when a trickle of sweat rolled down my back and laughed at me as I made haste for Costco (it’s not what you’d expect).

I’ve learned the hard way not to wear synthetic fibres or tight belts.

Here is another one of my all time favourite dresses for summer heat, made of linen.

The famous dress I bought because I was going to die.

What is your favourite go-to clothing when it is sweltering hot outside? Dress, skirt or shorts?

I’m having a couple of famous bloggers come for a visit this week so I might not get a post up for Friday as I’ll be having too much fun in real life. I will probably still take a few shots for my Instagram if you’re following me there you can see what we get up to and who my mysterious visitors are.

Linking up with I Will Wear What I Like What I Wore, Your Whims Wednesday, Turning Heads Tuesday, Throwback Thursday

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8 Ways To Style Vintage Skirts

June 13, 2016 by suzanne carillo

How do you style vintage skirts contemporary? The easiest way is combining them with more modern pieces.

All of the pieces here are contemporary even if the handbag and glasses are reproductions of vintage pieces.

This outfit might have more of a retro vibe than most people like, but it is “just right” for me.

Every time I get out this embroidered estate sale skirt from Italy I’m delighted by the quality and details. It is just one of those pieces that makes me feel ultra feminine.

how to style vintage over 40 suzanne carillo over 40 style for women — Cardigan – Very Old, Top – Anthropologie, Brooch – Vintage, Handbag – Consignment Store, Shoes – Thrifted, Skirt – Vintage Estate Sale

I truly cannot decide about this top. On one hand I love it because I think the shape is very flattering and it goes with a million different things in my closet. On the other hand it shows lots of skin and has a massive keyhole directing the eyes right to my newest smattering of unwelcome age spots, which I keep trying to tell myself are just very large freckles.

There is also a little bit of boobage overflow at the underarms and of course some cleavage.

This is one of the very rare pieces in my closet that I paid full price for at Anthropologie.

I keep putting it in the consignment store pile and then taking it out again depending on my mood and level of self confidence.

For the moment I think it is staying with me. There is no chance of a wardrobe malfunction because it fits like a glove. I have thought briefly about stitching some sheer fabric behind the keyhole. I can’t decide if that would just look tacky and cheap or ladylike and fancy. There is such a fine line between the two (wink).