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Dress Like A European – Wear A Scarf

November 6, 2015 by suzanne carillo

 

One thing I took away from living in France was that fashionable Europeans love to wear scarves. Everyone, men, women, teenagers, kids.

I think I might have seen a couple of babies wearing Hermès scarves at one point.

Now if I want to look at bit more European I simply wear a scarf.

This whole look I created below looks like it could have come right out of the closet of Audrey Hepburn, don’t you think?

 

the scarf makes it

 

top scarf      middle scarf     lower scarf
sweater     pants     coat     handbag     booties

 

I’m really loving that olive green coat.

A great place to find scarves is at thrift stores and consignment stores.

I found a pug scarf at a farmer’s market.

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Not a scarf for a pug…but a scarf with pug images on it.

Although I probably would have bought it if there was a pug modelling it too. Ha ha!

I haven’t worn it on the blog yet.

Do you enjoy wearing scarves? How about your pets? {wink}

 

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The Most Comfortable Heels I’ve Worn

November 4, 2015 by suzanne carillo

 

What? Me wear simple, classic clothes that are comfortable too?

I think I may have uncovered the secret of how to wear comfy clothes and not feel like a slob.

“You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of relaxed, soft fabrics. A dimension of elastic waists. A dimension of neutral colours and padded footwear. You’re moving into a land of both shadow and substance of fashion and ideas.

You’ve just crossed over into… The Fashun Twilight Zone.”

simple clothes that still look chic over 40

It’s not as frightening as it sounds.

It’s like “lounging pyjamas”  with low heels.

I wear pyjamas with low heels ALL THE TIME.

{snort}

You know, to lengthen my line when I’m feeding the dog and doing laundry.

We all need long lines ladies! And no, I’m not referring to the ones on my face.

audrey hepburn style over 40

These faux suede cigarette pants are like a snuggie for my legs.

And look! My office is so bright I gotta wear shades!

comfortable clothes that look great over 40 style

Either that or I was too lazy to put on eye make up.

how to wear faux suede pants over 40

Yeah, I’m going with the first idea. Much more, “pro blogger-ish“.

I am going to dish a bit about these little shoes I’m wearing because Hallelujah! I’ve found some heels worth shouting about.

black abella shoes

These are the most comfortable heels I own!

AND they were reasonably priced (I see that you can buy them online through Ebay for less than $20!).

Yes, they’re just simple little black classic suede heels but, and I cannot emphasize this enough, they feel great on my feet!

They don’t make my brain hurt after wearing them for more than thirty minutes.

The brand name is Abella (which I’ve never heard of before) and I bought them at DSW. The insoles are padded, the heel is 2¾”,  the sole is rubber and flexible. I was so impressed with the fit and comfort that I bought them in grey as well. I probably would have bought the blue ones if they had them in my size as well. I have too many pairs of “car-restaurant-restaurant-car” heels that having a couple of pairs where I think I could actually walk all the way to the parkade without screaming at strangers on the street to “MAKE THE PAIN STOP!” is like winning a small lottery.

Have you ever heard of this brand before? And if so…why the heck didn’t you tell me about them? And no, I’m not paid a dime for this.

Damn-it!

I’m considering this my good deed of the day. Normally my good deed is picking up my dog’s poop off of my neighbour’s lawns but sometimes I like to really go all out and go that extra mile. It’s nice to feel like I’m contributing to society.

Feeling good. Saving one pair of over-40 ladies feet at a time. That’s my motto.

What’s your motto?

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