Tag: gold

  • Style: May 2011

    Style: May 2011

    This is a prettier version of what I’ve been wearing lately. I wrote about that top on Babble not long ago, and I’m still loving it. It’s nursing friendly, and I like to wear it tucked into a skirt (though it looks great over jeans too). The top calls for a long necklace, and a leather belt polishes the look when the shirt is tucked in. Metallic flats are another way to add some polish (why go for basic black?), and I’d add a little gold ring too. Finally, I’d carry a big red bag to keep things interesting with a bold color. And add red lipstick. And liquid eyeliner. Done.

    I think I need to step it up a little around here. The tailored skirt and belt are really all I’m missing from this outfit (I have reasonable facsimiles for the rest), but compared to the lazy jersey skirt I’ve been wearing, they make all the difference. I haven’t been buying much clothing over the last three years, other than some necessary maternity wear, because my body has been in a constant state of change. First I was pregnant, then I was nursing for over a year and I lost the baby weight plus twenty pounds, but then I turned right around and got pregnant again. Now I’m nursing again, but carrying some extra weight and feeling chubby. I hadn’t been particularly inspired by fashion recently, but it feels nice to look nice and I would love that skirt and belt in the size I am now.

  • Alphabet Rings

    Alphabet Rings

    These little rings are so sweet (especially the heart!), and they stack nicely. Definite sentimental potential.

    catbird (via design*sponge)

  • Ticker Tape Tidbit Plates

    Ticker Tape Tidbit Plates

    I have a thing for white and gold plates. These are what, the sixty-fourth example I’ve posted? (OK, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration.)

    Kate Spade

  • Setting a Holiday Table

    Setting a Holiday Table

    Thanksgiving kicks off a season of dinner parties and holiday meals, so I’ve put together a few options for setting a festive table. I kept it it monochromatic, adding metallic accents instead of color for interest. Here are the base pieces I used (some I own, some were borrowed).

    1. PB White Soup Bowl, Pottery Barn

    2. Scalloped Bowl, Target

    3. Wood-Slices Organic Dinner Plate, David Stark for west elm

    4. Wood-Slices Organic Bowl, David Stark for west elm

    5. Silver Charger, Pier 1

    6. PB White Salad Plate, Pottery Barn

    7. Wood-Slices Organic Salad Plate, David Stark for west elm

    8. Lotus Bowl, Cost Plus World Market

    9. Dazzle Dinner Plate, Crate & Barrel

    10. PB White Dinner Plate, Pottery Barn

    Here are just a few of the possible combinations (and no, I don’t mind mixing silver and gold).

    The Marimekko Lumimarja tablecloth was a gift from my mom last year, but it is available this year in gold. I also mixed in bird napkin rings and plain white napkins, along with our everyday flatware.

  • Gold Key Fob

    Gold Key Fob

    If this wouldn’t unbearably weigh down my keys, I’d go for it.

    Talbots