Thanks all! Just responding to a few categories of comments below, but to those who just gave generous thumbs-up to the look, thank you. I was very comfortable and felt great in this outfit. And, it was so nice to get out of the house and out of my work-at-home duds.
Angie / Citygirl / SarahTW / Zibbets: I am not growing my hair, but I am due for a cut. Lately, I have been leaving my bang side choppily longer and it's quite long right now, and I use my waxy pomade to stretch and curl the pieces. Kind of fun. But it will be cut back again pretty soon.
Sveta / Joy / Stylefan / Lisap: Only four of us could make it to book group last night, and none of us liked the book. The author, Nell Zink, is interesting and got a strong positive review for this book in the NYTimes, but we all spent an hour talking about how much we disliked it. haha! Just not for us. Then we moved on to other books, television, film, and other things.
Brooklyn: I love the cigar/nicotine connection! Never even thought of that!!!
Lisap: These pants are not denim. They're a thick cotton, almost like a denser khaki pant material. And I am not wearing nude hose. Naked leg with short black socks inside cigar booties; tiny bit of sock showing over the top. But I hear you about the "man's hairy leg" issue! I actually had that thought for a second when I sat at a coffee shop before dinner and crossed my legs. But, I really like emphasizing the cropped-ness of cropped pants, and a sliver of skin accomplishes that. It's more JFE than a sophisticated, streamlined look with covered leg. (But God knows, you always look more sophisticated than I do -- this is just one more way.)