Not a big project for me this time, just playing with colors. I started off still stuck on Angie’s white-out suggestion of a week ago, then gradually added other color combos I’ve been wanting to try. There is nothing new under the sun and I didn’t discover these combinations, but most are new to me (except the ones that aren’t—I’ve got questions about those).

As usual, the clothes aren’t new, but I trust you’ll tell me if I look like I’m stuck in a time warp.

I was tempted to wear necklaces with a couple of these, but that just seemed so expected that I chose the “made-ya-look” of not having anything there. Also, pattern/beadwork adds visual interest, so it did some of the work a necklace might otherwise do in some of these looks.

1-2. It’s a light-out! (Hat tip ChewyS for the term). When I saw how reflective these windows were, I *had* to get a rideby photo. I don’t think I’ve worn mixed whites before last week; I like it.

3-4 Another Guerilla photo in a very reflective window, another twist on Angie’s white-out suggestion. Facemask is peeking out of pocket I forgot the jacket had. Does the brown/cream combo work or do I look like I ought to be doing chores on Luke Skywalker’s aunt & uncle’s farm?

5-9 At the Staatsbibliothek on Unter den Linden, a boulevard in the middle of Berlin. Nothing innovative here; I’ve posted pix of all the elements before; I’m suspicious of this color combo—cream with earthy Olive might belong on Tatooine, and in the 70s.
It was 85F/30C, so my son and I took our bikes on the train to the beach at Wannsee (yes, that Wannsee). It was waveless & boring, so we hopped on our bikes, rode along the old border, past the Glieniker Bridge and then down to the Griebnetzsee S-Bahn, from whence we rode home on the train. Dinner at a chain restaurant that does Tuscan food with German efficiency. The breezy cotton top and shorts with some stretch didn’t feel out of place in any of that (well, I put a suit in at the beach). That’s the kind of flexibility I like in my clothes. But I’m still not sure about the beading & the colors in this century.

10-11 Olive & blue is a pairing I heard about on YLF. Waving at my dress twin, cat2. This shirt was a college favorite—mine and my roommate’s. I’m not sure who wore it more. Wish I could remember to smile in pictures!

12-13 Flattening my head so I look just like the maidens in the pedestal of the statue. I have no explanation for this mango tango; yellow & orange aren’t colors I usually wear, but here I am. Note to Sloper: closest to a poet shirt I own is a nightgown; floppy bits that catch on things are not “me”.

14-15 Black & pink—not innovative. Oh well. Thank goodness for the kindness of strangers, offering to take the pic for me!

16 I’m traffic light! Upside down! An $8 tank top seems to have slipped into my cart at Target a few months ago. The colors work, IMO, but the skirt doesn’t have that breezy summer feeling. It is easy to pair the tank top from this suit with jeans and shorts, and I can toss the jacket over sundresses, but the skirt is much harder. It feels “stiffer” (not physically) & more formal than the tank top. I did not wear this out of the house.

Thanks for looking! I’d love to hear what you think.

Cream jeans Moda International (Victoria’s Secret) 1990s
Peach leopard print trucker jacket Pilcro ca 2017
White linen knit bodysuit Free People 2019
Intimissimi top 2021
Esprit suede jacket ca 1999
Cognac bag Victoria Nash ca 2015
Kut from the Kloth shorts 2017
Talbots linen skirt pre 2009
Plum-colored sweatshirt, probably early 90s.
Blue paisley chambray shirt ca 1985
Lauren T-shirt dress, early 201xs
The Sak bag, mid 201xs
Paige black-white silk pants mid 201xs
Golden linen shirt Lands End, 2006-2008
Romper, 199x
Linen blazer, Talbots pre 2009