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Last week of Neutrals Mini Challenge: Grey

Joy

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This is the last week of my neutral mini challenge, a week of grey, and I am so ready for color again. The first outfit which I did not get a photo of wearing this, is a grey EF long sleeved grey dress worn with polka dotted grey tights ( 4th photo) and a quilted vest with cinnamon colored piping and a silk scarf with greys and cinnamon in the tropical leaf print. (1-3).
Today’s outfit is grey jeans with color locked long sleeved tee and poncho, small grey Bagilinni bag and striped scarf with greys white and black. There is also a close up of the mother of pearl flower earrings I am wearing, a nod toward spring. (# 5-7). I welcome your thoughts and suggestions. I tried to pick light colored scarves to lighten things up.

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Jaime

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Shades of grey are beautiful on you. Love the striped scarf in #5 on you. I think the white background lifts the whole outfit.

slim cat

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I love your vest/scarf combo in #1-3 - lightness and soft colors!
The striped scarf and floral earrings are great with your hair!

rachylou

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Elegant!

Joy

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Shevia, and slim cat I will take that into consideration. Light scarves for the win! Thank you, Rachylou. “ elegant “. Is my goal.

Mirjana

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Wow, Joy for the gray dress outfit, excellent vest and scarf with that dress, I adore. I also like gray jeans.

kkards

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Oh i really like the way the greys take on the silvery lilac tones.
100% agree with Rachy—elegant and understated

Helena

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Lovely, and the combining of light and dark, smooth and texture, solid and pattern, keeps the monochrome and tonal palette interesting and not a bit heavy. Brava!

Bonnie

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You have the best accessories and wear them so well. Elegant for sure!

JAileen

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Joy, I love wearing grey because it works so well with my hair. And I love it on you, too. I love your hair.

Ledonna N.

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Joy, do you put together your outfit combinations prior to wearing them? They are so thoughtful and well rounded. I love the 1st fit. It is so like Rachy said Elegant. But That is how I imagine you to be everyday

Angie

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You wear light grey so well, Joy! I like how you bring shine and soft pinks in with the greys. It gives them energy and a dose of pretty

Joy

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Thank you, Mirjana. The dress looks different every time I wear it. It is so basic that it takes well to accessories, I often wear it with a white or faux fur vest in greys, whites and a little black but liked it with the grey vest and will repeat that outfit.
Angie, thank you. In the cool spring I like to wear the grey dress with lots of white or pink/blush. Mint green would be good too. I have a mint floral scarf and wish I had your mint green jacket.
Ledonna, I don’t think too much about outfit combinations but do like to put everything out the night before, and thinking of outfits relaxes me. I love that you think of me as elegant every day.
JAileen I love your hair and birding life style. It has been snowing all day. At the feeders ( on the ground below it) we saw what I think was a spotted toned. It was scratching at the snow and was orange with black head and wings ( black with white spots). They are in this area at about 7000 feet according to the book. I hope he comes back. We have Asian ring new led doves and mountain chick-o-dees as well as lots of black capped ones and all sorts of juncos, nuthatches and an assortment of woodpeckers. No sparrows. No cardinals. Lots of finches, robins and the occasional blue jay.

Minaminu

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Great outfit!!! I like how you lightened up grey, the light scarf and the pink touches are very nice!

Anonymous

Ooh that grey and cinnamon scarf!

Joy

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I’m sorry I did not finish replies before I had to be on a Zoom meeting .

Today’s grey started with new Athletica joggers, they are a different grey from any of my other grey pieces...very bluish. I am using a NYDJ shirt with a floral pattern in blues and reds on a light grey background, the floral a nod to spring. ( just pretend as it snowed all day). The scarf is thrifted and textured In colors that pick up colors in the top. None of my grey toppers looked right, so I am using a sort of marked navy cardigan. Footwear in the photo is short quilted leather black boots. Small bag is aqua blue with gold hardwear. The last photo shows a close up of the pattern on the top and the color of the joggers with the color of the cardigan. What do you think? I have one other top with grey that may look ok with these joggers. They are my usual size in a tall and are warm enough for winter worn with heavy tights
Thank you all for your comments.

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slim cat

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I like your blouse - beautiful color combination with lovely print! I think navy cardigan is great with the blouse and scarf.
The bag looks almost green-ish aqua in color ( at least on my screen ) which works well with everything else. Very pretty!

Anonymous

Aqua bag is very cute!

Joy

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Thank you, slim cat and Nikki. Slim cat, the bag is almost mint. I like that its gold chain adds sparkle

JAileen

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Wow! Your hair has gotten so long! The aqua is so pretty.

Joy, we have towhees, too. I love seeing them, but they’re kind of furtive, popping in and out of the bushes. We’re at 4700 feet. We got snow last night, and more is expected the next few days. You’ll probably get this storm in a day or so.

Tanya

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Very elegant and sophisticated on you, Joy! Grey is truly your color. I especially like the scarf in #5/7 and the vest in #1.

Joy

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JAileen, I forgot to mention the bush tits. They come always in a flock and cover the suet feeder. We have counted thirteen on it at once and it is small. What kind of tohees do you have. The book says the green are the most seen here but I have not seen one. The one in our yard looked like an oriole with a white breast. It is snowing again today and was 6F this morning when I got up.
Thank you, Tanya, for your comment on grey. I have a bunch of it, but mostly winter weight. Sometimes I would like to do away with it but it works so well with almost any color, especially lights and brights.

Joy

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Today’s grey is dark and looks black but is EF pants and jacket in a dark grey called “graphite”. These pieces are worn with a leopard print tee and scarf with a little coral color in the tee. My little bag is orange and olive. I’m in metallic silver socks. I only wore snow boots outside to help scoop new snow off the sidewalk and driveway. The. Lots are a very pale grey, almost white, with some silver trim.
Not a very interesting outfit. For warmth I layered a grey tank under the tee. I welcome your comments and suggestions Does it need more silver?
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slim cat

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I like the look in the last photo - leopard is framed by the printed scarf on both sides ( fun look! ). Beautiful pieces in your collection!

kellygirl

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Omg, I love the leopard tee. How adorable is that. Rawr, you look fab!

chirico (Chiara)

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I really love your scarf and vest, as they add a lot of texture to the gray dress - and your tights are fun! The second outfit Is really subdued-chic. Love all, including these adorabile earrings!

Joy

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Thank you for your encouraging comments, slim cat, Kellygirl and Chirico. I ove seeing through your eyes. The leopard cub tee is quite old and the EF pants and jacket fairly new. The tee has sleeves so gets more wear in my climate, but I love the look of the leopard peeking out from a jacket or blazer or a scarf. The scarf is not perfect but adds some tension. This outfit has made me happy today. I am wearing earring balls of real apple coral, a souvenir from Hawaii years ago.

Isabel

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WOW ! I forgot how much I LOVE greys and camels together. Really great !

Anonymous

Joy, love your combination of grey with pink and animal prints! I wanted to make sure I participated in the last mini challenge. Thanks for the fun and encouragement

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Joy

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Isabel I really liked grey and camel together. The camel seemed like a breath of fresh air.
Nikki, thank you for commenting and participating. The hat and snow boots are wonderful together and so cute on you with the column of dark grey in between.

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