All the new stash here is excellent, especially that sweatshirt. It is the best! Look at the drama it has! What a superb new wardrobe addition! And you wear it beautifully.

Vicki, you are full of generous, detailed, and kind compliments! THANK YOU for taking such care with your words, and for making me smile!! You are very gracious, and I can't wait to see you in person soon

Lisa, you are awfully gracious too! I'm blushing at your generous words, which I appreciate enormously. Many thanks!

Love the drama of the silhouette and the neutral palette. Awesome combination.

Fantastic new sweatshirt. This winter I will be able to pull out my 1986 Mondi sweater with the big 80s sleeves….again! I can’t quite commit to wearing the 1988 Thai silk jacket with the huge shoulder pads again yet… a bit much even for me, I look like a linebacker (is that the right word from American football?)

JenniNz could you remove the shoulder pads from the silk jacket? It sounds fabulous.

Ha, Star! Guess I could do a post one day about it… think it will make you all laugh!

I am impressed by the limited color palette, and ESPECIALLY by the blue on blue with the purse and denim. It is easy to forget denim is a color, not just a material.

Love it! Very dramatic! Fun sweatshirt and jeans and the jacket over the top is perfect. I quite like oversized fits but they can be hard to get right.

Thanks for the kind words Sal and RobinF! I'm smiling

Carol, good point! Denim is a neutral AND a colour. We can manipulate that to our hearts content.

Jenni, yes, linebacker is the correct football terminology! Those '80s shoulder pads were extreme! I loved them back then too. Now I wear a gentler shoulder pad. You can switch yours out, if you like.