WIW…lots of ‘bookending’

The pants with the hat*…the shirt with the sneakers…and the jacket with my hair! Not planned/happy accident

The joggers are ‘new’ Lululemon that I picked up with the plan that they would be winter-after-walk leisure wear, but…the fabric is a kind of heavy stretchy luxe synthetic that feels soft and silky and I adore the rich navy colour. I’ve started finding ‘excuses’ to wear them now - like earlier this month for travel, and today for morning Tai Chi class followed by an urban ramble to take in early fall colours. You know it’s fall when the Japanese Anemone are in bloom.

* never without a hat when out of doors due to sun. Big thanks to JAileen for the Tilley recommendation. The ‘Hiker’s Hats’ have been workhorses.

ETA: changed top and footwear for a ‘minimal’ look for Bridge Night!

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2 years ago

Dee

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Yipee for comfy pants with great style.
Great outfit to enjoy the colours of fall.

LJP

Love those pants !! What are they called ? You look a whole lot better than I do going for an urban ramble . I really need to get it together . Lol. Speaking of white tshirts though , I’m looking for a couple of new ones . I’m having trouble finding what I want- are yours from Marks ? Oh - never mind , I see that they are . Are you pleased with the quality and wear ?

Runcarla

@ LJP - I’m pretty sure these are the joggers https://shop.lululemon.com/p/w.....olor=31382. The fabric of the Denver Hayes t-shirts is amazing, but the men’s cut is not particularly flattering. I wish the V-neck was deeper, and I won’t do crew necks.

rachylou

Awesomeness! I feel the fun here.

Angie

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Fabulous!

I like the matching of white and white, and, blue and blue! Pulls the look together. The earthy utility jacket is amazing with your hair! The hats too

I can see you add a scarf to your hair under the hat - like this:

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Jonesy

Fab end-of-summer look! I planted some Japanese Anemone this summer in my new garden and they are looking so lovely.

Hmm . Might be worth trying - I don’t like a deep v ( cleavage and too much exposure when bending over ) so they might work for me !

SarahD8

What a great look! And you know you’ve made a good purchase when you start finding excuses to wear a new item outside of the use case you had envisioned. (Well, except maybe when the use case was pajamas.)

Thanks for the Japanese anemone pics. I miss them . We had some at our old house and I discovered that if I didn’t cut down the spent seed heads the hummingbirds would use the fluff to build their nests along about February. That was a delight to see! I hope to add some to our patio next year. In the meantime I’ve just added a shrub called Grevillea that supposedly blooms very early and is beloved by hummingbirds.

@ Angie - thanks for the inspo!

@LJP - do try the t-shirt style first. They are very reasonable, especially at BOGO, and the fabric is really good. Does not wear out if you hang to dry, and even put through the dryer from time to time. I would rate them a 7-8/10. However, there must be good quality t-shirts cut right for me that would rate a ‘10’ - just haven’t found them yet…

Jaime

You are truly living THE retirement life and with all the style one could wish for. I just love how you switched up your outfit for bridge. That is textbook Tai Chi to bridge styling right there!

Star

I love your look in these joggers. You should wear them as pants. They really look substantial. Fitting in with the polished minimalist look that really appeals to me currently.

Janet

Definitely way more polished and fab than I am for a walk! I like this approach to bookending — just a simple repeat of tones or colors throughout the outfit really turns it into something cohesive and polished rather than “i just threw it on,” but with very little effort. Bravo!

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