WiW: skirts dresses and jewellery challenge

It is a busy patch with events on here at the moment. My son finishes school soon, and I have some nice things ahead in the calendar.

1. Off to see a film about a woman running through Iran on her own. The dress has not been altered and in fact my friends banned me from doing so!

2. Off to work. Wearing a new blouse purchased off season - but only just warm enough to put on.

3. Leavers dinner for my son. Also wearing sentimental pieces- diamond rings from my Mum and Mother in law, both who have passed away.

4. Working again - and layering necklaces. I am a beginner with only two being layered. Also has my hair cut and coloured.

5. Out to dinner with friends-still wearing my layered necklaces.

I love the mix of old and new, designer and chain store, with thrifted pieces in the mix. The second hand pieces are the bags, the black blouse and the gold bomber. The pink dress, blue skirt, blouse and jumpsuit are new this season. The black dress and shoes are all last season or older- the boots are seven years old!

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Jenn

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Veteran

Every time I see that gold bomber, I can’t get over how good it looks on you and with the rest of your wardrobe. What a find!

Hope you’re having fun dressing up for all the activities. You look great.

Jenni NZ

Looking gorgeous! I especially love the leavers’ dinner outfit, I love dressy outfits. And it is special to wear the heritage jewellery.
Great new hair!- love the slightly bouncy bob!

nemosmom

You look radiant in #2 - but honestly, all are pretty great. Beautiful rings and lovely new 'do!

slim cat

Lovely outfits. My favorites are #1 - so soft and pretty; #4 - smart casual. Nice layering on necklaces - love mixed metallics in #3.

Sal

Thanks Jenn - the jacket was the best $11 spent this year!

Jenni- I love dressy outfits as well. Fourth wear of the lace dress- I do wonder if I should try wearing it more casually - but I don’t quite know how!

Thanks NemosMum- such a relief to get the hair done. It gets quite wild and my dark roots look awful. I am naturally Mousey dark blonde.....

Thanks Slimcat! I prefer my spring and summer style- I am not great with layering.

smittie

Jumpsuit for the win!
I like it best because it’s casual and cool. Relaxed.
The long dress is very nice too.

kellygirl

Gosh that jump suit is my fave! I love it with the bomber. It is so cool. All of these are great outfits--you can't go wrong in any of them. Really like the layering of necklaces too!

Angie

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I love the way you styled the dress in #1. A perfect bow goes a long way to adding pizazz to a shirtdress, Sal

LOVE #4. KILLER hair, look, bomber, and cheeky grin!

Fabulous that you put sentimental jewellery in the mix too.

AndiB

I love that dress! If by alterations you mean hem, I’m with your friends. I absolutely adore midis and especially on you.

Thanks Andi - I like the drama of the length so I am quite happy in many ways with the length although it might be overwhelming.

Cheers Angie - the hair was sooooo needed. And I loved wearing the jewelry.

Kelly - you would rock a jumpsuit!! I love this one - only worn three times but it is dress up, dress down piece so I plan to wear a lot. The bathroom issue doesn't bother me.

Smittie - thanks. I liked it too and I did feel a bit "cool". I think now I am nearing 50 that I want a bit of cool in my looks.

Suz

It's spring in NZ! I love to see the skirts and dresses coming out. What a terrific variation in silhouette you have going on here, as well as levels of formality, of course. Love the full skirt dress with the boots -- the boots balance the length/ fullness. I also adore the jumpsuit. That's a great outfit on you. Your comfort level shows.

Anonymous

Your hair looks great and love the pink dress especially!

Jaime

The jumpsuit with bomber is my very favorite but these are all fab.

notsaf

Ah look fabulous and classic in every single pic! Love seeing the new blouse and the lace dress in action. The shirt dress is perfect with those booties: your friends are right!

Keturah

You look so wonderful! Just golden and glowing. I feel you look amazing in all of your outfits, though I love 1 with the dress, the gold bomber, and 3 with the breezy skirt and no long necklace.

Bombers... I was never into them. But I got a linen one and now I can’t imagine my spring/summer wardrobe without it.

Bijou

Sal, what a great and stylish week you have had. The dress in #1 is so pretty and I love it with the boots. Your new haircut is lovely, you really have great hair. I always love to see that lace dress, such a versatile little black dress - that could take you anywhere.

As for the jumpsuit and gold bomber - that is just my favourite outfit - you look stunning.

RobinF

These are all great but I absolutely love your last outfit! Perfect for a fun evening out. I like the pink dress and am happy you didn't change it and how fun to wear your sentimental rings - I love that.

Helena

Gorgeous! I love the layered necklaces - I've been seeing that a lot lately and it really looks fresh and current.

Thanks Helena - I enjoyed it but having the right lengths is my issue as my pieces all seemed to be the same length!

Thank you Robin - it is a great shame that Mum and MIL are not here to see Seb finish High School so it was nice to wear their rings.

Thanks Bijou - I am lucky with my hair but I do need to pay a bit more attention to it. I have been really happy to start wearing lighter clothes as I get a bit bogged down in late winter sartorially!

Keturah - I like a bomber too - such a useful piece to throw on and off!! Thank you for the compliment.

Thanks Notsaf- hope you enjoy your lace dress as much as I enjoy mine. I am yet to wash the shirt dress so it may shrink a little which would be okay. I hope to get another wear out of it with boots over the next week or two before I put the boots away for the summer (I am not a summer boots wearer!)

Thank you Shevia - I could see you in this jumpsuit outfit too - it feels very much your style.

Thanks Suntiger - it is nice to have some colour among the other neutrals.

Suz - I just feel so much better in lighter weight clothes. Which means I spend more and have a better selection. I have tried to get better in winter with lighter colours and have made some progress but end up defaulting often to a dark uniform. I do not have Angie's power of keeping light colours clean. In warm weather dark colours suit me better too.

Another one chiming in here to say how much I love the jumpsuit and bomber jacket on you ! Possibly my favourite Sally look to date. Nice idea to wear your inherited diamond rings - note to self to do that sometime , as I too have a few from my mom that I have never worn.

Katerina

You look gorgeous Sal, what a fantastic week of outfits. I love them all, from the super cute pink dress to the knockout jumpsuit/bomber combo. Wonderful heritage diamond rings - how great you wore them to the dinner for your son. Your hair is so lovely in picture 4 and 5. The layered necklaces are chic. You nailed the accessories challenge and the whole stylish and fashionable week!

Thanks Lisa - do wear the jewellery!!

Thank you Katerina- I hope to complete my other two accessory challenges this week!

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