Denim Blue with White and Black

A white wrap top with ruching, over black pants and topped with a somewhat shapeless denim shirt.

Red Blazer Denim Jeans

Red with denim again! The appraiser was coming today; I wanted to look casual yet businesslike. I chose a red jacket with black insets over a white polo and straight-leg, high-waist jeans. As an older lady, I prefer the higher waist to hip huggers.

Denim Print with Red

I forgot I wore denim and red just two days ago! I had to wear a skirt today, so I chose a short denim blue one with a printed hemline and topped it with a red T-shirt. I choose a very simple T than something with more design detail because I did not want to detract from the skirt. Missus Smarty Pants says I should wear V-necks rather than scoop necks and she's right. Most don't look good on me though this one's not bad.

Beige Black Black

Beige polo with pocket details worn over black camisole and wide-leg black pants.

Red with Denim

Two pieces, no accessories make today a simple day. This polo does have some nice style, with the three buttons and the gathers at the bust. Plus, it's a little loose over the tummy which nicely conceals bulges.

Boring ol' Beige

(I so need a haircut.) I finish the week with a monochromatic beige featuring a calf-length skirt, V-neck T, canvas belt and print scarf. Everyone loved this outfit. I guess a scarf can save anything -- even beige.

Ms. Clean

I continue this week's monochromatic theme with white white white. I've got an off-white skirt with a button-down shirt of pleated white eyelet -- very pretty even though it does show all the bulges. White shoes, too.

Black as the Night

Today: a simple V-neck that hugs the form with a drapey black skirt that my daughter Karen made for me.

Various Shades of Denim

Monochromatic. A short-sleeved denim shirt and a pair of dark jeans. I'm not totally crazy about this outfit, but I wanted to wear all denim today and this was the best I could do. I'm proud of that little scarf -- I finger-wove it while watching "The Bank Job" on Saturday night.

Red on Red

This weeks theme: Monochromatic. Today I've paired a Tommy Hilfiger sleeveless shirt with racing stripe and a short red skirt. A wide belt accentuates the waist. Red is a difficult color to match because there are so many shades of it. Luckily these two go together just fine. Everyone's been saying "That's a pretty dress."

Denim and Beige

This skirt has a built-in pair of shorts -- perfect for wearing to the department picnic today. I've added a little interest to this straight-forward look by tying a scarf at the waist.

A Hoodie

Here I am in a multi-color open-weave hoodie that I picked up at Marshalls a few days ago, worn over a black crepe skirt. I tried several black skirts with this but the one that worked best was the one of drapey fabric.

Gray with Flowers

Here's a cute T with pocket and epaulet detailing, worn over a A-line flowered skirt. I think it could use a little more style -- a scarf or a knitted belt tied around the waist ought to do the trick. The movie "I Am Legend" is playing on the iPod.

Denim Vest with Black Velvet Collar

I love the black velvet collar and the knotted belt on this vest . I've layered it over a white T and a short black skirt -- and the little denim shoes that I wore yesterday.

Glamorous Gray

I always get comments on this shirt, which I picked up last year at Wal-Mart. It says "Glamorous" in shiny silver letters. I usually don't look good in wide-neck shirts but this one is different, I think because shirt is styled such that the collar bone is covered. Also wearing: denim jeans, denim shoes.

Scarf with Beige and Denim

This polo is actually striped beige, blue and white. A scarf, shot with gold, adds a bit of style.

Black Beige Black Beige

Black camisole, long beige form-fitting shirt, slim black pants, beige shoes.

White/Denim Blue

A white polo tops a classic A-line wrap skirt.

A Flowered Long Skirt

with a gray polo and wide black belt. Collared V-necks look good on me. That's why I always wear them. Also, I love the way my hair looks like it's out of a 1940s movie.

Black with Shell

A black polo and black straight leg pants. Not super-stylish today, other than the fact that black is always cool. The most interesting piece today is the silver shell necklace that my daughter Karen made for me.

Layers

Jeans shirt over red/black/white patterned knit top over black camisole.

Black and Beige

Here's that black shawl-collared T shirt again, this time worn with beige pants. I made it look fresh by adding a black ribbon just under the bust, and I'm very proud of my ribbon!. I was going to try for a monochromatic look today -- all beige -- but did not have an interesting enough shirt to pull it off. All one color can be pretty boring if the garments don't have much style.

Gray on Gray

Turns out that gray doesn't really go with that much. Here I'm trying a monochromatic look -- gray camisole, gray polo and gray skirt.