Mary Norton
I've had a stretch of cocktail parties the past two weeks with nothing new in my closet that made me want to go out and celebrate. That is until I found a burgundy ostrich feather collar that I tried on just for fun, and it looked pretty fabulous. I'm a fairly conservative dresser, so wearing ostrich feathers was going out on a fashion limb for me, but I felt the need to change things up a bit. I found a fitted sleeveless silk top that perfectly matched the feathers, put on my new MAC burgundy lipgloss and channeled my best Zsa Zsa Gabor for the party. My 16 year old daughter, who I've dubbed my personal Anna Wintour gave me a "looks good mom"- a personal best for me. My doorman nodded appreciatively at my new look and murmured how really good I looked. I wondered if that was a reference to the sweatpants and sunglass outfit that I normally wear in the morning waiting for my daughter's school bus. No matter, I felt pretty glamorous- until the wind picked up outside and I found myself picking feathers out of my lipgloss. Ah, the price of glamour! Anything new and fabulous in your closet for the Holidays?
Cynthia Rowley
Brian Atwood
Prabal Gurung
Yves St. Laurent
Etsy
Ralph Lauren
Gucci
Manolo Blahnik
Jason Wu
Gucci
16 comments:
I have to have one! Love all of these. I love the purse too!Teresa
xoxo
Yummy, love the Jason Wu. Although when I worked in fashion when I was younger, I remember a season where the designer used a lot of marabou and I thought, "gosh for us tall and not small people it would sure look like big bird!" I think the shoes are more realistic for me!
My friend Pamela wrote a piece for Elle magazine years ago in which she described leaving her job as an editor at Vogue to move to Seattle and go to work for Microsoft, where the dress code was a little... different. Her ostrich feather collar caused quite a stir! I think a little flight of fancy from time to time does one good - I would love to walk into a party clutching the fine feathered friend in the first photo!
Cudos! Now I have to go shopping - looking for Brian Atwood boots. Dang it - oh well!
I would have loved to see you walk into that room in all your "flight of fancy"! Waht a night...
Bravo, dawwwwlin'
oh, a little dash of feathers or fur do go a long way. I'll need to find a fancy bit to keep on hand, bravo!
wow, what gorgeous items! I am now obsessed with the first purse at the top!
I love the idea of feathers... I'm like you - a little on the conservative side so it's hard to show up with feathers! I do think you've picked out some fabulous choices, and if I got brave enough to do the feather thing, one of these picks would definitely work!
Jan
I be you looked fabulous! I love the look of feathers this season. All images you featured are gorgeous.
Sounds like you were dressed to the nines! Sometimes it's nice stepping out of our comfort zone. I love that handbag in the first picture...I need one!
i love feathers! the husband is not too sure.. but i totally love love them!!
how awesome is that dress!! :)
I've been looking for my New Years eve outfit...id love something similar to the Jason Wu skirt...so pretty! :)
Happy holidays! :)))))))))))
I love the look of feathers! ... but have yet to wear any. :)
I love the added glam o feathers. I'm a bit of a conservative dresser too so I understand what you're saying. You sure gave me a good early morning chuckle about picking the feathers off the lipgloss. I'm sure you were a knockout if you had the nod of the daughter!
Merry Christmas
~Emily
The French Hutch
Stunning and one of my pals has those Manolos - love! xx
Oh. My. I. Must. Have. Those. Shoes.
:) Stacy
Hahah! I loved this story of getting ready in a more than glam manor~ostrich for you, well I just picked up a white mink cape at a consignment shop~you might see me in the grocery store wearing it with my jeans....no fun parties on my list this year!
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