Ace & Jig Margaret Dress in Lockwood (small)
Rag & Bone Hudson tee | a couple years old
Birkenstock birko-flor Arizona sandals
Baggu fanny pack
If you follow me on Instagram you saw one of those photos already and know I was in Florida this weekend visiting my father and step-mom for the Winter Park Arts Festival. My sister was there too – BONUS 🙂 My dad lives on a small lake and these Sandhill Cranes are always around; he named them Frasier & Lilith. The neighbors feed them, and they’re very tame, as you can see.
It was pretty cool all the days I was there, which was a little disappointing because I was looking forward to SUN and weather in the 80’s, but no matter, turns out it was perfect for this Margaret dress in Lockwood textile. I did have to layer it over a long sleeve tee, but anyway, the textile is mid-weight woven so it’s best for “cooler” weather. I really prefer wearing it with the high neckline in front, and unbelted, especially if I’m wearing my fanny pack, but it’s a turnaround style that comes with a belt so there are several ways to wear it.
I wasn’t going to get anything from Ace & Jig this season, but I sort of fell hard for this dress after seeing it on a friend, who graciously stuffed a pillow up the front so I could make sure it would fit my growing belly, and then bought it from her before she sent it back. (I sold another Ace & Jig dress I had but didn’t wear and a few other things from my closet to make room)
Funny how much one’s style can change over time, huh? Well, it’s changed, and hasn’t at the same time. I still wear and appreciate my more body conscious James Perse styles, and neutral colors, but now I love Ace & Jig for their textiles that provide both color and tactile interest. The fits are always a little challenging and I fluctuate between xs and small, but overall I appreciate the unique styles and textile patterns. After proclaiming for years that I “didn’t understand” all the Ace & Jig hype, I’ve clearly given in. And I don’t regret it for a second.
Sorry for lack of posts lately, and I’ll go ahead and preemptively let you know they’ll be rather sparse for the next week or so too. My mom is in town next week and we’re going down to High Island, TX for spring bird migration for a couple days, which I am SO EXCITED about. I really needed this family time with my parents; it had felt like so long since I’d seen either of them, and I don’t do well so far away.
I’m also super-busy with slowre, trying to get new arrivals up since I have so many things coming in right now. Love it, but I am also trying to be realistic about what I can and can’t physically do right now.
Happy Wednesday!!!
I love that dress! It’s so unique.
I love this picture! Makes me miss Florida.
That’s a happy picture and I love how your dress matches so well with the environment!
Enjoy all the family time 🙂
it does, doesn’t it? Thank you!!
i love florida, but only in small-ish doses. although after being so cold all winter i’ve thought about moving there LOL
I loathe that dress. It looks like an ugly, large tent, and it’s far from figure-flattering.
Oh! Love that dress! And the cranes too.
Jane,
I’m sorry your mama didn’t teach you any manners. I hope you some day learn to love yourself so you can spread love and not anger or hate.
Grechen you look beautiful and radiant as always.
I absolutely adore that dress- in a world of such boring, predictable dresses that one is like a breath of fresh air. I think it looks very Japanese, I have been studying the very interesting textures of Japanese textiles lately……. You look sooooo great!!!
Hi there! I’m mostly a silent follower but after seeing your Ace & Jig items have fallen down the rabbit hole ha ha. I’m curious how their stuff holds up. I read back to your very first post where you tagged them and you mentioned that the skirt was snagging easily. Are all of their pieces like that? I worry because I am pretty rough on my clothes and I also have two really small kids. Their stuff is so beautiful but I’d hate to spend the money and then snag it all the time. Thanks and congrats BTW!
Thanks for your condescending comment, but my mom raised me the right way. She also taught me the difference between beauty and ugly. I love myself, but hate her style. The two concepts can coexist. You must be one of her sycophantic fans who can’t criticize anything that she wears.
quick answer is no, not all of the items snag easily, it totally depends on the textile. doublecloth will tend to snag easier, but not all of them. i’m still a novice, but that is my experience. i think the best thing to do is to get one of their swatch kits at the beginning of each season so you can see/feel each textile in person and be able to tell better which ones will snag and which will not.
the tuxedo textile that the bo skirt was in was particularly delicate, i haven’t run across any other pieces like that.
hope that helps!! after i wear my pieces more i’ll do a more comprehensive post and maybe some other ace fans will chime in 🙂
oh, sheesh. blah blah blah, it’s the same thing with you trolls, “sycophantic fans” etc., etc.,
perhaps the people who don’t like my style or what i wear just move on and don’t look at my blog? they don’t find a reason to spend one second of their time criticizing a complete stranger online for her clothing choices? i DGAF what you think, or what anyone else things about the way i dress, no, not even what my “sycophantic fans” think. do you ever see me asking? i just post pictures of what i wear and talk about them. if you don’t like it, there are plenty of other blogs to look at, why waste your time here??
Jane,
Telling people in real life or on the Internet (especially on the Internet where one can hide behind anonymity) that their clothes are ugly and unflattering is bad manners. If you see something you don’t like try thinking “good for her, but not for me”. Try building people up instead of tearing people down. You might find it has a positive effect on your life and well being.
I rarely post either but I read ALL OF YOUR POSTS and, as I’ve also written, I read your sycophantic fans posts too ’cause (nearly) everybody on here are all so flipping awesome. Continue your awesome self and consider me a SF:)
BTW – from a post in the Spring/Summer (?); I now have a full set of braces and I’m in my mid-50’s! I think of them as the new botox….
I love that outfit on you! (Not that you asked….Wink, Wink! 😉 ) The Sandhills are just the icing on the cake for me.
How often do you have to put up with B.S. from sad little humans like “Jane”?
I love that fabric! But I could never wear the dress with the neckline like that. The older I get, the more I turn into my mother & grandmother – I have neck issues! Not like Nora Ephron 😉 But I can stand having anything up against my neck! Sometimes even a crewneck tee is too close…..
I need to start thinking about seasonal closet changes, getting rid of what I don’t wear, seeing if I have any holes etc. Fun…..But this weekend I’ll probably be getting the garden ready, same as last weekend. Led to a massive allergy attack and I’m still recovering and using prodigious amounts of tissues 🙂
i know you love the sandhill cranes 😉
all the time…sadly. most of the time i delete comments rather than approve them, but i thought hers was particularly fascinating so i approved it. i mean, who “loathes” an outfit on a person they don’t know, and then makes the effort to leave a comment to that effect??
oh yay for braces!! i asked my dentist about invisalign last time i was in because my bottom front teeth seem to be moving together quite a bit, which she said was “normal” with age. turns out she didn’t think i was a candidate for invisalign – maybe real braces again (I had them as a pre-teen!), but first let me have this baby LOL
oh, i think i’m suffering a bit from allergies. mostly headaches, but i can’t help but want to spend so much time outside!!!
That just makes me want to move to the Northwoods or a cave somewhere on a deserted island. Every time I see humans being nasty, which is quite a lot lately, I have to remind myself of the good in the world. It’s there, and it gives me hope.
agree…i downloaded Enlightenment Now with my new audible trial because he talks about all the “good news” and progress that often gets ignored , so i’m looking forward to listening to that when i need a little optimism LOl