Acne Bree Tencel dress | sold out
Eileen Fisher organic linen sweater | size small
Robert Clergerie Frazzia Sandals
I’ve moved on from the negative comments of a couple of days ago, but am FLOORED by all the positivity my response inspired in you yesterday. I tried to respond to everyone who left a comment, but if I didn’t, please know that I appreciated them all, more than you can know; I can’t say enough how honored I am to have such a supportive and beautiful community.
Now on to this outfit, which is what I wore to my step-son’s bar mitzvah this past Saturday. I know, right? Neon yellow? lime green? whatever you want to call this color (it’s brighter IRL than it is on Nordstrom’s website), it’s definitely a color. And WAY outside my comfort zone! But I like it.
I’ll be honest, though, and admit that I didn’t buy it myself. In fact, I might have been coerced into trying it by my father (who is always trying to get me into color) and then pushed over the edge by the fact that Leo likes it. You see, we were all wandering around the mall in Palm Beach Gardens on Friday after we arrived in Florida for the weekend festivities, but before any events, and found this sweater in the sale section at the back of the Eileen Fisher store AFTER my father wanted me to try a similar color sweater on at Ralph Lauren.
This sweater was on sale and then an extra $25 off because I got an email coupon, so my father bought it for me and I wore it on Saturday. No, I wouldn’t have even tried it on if I was by myself, and certainly wouldn’t have bought it, but the power of outside influence is strong, and once I tried it on in front of my audience, there was no turning back…
Anyway, I do like it, very much, and was pleased to wear it on Saturday. I will wear it with black, or gray, only, to avoid any allusion to color-blocking, but it’s a great layer for wearing with dresses specifically, since it’s a little shorter and sheer, so my shape is still visible through the linen. I’m wearing a small, and you can see how it sort of “tents” out in the back – I would say that it runs big, as I’ve found with most Eileen Fisher, but I’d be careful not to go too small for fear of losing the interesting shape.
When I alluded to writing about stepping out of our comfort zones on Monday, this is what I was talking about, sartorially, anyway. I absolutely believe in sticking with what works, generally, but even more than that, I want to try new things, and have fun with my clothing. I forget that sometimes, as we all do, and it’s nice when loved ones gently ease us back in. So thanks daddy 🙂 and Leo. I love you both so much.
Tomorrow I’ll write more about the other Bar Mitzvah weekend events, and what I packed and wore, what I packed and didn’t wear, and what didn’t work AT ALL…
This just cracks me up because I LOVE this color and I have quite a few tops both knit and button up in this color from Eileen Fisher. My daughter just hates this color and I just laugh and wear it like crazy! I am sure it doesn’t go with my skin tone or hair, but I just don’t care. I think it looks great(of course, but I am probably just a “fan girl” hee hee) and btw, it is amazing with white too. I hope you grow to love it as much as your family does.
love this color as an accent with black, white and gray. LOVE.
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Such a skillful use of color, to dress up like that.
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I can understand succumbing to that kind of peer pressure around color. 😉
When I was in high school, and REALLY wore almost nothing but black (I really mix it up now with the navy and grey), everytime I wore something in another color, my grandmother would make a point to comment on “how pretty you look in blue!” My significant other is kind of the same way, and I do sometimes feel like I should indulge him and wear something with a color occasionally.
haha! there was a time when i did actually like color, but mostly on accessories, and actually now that i’ve got this BRIGHT neon sweater, i’m feeling a bit more free to experiment a little. but mostly with accessories 😉 maybe burgundy shoes? or a navy suede bag?
thank you!! i love it too 🙂
i really do love it; i think it does suit my hair/skin tone generally, and even if it didn’t i wouldn’t care either!
I think the color is SO much better here than on the Nordie’s website! Had I known it was actually that color, would have jumped on it.
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I’ve been waiting for you to wear color and as expected, it looks amazing on you! I had a a black/gray phase for years of my life and then I switched to color and I love me in color. It’s so amazing the response you get from people when you wear a bright cheerful color! Good for you, you look great!
What is it with men and colors ?! I tend to wear darker, neutral colors, because I find them more stylish and flattering on me (whenever I try the same thing in different colors, the choice is obvious) and they make it easier to “mix and match”. But my husband complains about it, and thinks bright colors are more “joyful” and less “sad” … while I don’t want to look like a parrot! An interesting take on how and why we dress and the perception of others…
I should add that this sweater works very well on you and perfectly styled…
You are gorgeous and amazing and really we should not give that idiot (what’s her name?? I’ve already forgotten…) another moment’s thought. You’ve been an inspiration to me and many, many others. Love you in this color!! xo
it would look beautiful on you susan! and yes, it is SO much different actually that i wonder if it’s actually the right sweater. the shape is definitely the same, but the color on both nordies and neiman marcus is so muted. and it’s not at eileenfisher.com anymore. pretty sure it the same color though…
i knew you’d love it!
i can’t promise i’ll wear color all the time, but here and there 🙂
i don’t know! but it’s funny, i never really thought about it being a “man” thing until you mentioned it, but my father and husband are really the only people (besides readers here) who mention the lack of color in my wardrobe with any consistency.
my husband made a point though, that i tended to look more like i was attending a funeral than a bar mitzvah in what i originally brought to wear, so the bright color really livened things up a bit LOL – and was very appropriate in south florida 😉
thank you so much sallie!
I never think of doing this, and I don’t know why! Layering (Well, you ARE the “Queen of Layerdom” so I shouldn’t be surprised.) so simple and yet so perfect. I would also never have looked at that color, but your dad is right: It’s great on you. And Leo knows what he likes, too. It’s OK to throw them a bone once in awhile! 😉
My husband, on the other hand, loves me in black. I secretly think he sees me as his “New York sophisticate”….even though I’m a girl from small town Wisconsin!
Love the pop of color!
I am like you and tend to wear lots of neutrals. Grey and navy tend to be my basics. But I am trying to add red, lavender and cobalt as fall accents.
Color looks great on you!
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How. Fabulous. Do. You. Look???? LOVE it!
Wow – I took an Internet vacation for a few days. I’m just getting caught up and still haven’t read everyone’s posts thoroughly, but Grechen, that was an incredibly classy way to respond. I don’t want to dredge anything up so i’ll leave it at that.
I’ll say that as a person with a 99% black-and-gray wardrobe, i do like this color – and similarly offbeat yellow/greens – and think you wear it well. I’m betting you’ll love even more how it works with gray – especially a midtoned flat (rather than heathered) shade of gray.
I’m looking forward to hearing how (and whether) the HDH Basics dress worked for you at the Bar Mitzvah festivities. I’m leaning toward getting mine tailored to tighten up the neckline by taking it in a little along the center seam. it wont be a small job but i think it’s probably worth the cost since i’ll probably also wear the dress with tights and boots in the fall.
that’ll teach you to take an internet break LOL 🙂
OH!! good idea taking it in a little! i could probably stand to do that as well, although shortening the sleeves helped a TON also. more tomorrow!!
i love this! you look awesome! so cool….hope to see more color as I’ve also been attracted to wearing bright colors more too lately. such an easy way to make an outfit more interesting….
LOL, see this is how my thought pattern would have formed. If my Dad & husband had both been enthusiastic about something I should try, that is typically out of my comfort zone, then I would be pretty convinced of a few things:
First, they somehow conspired (even if thru telepathy) on this idea/scheme.
Second, they both secretly loathed whatever it was that I was currently doing (in your case, wearing dark colors to a southern Florida summertime bar mitzvah).
Third, that singularly, both my Dad and my husband have limited super powers….but teamed up, they gain Avenger-type powers, this future encounters with them in the same room will require me to be on-point. So if I can keep a straight face, stay in character, & not let on that I’m wise to their scheme, then I might be able to squeeze stuff outta the 2 of them like an orange. LOL
Yup – Father does know best! (well, not always, and I do love the outfit and the colour on you!)
The color is almost exactly the color of my old VW Beetle! It was somewhere between neon green and neon yellow and everyone always asked me what color it was (it was a special edition color!) It was officially called “isotope” although I always thought it was reminiscent of the bright color of pubescent, new green grass :-). Whatever color it is, it’s definitely outside my “comfort zone” too, but I loved that car and felt like reflected me in some weird way — I had it for 11 years and only parted with it very reluctantly. Which is a long way of saying, I really dig this outfit 🙂
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