Friday Date Night … Trying New Looks … and ... Why I Get In Front Of the Camera

Our  Friday night dates

have turned into a perfect opportunity

to try some new looks

with a photo shoot before cocktails!

With my upcoming trip to Napa

I wanted to play once again with my leather jacket.

It was a chilly SoCal evening so

I chose to pair it with a black maxi.

I decided Old Town San Juan Capistrano

would make for the perfect back drop for this ensemble!

I often decide what I want to wear on Friday night …

and then

decide the perfect destination.

Old San Juan has a charming collection

of restaurants and bars …

and 

you never know where 

you can  get some photo advice!

This charming engineer had some great  photo shot set up advice!

Jacket-Target, maxi Target, Sunglasses-Tom Ford, necklace-Tamera Beardsley Design, Vintage evening bag, patent pumps- Ivanka Trump

To achieve a nicer flow to long knit skirts and dresses
I would like to wear a long slip underneath
but since I haven't found any that have made it to market yet
a successful alternative I have found
is wearing a long knit skirt underneath
It provides for a better drape and movement to the dress
which for me it makes it more fun to wear
and
the skirt underneath
helps prevents the dress
from wrapping around my
legs when I walk.
The added layer is also a good way
to prevent every bump and imperfection from showing
which is reason enough for the under skirt!

I have found using the skirt as slip solution
to be more cost effective
than even traditional short slips.
Target has several great options at the moment.
I find stores like this
to be great ways to try new looks
hence
both my jacket and Maxi dress
are from Target.

Now that I realize I actually like
a leather jacket
(I talked about here)
I will eventually be on the hunt
for a leather jacket as a wardrobe investment piece.
I am quite taken with a
une femme d'un certain âge
newest Vince leather jacket
but for now I am quite content
with my Target score.

I have reworked this vintage brooch statement necklace many times by now
and

I have to say 

I am finally completely satisfied 

with this vintage crystal rendition.

The years of collecting brooches

have really paid off

as this necklace 

pairs as well 

with T shirts and jeans

as evening attire.

Anyone new to my blog

can find my DIY for the necklace HERE

the rest of you already know the drill :))

I really have to say 

thank you to my wonderful husband

for his Friday night effort 

in the photography department.

I know I am a very lucky woman.

He works really hard

to show me in the best light possible.

Believe it or not

I actually Hate having my picture taken

but love talking about clothes,  accessories
and
personal style

so 

I do get in front of the camera.

I have even thought of using other models

to tell my fashion visions

but then I  realize

I too would become

part of the story telling

that
insinuates

fashion is only 

for the young and beautiful.

That is a story
that is dated and untrue.

Fashion

and

Style

are for 

any of us

who wear clothes

and 

want it.

No matter

our age

our size

or

 how we look

or

 the price points

we can afford.

Fashion

and 

Style

are for all of us.

I get in front of the camera 

every week

because 

more of us need to be front of the camera

how else 

will we know what real women

look like

if all we see

is 

a single vision of beauty.

A single vision

of beauty

doesn't work

in a world

filled 

with so many different kinds of beauty.

So here's to

living life

with style and gusto

no matter who we are!

PS

I was just thinking

it's  probably

about time fore me to share 

some of the photo tips

I have learned

to 

get the best shots possible.

I can feel the wheels turning

for 

a new DIY post :))

As always my friends

I wish you love and joy

as you style your life