Friday Photo Swoon – Suit Up, Ladies

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Look at that shaping! And the tailoring! And the contours! My oh my, what a good suit can do! A classic suit to most of us would be recognizable back to the 1940s, but they had versions of it before that too. They can simply nod to the masculine or can break the barrier altogether. I happen to think women in sharply tailored men's suits is particularly sexy. But if you want to add a feminine touch, there are plenty of options in the women's suit section too. There are flowy representations in the 30s with hints of the tailored suit and tie look prevalent in men. There are crisply tailored but still contoured 1940s examples. And then there are the hyper curved 1950s suits that require much wiggle and even more girdle. The 1960s got a bit boxier, but even so, what a modern gal deems a modern suit has been in fashion for quite some time.

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Last Week's Friday Photo Swoon:

Have a Devilishly Good Weekend!

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I'm holding my very first fashion linkup! Come share your favorite plaid with me!

Mad About Plaid!

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Thursday Thrill – Mad About Plaid!

Today I'm inviting you to my very first fashion link-up!! Are you mad about plaid? I most certainly am and it is quickly filling my closet. I would love to see what bits of plaid loveliness you all have in your closet too!

The lovely Helen Mae from Lovebirds Vintage (a super cute blog written by a super cute vintage lovin' darling) very keenly noticed that we may be competing to see who the world's vintage plaid collection can go to first! I had noticed that she dons a lot of pretty plaids and apparently she noticed the trend in me too because she contacted me about holding a Plaid Event. Well, I most certainly joined up on that idea and here it is! A Plaid Linkup to show off your most loved plaids!!

Linkup Rules

Your outfits don't have to be vintage. We are an equal opportunity plaid community here! All that we ask is that you follow both my blog and Helen Mae's over at Lovebirds Vintage. Then link up your outfit (or as many as you'd like! We added lots!) below. If you are not a blogger, but still love plaid and want to link up, just send me your photo at chatterblossom !@! gmail !.! com and I will gladly link it up for you.

The linkup will be up for a full week, so you have plenty of time to get a photo of your fave plaids and come back to share them. Make sure to hop around and visit some fellow plaid lovers! I tend to think they are pretty special people. :-)

Bonus!
We will be selecting a few of our favorites from the link-up to highlight in a post next week! Yay!

Wordless Wednesday – November Kissed

Last Week's Wordless Wednesday:

Front Porch Surprise

Treasury Tuesday – Chocolate for Everyone!

Lately I've been noticing my jewelry being featured in warm, brown hued treasuries. It may be that November inspires people to think of simpler, more earthy tones, but it also may be that these people have chocolate on the brain. Okay...I have chocolate on the brain. But take a look at these curations! Can you really blame a girl for thinking of warm, ooey gooey, chocolatey goodness?

Chocolate Sprinkles

Curated by Angela

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Hot Cocoa

Curated by Fay

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Caramel Swirl
Curated by Helen

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Fudge Brownie
Curated by Jagna

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Toffee Crunch
Curated by Clara

Last Week's Treasury Tuesday:

Black List