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This dress makes me feel like Meryl Streep in the 1985 film, Out of Africa. Made by Orvis, the fly fishing company, this dress may in fact be from 1985, and was decidedly designed for glamorous outdoor lady types. In it, I feel as if I could conquest a safari and the young Robert Redford in one fell khaki swoop.

Check out my new (old) art deco desk for my new (old) pre-art deco downtown office. $80 at Antique World Mall. Amazing.

I wore this the day (yesterday) a seriously fabulous article in the Boise Weekly came out about Story Story Night (and the me behind it). I also wore this the day (Sept. 26) I told a story about an exhausting wilderness/love odyssey (read it on Cheep) for that storytelling program’s theme EARTH: Stories of Reaping What You Sow.

Those are my two times with this dress so far. It is an outfit for adventure. And the journey is the destination. Wear it out.

Outfit breakdown:

Orvis khaki dress: $7.99 (Re-Style)

Accessories breakdown:

Cheetah leather belt: $1.99 (Re-Style)

Gold framed agate necklace: $14 (Antique store in Hyde Park)

Cindy Says heels: sale $60 (Original MSRP: $120, Piece Unique & Shoez)

Retro designer glasses: $60 (Original MSRP $120 with half off coupon, The Frame Joint)

Black clutch: $12 (Renewal)

See. I wear the spirit of Africa on my waist.

This agate stone looks like a landscape portrait to me, baroquely framed. Adore.

Green with gold undertones? No, not my skin pallor, my shoes.

From our office hallway. So far, No. We have not seen creepy twin girls who say, "Come play with us." Though this building is rumored to have been a bordello. So...appropriate.

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Every time I wear this blouse, my manfriend shakes his head and chuckles, “You look just like my mom.” Much as I loathe giving my man the willies by looking too matronly, I just can’t resist this little number. Guess I’ll just have to take it off when I walk through the door at the end of the day! And I don’t care who you are – no one can resist a vintage, perfectly fitted, black velvet skirt…….lust.

Blouse: Sophisticates (purchased for $3.00 at Re-Style in Boise); Skirt: The Villager (purchased for $14 at Atomic Treasures in Boise); Shoes: Luna Rosa (purchased for $20 on super-sale at Shoez in Boise)


This sexy grandma look even fits the FU “subtly slutty” bonus criteria! Note the slight sheerness of the blouse……

Earrings: Handcrafted by the supremely talented Hazel Cox (these were designed for me, and purchased so long ago I can’t even make a stab at remembering what I paid for them….); Necklace: Gorgeous gold beads given to me by my grandmother. Nothing beats a good heirloom piece.

Clutch: This stunning bakelite number belonged to my manfriend’s grandmother. It’s truly one of the most unique clutches I’ve ever seen and I adore it. Rings (from left to right): Gold dome ring in classic Greek design from my great-grandmother; sweet little Art Deco era diamond ring I bought from an antique store I worked at in high school; the last is very special – a yellow and white gold ring with diamond and elk ivory stones. The ivory was given to me by my stepfather, who passed away in 2006. It’s the one thing I wear every day, without fail. Made by Glade Davies.

 

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