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The Fab 40s and the Need for Tweed
The Fab 40’s have gone from Space Inspired outfits last month to the need for tweed this month. Inspired by The Crown on Netflix which has been feeding her adoration for all things British royalty, Suzy has chosen tweed as a bit of homage to the royals for this month’s Fab 40’s theme. If you been visiting here for a while, you probably already know how much of a nerd I am when it comes to exploring the history of certain fashion trends as well as the origins of specific prints, patterns, and textiles. Since tweed is not a textile that I wear very often, nor do I own very…
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Thrifted Tweed Blazer
I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving filled with family, friends, and great food. Mine was a quiet, but enjoyable holiday with just myself, my kids, and our roommate, A. I have to admit deployment holidays are kind of a bummer, but we made the best of it. We avoided the hassle of a turkey and had shrimp, steak, ad chicken breast on the grill instead. And it was delicious! I feel rested and rejuvenated and ready to get back to blogging! So, here we go…on with it! I found this gorgeous Talbots tweed blazer in a beautiful autumnal color palette at my local Salvation Army Thrift Store for a…