Pantone Fall 2015 colors

Business Casual....How Casual?

How Casual is Business Casual

A great article about business casual came from HubSpot.  There is information for men as well as women.  HubSpot believes these ladies know business casual:

Business casual is not a matching suit in black, dark grey, or dark blue only, and the color and pattern of your shirt should simple. Wear closed-toe, low-heeled shoes (two inches or less) in black, dark grey, or dark blue for business formal.

What business casual should be listed by category below:

Shirt: Blouse, plain shirt (with no logo), sweater, turtleneck, or sleeveless shirt with a collar. It's standard to wear a monotone shirt, but patterns are acceptable if they aren't outrageous. You can tuck your shirt in or leave it untucked, depending on your style. Make sure to wear a belt if you tuck your shirt into trousers. Never wear a shirt or dress revealing your cleavage, your back, or your midriff.

Pants: Dress pants, khakis, trousers, or corduroy pants. Black and grey are best. No jeans of any color is usually the default, though I've seen certain, less formal industries give well-tailored jeans a pass.

Skirt/Dress: No shorter than three inches above the knee. No sundresses or skintight dresses.

Shoes: Closed-toed flats are the best option. Leather shoes, formal open-toed shoes, and heels are okay too -- but absolutely no sandals, flip flops, sneakers, or casual boots.

Accessories: Light jewelry and a simple, nice-looking purse. No hats or head covers unless it's required for religious purposes or cultural traditions.

Outerwear: A nice sweater, jacket, trench coat, or peacoat is appropriate. No athletic jackets, or sweatshirts.

Polymer clay artist Christina A. Kapono.

I just discovered polymer clay artist Christina A. Kapono.  Her work is amazing!  It also comes in a variety of mediums.

  PENDANTS 

 
 




VASES

 

ACEO

JOURNALS

TRINKET BOX

   BROACH                             FIGURINES

                                                  

       CABOCHONS

Update your look with new Accessory Trends

The article from Refinery 29 gives you 15 accessory trends to update your look.

Several of these trends are not practical in Rockford, Illinois nor in the legal profession.  So I will only discuss a few of these trends below.

SKINNY SCARVES

Glad that I am now on point with these scarves

MINIMALIST CHAIN BAGS

I am a trend setter as I purchased the bag below last year:

Rockstar Shoulder Bag from the 

Abby Dawn collection by Avril Lavigne

RUBBERIZED SHOES

EMBELLISHED TROUSER SOCKS

LOW PROFILE POINTED BOOTIES

     

Spring 2014 trends

WhoWhatWear gives you a complete guide to the trends this spring

PLEATS
               Michael Kors                     Charlotte Olympia

PLEATED GOWN

AVI

STROKE OF GENIUS

• Brush stroke print at Celine
• Scribbled fabric at Kenzo
• Multicolored paint-strip dress at Chanel

                  H & M                                  Cedric Charlier

 LIQUID METAL

My Theresa

SEASONED GLOBTROTTER

GARDEN PARTY

            Mother of Pearl

BLURRED LINES
                                    Opening Ceremony
  ON THE FRINGE

Alexis Bittar

BLUE STREAK

                             with pleats          J. Crew

                             

                        GOOD SPORTS

MASCULIN FEMININ

Rebecca Taylor

PACK MULE              STRAP HAPPY

  

Donation piece for the 2014 Winnebago County Bar Association President's Ball/Feb 2014 Art Bead Scene Blog Submission

I saw the pink colors in this months inspiration piece.  I thought that this glass cabochon would be perfect.

A week before the 2014 Winnebago County Bar Association's President's Ball I saw some of the donations for the silent auction.  A comment was made about the lack of color.  I vowed that I would make my piece very colorful and I think I have succeeded.

Chain:  I used copper wire and pale pink pearls to make each link.  Each side of the chain is 9 inches.  Handmade the jumpring to which the copper spring clasp attaches.

Earrings: I handmade the earwires and the two "links."

Pendant: Japanese motive with two butterflies.
Handmade by GlassArtCabochons.etsy.com.

Inspiration Piece: The Rose Garden by Paul Klee

Pantone's Fashion Color Report Spring/Summer 2014

Here is the Spring/Summer 2014 predictions from Pantone.

PLACID BLUE                  VIOLET TULIP                  HEMLOCK                    PALOMA
CELOSIA ORANGE        RADIANT ORCHID            CAYENNE                    FREESIA
                                        DAZZLING BLUE

I just recently found, and fell in love with, Chrissie Morris shoes.  I have listed a few pairs I found in the pantone colors for s/s 2014

DAZZLING BLUE                                                                                       HEMLOCK

                               

                             FREESIA                            CELOSIA ORANGE