Day 110 - Power

Power....live into it.

Embroidered silk velvet.

Day 109 - It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

Today was a beautiful one in October. Gorgeous weather and blue skies. I was lucky enough to spend it with friends at a pumpkin patch. Kind of crazy how inspiration to can come at you. Rolling fields of green, orange and brown, complete sunflowers so big you expected them to come to life. I'm telling you, it was awesome!

So with that said, I give you color blocked rayon-viscous jersey paired with silk twill trousers.

Day 108 - Toughness

"Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit." - Dianne Feinstein

Of course if you add a plunging neckline you immediately go from tough to knockout!

Linen jumpsuit with gold leather details.

Day 107 - Surprise!

Often times when I put pen to paper, I'm not quite sure what I'm going to get. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't and in cases like tonight...I get a pleasant surprise. Perhaps this should be my mantra for life.

A sequined and satin surprise!

Day 106 - I'm baaaaack!

Much like a beloved TV show, it's autumn and I'm back from hiatus! 

I promise to be more frequent in my post this fall. A lot has happen since we last saw each other. I will fill you in a little at time as we move forward. For tonight, I will start with a word...fun. A conversation reminded me how important this is. It's October, one of my favorite months...Halloween...Scary movies and buckets of candy…What's not to love!

Speaking of sweetness...how about this candy-corn inspired number...waxed cotton with crocodile flats...yum!

Day 105 - Happy Birthday

So one of the many perks of living on the west coast is waking up to a bunch text messages and Facebook posts from friends and family in the time zones to the east. When we think of birthdays we imagine cake, candles and gifts....all good things...hint hint. :)  However, what I am present to this morning is how lucky I am to be blessed with wonderful people in my life. And this gift continues to give as I make amazing new friends here in Portland. I am so happy...thank you all!

So today I offer a sketch in two shades of  green, "my signature color".  Off-the-shoulder Merino wool top and a satin-lined, wool plaid wrap-skirt...Happy Birthday to me indeed!   

Day 104 - Love and Inspiration

Sometimes we can't see who we are to world because of the way we see ourselves. This blindness to our contribution has a certain poetic beauty all it's own.

Silk jersey boat neck top paired with a silk charmeuse skirt.