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Sunday Look: Trench Dress

Hello! Hope you guys are well in addition to being safe in the mist of Covid!  We’v all managed to stay well, praise God for his blessings.  Quite a bit has happened since I last blogged.  Mainly, one of our granddaughters left for college.  When I tell you I was so emotional the night before she left (we celebrated her 18th birthday) and the day of.  I didn’t know I had that many tears.  I miss that little face already.  I’m proud of her accomplishments. Literally counting the days until I see her again. Let me stop before I start crying again… we also celebrated the baby granddaughter’s birthday too!
Have you ever purchased something and forgot about it? Of course you have.  I’m notorious for doing so.  I purchased this dress three or four months ago.  Somehow it hit me, “where is that dress”.  In the back of my mind, I’m wondering, will it still fit.
It’s a very simple wrap trench dress.  Linen fabric and lined, accessorized very simply.  Sometimes simple is enough.  No pockets, which was the first thing I searched for.  I (we) love pockets don’t we 🙂 .   I also love Linen, but once the wrinkles set in, they make a crisp clean look go from good to, well you know…  But, that’s the nature of the fabric.

We made a stop at a nearby park on the way home.  I wasn’t planning on doing a Blog post today.  I thought I would get one pic and move on.  Well, my photographer had other ideas.  I had to do something with the pics.  We were fortunate enough to get a picture together today.  Yes we match!   We also played good samaritan, we found someone’s money clip and returned it to them. Today was a good day 🙂
My Photographer
School is starting and I pray that God not only keep my grand-girls safe but all the children and teachers returning to school.  We have a freshman and 5th grader!
There is BEAUTI  in everything, find it…
Dress: H&M
Shoes: Express
Bag: Louis Vuitton
Photo Credit: Ricky Tanksley

Exodus 20:7

 

Sunday Look: The Christopher John Rogers Dress

 

Hello guys,  I’m still here in spite of being off a while.  Soooo much has happened since the last time we talked.  The one thing I’m mostly excited about is that I have a new great-grandson.  He arrived April 7, 2021.  This is the first (grand) boy for our family and we couldn’t be more excited.  This little boy has stolen all of our hearts.

What else has been happening you ask?  My granddaughter graduated High School in May.  I was so proud to see her walk across that stage and accept her diploma.  She is on her way to Alabama A&M to further her educational studies.  She will be playing division one Soccer for the University as a goal keeper.  We have partied and celebrated all the occasions!

Let’s talk about the Christopher John Rogers collection that Target showcased.  If you were lucky enough to snag a few pieces, I’m jealous.  I was only able to snag this one dress in my size. Unfortunately, I didn’t shop online when the collection went live.  I received a tip today that another Target may have some of his collection on sale.  I will be running over there as soon as I’m finished blogging.  His entire collection was so COLORFUL and I loved all the puffed sleeves.

This particular dress the Floral Puff Sleeve High Low Dress is so colorful.  One added touch I liked is the self-tie belt to help shape the fullness of the dress. And it has pockets!  This dress screams “Twirl

For accessories, I already had the black earrings with colorful threads that matched every color in the dress.  I added a black necklace for contrast and colorful beaded bracelets.  Open toed sling-backs completed the look.

Church will be starting back full time July 11.  I hope to share my Sunday looks with you more frequently.  Things seem to be getting back to some sort of normalcy.  It has been a rough year and a half for all of us.  I’m looking forward to better days.

 

There is BEAUTI  in everything, find it!

PHOTO CREDIT: Ricky Tanksley

Dress: Christopher John Roberts for Target

Shoes: Max Studio (old)

Bag: CHANEL

Exodus 20: 1-17

 

Sunday Look: Tassel Dress

Hello and Happy Sunday! I know, I know its been a while. I haven’t done a blog post since early July. So much has been happening in my life, I couldn’t find the time to just sit. I won’t bore you with all the details. Let me just say, God is Good.

The other day I thought I broke my toe. I hit the leg of a chair. I’ve walked by that chair a million times and we finally met one another . All I could think about was how am I going to wear heels on Sunday. I iced like there was no tomorrow. It worked ( or it’s not really broken) because it feels so much better with very little swelling remaining. I’m so thankful it wasn’t worse. And yes, I did wear my heels today!

This Texas Summer heat we are experiencing is no joke. We have been as high as 105 degrees with a heat index of 110 degrees plus. I swear, it’s a struggle walking from the car into the building sometimes. I’ve lived in Texas all my life and I can never get acclimated to this heat.

Speaking of heat, my wardrobe has been about keeping as cool as possible. I will share my cool past Sunday looks at the end.

Today’s look was rather simple in a basic black tunic dress with a round neck, a ton of tassels around the sleeves and hem. The fabric is very lightweight and can take me straight into the Fall.

I accessorized with black earrings and a Lucite block necklace. Let’s talk about this necklace. When I first saw it at White House Black Market I had to have it. The price was a little bit more than what I would normally pay being that I am a bargain shopper and all. But, I treated myself nonetheless.  Strappy, block high heel sandals finished the look. You already know, bangles had to make an appearance. Paired the outfit with a black croc bag.

Dress: Shein, Bag YSL, Shoes Forever 21

Photo Credit: Ricky Tanksley

Genesis 48:8-20

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Sunday July 21, 2019 ” Floral Print”

Sunday July 28, 2019 “Whimsical Blossom”

Sunday August 4, 2019 “Lilac & Floral”

Sunday August 11, 2019 “Mellow Yellow”

Photo Credit: Hayleigh Tanksley

Sunday August 18, 2019 “Eyelet Dress”

There is BEAUTI in everything, find it…

Sunday Look: A Softer Side

Happy Sunday! I know, I know its been a few weeks since I’ve been in front of the computer screen. Happy to share with you again. Sunday is my favorite day of the week to dress-up as you can see 😉 . Even though I dress-up during the week, it’s nothing like Sunday dressing. The dressing-up on Sunday thing started when I was a little girl. My mother always dressed-up my sisters and I on Sundays. Oh! how I remember the plaid dresses and long socks with our patent leather shoes. Ribbons, upon ribbons in our hair. This tradition goes back many years. I can remember my mother wearing those pointy toe kitten heels and ear bobs, as she called them. Great memories!

My dress today was chosen by my husband while out shopping. I didn’t try it on until we got home, it didn’t fit (it wouldn’t zip). I decided to keep it. I needed to drop a few LB’s anyway. Fast forward three weeks later, it fits! I’m not saying I lost any weight, but something happened 🙂 and I’m happy about it!

Yellow is one of my favorite Summer colors. I think it does something for my complexion. This floral dress is so soft and I simply love the silhouette. It’s so girly and SOFT looking. Anything with pockets and a sash is OK with me. I wanted to keep my entire look soft by adding pearls to the mix. Nothing is softer than pearls. I kept that softness down to my feet by wearing a cream strappy heels.

My BAG today was a straw clutch. I felt like it was just as soft and a great accompaniment to my entire outfit.

Check out my Facebook or IG page to see my past Sunday looks @styleyourbestbeauti

There is BEAUTI in everything, find it…

Dress: Cremieux, Shoes: ALDO, Bag: Straw Studios

Photo Credit: Ricky Tanksley

Psalm 37: 25-26

Sunday Look: Pinstripes and Pleats

Happy Sunday guys! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. I didn’t get a chance to do a blog post last week. For those that missed my Facebook or Instagram post  here is what I wore:

I want to share with you what I’ve been up for a little over a month now.  I’ve been on this journey of cutting extra sugar from my diet.  As of July 5,  I stopped all sodas, sweet tea, ice cream, candy, cookies, etc.  It was very hard in the beginning, I think I had withdrawals the first week 🙁 .  I’m good now and don’t miss it one bit.  During the process I’ve dropped a few pounds.  Now I need to work on toning my body.  Needless to say, today was a struggle finding something to wear.  I’m sure we all go through ups and downs especially for those of us in our mid fifties to sixties.  The struggle is real 😉  .
Today’s outfit is a sweet little dress that I’ve had for a few years.  I’ve never worn it until today. Love the multi-directional gold pinstripes with a slight shimmer and box pleats, so girly.  The fabric is very lightweight and perfect for summer. This dress would work well into the Fall too.  Add a cardigan or blazer. 🙂  .

I knew instantly how I would accessorize.  I went with a chunky necklace full of large connecting  rings.  A statement necklace for sure!
I chose earrings with the same color highlights of the necklace.  Instead of nude shoes which would have been the first choice, I opted for gold shoes to pick up the pinstripes in the dress.

My BAG today was an Ark shaped Bamboo bag.  It’s such a fun bag to carry.  I get questions as to how I keep things from falling out.  They really don’t, the bamboo sticks are spaced so that it doesn’t.  If you don’t want things moving around you can always use a zipper insert which is what I used today.

Enjoy your week, be blessed. xo
There is BEAUTI  in everything, find it…
Dress: Alex Marie (old) similar here 
Shoes: Vince Camuto (similar here)
Bag: Cult Gaia
Photo Credit: Ricky Tanksley

1 Kings 7: 3-9

Sunday Look: Shades of Blue

Happy Sunday!  Each week we get closer to our summer coming to an end.  I still have so many (summer) things I would like to wear, but I feel like I’m running out of time especially with Labor Day right around the corner 🙂 .  This morning after trying on a few different outfits I decided on this ribbed country blue sheath dress with attached belt and side slits.

I accessorized with hints of pink and different shades of blue.  My necklace actually had two different shades of pink and blue and hints of white.  My earrings picked up one of the pink colors in the necklace.  Instead of my normal jewelry I mixed it up by wearing pink fashion rings on each hand. I chose an open toe block heel shoe in blue as well.  You might think, that’s a lot of blue.  It is, but it isn’t, the different shades of blue helped to break things up.   And by adding pink, that broke up the blue even more.  NO RULES…

 

My BAG was also blue 🙂 . I’ve carried this bag before and I still love all the heavy chain trim and quilted detail.  Like last time I shorten the strap to carry as a handbag instead of a shoulder-bag.

There is BEAUTI in everything, find it…
Dress: Cato
Shoes: Brash for Payless
Bag: Aldo
Photo Credit: Tarryn Tanksley

Luke 17: 11-19