Hillary

Business travel can be so, well, businessy. I often don’t see more of my travel destinations than the airport, hotel, and a restaurant or two. After a few years of trips like that, I resolved to start adding at least one personal element to each trip.

When I visited Minneapolis last December, I met up with the Cheap Chick. I was in Seattle in April and spent time with two old friends. In June, following a meeting in Atlanta, Beefy met me and we saw Rock City, Stone Mountain, and the Georgia Aquarium. When a business trip to Boston was planned, I knew exactly what my “something extra” would be: meeting Hillary of by hillary.


Jacket, Dex (swap). Dress, London Times (shortened hand-me-down). Belt, H&M. Scarf, thrifted. Boots, Miz Mooz. Bag, Mossimo. Cuff, Pangaea. Earrings, Julie’s Inspiration. Brooches, swapped, vintage, and self-made.

I was a leeeeetle excited to meet Hillary (and her husband, Dave).



I’ve been reading Hillary’s blog for years, after first “meeting” her through Wardrobe Remix. After following a blog for so long, you get a good sense of a person’s personality. Hillary was just as sweet and quirky in person as she is on her blog. It was so wonderful to add all the elements of her in-person presence to her written self. The best way I can describe meshing the on-line and real-life Hillarys is that it was like Hillary squared. And she was utterly delightful.

She brought me a cupcake and dressed in a quintessential Hillary manner. We talked about cats and makeup and blogging and photography and living in Boston. I wish I had asked to see her collection of Hello Kitty charms…but I think that’s the only topic we missed.


Photo by Dave
Hillary, it was so great to meet you! Next time, I’ll bring you a can of Cincinnati’s Skyline chili.

Sookie

I dressed as Sookie Stackhouse to see Charlaine Harris speak at the library. Sookie is usually wearing something skimpy and she sometimes covers the fang marks on her neck with a scarf. I added a jacket because the airconditioning at the library can be fierce.


Jacket, Forever 21. Dress, Body Central. Scarf, Gap. Bag, Charming Charlie. Sandals, Aerosoles.

My friend, Colette, also dressed Sookie inspired.




I bought a copy of the latest book and was hoping to have it signed, but we had an evening engagement, so I couldn’t wait in the long line. Too bad. I bet Charlaine Harris would have dug my outfit….and my fangs!


Photos by Beefy Muchacho

The Virtual LBD Party

The The Little Black Dress Event has just started! I can’t wait to check out all the fabulous LBDs.

For those unable to attend the live event, welcome to the virtual party on WIW2D! Here are a few of our well-dressed attendees:


Pam of Over 50 Feeling 40 adds just the right accent color with a sea-foam green necklace.


I love Sarah’s multicolored scarf. Even better, it was thrifted! Click on the photo for more pictures of Sarah’s outfit.


I think Quest for Fashion Sense has found it. So chic! You must visit her blog entry to check out the nail polish she paired with this dress.


Sheila has eased my guilt over being an LBD hoarder. She admits to at least seven, herself. We’re kindred spirits! (Right down to our love of bright colors and accessories)


Megan Mae is another of my long-lost sisters. She loves to remix the same item for a different look. Click on her picture to see the 6 (very different!) ways she’s styled this LBD.

P.S. I want to steal that belt.


Hello, glamour. Cara took a retro spin on styling the LBD. You have to visit this entry to see her secret-agent-in-a-convertible styling, too.

The real party ends at 10, but this one keeps going and going. Feel free to continue to send in pictures of you in your LBD and I’ll add you to the dancefloor.

Good Luck Charm

Trivia is fun, but the rest of my team is male and they tend to talk boring sports during the downtime. I usually cope with a stack of magazines. Tonight, I did better than cope when my friend Colette joined us. She must be a good luck charm because we pulled off a victory with our answer to the final question.


Jacket, American Eagle. Vest, MacGregor (thrifted). Dress, Jovovich Hawk for Target. Tights, We Love Colors. Galoshes, TJ Maxx. Hat, Charlotte Russe. Bracelets, vintage.

Yes, she stole my hat for our picture together. I knew she’d like it.

Beauty Is

“Beauty is everywhere, everyone, everything.” This bit of graffiti was much nicer than the penis “art” I usually see. But I found more of the usual tagging around the corner.


Jacket, Dex (swap). Owl brooch, swap. Dress, I Heart Ronson. Boots, Dan Post. Bag, Simply Vera. Scarf, thrifted. Necklace, borrowed from Tina.





Speaking of beauty, I saw my gorgeous friend Colette at a TDW meeting later in the evening and persuaded her to pose for the blog. I’m sorry I didn’t get a better photo of the fabulous CAbi coat she was wearing. The camera had trouble capturing our antics in the dim light.


I’m not sure what we’re doing in the last photo – but what do you expect when you get two hams together? You can see Colette’s (non-hammy) performance as Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, opening at the end of the month.

Photos by Beefy Muchacho

Last Last Call

Well, that’s it. Tonight was the last Last Call Trivia at Champions. Champions is closing (to maybe reopen) so we’ll have to find a new trivia spot.


Sweater vest, McGregor (thrifted). Shirt, Target. Skirt, No Boundaries (thrifted). Boots, Dan Post. Bag, thrifted. Necklaces, thrifted.



Photos by Beefy Muchacho

Michelle, our regular and favorite server, was with us for our last night. And Londyn joined the team for the night, as well. She and I drank and chatted while the boys answered the questions. (All the questions were baseball-themed for the night and we were useless.)


Bye, Last Call Trivia at Champions. We’ll miss you!

Completely Gratuitous

I’ve been reading …love Maegan lately. She titles all of her outfit diary entries as “Completely Gratuitous Outfit Post.” My outfit post today is a bit gratuitous as well. It’s a boring work-from-home-then-go-swimming outfit (and I’m not even wearing any makeup), but I’m using it as an excuse to show off my sunroom and my friend Erin’s fancy pants.

Scarf, gift. Tee, Forever 21. Cardigan, I Heart Ronson. Loafers, American Eagle for Payless.

The sunroom was once painted peach and the floor was covered in gray, all-weather carpeting over stick-on linoleum tiles. I took that stinky carpet out right after moving in, but tolerated the peach walls and red/green linoleum until I had time to paint and money to tile.


I loved all the plants, but maintaining a tropical jungle in an unheated room isn't sustainable in Ohio.
If you’ll tolerate a little more bragging, I’d like to show you my friend Erin’s snazzy style. She calls these her fancy pants:


You know I’m totally jealous.

The Unflappable Wong

I might have mentioned that I’m on a triva team. It’s called The Unflappable Wong, and we attend the Tuesday sessions at Champion’s, hosted by the lovely Kristin.


Jacket, Dex (swap). Furry collar, gift. Dress, Forever 21 (swap). Gray turtleneck and leggings, Target. Brown open-weave leggings, Forever 21. Boots, Diba. Owl brooch, swap.

Usually, I have to go to trivia in my work clothes (boo!), but I had a chance to change today.


I forgot to wear my new gloves (from Target) for the full-length photos.
This is a team photo of The Unflappable Wong:


There are two things to note here:

1. The team is composed of five men and me. I like those odds. They answer all the sports questions. My strengths are candy (yes, that’s a category), companies, business, fashion (duh!), and science. I’m useless in the movies and music categories.

2. You probably can’t tell from the photo, but there is only one beer glass on the table. It’s mine. I also consider the beer category one of my strengths.

Two of our team members just started coming regularly. I suspect it’s due to the change of trivia hosts. A few months ago, Kristin started hosting at Champion’s. She’s about 6 feet tall, gorgeous, and funny. She can also be counted on to wear something cute and trendy to trivia. After expressing our mutual admiration for each other’s style, she agreed to appear on WhatIWore2Day.


Eventually, I got tired of Kristin making me look short, so I had my revenge:


Actually, this is an interesting lesson on perspective. I took this post’s lead photos with a tripod and the camera was at about 3 feet from the ground. The pictures with Kristin were taken from an elevation of about 6 feet. Standing next to a glamazon and having my photo taken from so far above, I can’t help but look like a munchkin. A sort of vicious munchkin, at that.

The Unflappable Wong is currently 40th in the league, but the latest scores aren’t posted. If we make it to the semifinals, we have a chance at $1000!