Follow Fashion Friday – March Edition
I am currently prepping for two weeks of Spring Break with my young son. Watching the seemingly continuous rain. Contemplating how I will replace my Google Reader before July. And thinking about introducing you to 3 more style blogs that I love.
This month all my links seem to have a vintage/thrifted feel to them. Because of three of these ladies have their own unique style that appears to be mostly thrifted or vintage. That seems like a good theme for spring.
Lets be honest Melanie, at Bag and a Beret, is just a little bit wacky. She is an artist in her profession but also in her style. She doesn't take herself or fashion seriously. She has a LOT of fun with her fashion. I was amazed that she is also from Vancouver, because frankly I thought our Vancouver style blog scene was just a bit safe - not boring. But certainly not as adventurous as Melanie! One day I hope to meet her and beg her to take me vintage shopping with her.
- I was a big fan of Charlie's Angels growing up. So I really appreciated this post called If it's Monday it must be 1978 featuring a fantastic vintage yellow suit.
- I love these mustard yellow tights, paired with leopard print shoes, a black and white jacket, pink scarf and signature beret. A rather tame colour/pattern mix for Melanie.
The Good Will Hunting Paralegal - @ExpertParalegal
As the title suggests Lynne is a paralegal, loves pre-loved clothes and has a healthy self of humour. While this blog has links to some paralegal resources, its focus is on budget career dressing. The posts below I think are a good example of the type of outfit posts and personal honesty she brings to her blog.
- One of my favourite of her thrift finds, which she featured on her 50th Birthday is a $5 thrifted dress
- In another post she admits her hair is Straight from a Bottle
- A very funny post all my blogger friends should enjoy with some Great Thoughts by Guest Spammers
Joni is a Seattle, over 40, style blogger who pledges to shop second hand first. She has no tag line for her blog, but has a great quote under her header.
There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents... the creativity you bring to your life and also to the lives of all the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age." –Sophia Loren
Jonie is a lover of hats, DYI and layers like a pro. A couple of my favourite posts:
- This is a great post about wearing coloured olive green tights and the hair colour trap
- Love what she did to this second hand animal print dress
Think I am missing a FANTASTIC style blog in my links, let me know.
This post has 11 comments
March 15th, 2013
I am delighted to find me here in the company of Lynne and Joni, who are such engaging, witty, gorgeous women with great style. I would LOVE to go thrift shopping with you. Thank you for this mention. An honour.
March 15th, 2013
Love the 20/30s dress you featured today. What a fab find!
March 18th, 2013
I have to say, I'm so happy I followed your blog from the Kiyonna site. I'm still in my 30s and my New Year's resolution this year is to live in more color, literally and figuratively. These three women are awesome. Melanie is that cool eccentric woman that so many of us aspire to be, Lynne has the sexiest shoes ever (this may seem a minor compliment, but it is pure envy from a woman in a size 11 who can't walk in heals), and Joni is adventurous and funky. Excellent feature.
March 18th, 2013
So glad you found the blog and are enjoying it.
March 22nd, 2013
You have featured three of my favorite boggers!! Clearly we are kindred spirits.If you haven't already, you must check out Judith at Stylecrone.com and Bella at the Citizen Rosebud. She's in Seattle now, not too far away from you.
So nice to "meet" you! .....Jean
March 22nd, 2013
I p.s. I just noticed your side bar; you obviously know Bella!
March 22nd, 2013
Thanks Jean - Yes I have connected online with Bella. I also follow Style Crone. Will need to include her in a future Follow Friday post. Cheers!
March 23rd, 2013
Ah, you picked some GREAT ones! I love how you mixed in Lynne with the artiste crowd. I love every one of their style- and you're right they all rock secondhand and vintage so well, and each so differently!
Some more faves of mine: Senora Allnut from Spain, and Serene from The Elegant Bohemian.
March 23rd, 2013
Thanks for the new suggestions Bella.I also really need to get down to Seattle sometime soon and check out your hot vintage scene.
March 24th, 2013
I'm gobsmacked to be included anything with sartorial superstars, Joni and Melani, so THANK YOU! Some of my fave style bloggers over 40 are Susan at une femme certain age, Natasha at One Woman's Style Evolution, and Sheila at Ephemera, in addition to some of the fantastic ones listed above.
I'm adding you to my Google RSS Reader - until I can figure out where I'm moving everything
C'mon Google, couldn't you leave the world's most popular feed reader alone?
March 24th, 2013
Lynne - So happy to include you. I love your take on thrift and life. Thanks for the suggestions for more 40+ bloggers to check out.
Thanks for adding me to your reader. I am test driving Feedly for the moment. Not sure I am loving it yet.But it easily syncs with my google reader.