picture perfect

Back by popular...my "Photo of the Month" selections at reneereyes.com. This series started all the way back in 2000 but I dropped it as my gender evolved.

This time around?

I'm including tips on acquiring all or part of the outfits I model for anyone with an interest.

Enjoy...

...and hopefully I'll see you again next month.

miss december

about this photo

'Tis the season to do formals...Fa', la, la, la, laaa; la, la, la, laaa...*Grin*

Okay: so my singing sucks, whatever. Why don't you try sounding decent crooning as a woman after 40 years of talking like a guy. :)

I decided to wrap-up (no pun, intended) a year's worth of "photo's of the month" and fashion tips with a lovely picture taken with my dear friend Kristin at a holiday ball here in Atlanta last week. 

Let's face it: blazer combinations remain a life-saver if you're carrying some extra weight yet need to appear snazzy. If you're looking thin & crispy? You can adorn a smaller, body-hugging number like the one Kristin is wearing. However, if you're more on the thick & chewy side of the oven (like moi)...a pant-suit might be just what the doctor ordered. :)

how to acquire this outfit

• The jacket & pants...the blazer was purchased on ebay. It's an "Escada Couture" velvet tuxedo-styled blazer with gold & crystal buttons. I doubt any major designer drops so heavily in value between retail & aftermarket than Escada: this blazer set me back about one hundred dollars but ran $2,100.00 at retail. I'd suggest you consider taking advantage of this disparity in order to stylishly update your wardrobe. ((hugs)) The style wasn't quite as sassy as I wanted, thus...I left the top button undone, folded-over the lapel & pinned it into place - to create the much sexier deep-cut cleavage styling you see in this photo. A Victoria Secret Wonderbra helped put all that extra work into the right perspective. *Grin* I bought the split-legged velvet pants at a small shop in Philadelphia in 2000: they're from my old night-clubbing days. It's a small wonder I was still able to get my lard-ass into them. Everything worked fine...as long as I didn't breath. *Laugh* Finally, I wore black thigh-high stockings to keep my legs warm. A tip worth noting? The finest velvet is made from silk, the next best quality is produced from rayon & finally there's good 'ole nylon. You'll notice the difference in their weight, appearance & lushness as you wear & compare them.
• The trim...the necklace is another one of my self-made brooch combo's. It's a St John brooch pinned to a cheap velvet "rope" that I acquired years ago. The shoes? They're from Payless. I planned to wear a lovely pair of Stuart Weitzman formals but they were hurting my toe & I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dance. Go figure...I'm wearing Payless over Weitzman's because of comfort: what's wrong with that equation? *Laugh*

Seeya' next year!

Renee

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