Friday Date Night … Trying New Looks … and ... Why I Get In Front Of the Camera

Our  Friday night dateshave turned into a perfect opportunityto try some new lookswith a photo shoot before cocktails!
With my upcoming trip to NapaI wanted to play once again with my leather jacket.It was a chilly SoCal evening soI chose to pair it with a black maxi.
I decided Old Town San Juan Capistranowould make for the perfect back drop for this ensemble!
I often decide what I want to wear on Friday night …and thendecide the perfect destination.

Old San Juan has a charming collectionof restaurants and bars …
and you never know where you can  get some photo advice!

This charming engineer had some great  photo shot set up advice!
Jacket-Target, maxi Target, Sunglasses-Tom Ford, necklace-Tamera Beardsley Design, Vintage evening bag, patent pumps- Ivanka Trump
To achieve a nicer flow to long knit skirts and dresses
I would like to wear a long slip underneath
but since I haven't found any that have made it to market yet
a successful alternative I have found
is wearing a long knit skirt underneath
It provides for a better drape and movement to the dress
which for me it makes it more fun to wear
and
the skirt underneath
helps prevents the dress
from wrapping around my
legs when I walk.
The added layer is also a good way
to prevent every bump and imperfection from showing
which is reason enough for the under skirt!
I have found using the skirt as slip solution
to be more cost effective
than even traditional short slips.
Target has several great options at the moment.
I find stores like this
to be great ways to try new looks
hence
both my jacket and Maxi dress
are from Target.
Now that I realize I actually like
a leather jacket
(I talked about here)
I will eventually be on the hunt
for a leather jacket as a wardrobe investment piece.
I am quite taken with a
une femme d'un certain âge
newest Vince leather jacket
but for now I am quite content
with my Target score.

I have reworked this vintage brooch statement necklace many times by now
andI have to say I am finally completely satisfied with this vintage crystal rendition.
The years of collecting broocheshave really paid offas this necklace pairs as well with T shirts and jeansas evening attire.
Anyone new to my blogcan find my DIY for the necklace HEREthe rest of you already know the drill :))

I really have to say thank you to my wonderful husbandfor his Friday night effort in the photography department.I know I am a very lucky woman.He works really hardto show me in the best light possible.
Believe it or notI actually Hate having my picture takenbut love talking about clothes,  accessories
and
personal styleso I do get in front of the camera.
I have even thought of using other modelsto tell my fashion visionsbut then I  realizeI too would becomepart of the story tellingthat
insinuatesfashion is only for the young and beautiful.
That is a story
that is dated and untrue.
FashionandStyleare for any of uswho wear clothesand want it.
No matterour ageour sizeor how we lookor the price pointswe can afford.

Fashionand Styleare for all of us.

I get in front of the camera every weekbecause more of us need to be front of the camerahow else will we know what real womenlook likeif all we seeis a single vision of beauty.
A single visionof beautydoesn't workin a worldfilled with so many different kinds of beauty.
So here's toliving lifewith style and gustono matter who we are!
PSI was just thinkingit's  probablyabout time fore me to share some of the photo tipsI have learnedto get the best shots possible.I can feel the wheels turningfor a new DIY post :))

As always my friends
I wish you love and joyas you style your life