Hello again and a very warm welcome to our monthly Style Not Age Challenge where five over 40's come together to showcase our chosen theme, which this month was proposed by Jacqui. Orange you excited for Halloween may not apply to everyone, myself included, but the opportunity to wear one of my favourite colours is not wasted on me. Let's catch up with my style sisters to see their offerings, shall we?
Mummabstylish's Jacqui chose the colour orange to tie in with pumpkins and also it lets her show off this fab 70's print dress by Izabel worn with her pretty Clarks sandals.
Emma from the Style Splash is channeling that 70's vibe too with this hippy chick maxi dress from TK Maxx worn with her cute stetson. Do pop over to read her back story on the blog.
Gail is entering into the swing of things with her spooky themed outfit. Those tights are rather fabulous, aren't they? See more from her on Is This Mutton blog.
Hilda shopped her closet for this autumn look and didn't she do well (as one famous TV presenter used to say)! The cosy coat is 25 years old and the boots and hat are 6 and 5 years old respectively - great cost-per-wears on these, eh? Check out her story on Over The Hilda blog.
My outfit is a mixture of old and new pieces. The trench (TK Maxx) must be about 5 years old, the polo neck was a charity shop buy from years ago, boots are from Topshop a few years ago and the orange floral trousers are this season from Primark (now on sale for £6).
Nothing new jewellery-wise here. You'll have seen it all before, sorry.
As you can tell, this week's photo shoot took place in Gallery Tresco once again. Terrible weather left me with few options and the gallery is sooooo much tidier than home!
Saturday was our last day of trading until Christmas, so my days are now all about catching up on winter works. Currently I'm involved in packing up artworks in some holiday cottages in readiness of building works being done. I do enjoy the varied job I have.
We've had a brilliant year at Gallery Tresco. Sales of paintings were up on last year, and we expanded our jewellery collection too with great success. I know it'll seem like the blink of an eye before we re-open for 2023.
Anna x
What a gorgeous trench coat! It looks fabulous with the floral print trousers!
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Thanks Emma. I keep this in my wardrobe and consequently forget I even have it!
DeleteI'm so glad the gallery's had a good season, Anna - it sounds like the type of job I'd love to have (my job is also different every day). Love your Hallowe'en-inspired look - fabulous trousers!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sheila. These trousers are so lovely and they have stretch too!
DeleteThis is a fabulous outfit Anna, orange is definitely your colour!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm a big fan of orange x
DeleteOh wow, you look brilliant in this and you tackled the challenge really well. Sorry it's not your cup of tea I know lots of people don't. Have a fun week. Jacqui x
ReplyDeleteSorry to be a bit of a party pooper Jacqui ;( The challenge went great didn't it?
DeleteI love that trench. What a find. And like you I love wearing orange. x
ReplyDeleteI've had this for yonks Hilda and yet I've barely worn it. Orange is so us isn't it? xxx
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