Denim by Design

I didn't own a pair of jeans until I was in high school. I was that girl from the South who embraced all things skirts and dresses (oh, and suits as a teenager ... don't ask). Pants - and especially jeans  - were far too casual for my taste and never looked right on me. Before the recent years of the "curvy fit" sensation, when you're the girl who has the hourglass figure from the time you're wee-high, it was either pleated pants (which made everything worse), or, have pants that fit the booty, but left a gap the size of the Grand Canyon at the small of my back! (yes, I went there.)

Nowadays, I can't imagine a world without them - and have come to realize that it's all about the fit and the quality of the denim, and there ain't nothing too casual for my taste any longer!

Denim: Levis / Shirt: C. Wonder / Boots: Guess (last season - similar here) / Bracelets: J.Crew (old) / Watch: personal collection

Stylist: Amy Keller

Photographer: James Newman

Mother, May I?

I recently found this sheer poncho in my mother's closet and had to bring it home! Evidently, one is never too old to play dress up in her mother's clothing! Stylist Amy got wind of it while going through my closet over the weekend and said, "Ummmmm. Where did you get this?" Let's just say she stopped everything to create this look:

Poncho: politely "stolen" from my mother's closet / Denim: Black Stretch Legging Jean by Rugby / Tank: Silk Racerback (old) from Ann Taylor / Necklace: personal collection (designed by my mother) / Sunwear: Boulevard by Ann Taylor (seen also here)

Stylist: Amy Keller