• Capsule Wardrobing,  Color

    Fall to Winter Capsule Shift

    Change the Focus for Holiday Style Happy day, Reader Dearest! Whew. It’s been a busy week. I survived the great feast. (With just a little waistband discomfort.) Avoided the stores on Black Friday. Readied my storefront for Small Business Saturday.…

  • Copycat Style

    Copycat Style: November 2023

    Dress + Pants Happy day, Reader Dearest! I’m playing catch-up. (Aren’t we all?) PSA: Our mission here at Closet Play Image is to inspire your shine with Bright Ideas for Your Style and Your Wardrobe. When you find anything here…

  • Musings & Miscellany

    Skin Care for Cold Weather

    & Neora Hydrogel Patch Review Happy day, Reader Dear! Well, we’ve had a few turns in the weather department this month. We’ve gone from shorts and tanks to sweaters and boots. And back again. Sometimes in the same day! Which…

  • Style and Styling

    5 Tips for Styling Dress-over-Pants

    Rock the Look! Hello, Reader Dearest! If you live in the US, it’s that time of year, again… The grocery stores are featuring all the goodies we need for the Thanksgiving table. Families are working out who is bringing what.…

  • Color,  Style and Styling

    Quiet Luxury Style Guide–5 Tips

    Get the Look! Happy day, Reader Dear! What style trends have caught your interest? Everyone in the media is talking about the Quiet Luxury look. It’s gorgeous. Refined. Tasteful. Elegant. Expensive looking. AND Quiet Luxury is closely related to the…

  • Style and Styling

    Styled Three Ways: Bow Blouse

    For Work Play & Party Hello, Reader Dear! Bows are everywhere! And we’ll see even more of them as the holidays approach. Because, well, bows have a thematic holiday connection, so let’s run with bows today. (Far safer than running…

  • Style and Styling

    Last Minute Halloween Costumes!

    Based on Jeans Happy day, Reader Spookiest! ‘Tis the season… For all things creepy and spooky! As a girl, Halloween was always my favorite holiday. In 1992, it became our wedding anniversary. Which means that we know what we are…