• Style and Styling

    Copycat Style: May 2023

    Olive Trouser + Blue Top (And a spot of leopard… See what I did there?!) Happy day, Dear Reader! It’s Copycat Style time! I feel like there needs to be a special little Copycat Style dance to go along with…

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    Copycat Style: April 2023

    White Jeans + Olive Utility Jacket Happy day, Reader Dearest! It’s mid-April. AND it’s BAAAACK! I’m trying to get back into the swing of SO many things. Like Copycat Style posts. If you are new to closetplay.biz, Welcome! It’s great to…

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    Spring Capsule Wardrobe

    Building It Out Happy day, Reader Dear! I hope you are recovering from The Wearing ‘O the Green! Our family does St. Patrick’s Day. Hi, my maiden name is O’Connell and I make one hard-to-stop-eating Irish Soda Bread. We don’t…

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    Style by Subtraction

    3 Things EVERYONE Can Let Go Of! Happy day, Reader Dear! How are you doing? Are you ready for a new season? Feeling like it’s time to try something new? Well… Style isn’t always about more. Sometimes it’s about less.…

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    Trying the French Outfit Formula

    Happy day, Dear Reader! One uninspired (Probably grey and rainy.) January day, I was scrolling through Pinterest, like you do… And ran across a Pinterest pin—that I now cannot find. I screenshotted it thinking, I could use someone to tell…

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    5 Style Takeaways from 2022

    Whew! Happy day and HAPPY NEW YEAR, Reader Dearest! (Yes. A little late.) What a ride! To quote Hunter S. Thompson– Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body,…

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    Merry Christmas!

    Happy day, reader dearest! If you celebrate, I wish you and yours a most Happy Christmas, filled with joy and laughter. To ALL, I wish you a 2023 abundant in peace and prosperity. Stylishly yours,

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    Looking Forward

    Hello, Reader Dearest! This will be short… Thank you. These past 5 months have been rough. Your kindness, support and messages have meant more than you can imagine. I took for granted the stable (stable-ish?) place we were in 6…

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    Medical Leave

    I’d like to say, Happy Day, but it’s not, Reader Dearest. I’m struggling. Mightily. Mama’s health took a turn for the worse mid-July. She’s still with us at home and needs constant assistance. We aren’t sure whether to expect improvement.…