• Capsule Wardrobing,  Color

    Colorful Fall Capsule

    Fall Fun Frocks and Finery? Happy day, Reader Dearest! (Sorry about the alliterative subheading. You know me. I love me a good overdone alliteration!) AND you also know: I can’t abide a boring capsule wardrobe. Make that a boring wardrobe.…

  • Capsule Wardrobing,  Color

    Fall 2023 Capsule Wardrobe Inspo

    No Trends Here! Where’s the RED? I’ll wait for winter. Where’s the LEATHER? It’s still too darned hot! Where are the Quiet Luxury/Sophisticated Neutrals? They don’t work for my coloring/personality, but they might be AH-mazing for yours! No, this isn’t…

  • Musings & Miscellany

    Happy Blogiversary!

    I’m SIX! (No, NOT Six the Musical. I’m fabulous, but not that fabulous!) Happy day, Reader Dearest! Surprise! It’s not my regular blogging day. But… It’s a big day today. Closet Play Image turns 6! Which qualifies as a miracle.…

  • Capsule Wardrobing

    Spring Capsule Check-In

    Happy day, Reader Dear! How goes it? Such a simple question. That can have one or more VERY complicated answers! Some of which contradict each other. So let’s make it easier. We’ll narrow down the question to something answerable in…

  • Style and Styling

    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…

  • Capsule Wardrobing

    Closet Play is 5!

    Happy Blogiversary! Happy day, Reader Dearest! Thank you. Really and truly. If it were not for you, this post wouldn’t be here. You are the reason I keep showing up twice a week. Which means I am thankful for you!…

  • Capsule Wardrobing

    Summer Capsule Inspo: 2022

    And Spring Capsule Debrief Happy day, Reader Dear! Summer is almost here! At least my summer capsule should be! I have been bumbling about the last few weeks of May, trying to figure out what I wanted this summer’s capsule…

  • Style and Styling

    Spring Capsule Check In

    Happy day, Dear Reader of Mine! How goes it? Such a simple question. With potentially complicated answers! It’s an important question to ask about many aspects of your life, but you know me… I’m asking about your closet this season.…

  • Style and Styling

    Styled Three Ways: Three Seasons!

    White Jeans + Silk Shirt (OR Chambray) Happy day, Dear Reader of mine! What kind of weather are you having? In our neck of the woods, spring has sprung. And with it, all the seasonal changability that spring brings. Some…