Red Coat by the Lake

      The motto for the state of Minnesota is "land of 10,000 lakes" so here I am wearing my favorite red trench near tranquil blue water. I like a bright colored trench for that time in between the warm and cool seasons. I wish I could give you a link to this coat but it was purchased from JC Penney's several years ago. A bright coat lifts my spirits on gloomy or raining days. Today is absolutely beautiful like a postcard highlighting fall colors and sunshine.

trench--worthington
pants--merona (here)
boots--bandolino (here)
purse--isabella fiore

location--como lake

links
the mrs. and the momma
simply lulu style
share-in-style boots
face it catalog
not dead yet style
monday bloom
mingle monday
my thrifty chic
watch what i'm wearing
style sessions fashion link up
the pleated poppy
three-fer thursday link up
fashion friday

Structured Jacket

     This jacket refers to many of my passions. I enjoy historical clothing, early American quilts and the color pallet of my own paintings. The jacket is deep inky black, my camera sometimes reads black as brown. 

     I'm wearing some older jewelry to add a touch of romance to this outfit. My husband and I were exhibitors at a craft show on the Pier in San Francisco in the early 90's. We decided to bring my mom along for fun and at that time she hadn't flown on a plane before. Mom loved this trip and art show. She used her friendly personality to visit with many of the artists in this show. She purchased these earrings for me and my sister in law gave me this lovely bracelet, both of which I cherish. I really don't remember very much about this show, just one of many shows, but I do adore the memory of my mom walking up and down the hills of San Francisco at the age of 70.

locations--fairgrounds

jacket--bcbg (here)
leather skirt--calvin klein (here)
shoes--bandolino (thrifted)
purse--colehaan
jewelry--handmade (gift from joan and mom)

links
the best of friday link up
working girl with style
simply lulu style
verizon voices fashionista style hop
passion for fashion
mingle monday
what I wore wednesday
the pleated poppy
three-fer thursday
look what i got
not dead yet style

Casual in the Blue Light

     As the warm summer light fades to cooler tones, I'm hanging on to wearing sandals as long as possible. Today I wore a more casual outfit so you don't think I'm always wearing heals and a dress. I combined cotton pants with a faux leather zip up jacket. I used to wear mostly solid colored items, but in the last few years I've been attracted to prints.

     Some of you might have wondered why I called my blog Blue Hue Wonderland. The blue hue refers to the tone of the northern light in the fall and winter. You can see this in these pictures and this is my favorite time of the year. I started blogging in January of this year and during the snow covered winter Minnesota is a wonderland.

shoes--calvin klein
pants--joe fresh (here)
jacket--ellen tracy
earrings--anne kline (here)
bracelet--forever twenty-one

location--stage platform at the fair


links
simply lulu style
fridays five
passion for fashion
not dead yet style
mingle monday
what i wore wednesday
the pleated poppy
shoe shine