The search continues. I’m getting closer.
I won’t be wearing this, pretty though I find it.
My photo does the dress a slight disservice, as I had no one around to finish zipping me up, but even fully closed this dress is not the right silhouette for me. I’m not showing you the side view, but trust me. This long-waisted, narrow-hipped late-middle-age woman feels no particular need to showcase her abdomen. If you are short-waisted, or narrow-shouldered and more pear-shaped, could be beautiful. It’s on sale for 50% off at Moda Operandi right now, in one size. The lining is silk, the outer layer polyester. Quite floaty, for the right person. A tad demure for me.
It’s already on the way back.
Now this outfit, by Christopher John Rogers whom I adore and everyone else does too, I loved. I felt like myself, generally. But I did not feel specifically as I imagine I will feel walking my daughter down the aisle. Pink silk satin cargo pants cannot help but poke some fun at the occasion, and I have less than zero interest in mockery, or anything less than joyful wonder at the event.
But how fun.
Shirt is striped cotton and pink silk and I don’t know what-all terra cotta. Reminds me of my mother, who often wore stripes. Pants are a size too large, but come on. So cool. So effortless, for me. So luxurious and nonchalant, in my conceptual landscape of being. How’s that for intellectualizing I Quite Like It?
I’m considering keeping Mr. Rogers to wear at some unspecified date. I suspect that date will never come, and yet I also suspect I might yearn for it every time I open my closet. To be determined. I might add an ivory tank top under and wear the shirt open, in that mythical as yet unclear moment when it all felt right.
Shoes in both outfits are the platinum suede, crystal-toed Jimmy Choos I wore to my own wedding 11 years ago now. I might wear pearl earrings in both cases, to wholly different effects.
The search continues, for something elegant-adjacent, pretty, comfortable–a tiny bit shiny with a loving edge.
Have an excellent weekend!
P.S. I tied up my shoe closet subsequently. Writing a blog is so useful for so many lessons.
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You HAVE to keep the Christopher John Rogers – it’s beyond cool and gorgeous. I love you in that pink too.
Seconded. I think the outfit may be TWO sizes too large, though. Imagine how great this will be when it fits just right.
Thank you! The pants are a 30 waist, and I think even though the outfit’s supposed to be oversized, I need a 28. The shirt though, I don’t know that an XS would be right. The point is kind of the too much fabric. Thoughts from either Flo or KSL?
No, I would not want to mess with the blousy, slouchy fit at ALL!
So, off to the designer’s website to see about the intended fit/length gold standard of the pants [to me the shirt is less demanding than the pants]:
https://www.net-a-porter.com/en-us/shop/product/christopher-john-rogers/clothing/straight-leg/silk-and-wool-blend-satin-barrel-leg-cargo-pants/1647597335743033
The advancing arrows above tell the story: a LOT of construction to these pants. If they don’t fit to your liking right out of the box, alterations are going to be a bear. But hey, if your tailor is a genius, the “barrel” shape can be further tapered if length is a problem [as it would be for me at 5’5″ with short legs, model probably being 5’9″ or so].
Gold standard from the back [appears model is wearing flats] https://christopherjohnrogers.com/products/cargo-pants-3
Very cool outfit.
The colors in the dress are pretty. However, looking at the photo on web site, the print, which falls right over the tummy on the model is not right in the middle of the skirt that they sent you. Their cutting process didn’t keep the divide/conquer gold pattern in the middle of tummy area.
My thoughts about Mother of Someone Getting Married are that 20-60 years down the line someone who has is a descendant of yours will look at the photos/digital images and what they see will form a large basis of their opinion/feelings/kindship they feel for you. How it looks in the photo is key.
How interesting about the pattern. Didn’t even occur to me. On the other hand, photo-wise, 60 years down the line we assume I will be dead and I won’t care too much LOL.
The colors and floral design on the dress are gorgeous, I get what you are saying about the tummy although the photo here looks fine. Shoes are perfect. IMO a huge no on the pink outfit. Not for the MOB. Cute ( in the proper size) and comfortable it may be – but not for this occasion.
Keep us updated!
I didn’t show the profile shot for reasons;). And I tell you, were this wedding to be held at a loft in a coastal city, I’d consider the pink pants anyway. I love a little subversion of expectations. That is, if my daughter and my husband agreed.
No to both outfits for the wedding seems the consensus.
I do like the dress fabric, print and colors but you’d have to have a dressmaker customize it your body type and preferences. The cost to customize it might double the cost of the dress and that is not ideal.
The pink outfit definitely makes a statement but finding the right occasion and getting it sized-right pose some challenges too.
Eventually you’ll find the right outfit. Happy hunting.
The pink outfit could be perfect for morning after wedding breakfast/brunch, if one is planned..
Or even for the rehearsal dinner if it’s casual..