Hey, Hey!

After a 2 ½ week holiday, it was time to go back to work. I thought I would dread the idea of getting up this morning, but it really wasn’t that bad…….at all! I caught the 7:00am train, was in the office by 7:45am and I got right to it.

Just to back up a bit though, my last holiday weekend (Fri Aug 17 – Sun Aug 19) was amazing!! My girlfriend invited me to attend the Major League Baseball Civil Rights games and numerous associated events in Atlanta. When I say invited, I mean VIP status at the highest level: attending the roundtable discussion, which was highly informative and so provocative; VIP receptions; watching both games(Dodgers / Braves) Friday and Saturday evening, from the “box”; attending the Beacon Awards ceremony and luncheon with celebrity performers and recipients, etc., etc., etc.


Needless to say, I dressed for the part, however I didn't have my son or daughter to take my blog pics,(but, professional pictures of my various outfits at these events are hopefully on the way – I’m keeping my fingers crossed’).

Ms. Aikasha is wearing an original Ms. Aikasha blue linen short sleeve dress with Mark and James blue peep-toe suede sling-back platform sandals and Coachwicker/leather/snakeskin limited edition “Bonnie” handbag. Carino Lamborghini cream shades, a mix of coordinating bangles and Roberto Cavalli large silver watch with brown alligator strap complete today's outfit

Note: I made this dress about 10 years ago during a time I was struggling to make ends meet, so I would moonlight as a seamstress when I wasn't working my day job. The solid blue linen part of the dress was leftover fabric from a client's custom outfit. The multi colored hem is scraps from the hem of two pairs of trousers I had shortened for my eldest son. And.......Voila! The shoes are the exact same color as the dress - I just got them 2 summers ago - who'd have thought.........right??










Tip: as nice as it is to coordinate - it's never neccessary to "match" from head to toe which can be so predictable and a bit boring - hence the green handbag. The coloring of the green bag  is in the same muted family as the blue dress, so this "ties" the outfit together with a bit of interest - it's less obvious.

Note II: I know it's a lot of pictures today, but I was just really happy with them! :)