Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Aug 28th - Outfit #28 - A Donny and Marie Moment

For those of us of a certain age, perhaps we watched "The Donny & Marie Show" back in the late 70s, featuring Donny and Marie Osmond? And maybe our neighbour had the coveted Donny & Marie dolls, in all their purple and pink splendour? My neighbour's name was Paula, and she traded me something (no idea what) for the Marie dress so that I could have it in all its zig-zag multi-layered goodness. 

Well, I'm feeling a little bit country today.
Or maybe it's a little bit rock & roll? Or perhaps I've just completely lost it? Ha!

This is my red silk shirt (last worn here), my purple silk fluttery skirt (Marie would approve, I'm sure), which I last wore here (last outfit), and my red shoes from yesterday.
I have always liked red and purple together, especially with a pop of blue and turquoise, like in this awesome Smoking Lily obi.

I'm even wearing pink and purple earrings.
And a turquoise cuff.

Blouse (Elite International, thrifted), skirt (Le Chateau, consignment), shoes (Miz Mooz, consignment), obi belt (Smoking Lily), cuff (Shi Studio), earrings (Le Chateau).

Only a few days left in this challenge...and the weather has started to turn cold (it's currently trying to rain). We have a couple of events this week, so I will have to squeeze a few more outfits out!

15 comments:

  1. I used to love that show. I wanted to be Marie so hard (now I am so happy to be me : >) Love your color mix today, your obi belt, and the red shoes -- ultra good.

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  2. That IS the exact Donny-and-Marie purple!!!

    Another excellent colour-combination - the blue and turquoise add great dimension. All that gorgeous, saturated-colour silk must feel totally luxurious on!

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  3. Beautiful colors--jewel tones--all together. I'm not thinking country or even rock star. It's a more elegant and bold look than that.

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  4. The obi belt is the perfect completer piece to tie the shirt and skirt together. Jealous of your cooler weather. Hope it heads my way soon.

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  5. This is a great outfit Sheila. Unexpected and creative. The layers in the purple skirt really makes it special.

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  6. I love red and purple together and this obi is so pretty :-)

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  7. Love all of these colours together, you look great! I really like that belt :)

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  8. Megan is right, the obi belt is the item that pulls this outfit together, merging the red top with the purple skirt.

    I was a huge Donny and Marie fan and watched the show religiously. I even had purple socks. I also loved the Bay City Rollers and had plaid socks in their honour. I seem to have left the sock addiction behind.

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  9. Ah yes--Donny & Marie!! loved them!!
    You look STUNNING!!! I love the color combo (you are the queen of color-mixing in my book) with the pops of blues!!

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  10. Oh how I love that skirt. It was made to make many appearances on th' Internetz :P

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  11. LOVE this color combo and the elegance of that lovely purple skirt! I am a wee bit young for Donny and Marie, but I saw many a clip of them on VH1 shows like "I Love the 70's" so I'm familiar with them!

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  12. Bold, Sheila-esque colors. There's nothing you can't get away with, girl.

    I'm exactly Donny's age. I'll tell you a secret if you promise not to tell: when I was young, I wished I could have been Marie. Shhh...

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  13. Lovely colours Sheila - and I agree, all pulled together with the obi.

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  14. Holy jamoly - I love this combo. County on speed? Whatever it is, it's working. You shine shine shine in this. I watched that show once in a while too and the only songs I remember are that one and Paper Roses.

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