Last year we had a fashion show featuring Virginia’s hand-made clothes. If you would like to browse through it, the link is here.
This year we are just having lots of fun modeling our spring clothes we have bought inexpensively along the way….at Goodwill, Major Thrift Store and other “thrifty” places.
A lot of these wardrobe choices are every day wear. Most of our daily duties are accomplished wearing outfits comparable to these….with an apron donned over top.
Granted, some are Sunday wear, and you will be able pick those ones out.Β Sometimes, though, it is hard to tell. π
We are not afraid to wear what others would deem “too dressy”. Since our wardrobe is made up of skirts, nice tee-shirts or tops we don’t freak out if we get them dirty. Most aprons handle it fine and for the rest we “Shout it Out”(Stain remover).
You can read a sweet, little history of aprons here.
If we are scooping manure or weed eating, then we will pull out the scrubbies. Even then, it is still a skirt, but it would be a definite “work skirt”. My daughter, Rosie, who is 16, does some pretty dirty work with her dad. She wears a skirt made with tougher material (paint, stains and all) and her skecher sneakers.
Maybe it will give you some inspiration. If anything, it sure is fun just to look and see what other ladies are doing with their wardrobes, don’t you think?
You may want to take a look at this wonderful book Dressing with Dignity: Second Edition
by Colleen Hammond. I did a short review on it here.
We can influence our environment just by our example, one step at a time….whether it is with our smile, our kindness and, yes, even our attire. I think we would be amazed the ripple effect we have on our own little worlds, without needing to say a thing. π
For those who are on Facebook, Colleen also has a group called Dressing With Dignity, where ladies share articles on modest fashions, wardrobe choices and are just able to support one another along the way. It is an uplifting group and is focused on making more modest choices, with charity to all on their wardrobe journey!
Colleen’s tagline is “DRESSING WITH DIGNITY challenges the indecent fashions for today’s woman HEAD ON!”
As an aside, you can take a look at her new book, The Correct Thing, here.
Here is our 2014 Finer Femininity Spring Fashion Show:
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Click on the first picture to view the gallery:
- Lovely dress that my niece, Regina, made.
- Jeanette, after Sunday Mass waiting for pancakes!
- Simple, elegant.
- Virginia looked very beautiful this pregnancy as she used her wardrobe to create lovely overlays.
- This jacket is so cute!
- Jeanette’s Easter outfit.
- Tangerine….lovely!
- Simple, sweet.
- Lovely Olivia!
- I had to show off Virginia’s crocheted Easter bonnets!
- Lovely and feminine little lady!
- Sienna is modeling her Easter bonnet.
- Grace is modeling her Easter bonnet.
- Gemma and Regina…..two spring flowers!
- The bike almost tipped. That would have made a great photo! grin
- Oooo…I like this one!
- Virginia made this dress and Theresa is modeling it.
- I made these earrings for Nettie’s Easter outfiut.
- Olivia’s creations!
- One of my Meadows of Grace creations.
- Another nice earring!
- Meadows of Grace earrings…love these, even if I do say so myself. π
- Angelo’s earring….a skink. He found it and I think he made up the name….
- Little Gemma’s outfit for the day!
- Lovely pastels!
- Love this yellow for spring.
- Shoes, shoes, shoes!
- Hillarie has an assortment of cowboy boots…..she comes from Wyoming!
- A Zulily purchase. I thought they were odd but I’ve grown to like them.
- Nettie’s Easter shoes to go with her peach outfit and earrings.
- Cute shoes!
- Gracie wanted to show off her shoes, too!
- Lovely!
- Sunday outfits.
- More ladies with Sunday attire!
- Regina picked up several of these gorgeous scarves/chapel veils in Europe when she went on a Rome/Italy pilgrimage. They were very cheap!
- Cute kids!
- Virginia gave me this scarf for my birthday. I love it!
- An ordinary day with two extra-ordinary ladies!! π
- Lovely daughter-in-law with her bauble necklace!
- My dear friend, Mary Ann, always looks elegant in everything she wears!
- Mary Ann
- Fuschia!! Nice!
- Hillarie is known for her beautiful hairdos!
- Another nice hairstyle.
- Rapunzel?
- Lovely ladies.
- Love the purple!
- My niece, Regina, is Virginia’s temporary Nanny. Virginia just had a baby…6 children and the oldest just turned 7!!
- Notice the nice white fur coat Rambo is wearing. π
- All dressed up and nowhere to go…..except to do dishes. π
- Rosie is our official landscape and garden person….a very big job!
- Hillarie made this skirt out of a bed sheet!
- We put our guests to work all the time! I’m not kidding.
- Just back from town.
- A flower on a piece of junk….sorry, boys
- Margy ALWAYS climbs fences in these outfits. π
- Work Cinderella!
- Ok, maybe a bit cheesy, but I liked the pose! These are clothes the girls would go shopping in and if they had to fill up the tire this is what they would look like!
- Swimsuits
- They’ve grown since we first got them. The skirts could be made a bit longer.
- Fish fry tonight! Rosie was proud of this one!
- Hand made skirt by Hillarie!
- Another home made skirt by Hillarie!
- Mint green…perfect for spring!
- APRON BONANZA with my sweet nieces!!
- So cute!
- Cute again!
- …and again!!
- Cooking it up!!
- Great times in the kitchen!
- Apron chandelier! Love it!
- This is their every day look. I caught them unawares.
- Who says women can’t do just about anything in a dress!? π Picture from the Sisters, Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.https://www.facebook.com/SistersMICM?fref=photo
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A Reblog from finer femininity. A great gallery of outfits and the baby bonnets are absolutely adorable!: