The Day After

As much as I hang out at the Oregon District- at the art galleries, the thrift shop, the record store, Fifth Street Deli, Trolley Stop, and the Sterling Silver Studio, I should have stepped into Feathers at least once! Today I decided to do so on this beautifully sunny afternoon! That's me reflected in the store front window, by the way! Hahaha! Isn't this coat darling? I absolutely love the color. Sharp, bold, and downright sophisticated, I imagined looking like a richly spoiled gal with a veiled pillbox hat on top of my head and walking a frou frou dog in spiky, over the top heels! I have the tendency to let my thoughts run wild! This charming black beaded velvet jacket is the stuff of dreams isn't it? It looks a bit large, short in length, and shoulder padded. How could a body like mine pull off something as classic as this? I have an hourglass shape so this would definitely box me in too. Unless I found a tailor who could work miracles, this $40 jacket had to stay! Now ...