It’s Day 1 of SUMMER BLACK-OUT 2010 and you have GOT to check out all the amazing folks participating! Squeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
260 Days No Repeats
28 Cups of Tea
90 Days Without Shopping
A Pretty Penny
Angels and Blossoms
Austin Slave to Fashion
Bella Vita
Bird on Your Shirt
blueroseplus
Brickhouse
BuBuMotherof2
Closet 365
clothes, inter alia
The Cohabitating Closet
The Daily Insanity of a Fashion Addict
Daily Joy
Daily Waifu Snapshot
Dark Horse
Della Grace’s Life
Defrumpify
Diary of a Divergent Student
Eek!
Ephemera
Et Cetera
Everybody Gets Dressed
Excavating K’s Closet
Fabuliss
Fashion Flirt
Flitryss
From Tomboy to Fashionista
Futurelint
Good Call, Babydoll
Großstadthimmel
Haphazard Musings and Creations
Handsewn Hearts
homedotmade (let me know if you’ve got a link!)
In Professorial Fashion
Interrobangs Anonymous
Jaunty Dame
Jenniferocious
Kendi Everyday
Linguist Barbie
Living Simply
Loving the Reflection
Mad Dress Game
The Magpie’s Hoard
Minnchic
The New Professional
Oh Lady E
Oranges and Apples
Orchids in Buttonholes
Polka Dot Biker Shorts
Rachel in FL (couldn’t find a blog or link)
Rate My Outfit
RiAnge Creations
Scholar Style Guide
Somewhere in the Suburbs
Stacyverb
Stars in my Pocket
Steph’s Random Life
Stumble Into Style
Style Underdog
Stylish White Female
Sunshine State of Mind
Taylor Wears Everything
Through the Wilderness
What Andie Wears
What I Wear in a Little Town
WHEW! What an amazing lineup of gorgeous women! This is everyone who left a comment saying she would participate – if you’re playing along and your link is missing, just holler and I’ll update.
I’m thrilled that so many of you decided to take part in this challenge, and can’t wait to see all the black-free looks you assemble as the week wears on. And, of course, you non-bloggers should feel free to e-mail your photos to me if you’d like to be included in the roundup.
As for my outfit …
Brown and white floral scarf, I won it from Fashion Herald ages agoWhite floral brooch, don’t remember
Brown boatneck tee, Banana Republic outlet
White skirt, Banana Republic
White sandals, Dolce Vita Pela
Brown bangles, thrifted
Not my most vibrant, but well within the rules and a good reminder that black-free looks needn’t be riotiously colorful! I biked today and needed something packable, so this simple ensemble fit the bill. I adore this floaty cotton scarf as it is perfect for summer wear, has such a fun pattern, and reminds me that chocolate brown and bright white can look just fantastic together.
More BLACK-OUT fun tomorrow!
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I'm participating!
http://www.fashionflirt.wordpress.com
i love your wedges! i have them in black and wish i had them in every color!
drollgirl: Oh man, me too. It's all I can do not to snap 'em up in pink.
fun! I'm not participating because a.) I actually don't own much black and b.) I'm writing seminar papers and grading this week and my clothes are pretty much dead last on the list of important things, just below personal hygiene (kidding! but seriously, I'll hardly leave this kitchen table for the next 4 days). Buuut, fun to watch you all dress up and dream about the days when summer might finally return to Seattle… =)
thanks for the props on the necklace, Sal! Can you believe the materials cost me less than 10 bucks? WAY better than dropping $200 at anthro for polyester ribbon and glass pearls!
Oh, I love this idea Sal but most of my work wardrobe is black, grey, navy, etc. Typical corporate fare. I will live vicariously through you and the other lovely bloggers who are participating!
Yay! So exciting- thanks for including me in the list.
Red, white, and blue were part of my non-black ensemble today. This is very fun, since all of us bloggers are participating together.
hugs,
Lydia
Oh, this is the first I heard, I want in too!! It will help motivated me to get back into the swing of regular posting!
http:\\tomboyfashion.blogspot.com
Also FYI, I posted about fitness style, inspired and credited to you!
I'm participating too! Sorry for not posting earlier.
Everybody Gets Dressed
…and I think those wedges would be killer in pink. Not to be a bad influence or anything
I'm in! http://the-new-professional.blogspot.com
I'm playing, too!
http://www.stacyverb.typepad.com
im attempting the black-out week too. and i love the brown and white combo! its kind of sneaky springy
YAY! I'm adding you all as I get your links!
Hi Sal! I commented a little late r.e. blackout week, but we're planning to participate!
http://www.scholarstyleguide.com
-Liz
Love the draped scarf and simple color palette!
I am also participating.
http://cohabitatingcloset.blogspot.com
I'm also participating – apologies for the last-minute notification.
http://inprofessorialfashion.blogspot.com/
Also, Oh. My. Goddess. Those shoes are heart-stopping. Heart. Stopping.
awesome–i'm excited to check them out! sorry i'm not in on the fun, i've been swamped with work lately and can barely stay on top of getting dressed at all.
p.s. i LOVE you in brown. you should banish black more often!
I think brown and white is a great summer color combination. Neutral, but not as harsh as black and white.
For a long time I had it stuck in my head that brunettes should not wear brown. I'm glad I got over that rule.
I've said it before – or thought it before, not sure – that I ADORE those shoes. Forgot to comment earlier!
I'm playing too
I forgot to leave a link on the last post.
http://polkadotbikershorts.blogspot.com
very exciting!
Cuute! You're wedges are lovely. There's something really refreshing about brown and white.
I love your shoes…do they really come in pink?!?
Haha, oh my! I was like, WAIT THAT'S NOT BLACK?!?! Then I tipped my screen back and revealed the loveliness of your outfit. Love your wedges!
Lovin' the shoes. Cannot wait to see more photos
I'm gonna give it a try too!
http://whatiwearinalittletown.blogspot.com/
Wow, what a list!
Been a crazy weekend, and I forgot all about this! Still managed to not have a scrap of black on today, luckily. Today was totally a comfort day, though… perhaps I shall email you a photo of a day when I'm feeling prettier!
I'm participating! I posted my Monday outfit on my blog, Dark Horse:
http://dark-horse-rising.blogspot.com/
It's exam week, so not sure how exciting the outfits will be, but I'll give it a shot, too!
http://grossstadthimmel.blogspot.com/
Oh those shoes are all sorts of fabulous! I love the wedge even more this summer, and those are so much fun with all the straps. That scarf is a marvelous touch, and I love how you've worn it here.
I'm participating! Have been so inspired by your blog, which I only discovered a couple weeks ago. I go back and forth between work clothes and "mom at home with two boys age 2 and 6) so it's an interesting/fun challenge for me on both fronts.
You've also inspired me to a) return to a thrift store for the first time since high school and b) pledge to not buy any solids for a while (my wardrobe was making me yawn)…
Don't know I can get photos of me in all clothes (generally changing right after getting home so I can get out in the dirt with the boys, but will try to get the outfits).
This is a very sophisticated color palette but I love how you kept it fun with the scarf and AMAZING wedges!
I am doing the challenge!
My link is closet365.wordpress.com
Thanks for doing this. I'm really having fun already.
Can I participate? I thought I couldn't with the black in my skirt pattern for Jane's wardrobe challenge- but I can! It's not the Background- so I am in! I'll post it on today's outfit post
http://fashiondailyinsanity.blogspot.com
You forgot mine! So far so good with the challenge
excavatingkscloset.blogspot.com
Yes! I said last week that those shoes would look even better with shorter skirt, and this outfit proved me right!
Just wanted to let you know, Sal, that I've hit a bit of a snag so far: yesterday's outfit got doused in hot run-off from a fresh-baked cherry pie before I had a chance to photograph it, and I spent today in PJs thanks to an oncoming cold. So, although none of it's been black, there's not much to see here yet! ;c)
Hoping for better luck tomorrow,
Linguist Barbie
Me too! Me too! I just put up my first post of the week, and I'm participating in the Black Out as well.
http://clothesinteralia.blogspot.com
Linguist Barbie: Oh lady, NO! What a drag. Hope you're pie-free and on the mend now.
so many fabulous blogs, so little time!
I'm participating in Black Out, too!
90dayswithoutshopping.blogspot.com
I'm participating, it's a great opportunity to start doing more outfit posts!
u can take me off the list as "elle". I'm participating, but not posting.
thanks.
~Elle
Hi. I'm participating. Just got back from France so I've emailed you photos. Posts will appear on the blog soon.
http://dailyclothesfix.blogspot.com
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