I looooove a good before and after. I write a lot of articles encouraging ladies to upscale their daily style because our current culture is so lax, to the point of championing slobbish habits. It feels refreshing to be put together, it is even polite to be put together, it even changes the tone of a home to be put together. So let me show you my own style makeover from being on the athletic loungey side of dressing to dressing in put together outfits. I had to learn all this too! There were years of my life that I dressed almost exclusively in leggings with spandex tops, or skinny…

Ladies, do you want to feel more awake, productive and happy in the dreary cold winter weather? Get dressed in the morning in something pretty and polished. You may be surprised just how different you feel. You will make your family feel more important and you will grace your home with a sense of every task being a moment of refinement. Winter white is not the friendliest color for some kinds of gritty work of home keeping so I reserve this skirt for days of light housework, outings to the shops, dinners out, having dinner guests over, or church gatherings. Which is perfect for the Christmas season! This is a…

This is an acrylic sweater that I purchased on Amazon around $40! This is one of my favorite cozy and put together looks for cold weather. A beautiful cable knit sweater, long enough to wear with fleece lined leggings, fitted enough to move with me as I work and not bag off getting caught on things or dipping into dish water or poo! We wear our clothes for real life ladies so they need to work with us and for us! It is helpful to know about fabrics to choose the ones that work the best and also to know how to care for them. Everything needs the proper care…

Do you need to change out of your nice clothes as you feel worn down by them throughout the day? It took me decades, but I have my wardrobe down to a science now and there is no stylish outfit that wears me down to want to change out of it! I love dressing for the day. There truly is something refreshing about taking off wrinkly shapeless pajamas and putting on something that has a structure, a design, a refinement that speaks of the grace to carry yourself with throughout the day. But I’m sensitive to uncomfortable clothing. So these are my tips for being well dressed for every day…

Ladies, does cold weather make you feel less feminine and stylish and more hulky and pajama-y? I grew up in cold weather and so take it from me, it can be done in a beautiful way and still keep you warm. For anyone just clicking in, note that I am a country woman. So dressing for the day is not just meant for city girls or those being seen. I believe great style is meant for our homes and our families, and our God gifted days! The countryside is so beautiful it is no place to look your worst. Of course here I am wearing my booties for in the…

The more I age….the more I find how classic clothing flatters women. If I did not photograph myself so much for this country fashion blog, I would have my skepticism. I do appreciate a wide variety of styles. But there are a few things classic cuts do, that I find more supportive of my beauty as I age, that other styles don’t do as well. This outfit is a wonderful example of these features that I find work so well. I trained myself to sleep on my back for years but I would rather just enjoy my sleep now so I side sleep as well now and this means…..chest wrinkles.…