Red for Thursday Moda with Elegance and Mommyhood!
I am pleased to co-host Thursday Moda with Ada from Elegance and Mommyhood one more time. Thanks, Ada! You can see our posts featuring cobalt blue last week here and here. I have been revamping my wardrobe in 2020 donating things that did not fit well, that did not bring joy (I don’t want to force myself to wear something) or that were worn out. My summer and spring wardrobe are really in no need of anything so I am going to take a day at a time, a week at a time and see if I can stick to a goal I made in this area till the end of summer. Today we are sharing red for summer! Ada looks gorgeous in her little red dress and ready for some fun in the sun. I love the flow of her dress and the print: I do not often buy prints but they add so much interest to an outfit!
Today, I am sharing a new Target skirt that I saw a couple of times on Andrea of Living on Cloud Nine and loving the red color, I went ahead and ordered it (it did help I also had a $5 gift card to use at Target. I love the skirt with its eyelet material and bright red color. In a certain light, it might have a clementine shade to it but it really depends on the lighting. It is lined till the knee, maxi length and I am looking forward to wearing it all summer long. It is described as midi length but I at 5’4″, I consider it maxi length. I would say it is true to size or a bit small (I am wearing size small) as it does not have much give in the waist (which is elastic).
Now, if you have been reading my blog for a little while, you know that our family loves to travel. While I do love living in the United States, I do miss Europe and we have been blessed to be able to return prior to having children and also with all of the boys several times. When we travel, I like to bring back something to remind me of our time abroad and I have found that my favorite souvenir is something I can wear, usually in the form of an accessory!
For this outfit, I wore several different special items from trips to different countries. The tote, I bought last year in a little French market in the south of France while visiting my high school friend (we hadn’t seen each other in 21 years!). I use a tote organizer to keep my things organized and love the colors. I really should have bought a couple more as they were very affordable at around 8 euros and I could have stacked them one inside the other to bring them back.
Another special accessory is the necklace I am wearing under my scarf. I wanted to tie in the brown from the leopard in all my accessories and I had not worn this necklace in a long while.
I found this necklace in a little shop in Provence on my husband’s first trip to Europe/France. This was before we had kids and once again it was an inexpensive souvenir but holds a lot of memories from a fun trip to the south of France.
Now the top leather bracelet is almost as old as dirt, lol! I bought that on a school field trip when I was in middle school in France. Our class had won a contest by making a documentary about neon lights and we won a 3 day trip to Poitiers, France. I cannot find anything with my name in the US so I really do like this bracelet (and it goes with everything). The second leather bracelet, I bought on our last trip to the Republic of Georgia. If you are interested in reading about our last 3 trips to Europe, I wrote several blog post about them.
If you think taking blog pictures is glamorous, think again. At first I wanted to sit on this tree. However, when I put my hand on the tree branch, I felt something slimy: there were small slug like creatures on it: yuck!
Don’t forget to stop by Ada’s blog to see how she wore red! And let me know what you bring back as souvenirs from your travels.
A bientôt!
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I had to add this last picture of Ada and her daughter Vivian twinning: so adorable: with 4 boys, that it the one thing I miss about not having a little girl!
38 Comments
Shea
I love how your look is a trip around the world, with so many pretty accessories! And that skirt is such a great find–I love the eyelet texture and bright color!
mimifce
Yes: the accessries are such nice reminders of our travels.
Nancy
Great title, red Thursday! It shoots out energy for some reason. It’s actually good to wear red isn’t it. I wear it not often but it is such a good strong color.
mimifce
I do love red even though I don’t have much of it! Just like yellow, it puts me in a happy, bright mood =)
Jennifer
I love your skirt so much!!
Jennifer
Effortlessly Sophisticated
mimifce
Isn’t it a good one?
Jill
Such a pretty skirt! I love all of your accessories! Your necklace is gorgeous!
Jill – Doused in Pink
mimifce
That necklace was such a cheap find too: I just was drawn to its originality!
Kimberly F Malkiewicz
Oh, yay! You got that pretty eyelet skirt. I’m sure you’ll be finding lots of ways to wear it. I enjoyed your travel memories with your accessories–you should have gotten more totes! Hope you’re having a great week!
mimifce
Week is going well with trips to the pool! Yes about those totes! I am glad I did get the skirt: such a pretty bright color!
Penny
That is such a pretty skirt – the colour is amazing. I shall have to look back at some of your travel posts. Love the jewellery and the tote – so typically French 🙂
mimifce
Thanks, Penny! Yes: I love wearing the tote in summer and have a little piece of France with me.
Ada
You look amazing. How darling is that little eyelet maxi skirt. I want it! I love my dress too and Vivian’s. Thank you so much for including that photo of ours. I love all the fun accessories here too and how fun that some are from your trips. The leopard wedges, tote and cuff are all awesome!
My post is finally posted . Go check it out! Oh and please include my Thursday Moda blog button too. THANKS. =)
https://eleganceandmommyhood.blogspot.com/2020/06/thursday-moda-216-ravishing-red-for.html
mimifce
Will do!
Ellibelle
Loving the eyelet details on the skirt! So perfect for summer! And I love that you purchase souvenirs so you can actually get some use out of them! I’ll have to remember that on my next vacation!
Ellibelle’s Corner
mimifce
Better than magnets!
Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom
Just love those adorable wedges with that bright and cheerful skirt!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
mimifce
They are a fun way to add pattern and interest to any outfit, aren’t they?
jodie filogomo
It’s such a fabulous skirt Mireille!! I think it’s so smart to buy things when you travel that you will wear because it’s a constant reminer.
XOOX
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
mimifce
I used to buy magnets and stuff like that and then they just gathered dust.
Laura Bambrick
That skirt is just darling! I love buying clothing and accessories when I travel. Then I get the memories of the trip whenever I wear them and they are always unique pieces when I return home!
mimifce
Exactly! For years, I wore this one skirt I bought in Italy when my oldest was little, then finally I had to get rid of it as it was coming apart.
Anna Marcus
The skirt is great, love it’s watermelon red colour and relaxed style, so perfect for summer. isn’t it a coincidence that my latest post is also about colour red
https://lookingfabulousat50.blogspot.com/2020/06/my-red-phase.html
mimifce
That’s right! You sure shared some fun red pieces!
Shelbee on the Edge
Mireille, I love this amazing skirt! And that tote is so beautiful. What a fabulous souvenir!
Shelbee
http://www.shelbeeontheedge.com
mimifce
I love bags so the tote was a no brainer. They had them in all different colors.
Leelo
This is perfect outfit for summer! I love your skirt and the fact that all your accessories come with a memories from your trips.
mimifce
Thank you! Some of them sure hold special memories!
Andrea Nine
I adore the way you styled the skirt pretty lady! The BoHo is so good on you! And that color!
mimifce
Thanks, Andrea! It was a good one. Now to wear it a different way…
Melody Jacob
You both look so nice
Thanks for your contributions
https://www.melodyjacob.com/
mimifce
Thank you, Melody!
Laurie
I love this style of maxi skirt and I love your bag! It’s not summer without a basket bag! xx
mimifce
Thank you, Laurie! Will be wearing it again this week!
Claire
You both look lovely in red. Love your skirt 🙂 I’ve just linked up my red dress 🙂 Thanks for hosting.
mimifce
Red looks so good on everyone since there are different shades!
Mica
That is such a beautiful red maxi skirt on you and I love that you got it for $5 off as well! 🙂 being shorter than you I find mid skirts work as maxis too – I think a few maxi skirt I’ve thrifted were actually midi skirts, as they fit me with no alterations and don’t look like they have been taken up!
Thanks so much for joining the #WeekdayWearLinkup!
mimifce
I love the bright color, makes me happy!