This is the last day of the sweater project I did with A from My French Corner. It was her idea and I thank her for it. I had so much fun coming up with different ways to wear my sweater and even more fun hearing all the comments about it. I hope we inspired people to do the same with their own wardrobes.

It really helps so much to photograph your outfits. It gives you a crystal clear eye on what works and what doesn’t. Thanks again A for such a great idea and I look forward to more dual posts with you in the near future!

Today I am wearing my sweater with:

Black cords (Union Bay, on sale at Macys)*

Black tee (Rebecca Beeson, Costco)

Black boots (Liz Claibourne, consignment shop)

Black chunk knit scarf (Husband’s closet)

Black belt (thrifted)

* I bought these on sale when I was desperate for black pants and couldn’t afford to buy the ones I wanted. Mistake. I don’t like them at all. I need to always remember it is better to do without and save up for the perfect item then settle for something on sale. I thought for $19 I couldn’t go wrong. Well that is still $19 I’m throwing away when I donate these pants soon. I hate when I do that. Although I’m getting better about it all the time.

Day 4:

Today with my sweater I am wearing:

Black A-line skirt from Express (thrifted recently)

Black tights

Black boots from Sesto Meucci (Macy’s 10 years ago) I have tried to replace these boots several times, but have never found any that hit exactly right on my calf and look as good as these do. I spent probably $250 on them and they have more than paid for themselves over and over again.

Black men’s style, “weathered” leather belt with silver buckle (thrifted years ago)

Black beaded necklace from Target, bought last year. I wore this on Monday looped once. Here it is looped three times.

Day 3:

Today with my sweater I am wearing:

Levis bootcut*

Black heeled ankle boots (etienne aigner) from Macy’s last winter

Silver hoop earrings

* (found a hole in the knee of these this morning, not sure how I feel about that. Don’t think women over 40 should wear jeans with holes in them!)

COMMENTS: This is an outfit I feel really comfortable in while I am wearing and like it UNTIL I see the photo on my blog and then I think plain, boring, dull ….. so I keep wearing it, but keep feeling like something is missing. I wonder if I could jazz it up with two big Wonder Woman style silver cuffs. I would wear one on each arm and push up the sleeves a bit. I’ve dreamed of cuffs like that for YEARS.

Now I have a renewed craving for them watching the HBO series Rome, where the  men and women both wear cuffs all the time … although most of their are super big and gold …

Day 2:

Today with my sweater, I am wearing:

black miniskirt from Banana Republic (thrifted)*

black Target tights

black boots from Liz Claibourne (found at consignment shop)

Vintage Mexican silver choker

* I have worn this skirt with an all-black outfit and noticed that the black is very faded compared to my other blacks, but decided I like this about it. Then while reading French Style by Veronique Vienne this week, one of her tips was to wear different shades of black …. interesting.

Today is the first day of the “sweater project”

Each day this week I will wear this sweater in a different way. Meanwhile, A. over at My French Corner, is pairing her own gray sweater in five different ways this week, so please visit her blog, as well.

I bought this extra large men’s gray cashmere sweater on credit I had earned at the local consignment shop a few months ago.  I craved a similar sweater after reading something on Garance Dore’s blog. It may have even been in the comment section, but it said that French women wear very deep cut tops if they have a small bosom, something like a big, floating cashmere sweater …. I read that sentence and my quest began.

This sweater is pulled up a bit, when it is pulled down around my hips it does have a very deep v-neck for a different look.

Today I am wearing my gray sweater with my straight leg Levis (I’ve decided they are off to ebay after today) with my black Sesto Meucci boots (10 years old, but I still love them) and a black beaded necklace I bought at Target last year. Also, I always wear some long-sleeve tee under all my sweaters. This way I don’t have to wash the sweater as frequently, just wash the tee after each wear.