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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a 53 year old dc lawyer.  I don’t know if people would think I dress fun or well or whatever but I need a little quirkiness in my life so here are some things I do —

I have belts and jewelry that I bought on vacation or at craft fairs so will wear them with more traditional stuff.  Like a beaded belt from Mexico in bright colors over a solid colored dress or with jeans, a tee and a blazer.  Or a belt that looks like chain mail over a navy shirt dress.  Or a big piece of Navajo jewelry over a black sweater.  Etc.

Vintage pieces, mostly that were my grandmothers from the 1960s.  So an embroidered short jacket but whereas my gran wore it with a skirt, I’ll just do it with simple slacks and a tee.

Lord of rings inspired clothing.  A cashmere poncho.  A long sweater pinned up with a big brooch.  Etc.  I don’t know if this counts as fun but for me it is.  Maybe I’m going straight from work to be a movie extra.  A girl can dream.

One thing I would love but haven’t really been able to find is more bright patterned shirts on comservative cuts.  If anyone watched Grace and Frankie, Jane Fonda character had all these great fitted button down shirts in bright floral patterns — apparently they were custom made for the show but I would love stuff like that to wear under blazers at work.  I do have a few things I picked up here and there — one is Liberty of London for target — but I would love some more.  Maybe in like a silk.  If I were the kind of person that travelled to Asia I would get some custom made.  [/quote]

Don't take fashion advice from anyone who A) wears "slacks," or B) wears "Lord of rings inspired clothing" ... [/quote]

Sorry!  I don’t normally say slacks so I don’t know why I said that.  But I will take my LOTR brooches and swoops sweaters to my grave (maybe literally). Life is meant to have some whimsy.   
If you look on this article, under silver studded cape …. That’s a LOTR look I’d do (not often but maybe a couple times a year when I need to have some fun in my day):
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/trends/a64116351/how-to-style-brooch-trend/[/quote]

I love your outlook and completely agree! I dressed “tastefully” in safe clothes and colors for so many years. Then I had girls, and seeing the joy on their faces when I wear vibrant clothing or accessories made me want to have so much more fun with color. [/quote]

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