tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post7426142339637927548..comments2024-03-28T22:30:17.628+13:00Comments on How to be Chic: What to wear at home: Part 2Fiona Ferrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-64622328410578018742017-05-16T23:03:32.404+12:002017-05-16T23:03:32.404+12:00Wonderful post Fiona! Those recipes sound wonderfu...Wonderful post Fiona! Those recipes sound wonderful! I will have to try that crumbed chicken. Sounds delish! Mrs. Shockleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096874352420168568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-41358795520394960482017-05-14T17:13:53.178+12:002017-05-14T17:13:53.178+12:00ps I have just ordered your chic winter book as a ...ps I have just ordered your chic winter book as a birthday gift for my best friend. She is a mum of two littlies , a wife, a friend, a sister, an Aunty, a daughter, works in a professional office and is always juggling. I hope she enjoys your book - and then lends it to me ;)Laranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-80316042240987440322017-05-14T16:43:33.089+12:002017-05-14T16:43:33.089+12:00Fiona, your posting is so timely and I might go so...Fiona, your posting is so timely and I might go so far as to say you have saved my sanity but I think that's long gone ! Ha ha. I, too, am a Southern Hemisphere dweller (north-east coast of Australia). I am now officially menopausal (and very excited to be so !) and despite my high hopes of my body temperature returning to normal after 3.5 year perimenopause-from-hell, I am still warm while everyone else is starting to whinge about the cold..... 'Cold ? What cold ?' .....Like you, my life has changed dramatically: from working full-time in a casual office where I dressed semi-professionally every day after working out every morning on the beach, pool or walking, etc to now being at home most days (due to chronic health issues) and venturing to local supermarket, library, movies, running errands, coffee, medical appointments, etc most days...... My body shape has/is still changing which me no likey !! I thank my lucky stars I'm still here, to be honest, but find that some (ok, many) days it's a push to dress nicely (as one of our favourite bloggers, Jennifer L Scott, reminds us to be presentable always) and still be comfortable. I mean, I'm willing to wear pantyhose, heels and underwear that resembles a trapeze when gussying up for something fancy (such as a family wedding as we did last month) but the other 364 days of the year I need to be able to breathe and eat (and go to the loo without a shoe horn !).<br /><br />Just last week I purchased a gorgeous wrap denim skirt that skims below the knee, two navy long sleeve tshirts (one in navy marle with lovely stylish navy lace inserts in the sleeves), a button down shirt in blues and white (for my blue-eyed mum) and a brown faux leather handbag (ok it's vinyl but doesn't faux leather sound posher). From a local op shop......$20 for the lot...... None of which looks like it's been worn, albeit for a slight mark on one strap of the bag......The day before I bought three 100% cotton t shirts for $11 from Big W (like Kmart). My two pairs of jeans (one dark denim, the other khaki) I bought last year from a fancy women's store at their end of year sale for about 50% off, so rather than $130-150 each I paid whatever. My ballet flats (black, grey /black patterned, black, light tan and of course, red) are all a few years old now but perfectly presentable as I look after my things. Ditto handbags, scarves, etc. My jewellery is minimal and aside from my wedding ring, nothing cost more than double digits but has immense sentimental value.<br /><br />I do like the look of those 'jeggings' and take note of your positive review. I had previously dismissed them but will rethink.<br /><br />Fashion may be ridiculously expensive - a liftout mag in our weekly paper featured a $AU2500 handbag for mothers' day !! - but being stylish and presentable needn't be :))))Laranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-11049239936513965772017-05-13T14:23:47.782+12:002017-05-13T14:23:47.782+12:00I love both those books so much, Carla ❤️I love both those books so much, Carla ❤️Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-1731755683119238752017-05-13T14:23:03.307+12:002017-05-13T14:23:03.307+12:00Love the sound of your YA look Kristi! 💋Love the sound of your YA look Kristi! 💋Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-81682669023808110492017-05-13T14:22:21.472+12:002017-05-13T14:22:21.472+12:00You're a star, Mimi! Thank you so much, you se...You're a star, Mimi! Thank you so much, you sexy thing 😉Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-88816332863721482752017-05-13T13:19:06.100+12:002017-05-13T13:19:06.100+12:00It's posted, but I tweaked it first; I remembe...It's posted, but I tweaked it first; I remembered some other stuff that I was inspired to do (the recommendation on the vlog about hooded eyelid makeup application. HOW could THAT have slipped my mind? My eyes look young and sexy again!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-36570491636734764742017-05-13T03:32:48.965+12:002017-05-13T03:32:48.965+12:00I have read Simple Abundance also and had such gre...I have read Simple Abundance also and had such great fun reading one per day! Right now I'm reading Creating a Charmed Life by Victoria Moran and also reading one each morning with my coffee! as Fiona would say "delicious!".Carlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-88914331146320038852017-05-12T22:56:43.969+12:002017-05-12T22:56:43.969+12:00Gorgeous! I think we are similar high/low style. I...Gorgeous! I think we are similar high/low style. I have sooo many clothing items from Target and pair them with Calvin Klein or other designers that aren't crazy expensive. I thought I had given up leggings forever but THEN I was looking for pants to wear for my bookstore signings and since my book is YA I wanted a style maybe a little less conservative and sedate than normal to wear with my ripped tee shirt that says City of Angels and I stumbled upon black leggings from Calvin Klein with a faux? leather front (much like Tonya Leigh wears in all her Paris trip photos).I love love love them. And they were on super clearance for $17. Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724127668983231150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-62356145946949761302017-05-12T16:28:47.723+12:002017-05-12T16:28:47.723+12:00Hi Mimi, thanks so much for your wonderful comment...Hi Mimi, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and congrats on all your upgrades! Haha, so true about mens nipples - why???<br /><br />I would be so grateful if you could copy and past this comment as an Amazon review - so grateful!<br /><br />Enjoy Allen Carr, I am still under his magic :)Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-85330401739955217782017-05-12T16:25:57.154+12:002017-05-12T16:25:57.154+12:00I do love a striped top too, Leslie :) I have sev...I do love a striped top too, Leslie :) I have several now. Good for you doing yoga most days. I struggle going once a week and it is quite expensive per class too. It feels amazing though!Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-57563144351381436142017-05-12T16:24:41.349+12:002017-05-12T16:24:41.349+12:00The K-Mart girls :)The K-Mart girls :)Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-71244383622984217352017-05-12T16:24:17.306+12:002017-05-12T16:24:17.306+12:00I actually have, Jennifer. Thank you for saying s...I actually have, Jennifer. Thank you for saying so though, I will have a think about it!Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-77063257524246803912017-05-12T12:40:16.913+12:002017-05-12T12:40:16.913+12:00I've just finished reading your book, Thirty C...I've just finished reading your book, Thirty Chic Days, and it really inspired me! I found myself nodding, and even exclaiming "I do that, too!" time and again. Because of the book, when I went bra shopping last week, instead of getting a flesh-toned "t-shirt bra" to replace my old one (I find them boring and not very pretty), I bought a lacy but comfortable confection (two, actually.) -- one in ecru and one in black. Yes, they will show under a t-shirt. So will the fact that I have nipples. So what? Even men have nipples, though <i>why</i> I can't say. The bras are beautiful, comfortable, and I feel chic and sexy in them. Something I could never say about wearing a t-shirt bra.<br /><br />And also, inspired by your book, I bought two pairs of black leggings to wear as loungewear, but I actually purchased them at Goodwill. Like one of your other commenters, I used to change into my sleepwear in the late afternoon, after my shower. I didn't like to, but I couldn't see the point in getting dressed up if I wasn't going out. Leggings and a long-sleeved t-shirt is the perfect transition outfit between daywear and jammies. <br /><br />I've gotten SO MANY wonderful ideas from your book! I'm going to try your idea for cleaning a little every day instead of all in one day, and I am currently reading the Allen Carr book you recommended. To say that you have altered my life for the better would be an understatement. Thank you so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-71175056840207237912017-05-12T11:57:13.262+12:002017-05-12T11:57:13.262+12:00I've been going to Yoga most days and find tha...I've been going to Yoga most days and find that I am living in these comfy outfits after I get home from the studio...I do dress up to go shopping and to play my weekly bridge games but for now I am not stressing too much about changing after my practice.<br />I love that striped top and jeggings combination...striped tops feel so French and so energizing! Good to be comfortable while you focus on your writing. hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-70492674728990550852017-05-12T10:32:11.717+12:002017-05-12T10:32:11.717+12:00Such a great topic! At home chic lounge wear is a...Such a great topic! At home chic lounge wear is a need for most of us. I'm wearing shorts from K-Mart right now. They are on their second season and still holding up nicely and I wear them all the time. They really do have chic affordable options.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09289348366926684135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-68410167259123474002017-05-12T10:29:48.150+12:002017-05-12T10:29:48.150+12:00Hi Fiona!
I love this post, as I do all of yours...Hi Fiona! <br /><br />I love this post, as I do all of yours.<br /><br />I was just thinking today that it would be awesome if you wrote some kind of daily devotional, similar to one of my favorite books of all time, Simple Abundance. Have you considered anything like this? Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341358996932115047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-21894647669299711452017-05-12T10:02:22.469+12:002017-05-12T10:02:22.469+12:00Merci, Madame!Merci, Madame!Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-21000777759643900982017-05-12T10:01:59.930+12:002017-05-12T10:01:59.930+12:00We do have Millers here in NZ but I haven't be...We do have Millers here in NZ but I haven't been inside one for a long time. Thanks for the info, Pieta!Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-89537074777418910332017-05-12T09:49:01.883+12:002017-05-12T09:49:01.883+12:00Yes, D, exactly! I like to curl up on the sofa or...Yes, D, exactly! I like to curl up on the sofa or sit on the floor with crossed legs. Plus, I felt slovenly in my loungewear.<br /><br />Our K-Mart is the same as the Australian K-Mart. I've never been to your Target, but it sounds like they may be more similar than the two K-Marts.<br /><br />If it's been five years, I say check out both!Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-25693857915948510362017-05-12T09:37:26.810+12:002017-05-12T09:37:26.810+12:00Fiona, your choices are great for a more relaxed l...Fiona, your choices are great for a more relaxed lifestyle. Jeggings are always a stylish and comfortable alternative. I like to be comfortable at home without looking slovenly so I love a tunic top, legging/jegging and flats.Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-6564343232554086522017-05-12T09:21:19.720+12:002017-05-12T09:21:19.720+12:00I love jeggings as well and they are so comfortabl...I love jeggings as well and they are so comfortable. I buy mine from Millers here in Oz but I think they have stores in NZ as well. Mine are stretch denim and worn very well from last year to this year. I also have some in ponte as well although the stretch hasn't held as well. I do buy some expensive pieces but mostly shop with thrift. I have your book and will re-read it to get some inspiration for the coming winter.Petal49https://www.blogger.com/profile/14641383643509962593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-84088216371905272172017-05-12T09:03:26.140+12:002017-05-12T09:03:26.140+12:00Hi Fiona, I like your loungewear. And I agree, je...Hi Fiona, I like your loungewear. And I agree, jeans are great but they aren't exactly comfortable for around the house. I tend to sit cross-legged when I'm lounging around reading a book or watching t.v. and jeans are a bit too stiff and inflexible for that. Your leggings are a perfect alternative. <br /><br />I've always changed into my pajamas when I got home from work or if I knew I wasn't going out for the day. But being in my pajamas isn't ideal, it makes me feel frumpy and lazy. Even if I'm sick sometimes being in my pajamas makes me feel even worse. You've made me think it's probably worth it to have a small loungewear wardrobe, especially if I can keep the cost low like you have. Our Kmart in California must be different than yours. I've never been able to find anything I like there ... or maybe it's improved in the past 5 or so years since I last went. I might check it out :)<br /><br />D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-17683143116908537882017-05-12T08:42:04.664+12:002017-05-12T08:42:04.664+12:00Thanks Margaret! Comfort is key at home, otherwis...Thanks Margaret! Comfort is key at home, otherwise I get grumpy :) But I still want to look nice.Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-88124566998322698492017-05-12T08:41:14.417+12:002017-05-12T08:41:14.417+12:00Yes! I never thought to link them, sorry.
http:/...Yes! I never thought to link them, sorry.<br /><br />http://www.kmart.co.nz/product/jeggings-with-pockets/848541 (in Abstract Spot)<br /><br />http://www.kmart.co.nz/product/3-4-jegging-with-pockets/1062830 (in Black)<br /><br />http://www.kmart.co.nz/product/mottled-ponte-leggings/1327390 (one colour, Black)<br /><br />I took my normal size too, (if you are ordering online).Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.com