Munchkin Style

This is my sweet niece ("great" niece, actually--and that's no exaggeration) dressed up for Christmas Eve. Her Mom tells me she loves to select her own outfits, and here she is directly on the mark with a red plaid jumper, striped tights in precisely the same tones, and of course a charming piece of fine jewelry around her neck. Deeeelicious! She was quite proud to do a pose for the blog. I see a fabulous fashion future for this 5 year old!

More Famous Quotes

"I sleep naked."--Victoria Beckham
"I can't sleep without pajamas."--Reporter
"You don't sleep with David Beckham."--Victoria Beckham

Which just proves that Victoria the Fashion Icon always has in mind that most important fashion rule:
1. Always dress appropriately for the activity.
That's major. Or as Posh would say, "MIJAH!" Go Posh.

Christmas Dinner with the Girlz

My friend Joan on our way to Christmas dinner the other night. I love the sparkly gold-and-black hose, the fabulous gold-and-black heels, the black skirt with knife-pleated hem, and the gold top. Great style! And the perfect accessory--the glass of Chardonnay. Never go anywhere without it.

Ok, here we all are, ready to go out for our annual Christmas dinner. OMG what a bunch of hot women. This is the "before" pic. ( Next time we'll all keep our eyes open.) You wouldn't want to see the "after." I don't even remember the "after"......

Garden Dance

I thought this was a gardening store, duh. It's right next to "Garden Girl", which is a gardening store, on Front Street. But Garden Dance is billed as "A collection of home, garden, and fashion frou-frou", and that's exactly what it is.
I love frou-frou! Leopard loafers! Pony purses! Funky aprons! And fabulous trench coats in black velvet or red satin with golden swirly things!
Anyway, this is a great Front Street shop that deserves regular browsing just for the smiles. I found a red polka-dot teapot amongst all the other frous. Owner Michelle Wyles is as friendly and funky as the shop itself, and her personality is reflected everywhere. She also has consignment jewelry from local artist Lucy Valderhaug & others, chandeliers, tableware, children's things, and bric-a-brac. It really is an interesting blend of very cool stuff. Go there on a gray and boring afternoon, your spirits will immediately rise out of the doldrums!

Garden Dance
452-0611
25 N. Front Street, Shop #3
Yakima, WA 98901

President's Ball

When I started the blog lots of friends told me I'd be in for some long dry spells looking for style, and they were right! I've been to a lot of events lately but nobody seemed to stand out style-wise. Or I forgot my camera. Or my camera had dead batteries. But that's beside the point.

Saturday night was the President's Ball at YCC and style was suddenly everywhere. Most of it black, but black is always right. There were tons of really great dresses plus lots of combinations of separates: shiny, jewel-toned tops with black skirts or pants, short skirts or long, lots of lace, lots of velvet. And some of the guys really stood out in there tuxes too, interesting vests & ties, a black shirt instead of the normal white.
Sorry my camera died trying to get Mary Jo Pinnell in the coolest bubble dress that looked like it was two parts aluminum foil, one part crushed-up satin.

But here are a few of the highlights I did get:








Pat told me , "Just take the picture of the dress & cut my head off", which I almost did! Sorry Pat, I really didn't mean to do that. Pat has great style every day but we're used to seeing her in earth tones so this dress was a fun departure for her: shades of black, white, and gray with a black stole. But what truly makes it stand out is the hemline of paillettes that sparkled, spangled, jingled, & jangled. Obviously for shakin it on the dance floor. She said she ordered the dress from a Bergdorf's catalog & was afraid it wouldn't arrive in time. But it did. And then she did too, in big style!

Kay is becoming a regular at Not Quite Palm Springs, maybe because she has the perfect body & looks good in whatever? Not everyone can wear a dress like this: fitted all the way with a beautiful seamless mesh top & long sleeves, lines of rhinestones everywhere, high collar--gorgeous!

And Janni was spectacular in the black Leger-style boatneck top with pants. Lots of women ended up wearing evening separates like this--a great idea so you can mix them up next time & no one knows you've worn it before.

Judi gets style points for wearing brown velvet with furry trim on the sleeves & the neckline. A real standout in a sea of black, I thought, and perfect for a winter evening. (A little too warm for the dancing tho, she said.) Very classy look.

Kiki: The Pres. Ball was all new to her but she showed everyone she knew her style stuff! This baby-doll dress was adorable, just the right length, WAS NOT BASIC BLACK, and most importantly, she is just the right age to wear it. Plus the white evening clutch--bold choice! She wins the Best Dressed Prize in my arbitrary Not Quite Palm Springs opinion.