Casual Friday - from across the pond

Happy Friday Everyone!  As you know, here at www.sagebrushandpurses.com we take casual Friday VERY SERIOUSLY.  Today is no exception.  As promised - I am going to mix it up a little. Featured today is a very stylish friend of mine from the UK - who also takes casual friday very seriously and actually wears a little more than jeans and a t-shirt.  I asked her only yesterday if she wanted to be featured today - her response was an enthusiastic "yes" and she already knew exactly what she was going to wear! 

Thank you for being so supportive of casual Friday!

In order to maintain confidentialitity and not blast her good name and knicker-type all over the www, lets call her Bridget Jones.  Side Note: I love Bridget Jones and only started hanging out with the above-mentioned Bridget Jones in hopes that her cool British accent would wear off on me - it never did and I was stuck with her and her odd tea drinking ways.  Since then we have strengthened our bond over our love of shopping, wine, beef and Mexican food and have become great friends.

As I mentioned earlier Bridget Jones is very fashionable.  (as I think most Brits are - not 100% sure, but they seem like it on TV...duh Madonna is British, right?) 

Bridget is no exception, her look is very classic and timeless.....and my hard-hat, jeans, steel-toed-work-boot-wearing-self is always envious. (Bitch)

Her day usually starts (or ends) like this:

Daniel Cleaver: Now these are very silly little boots, Jones. And this is a very silly little dress. And, um, these are, fuck me, absolutely enormous panties.
Bridget: Jesus. Fuck.
Daniel Cleaver: No, no. Don't apologize. I like them. Hello, Mummy

Only kidding, here she is:

-          Top by The Limited – small lashings of lace around the neck add an element of the sassy to a somewhat classic top. Peplum around the waist hides a multitude of sins and lumps and bumps

-          Underneath my top I am wearing a white satin vest from WHBM – it creates a smooth area around my bumpy stomach.

-          My jeans are Ann Taylor with a front crease/seam. It’s a classic dark jean with a classic white top. Classic, timeless look. That’s me. 

-          Under my jeans there was no need to wear scary stomach holding in Granny knickers today. My peplum top hides my bad areas. So I’m wearing my obligatory Hanky Pankys in leopard print. Conservative on the outside…totally racy underneath. That sums me and Bridget Jones up. My BF calls them my "go go faster cheetah panties."

Bridget: This is an occasion for genuinely tiny knickers.

-          Paired with my little bit of lace are my two pearl bracelets from NY&Co. Totally fake but look authentic. Who doesn’t love lace and pearls?

-          My earrings are the real thing baby. They are a gift from my ex-mother in law and are high-dollar Mikimotos from Neiman Marcus with pearl and diamonds (for real). I wear them when I want to feel preppy. They make me think of my ex mother in law and how generous she was but also a real nutso at the same time.

-          My shoes are always tan. Today’s classic heel is a Nine West special. Tan and dark jeans are my favorite look. The point on the front of the heel elongates the length of my leg.

-          My nails are tan done using an at home shellac system that cost me $39 at walgreens – Sensationail.  Best investment I ever made.

-          My eye makeup is Urban Decay’s Naked Eyes pallete, my lip stick is Mac “myth” which is a tan/light color, my foundation is Estee Lauder and my bronzer and eyeliner are Rimmel London. My mascara is Maybelline (the pink and green bottle)

-          My watch was a birthday gift from my bf and is a Fossil tan strap. My grandmother’s watch she gave me when I was 18 died recently and you can only buy the battery in England. I was so sad I have to wait till Christmas to get a new battery that my bf got me a cute watch for my birthday.

There you have it - a classic Casual Friday look that can be worn from the office right over to a quaint British Pub for a night of fun with her people!  Thanks for playing, Bridge!

Bridget Jones: At least, now that I'm in my thirties, I can hold my drink


Well - having said all that, oh.holy.shit, it looks like I need to step up my casual friday game! This hoodie and pony-tail hair arent going to cut it!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Bridget: Resolution #1: Uggg - will obviously lose 20 lbs. #2: Always put last night's panties in the laundry basket.