Welcome to this month’s Ageless Style linkup where each month, ten women share their sense of style.  This month Jodie of J Touch of Style selected the theme: Inspired by a Song!

I chose The Avett Brothers song, “Pretty Girl at the Airport.”

It’s a melancholy song with lovely harmonies and melodies. I love a sad song. The band themselves (and yes, two of them are actually brothers) are bluegrassy/indie folk rock-y, so I envision these two heartbroken souls at a small-town airport with like cows on the runway. In my mind’s eye I see her dressed a la “grandma chic,” so that’s how I came up with this outfit.

This brown-toned plus size ditzy floral dress from Target gives me all the small-town feels. Layered under an understated brown grandma cardigan it has that girly + old-fashioned look I love. The juxtaposition of feminine + frumpy (ha ha, like that’s a bad thing) is a long-time favorite.

The chestnut loafers with this outfit are not quite right to me (is anything ever?) –  I would prefer a brown brown, like the chocolate brown of the cardigan. When it gets too cold for bare legs I can wear it with brown tights and my brown clogs. The clogs look weird with bare legs and a dress, and my Keds are just looking grungier and grungier every day, so for now, the chestnut flats were the best choice.

The 1940’s faux alligator suitcase is from my vintage clothing selling days. I love it so much and actually use it if I’m just doing an overnight by car. I wouldn’t fly with it and let it get tossed around with the other luggage.

Are you familiar with The Avett Brothers? One of their songs, “I and Love and You,” was my theme song as I made my move alone from my sweet little house in the suburbs of Long Island to the wilds of Brooklyn 11 years ago:

Ah Brooklyn, Brooklyn take me in
Are you aware the shape I’m in?
My hands they shake, my head it spins
Ah Brooklyn, Brooklyn take me in

That’s the song that introduced me to them and now I have so many favorites of theirs. I hope you’ll take a listen.

What I’m Wearing

And be sure to visit my blogging pals who are doing this same theme today:

Amy ~ Amy’s Creative Pursuits Blog, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, Pinterest

Bettye ~ Fashion Schlub Blog, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

Daenel ~ Living outside the stacks Blog, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter

Debbie ~ Fashion Fairy Dust Bloglovin, Blog, Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter

Jennie ~ A Pocketful of Polka Dots Blog, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Bloglovin

Jodie ~ Jodie’s Touch of Style Blog, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Bloglovin, Twitter

Julia ~ When the Girls Rule Blog, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram

Kellyann ~ This Blonde’s Shopping Bag Blog, Instagram, Bloglovin, Twitter

Shelly ~ The Queen in Between Blog, Instagram, Bloglovin, Pinterest, Facebook

Shugunna ~ Nzuri N* Simplicity Blog, Pinterest, Instagram

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