Marion the Librarian?

I bought this shirt and vest together, but not in an outfit-y way. I was with my sister, who is 26 (that's much younger than me....shhhh!) and has great, age appropriate style.

Sometimes, when we shop together, I forget that age-appropriate for her is not necessarily the same for me. I always end up with at least one thing sequined, or very short (in the length) or very high (in the heel). These swanky goods look great on her, and because we look alike and are about the same size, it's easy for me to glide past the fact that WE ARE NOT THE SAME AGE. At all.

She actually has a place to wear short, sequined things. I might wear them to the mall to see Avatar. She has no need to run in heels. I am responsible for small people who make incomprehensibly fast dashes for the street.

So rather than showing what I bought that did not fulfill the mission statement, here is what I bought that I think does. I do worry a bit, when I see it in situ, that perhaps it leans slightly closer to the age-appropriate end than anything else. You'll have to tell me. I'm in love with the puffy sleeves, though, hot or not. Just close your eyes and imagine Laura Ingalls singing about seventy-six trombones leading the big parade.

Shirt and vest: H+M, Watch: Skagen