Scarves MYH's Scarf Showcase - and philosophical ramblings about how I built my collection

[Joannadyne]

At this rate, I'm never going to finish this thread because I keep acquiring scarves.

I spent Christmas in Vegas this year and of course, another scarf followed me home. There are 3 H boutiques in Vegas so really, I didn't have a fighting chance. In fact, I had no chance. Zero. Zilch. Nada. You are going to think I'm nuts. The SS2017 scarves are rolling in and what do I do? I decide to backpedal to SS2016 because I realized I missed one. I glossed over it because it looks like a quilt when flat and I didn't think it looked "modern" enough. But I was SO wrong. When this cashmere shawl is tied, it is super modern looking and the quilt disappears. Yup! You guessed it....Patchwork Horse Cashmere was calling my name. Do you remember I mentioned early on that I love the design Coupons Indiens? Well, when tied, this scarf is a dead ringer (almost) for CI. So when the shawl drawer opened, my eyes went straight to it. And it just so happened, I had brought my malachite kelly along on this trip and it is a perfect match. Just so you can see how I can easily justify buying more scarves, I came up wit 15 reasons why I had to have it and could probably have come up with 5 more reasons if DH had poured me another glass of wine. In my defense, I wrote this list last night and not this morning. No I am not nuts enough to drink wine in the morning.

15 Reasons I had to Get this Patchwork Horse 140cm Cashmere Shawl
1. It was freezing in Vegas and I didn't pack a cashmere shawl so needed one to stay warm
2. I took my malachite kelly on the trip and only had silk 90cms to coordinate with it
3. I want to move my malachite kelly out of the 'occasional use' category and into the regular rotation category so need more scarves to match
4. My SA spent so much time showing me the new SS2017 scarves but nothing wowed me and I didn't want to suck up all her time without a sale
5. I don't have any 140 cashmere shawls that are remotely this color and it would fill a nice void in that format
6. It looks kind of like coupons indiens (one of my fav designs) when tied
7. I needed a Vegas Christmas 2016 souvenir
8. 140cm scarves are my favorite size
9. I already have lots of accessories to match it
10. I already have a lot of tops/sweaters to match it
11. The weather forecast in LA shows we are having cashmere shawl weather for (at least) the next 2 weeks
12. I have another bag (blue indigo Pico) that matches it and could argue that Gris T and Gold also match it
13. I love the little mosaic tiles in it Reminds me of water shimmering in a swimming pool
14. I might be moving to a colder climate soon and need more cashmeres
15. I think #3 (see above) should count again

So there were lots of new SS2017 scarves already in and I tried on all of them!! And couldn't find one that knocked my socks off. I think I'm just not a springy colored gal. Pastels don't really work for me and although there were a ton of grey/yellow scarves in, both my SA and little sis made frowny faces when I tried them on. Little sis also did pretty well this trip. She finally got her first H bag (a TPM etain evelyne with cuivre strap) and a black box kelly dog bracelet in ghw. I am so happy for her and happy for me because she won't ask to borrow my bags anymore. Hooray!!

Without further ado - some pretty pictures. I hope I have solved my problem of huge pics. Fingers crossed this works!!

Exhibit A - Patchwork Horse and Coupons Indiens side-by-side. See the similarity?
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Exhibit B - perfect match with my malachite Kelly.
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Exhibit C-G - Matches with many of my tops!!
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This is gorgeous! I love your keen eye for design - I would not have thought this would tie so delightfully!

I found myself nodding in agreement with all of your reasons for buying this shawl, but my head super-bobbled with this one:
11. The weather forecast in LA shows we are having cashmere shawl weather for (at least) the next 2 weeks

And No.14 makes me sad! Whaddaya mean about a possible move??? Nooooo! You're my wise H-sage, my H-guide in the world of H sales! I was looking forward to possibly seeing you and your sister again this year.

Speaking of which, I am so happy for your sister for her new Evie!

 

[MYH]

Dearest J - have you jumped on the cashmere bandwagon yet? I know - cashmere weather in LA is unheard of!! We need to take advantage of it when we can.

Yes - No.14 is not set in stone but something's brewing. I'm just going with the flow and seeing what happens. If it does, I will be totally bummed about missing the BH sale too. How will we go potty?

And little sis says thanks for the congratulatory note about her little Evie.

 

[Joannadyne]

I have just one majestic CSGM - ZP in red. She is a bit snooty, she knows she's the queen of my collection, so she's constantly telling the other scarves, "Stop trying to make 'fetch' happen!"

I love her so much, but I am so afraid of snags and pills. I followed your advice and got me a cashmere brush but I'm afraid to brush her!

I fall in love with CSGMs every season, but I usually blow through my budget with evilbay/other finds.

I am tempted to follow your lead and try 140 silks instead. They'd be a worthy challenge to my ZP queen!

Good luck with your "something brewing"! And would that mean your sister would be moving as well? If not, we can be potty buddies. She was so sweet when I was in line behind her. [emoji847]

 

[EmileH]

A beautiful addition to your collection dear. Congratulations. Perfect reasoning.

 

[momasaurus]

At this rate, I'm never going to finish this thread because I keep acquiring scarves.

I spent Christmas in Vegas this year and of course, another scarf followed me home. There are 3 H boutiques in Vegas so really, I didn't have a fighting chance. In fact, I had no chance. Zero. Zilch. Nada. You are going to think I'm nuts. The SS2017 scarves are rolling in and what do I do? I decide to backpedal to SS2016 because I realized I missed one. I glossed over it because it looks like a quilt when flat and I didn't think it looked "modern" enough. But I was SO wrong. When this cashmere shawl is tied, it is super modern looking and the quilt disappears. Yup! You guessed it....Patchwork Horse Cashmere was calling my name. Do you remember I mentioned early on that I love the design Coupons Indiens? Well, when tied, this scarf is a dead ringer (almost) for CI. So when the shawl drawer opened, my eyes went straight to it. And it just so happened, I had brought my malachite kelly along on this trip and it is a perfect match. Just so you can see how I can easily justify buying more scarves, I came up wit 15 reasons why I had to have it and could probably have come up with 5 more reasons if DH had poured me another glass of wine. In my defense, I wrote this list last night and not this morning. No I am not nuts enough to drink wine in the morning.

15 Reasons I had to Get this Patchwork Horse 140cm Cashmere Shawl
1. It was freezing in Vegas and I didn't pack a cashmere shawl so needed one to stay warm
2. I took my malachite kelly on the trip and only had silk 90cms to coordinate with it
3. I want to move my malachite kelly out of the 'occasional use' category and into the regular rotation category so need more scarves to match
4. My SA spent so much time showing me the new SS2017 scarves but nothing wowed me and I didn't want to suck up all her time without a sale
5. I don't have any 140 cashmere shawls that are remotely this color and it would fill a nice void in that format
6. It looks kind of like coupons indiens (one of my fav designs) when tied
7. I needed a Vegas Christmas 2016 souvenir
8. 140cm scarves are my favorite size
9. I already have lots of accessories to match it
10. I already have a lot of tops/sweaters to match it
11. The weather forecast in LA shows we are having cashmere shawl weather for (at least) the next 2 weeks
12. I have another bag (blue indigo Pico) that matches it and could argue that Gris T and Gold also match it
13. I love the little mosaic tiles in it Reminds me of water shimmering in a swimming pool
14. I might be moving to a colder climate soon and need more cashmeres
15. I think #3 (see above) should count again

So there were lots of new SS2017 scarves already in and I tried on all of them!! And couldn't find one that knocked my socks off. I think I'm just not a springy colored gal. Pastels don't really work for me and although there were a ton of grey/yellow scarves in, both my SA and little sis made frowny faces when I tried them on. Little sis also did pretty well this trip. She finally got her first H bag (a TPM etain evelyne with cuivre strap) and a black box kelly dog bracelet in ghw. I am so happy for her and happy for me because she won't ask to borrow my bags anymore. Hooray!!

Without further ado - some pretty pictures. I hope I have solved my problem of huge pics. Fingers crossed this works!!

Exhibit A - Patchwork Horse and Coupons Indiens side-by-side. See the similarity?
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Exhibit B - perfect match with my malachite Kelly.
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Exhibit C-G - Matches with many of my tops!!
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Twinzzzzz!!! Gorgeous pix and pairings!

My reasons for buying Patchwork Horse 2 years ago:
1. I WANT IT

[emoji12]

 

[klynneann]

At this rate, I'm never going to finish this thread because I keep acquiring scarves.

I spent Christmas in Vegas this year and of course, another scarf followed me home. There are 3 H boutiques in Vegas so really, I didn't have a fighting chance. In fact, I had no chance. Zero. Zilch. Nada. You are going to think I'm nuts. The SS2017 scarves are rolling in and what do I do? I decide to backpedal to SS2016 because I realized I missed one. I glossed over it because it looks like a quilt when flat and I didn't think it looked "modern" enough. But I was SO wrong. When this cashmere shawl is tied, it is super modern looking and the quilt disappears. Yup! You guessed it....Patchwork Horse Cashmere was calling my name. Do you remember I mentioned early on that I love the design Coupons Indiens? Well, when tied, this scarf is a dead ringer (almost) for CI. So when the shawl drawer opened, my eyes went straight to it. And it just so happened, I had brought my malachite kelly along on this trip and it is a perfect match. Just so you can see how I can easily justify buying more scarves, I came up wit 15 reasons why I had to have it and could probably have come up with 5 more reasons if DH had poured me another glass of wine. In my defense, I wrote this list last night and not this morning. No I am not nuts enough to drink wine in the morning.

15 Reasons I had to Get this Patchwork Horse 140cm Cashmere Shawl
1. It was freezing in Vegas and I didn't pack a cashmere shawl so needed one to stay warm
2. I took my malachite kelly on the trip and only had silk 90cms to coordinate with it
3. I want to move my malachite kelly out of the 'occasional use' category and into the regular rotation category so need more scarves to match
4. My SA spent so much time showing me the new SS2017 scarves but nothing wowed me and I didn't want to suck up all her time without a sale
5. I don't have any 140 cashmere shawls that are remotely this color and it would fill a nice void in that format
6. It looks kind of like coupons indiens (one of my fav designs) when tied
7. I needed a Vegas Christmas 2016 souvenir
8. 140cm scarves are my favorite size
9. I already have lots of accessories to match it
10. I already have a lot of tops/sweaters to match it
11. The weather forecast in LA shows we are having cashmere shawl weather for (at least) the next 2 weeks
12. I have another bag (blue indigo Pico) that matches it and could argue that Gris T and Gold also match it
13. I love the little mosaic tiles in it Reminds me of water shimmering in a swimming pool
14. I might be moving to a colder climate soon and need more cashmeres
15. I think #3 (see above) should count again

So there were lots of new SS2017 scarves already in and I tried on all of them!! And couldn't find one that knocked my socks off. I think I'm just not a springy colored gal. Pastels don't really work for me and although there were a ton of grey/yellow scarves in, both my SA and little sis made frowny faces when I tried them on. Little sis also did pretty well this trip. She finally got her first H bag (a TPM etain evelyne with cuivre strap) and a black box kelly dog bracelet in ghw. I am so happy for her and happy for me because she won't ask to borrow my bags anymore. Hooray!!

Without further ado - some pretty pictures. I hope I have solved my problem of huge pics. Fingers crossed this works!!

Exhibit A - Patchwork Horse and Coupons Indiens side-by-side. See the similarity?
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Exhibit B - perfect match with my malachite Kelly.
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Exhibit C-G - Matches with many of my tops!!
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#16 Lavender contrast hem!!
Hm, can't wait to hear about your possible move.

 

[weibandy]

It's a New Year's miracle. I didn't wake up with a headache (ahem....hangover....cough) this year. In fact, I only had a couple of drinks around 5pm with friends and we called it an early night. Happy New Year to all of you! May 2017 be filled with happiness, good health, and lots of H goodies! And I want to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for keeping me company on this thread. It wouldn't be as much fun without all the fun sharing, banter and chatter.

So thanks to my extraordinary restraint on adult beverages yesterday, I am fresh and alert to tackle 2017 with my resolutions. So I thought I would share my scarf resolution with all of you. Maybe some of you even want to join in the fun? I know PbP is also in! Anyone else? Oh, you want to know what we are doing before committing yourself? OK, fine.

I know some others have already done this but this will be my first year. And I am sooo excited to see the results! I'm going to keep track of how many times I wear each of my scarves on an excel spreadsheet. Those that don't get worn X number of times (have not decided the cutoff number yet) will need to be rehomed. I'm trying to only keep scarves I actually wear in my closet. But PbP and I think we should get 3 reserve spots for scarves we don't wear but love. OK who's in???? Let's do this!! It's the perfect time to start this experiment.

Alrighty - what should be the minimum number of times a scarf needs to be worn in a year before it gets rehomed? I think holiday scarves are the exception. I can't possibly go running around with Noel au 24 Faubourg in July. I was thinking 5 times. Is that too few? Should it be 10 times? 10 seems too many. I dunno. So confused. What do you all think? Well, I don't need to figure that out right now. Maybe once I finish the experiment, it will be evident what that number is.

So here's a peek at Page 1 of my excel spreadsheet. Scarves are organized by category (scarf format) and then within each category they are in alphabetical order. I also decided to make columns for Jan-Dec out of curiosity to see if certain scarf formats or colors get more wear in certain months. 70s, Maxi Twillies, and Misc formats are on Page 2. I've printed out the spreadsheet and will leave it in one of my closet drawers and put a tick mark every time I wear a scarf. I think running to the computer after putting on a scarf is too much trouble. I'm going old school with paper and pen.

Not only am I interested to see how many times each scarf gets worn, I'm also curious to see how many times each scarf format gets worn. So I know which format to buy more of in the future. Did I mention I'm so excited!! This is my inner geek coming out...

I've also decided I'm not going to force myself to wear any scarf in particular to save it from the chopping block. The natural order when I get dressed is usually clothes first, then bag, then scarf. Sometimes, if the outing is specific, it's bag first, then clothes, then scarf. But scarf is always last. So I will keep it last. Scarf wearing in it's purest form (PbP's words).

Let the scarf games begin! Are you going to participate with your own collection? Come on! It will be fun. It only took me about 20 min to type out all the scarves in the spreadsheet so don't feel like that part is daunting. We will all report back at the end of the year. I will probably do a mid-year update as well.

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This is a great idea! In your estimation, how many days of an average week do you wear a scarf at all?

This will help you gear the number of days worn to earn a place in the collection. I see you have 31 scarves? So if you put a 3x per year requirement on each, you would need to wear any scarf every three days (approx). A 10x requirement would mean you wear a scarf almost every day. (Specifically 310 days of the year).

 

[Genie27]

Do shawls count in winter though? Coz I have to wear one every day from October to April. So I would need about 2 dozen, right?

 

[scarf1]

At this rate, I'm never going to finish this thread because I keep acquiring scarves.

I spent Christmas in Vegas this year and of course, another scarf followed me home. There are 3 H boutiques in Vegas so really, I didn't have a fighting chance. In fact, I had no chance. Zero. Zilch. Nada. You are going to think I'm nuts. The SS2017 scarves are rolling in and what do I do? I decide to backpedal to SS2016 because I realized I missed one. I glossed over it because it looks like a quilt when flat and I didn't think it looked "modern" enough. But I was SO wrong. When this cashmere shawl is tied, it is super modern looking and the quilt disappears. Yup! You guessed it....Patchwork Horse Cashmere was calling my name. Do you remember I mentioned early on that I love the design Coupons Indiens? Well, when tied, this scarf is a dead ringer (almost) for CI. So when the shawl drawer opened, my eyes went straight to it. And it just so happened, I had brought my malachite kelly along on this trip and it is a perfect match. Just so you can see how I can easily justify buying more scarves, I came up wit 15 reasons why I had to have it and could probably have come up with 5 more reasons if DH had poured me another glass of wine. In my defense, I wrote this list last night and not this morning. No I am not nuts enough to drink wine in the morning.

15 Reasons I had to Get this Patchwork Horse 140cm Cashmere Shawl
1. It was freezing in Vegas and I didn't pack a cashmere shawl so needed one to stay warm
2. I took my malachite kelly on the trip and only had silk 90cms to coordinate with it
3. I want to move my malachite kelly out of the 'occasional use' category and into the regular rotation category so need more scarves to match
4. My SA spent so much time showing me the new SS2017 scarves but nothing wowed me and I didn't want to suck up all her time without a sale
5. I don't have any 140 cashmere shawls that are remotely this color and it would fill a nice void in that format
6. It looks kind of like coupons indiens (one of my fav designs) when tied
7. I needed a Vegas Christmas 2016 souvenir
8. 140cm scarves are my favorite size
9. I already have lots of accessories to match it
10. I already have a lot of tops/sweaters to match it
11. The weather forecast in LA shows we are having cashmere shawl weather for (at least) the next 2 weeks
12. I have another bag (blue indigo Pico) that matches it and could argue that Gris T and Gold also match it
13. I love the little mosaic tiles in it Reminds me of water shimmering in a swimming pool
14. I might be moving to a colder climate soon and need more cashmeres
15. I think #3 (see above) should count again

So there were lots of new SS2017 scarves already in and I tried on all of them!! And couldn't find one that knocked my socks off. I think I'm just not a springy colored gal. Pastels don't really work for me and although there were a ton of grey/yellow scarves in, both my SA and little sis made frowny faces when I tried them on. Little sis also did pretty well this trip. She finally got her first H bag (a TPM etain evelyne with cuivre strap) and a black box kelly dog bracelet in ghw. I am so happy for her and happy for me because she won't ask to borrow my bags anymore. Hooray!!

Without further ado - some pretty pictures. I hope I have solved my problem of huge pics. Fingers crossed this works!!

Exhibit A - Patchwork Horse and Coupons Indiens side-by-side. See the similarity?
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Exhibit B - perfect match with my malachite Kelly.
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Exhibit C-G - Matches with many of my tops!!
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Love love this! What Is the CW info? I think this is actually from 2014 or 2015
Looks wonderful on you!

 

[EmileH]

Do shawls count in winter though? Coz I have to wear one every day from October to April. So I would need about 2 dozen, right?

Absolutely! [emoji1]

 

[katekluet]

MYH, sisters on this great scarf.....wonderful choice of colors for you! Scarf1 is right, the design is a couple of years old.
I have the springy pink cw. And congrats to your darling Sis on choosing a super bag,I have a feu one and use it a lot.
Love the list of reasons!

 

[MYH]

Twinzzzzz!!! Gorgeous pix and pairings!

My reasons for buying Patchwork Horse 2 years ago:
1. I WANT IT

[emoji12]

Yes!! I know you have one too. Your reason made me giggle. At 60+ scarves now I'm starting to feel a bit guilty about adding more. So I need to have at least 15 reasons.

#16 Lavender contrast hem!!
Hm, can't wait to hear about your possible move.

Nothing concrete yet hon regarding the move. And yes - now I see it's lavender!! I thought it was grey. Good eye.

This is a great idea! In your estimation, how many days of an average week do you wear a scarf at all?

This will help you gear the number of days worn to earn a place in the collection. I see you have 31 scarves? So if you put a 3x per year requirement on each, you would need to wear any scarf every three days (approx). A 10x requirement would mean you wear a scarf almost every day. (Specifically 310 days of the year).

Love your scarf math but that was just page 1. I didn't want to bore everyone with the entire spreadsheet. But yes, I see a 10x requirement is not possible really. I'm thinking about dropping it to 3x.

Do shawls count in winter though? Coz I have to wear one every day from October to April. So I would need about 2 dozen, right?

2 dozen sounds about right hon if you live in the NE.

Love love this! What Is the CW info? I think this is actually from 2014 or 2015
Looks wonderful on you!

MYH, sisters on this great scarf.....wonderful choice of colors for you! Scarf1 is right, the design is a couple of years old.
I have the springy pink cw. And congrats to your darling Sis on choosing a super bag,I have a feu one and use it a lot.
Love the list of reasons!

Oh goodness!! How embarrassing. I don't even know which year Patchwork Horse was issued. I just remember seeing them in the spring so maybe it was Spring2015 and not Spring 2016. Now I'm quite surprised it was still in the boutique! And Scarf 1 - I think it's cw 2. Katekluet - love hearing we are cousins!

 

[katekluet]

F/W 2014,cousin!

 

[MYH]

F/W 2014,cousin!

lol seriously?!?! Fall 2014. I feel like I rode back in a time machine!! [emoji23]

 

[lilbluebear]

At this rate, I'm never going to finish this thread because I keep acquiring scarves.

I spent Christmas in Vegas this year and of course, another scarf followed me home. There are 3 H boutiques in Vegas so really, I didn't have a fighting chance. In fact, I had no chance. Zero. Zilch. Nada. You are going to think I'm nuts. The SS2017 scarves are rolling in and what do I do? I decide to backpedal to SS2016 because I realized I missed one. I glossed over it because it looks like a quilt when flat and I didn't think it looked "modern" enough. But I was SO wrong. When this cashmere shawl is tied, it is super modern looking and the quilt disappears. Yup! You guessed it....Patchwork Horse Cashmere was calling my name. Do you remember I mentioned early on that I love the design Coupons Indiens? Well, when tied, this scarf is a dead ringer (almost) for CI. So when the shawl drawer opened, my eyes went straight to it. And it just so happened, I had brought my malachite kelly along on this trip and it is a perfect match. Just so you can see how I can easily justify buying more scarves, I came up wit 15 reasons why I had to have it and could probably have come up with 5 more reasons if DH had poured me another glass of wine. In my defense, I wrote this list last night and not this morning. No I am not nuts enough to drink wine in the morning.

15 Reasons I had to Get this Patchwork Horse 140cm Cashmere Shawl
1. It was freezing in Vegas and I didn't pack a cashmere shawl so needed one to stay warm
2. I took my malachite kelly on the trip and only had silk 90cms to coordinate with it
3. I want to move my malachite kelly out of the 'occasional use' category and into the regular rotation category so need more scarves to match
4. My SA spent so much time showing me the new SS2017 scarves but nothing wowed me and I didn't want to suck up all her time without a sale
5. I don't have any 140 cashmere shawls that are remotely this color and it would fill a nice void in that format
6. It looks kind of like coupons indiens (one of my fav designs) when tied
7. I needed a Vegas Christmas 2016 souvenir
8. 140cm scarves are my favorite size
9. I already have lots of accessories to match it
10. I already have a lot of tops/sweaters to match it
11. The weather forecast in LA shows we are having cashmere shawl weather for (at least) the next 2 weeks
12. I have another bag (blue indigo Pico) that matches it and could argue that Gris T and Gold also match it
13. I love the little mosaic tiles in it Reminds me of water shimmering in a swimming pool
14. I might be moving to a colder climate soon and need more cashmeres
15. I think #3 (see above) should count again

So there were lots of new SS2017 scarves already in and I tried on all of them!! And couldn't find one that knocked my socks off. I think I'm just not a springy colored gal. Pastels don't really work for me and although there were a ton of grey/yellow scarves in, both my SA and little sis made frowny faces when I tried them on. Little sis also did pretty well this trip. She finally got her first H bag (a TPM etain evelyne with cuivre strap) and a black box kelly dog bracelet in ghw. I am so happy for her and happy for me because she won't ask to borrow my bags anymore. Hooray!!

Without further ado - some pretty pictures. I hope I have solved my problem of huge pics. Fingers crossed this works!!

Exhibit A - Patchwork Horse and Coupons Indiens side-by-side. See the similarity?
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Exhibit B - perfect match with my malachite Kelly.
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Exhibit C-G - Matches with many of my tops!!
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All very justifiable and logical reasons!! Ahh very pretty and yes similar with the lines to CI. I love how the colors matches your malachite Kelly. I probably saw you or passed you by without realizing it was you at the Vegas boutiques. Congrats with your new shawl! And congrats to your younger sis with her new etain evie!