Ketching Up With Mustard

Tops: Self Esteem, Zulily

Pumps with turquoise interior: Delicious, Zulily

Other pumps: Worthington, J. C. Penney's

Top necklace: Colors, Kohl's

Middle necklace: Wet Seal

Bottom necklace: Mixit, J.C. Penney's

French's, Gulden's, Grey Poupon, 

They're all so sharp,

You can't go wrong . . .

. . . unless you're building a sandwich instead of an outfit.

I've never liked mustard the condiment.  But in recent years, I've developed a taste for mustard the color.  As someone who hates ketchup but loves red, I should've seen this coming (and probably did, as I sense I've already blogged about this.  Just think of me as your aunt who never stops asking if that's your real nose.)  Anyway, I like the way it makes other colors -- especially its stepsister, yellow -- pop.  Also, it has a warm, retro feel.  Like the harvest gold stoves of the '70s (including the one my parents had in the '80s).  So of course I purchased two nearly identical tops in this nostalgic hue.  Both have sweetheart neckline lace insets, both are made by Self Esteem, both come from Zulily, and both cost $12.99.  I bought the one on the left last year (I wore it a ton), and the one on the right just last week.  Both go great with lots of things, including this piping hot pretzel.

Betsey Johnson, Macy's

By the way, the runner-up title for this post was Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory With a Candlestick.  Not because I like the game Clue (I don't).  But because I used to have a pair of sweatpants in this oh-so-special shade, and when I wore them, the husband would refer to me as that esteemed-yet-murderous (or should I say Self-Esteemed?) military man.  Which I, wanting to be Miss Scarlet, wasn't crazy about.        

These days he steers clear of candlesticks.