What she's wearing: color

I really needed to wear color on this day just to thumb my nose at the gray skies. I was heading out and about the International District for the afternoon, so I needed to be warm and have shoes that were comfortable and wouldn't be ruined by the pouring rain.

The necklace has a really large beveled ebony stone. Since I am not petite in stature, I like to wear jewelry that has a little more heft to it; I feel like it balances my size better. When I found this necklace, the mega-stone kind of cracked me up.

Note: The gift shop at the Wing Luke Asian museum is awesome. I'm going to write a separate blog about it soon.

• Light-knit black v-neck cardigan (two years old, Target, $16)
• Provides "ample" coverage, cotton camisole (three months old, Old Navy, $6)
• Super-soft salmon wrap shirt (four months old, Banana Republic Outlet, $14)
• Pointy-toed, black pleather, knee-high boots (three months old, DSW, $24 - replacement pair)
• "Mega-stone" onyx necklace (six months old, Hitchcock Boutique, Madrona, $68)
• Thin wire gold hoops (one year old, Target, $30)

• Meredeth McMahon is a Seattle-based personal-image consultant who writes a regular blog about health, fashion, and attitude. She can be reached at nouveauimage@comcast.net.