BUT MARGARET IS. YIKES. Any suggestions on what I should wear to the appearance (details of which will be found here)?
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September 14, 2008 at 6:01 am
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stereotypical Crocs and garden hat?
This is great, Margaret! I’ll need to figure out where the Martha channel is. I think I have it somewhere amongst these gazillion cable channels.
Margaret,
Why not look like you just stepped out of the garden? For me it would be my Japanese garden pants and a tee shirt (an old one from Smith and Hawken that says Wake Up and Smell the Dirt), an old pair of gym shoes and a pair of garden gloves, even though my hands will be already dirty. Baseball hat is optional.
That will be so much fun for you! Since the target audience is bloggers, my suggestion is business casual. Nice slacks or dressy jeans; sweater set or a blouse and casual jacket. I’m retired from marketing strategy at a technology company. When giving a presentation, my rule was to always dress one level up from my audience.
How exciting! Margaret, are you just chatting with Martha or are you demonstrating something that involves soil or mulch? That might make a difference between business casual and khakis and a nice shirt. You looked fabulous on your K.
Happy, healthy September birthday from one ’54 Virgo to another.
Fabulous for you!!!! Wear basic black, you look great in that. Happy B day. Good luck.
Thanks to all of you for the encouragement. The frogboys say to wear green with brown. :)
By the way, it’s not my birthday…was in June. But nice to have the well-wishes anyhow.
I watch Martha religiously! I will definitely be looking for you:-)
Welcome, Susiehomemade. Your positive energy is much appreciated. Nice to see you here in the conversation, and hope to see you again soon.
I agree with Cameron, Andrea, and Susan: if it’s about blogging, don’t wear garden clothes unless you’re going to be demonstrating gardening. Wear something that makes you feel confident. Are you going to bring your laptop, and give a demo? Will there be a podcast for those of us who don’t own TVs?
Maybe try for solid colors, since patterns, especially checks, look horrible on TV. Can you call the Martha folks who set this up for any advice? Good luck and hope it’s fun!
@Kathy: Apparently there’s some device that we will use to “project” the blog…learning more tomorrow. I think they post the segments on the martha website, but will be getting all details.
@Karen and all: Correct! No patterns, no white, they said. Am putting possibilities to one side of the closet and will bring a bunch.
Looking forward to seeing you on Martha!
Oops! A very belated happy birthday. Well, you’ll be on Martha the day of my birthday. Another reason to look forward to Wednesday!
Welcome, Andrea. And happy birthday any minute to you. Thanks for chiming in, and don’t be a stranger.
Looking forward to seeing the segment on Wednesday! What you should NOT do is dig out some of your old corporate wear… leave that behind.. I was once in the audience and wore earthy colors.. the color looked good for the .5 seconds I was on camera. :)
Give a tug to your ear, or a wink to signal to all of us. DVR is set!
I’m voting for something fuchsia, sleeveless, and lacy (if you know what I mean).
Oh, yes! Please send a little sign for all your blogging pals to see…we will be watching you and cheering you on.
Can’t wait to see you on Martha’s show this week. You have an amazing blog and I love Martha!
Try to wear a solid color top – blue is a great color and will look good on Martha’s stage. New York and Company has some good tops. Black slacks or a black skirt. If you go for the slack – black slingbacks.
Good idea of Kenn’s — a secret signal — and seconded by Teaorwine. Am pondering what it will be.
Now as for what that naughty SmokedGouda is thinking. I think she means the little top I wore in the Washington Post shoot (not published online, just in the print edition, but I am trying to get a copy myself from the photographer so maybe I can use it for personal ads, too..tee hee hee). Those handsome frogboys tell me they will soon go underwater for the winter and what in the world will I do then for male companionship? Oh, dear.
And welcome to Queen of the Click. The shoes are the worst part: I HATE shoes. Love gardening boots and slipper-like shoes and HATE anything with a heel. Always have. Uh-oh, guess I’m heading to the store. See you again soon we hope.
as to the secret signal—-may I suggest a small, but significant, “ribbit” ?
that sexy nature girl meets miranda priestly thing is working well for you already…I wouldn’t change a single thing…ill be watching for you MR…knock ‘em dead…..eg
I don’t know about clothes but what I want to know if they feed you for your troubles from that amazing kitchen. I think a care package is in order for the ride home with a side of something squirmy for the ‘boys’. Have fun!
T-shirt and jeans, be comfortable! I like what you are wearing on the Kubota!!!!!
Margaret,
Dress for comfort, you probably look great in green, a color I unfortunately have to avoid because with my skin tone I look like one of your boys when I wear it. How about some “dress converse” I have a cayenne pepper red pair I wear with dressy clothes. Have fun!
Let us know what the secret “garden bloggers” sign is so we can all watch for it!
Margaret, I’m going to call out sick and get better watching you on the Martha Stewart show. Have a great day!
We will all be watching for your tips! What you wear should be a reflection of the real you! You’ve met Martha a million times before haven’t you? You’ll be great! Bloggers are usually a down to earth sort so, no pressure from this group.
I think you should wear your tractor, pajamas and waders. :->
I would have to agree with solid colors. Lucky for you, no worries about wearing something for a “slimming” effect. Have a great time and hopefully the frog boys didn’t get their feelings hurt not being invited.
well, wear what you like, of course. so silly, margaret….
I am going w/the hip waders and pj’s that mplonski suggested. I will leave now and drive south the 120 miles on the tractor, and see if I arrive in time.
@Chris, yes, of course. Will do. :)
Please go barefoot, and wave to all of us, and mention each of our names. After all, this is a rare opportunity for us. It is reminiscent of Miss Nancy on RomperRoom in 1954, looking into her magic mirror and saying “I see Mary, I see Cindy…” etc etc. Alas, she never saw Joyce….
Really, you will look wonderful whatever you wear!!
Looking forward to it, Margaret! I’ll be sure to…um…blog about it!
Wear what you feel comfortable in and love. The power of the garden is incredible.
We will be in the audience – Good Luck! The Partyblurprints Girls!
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Welcome, Dawn. I guess I will see you tomorrow! Thank you for the well-wishes.
don’t you usually just go naked (under your clothes)??!
Ok – let’s get serious here! Camisole and leather jacket on top. Or the thin blue drapey cashmere sweater that I like or the orange jacket that I like. With either your Issey Miyake pleated pants or your tight dark jeans. I know you will wear the black soft ballet flats, so no surprise there! Can’t wait to see you on the show! Dorita
I just watched tonight’s show and have set my calendar alarm for tomorrow night. Have fun! We’ll be watching. Cameron
Do great Margaret! I’ll be one of the millions watching.
Margaret,
You did an amazing job. I was in the audience and you were natural and fun – really injected a nice mood into the segment. I can’t wait to check out your blog more!
i turned on martha just “in the nick of time” to see your segment.
you looked “MAHH-VELOUS” those “half-rimmed” specs gave you a ‘scholarly’ aura. i felt like i wass watching an old friend…. (if being a reader since your 1st blog edition march of ’08 qualifies us as “old friends” lol).
congrats to you miss M!
You looked very bee-you-tee-ful. And I’m guessing that sweater didn’t come from Sapersteins?
Welcome to Chefdruck, and thank you for the good words. If Martha and I can’t have fun together after knowing each other for 15 years, who the heck can? I figured why not play a little. Glad to have you with us.
Well, I got to see your little bit but not the rest of that show. How long until they make it available on martha’s website?
I watched the show on FLN last night! Margaret, it was so great to see you on the show! It was awesome and inspiring for bloggers. Thanks! Cameron