Black and White and Space Pants Flashback

My work-world has been getting busier lately, and I welcome it. I like having lots of stuff to do, plus I'm jonesing for people to see my outfits! 

Can you believe not a single person noticed my Space Pants? To be fair, I only saw 4 people all day.

• Blouse - Hoss, consignment; first seen here in May with a sequined skirt
• Leather pants - Free People, Portland; last worn here in September 2019 with loads of pattern
• Shoes - Wonders, consignment; last seen here in April with a kimono and giant red pants
• Coat (below) - Lord & Taylor, thrifted; last worn here a week ago

When I wear these trousers, I have to wear something over the waistband, as it sits very low.

When I bend over, I'm crack-a-lackin' all over the place! No one needs to see that...even if there's no one in the office.

It also just kind of felt like the right day for my Space Pants. You know what Space Pants are made of, don't you?

Space cows! Yes, these lovely rose-gold pants are actually leather. They've gotten very soft in the nearly 3 years since I bought them. We'll have a wee Flashback on them shortly.

I liked how this awesome silk/rayon blouse went with the ensemble.

I like that that solid black swath is echoed by the black on the shoes.

Sun coverage = sweaty.

It's another hot day!

The stuff:

Today's outfit was driven by the need for shoes that my feet can handle. The balls of my feet are getting better, but the rubbed blisters are still "owie." These shoes were awesome, very soft and squishy, and no pain anywhere.

Black and white and red all over bling:

I rolled with the black and white matchy thing. Pops of red (including my lipstick) to pick up the red in the blouse. 

• Leather/steel cuff - Rimanchik
• Black and white cuff - vintage fair
• Onyx/silver ring - Tocarra, vintage fair
• Klimt ring - consignment
• Earrings - Tania Gleave, Vancouver

Flashback! 

I bought these leather pants retail when L and I were in Portland, Oregon, in September 2017 (here). I almost never shop retail, but unlike our trip to Portland in 2019, I didn't do any research on second-hand shops before we went. Lesson learned! 

I spotted this lone pair of leather pants on the Final Clearance rack at Free People for $129.00 US, which is not cheap! That works out to $172.00 Canadian, so we'll call it that for our financial analysis. 

They are made in India, have elastic at the back of the waistband, nice deep pockets (YES) and they are fully lined right down to the ankle. They are unevenly dyed (on purpose), with a blend of gold, rose-gold and silver. They tend to read as gold or rose-gold.

I wore them right away in October 2017, with a teal silk blouse and black accents.

Fortunately, I remembered from trying them on in the store that I'd need to cover that waistband!

A more casual look in December 2017.

This was a casual Friday around the holiday season. I love the cropped length.

I felt like a superhero when I wore them in March 2018 with my cape-blouse.

I love the blue suede shoes, but I think that might have been the last wearing of those (they were really old and thrashed).

A comfy outfit from June 2018.

Because these pants are so flashy, I tend to do slightly casual looks with them.

This outfit was for the "Fly Me To the Moon"-themed Vintage Expo in September 2018.

I was very shiny, with glitter shoes and my metallic finished moto jacket. I also spy my Star Trek communicator badge, so I'm fully geeking out there.

You know when I find a combo I like, I'm going to repeat it!

This was in February 2019. I love that cape-blouse with these pants. I'll wear this combo again too!

In May 2019, with a glittery sweatshirt. That's casual, right?

My cool Ambush jewelry set is getting showcased here - rar! Pointy!

And this is the last time I wore them, in September 2019.

All the patterns! Ha, the pants are a neutral here.

I'm disappointed that I didn't sneak in a wearing of them during the fall/winter of 2019-2020 - that was an oversight! I also note that I wear them with black and white, or shades of blue, almost exclusively. I'm going to need to challenge myself! I have lots of other colours that will look great with them.

Mathy stuff: Including today's outfit, that's 9 outfits in 3 years, for a cost-per-wear of $19.11, which feels pretty good. These funky pants won't be going anywhere, so I'll be working on getting that CPW down further with more outfits.