Spring Debut - Studs, Stripes and Orange

Welcome back, my friends! When I finished my closet swap-over this past weekend, I spent a little bit of time planning a few outfits for the coming week. And without further ado, here's the spring debut of...

...all stuff you've seen before! There is not a single new-to-me thing here. 

• Jacket - Dolce & Gabbana, vintage 90s, thrifted; last worn here (2nd outfit) in August 2024 with silk pants
• Silk top - no label, thrifted; not tracked
• Skirt - Louis Feraud, vintage 80s, consignment; last seen here in July 2024 for a Mom-Day at Finnerty Gardens
• Shoes - Sole Talk Lenora, Fluevog; last worn here in August 2024 with a green dress
• Suede coat (below) - Danier Leather, consignment; last seen here earlier this month

But I've never worn this combination of items before, so it may as well be all new, right?

Longtime readers will recognize this studded baby blue denim jacket. 

And here's what I always forget to show: 

The lining! It's leopard mesh - in fact, the EXACT leopard mesh as my D&G mesh top (this one). Perhaps they are the same season?

I layered this sleeveless silk orange top with it, and then added this wonderful mitered stripe zig-zag vintage skirt. 

I layered a full vintage slip under it all...then realized you can see the orange top tucked in. Oh, well. 

There are a bunch of missing studs on the jacket, but that doesn't bother me. 

I was too dazzled by the chevrons in the skirt to care. 

Outerwear - glad I kept this suede coat out as it was chilly (although sunny).

Spring weather is rather mercurial, so I need to be ready for almost anything. 

Incognito.

Make Monday go fast! 

Accoutrements: 

At some point in the summer, these pics stop and I just shove my scarves into the Stuff picture. 

• Silk scarf - Metropolitan Museum of Art, thrifted
• Leather gloves - consignment

The stuff: 

I'd had these shoes out for fall/winter and didn't end up wearing them at all. Nothing in my cold weather closet worked with them. I loved wearing them in this outfit, though - they're very soft and comfy.

Blue and orange bling:

Double belts! The light blue matches the jacket and the darker blue matches the shoe buckle.

• Suede belt - Lady Foot Locker, thrifted
• Leather belt - Danier Leather
• Plastic cuff/ring - Italian, vintage 60s, vintage mall
• Steel/glass bracelet - Moda, Maltese, vintage mall
• Steel/Lucite ring - Calvin Klein, thrifted
• Silver/lapis lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes
• Silver/kyanite ring - consignment
• Steel earrings - gift from Lise