Ephemera: Bigass Weekend Wrap-Up: Brocade and Big Shoulders; Grape Ape and Denim; Weird Adidas for Winesday

Hello, my friends, and welcome back! I hope you had a lovely weekend with much cozy times.

We have much to cover, so let's get right to it, shall we? Here's Friday's work outfit.

I was thrilled when I realized that this teal jacket worked with my brocade boots.

Blazer (part of a pant-suit) - Soaked in Luxury; last worn solo here in July; last seen here (3rd outfit) with the pants in September for Rifflandia
Top - April Cornell, vintage 90s, thrifted; last worn here in October with the matching skirt
Silk velvet skirt - Rachel Roy, thrifted; last seen here in January with leopard and pink
Boots - L'Artiste; last worn here for a short February work day
Leather coat (below) - Tibor, vintage 80s, consignment; purchased here for $98.00 during the Day of Indolence

I felt very classy in this - lace and velvet and a blazer? Who is this?

I built the outfit backwards, starting with a red coat, matching it to the red in the brocade boots, and then piecing it all together one at a time.

The black velvet skirt is so lovely.

Adjustable back golden zipper.

Someone was lurking around for some cuddles, and of course, I obliged.

"I love you!"

Barnabas is a such sweet little boy.

Boom! The folks on the bus got an eyeful!

I loved this outerwear mix and put the hat, scarf and coat on for my colleagues and amused them with tales of me squishing onto the morning bus.

Such a glorious red!

I was fine with it just worn open and bused home as well. The sooner to start the weekend!

The stuff:

The boots are so lovely, but the weather has to be PERFECT, as they are both really warm (plush-lined) and delicate (satin brocade).

Velvet/fur scarf - thrifted; purchased here for $6.95 and pom-pom sewn back on by me
Wool/faux fur hat - M'Sieu Leon, vintage 80s, thrifted
Leather gloves - Roeckl, consignment

Poky bling:

So many favourites.

Shark jaw gold cuff - Tom Binns, 2012, consignment
Hinged Lucite/gold "tooth" bracelet and earrings - Alexis Bittar, consignment, gift from L
Brass/glass ring - Rafael of Canada, vintage 70s, consignment
Brass ring - vintage mall
Necklace - J. Crew, consignment
Limp leopard brooch - Parklane, thrifted

While I wrote on my blog and Substack, the kittens kept me company.

"I'm growing fond of you."

Whateley's the boss, so he gets the new scratching post for napping.

Barnabas hangs out on the extra chair.

"I LOVE you!"

They love hanging out wherever we are.

When I got out of the shower on Saturday morning, Whateley was waiting for me.

"You take a long time."

I take a long as I take, thank you.

We headed off to John's Place for brunch, and then ran a few errands downtown.

I've been meaning to style up this dark denim bustier/vest thing.

Mesh top - Calvin Klein, thrifted; first seen here in August with now-gone yellow pants and wine fringed kimono
Denim bustier - Poster Grl, thrifted; purchased here for $24.95 but $19.95 after cashing in points
Denim patchwork skirt - Free the People, consignment; last worn here in July with Cavalli and cowboy boots
Boots - Prepare Map, Fluevog; last seen here in March with white jeans and the peacock duster
Grape Ape jacket (below) - Forever 21, thrifted; last worn here in October 2024!

A quick pic with whatever natural light I can grab.

The straps are adjustable. I liked it - will keep it!

The folks at John's enjoyed my ensemble - it's always nice to show off my outfits to an appreciative audience.

I only had my jacket off while we ate.

I felt fabulous.

Double denim, the Canadian Tuxedo! Do you double-denim?

Incognito - and the Return of the Grape Ape! I tend to forget I have this lovely thick fake fur.

Not sure what Whateley is up to but I bet it's No Good. Anyway, I walked around town like this.

The stuff:

The golden velvet/fur scarf obviously fills a hole for me - I've worn it twice in two days.

Leather purse - Steve Madden, thrifted
Wool gloves - Parkhurst
Velvet/fur scarf - thrifted

Golden bling:

No real gold was worn.

Belt - thrifted
Bracelet with pink stones - D'Orlan, vintage, vintage mall, gift from L
Leaf bracelet - thrifted, Sidney
Brass rings - vintage 70s, vintage mall
Necklace - Givenchy, vintage 80s, vintage fair
Ear-balls - Dior, consignment

The Beacon Ave Thrift Store had all stock half off - I still won't go crazy for stuff that's mostly crap, but for nice things...yes!

I don't have grey leather gloves, so these were a nice discovery. The beret is good quality angora, no moth damage.

I would have been happy with $3.00 but these were $1.50!

The CA number look-up gives me...Foot Locker! Well, that's old - I did note that they were made in Korea, last seen the 90s, around the time Foot Locker went out of business.

The beret was $2.50 - a great deal.

Parkhurst is a Canadian company, and you can tell by the very low CA number that they've been in existence for a long time.

From there, I walked over to Dots and had a browse, seeing if any of the new samples were interesting and if there was anything in the clearance section.

I know it's all synthetic, but I still really liked this brown blazer with fake leather sleeves. The sporty striped cuff and collar give an excellent Weird Adidas vibe.

Pretty buttons.

The pockets were real - I've unstitched them.

It's by FDJ (French Dressing Jeans) and all new stock was an extra 20% off, so it was $31.99.

I am excited to wear it.

Dots had an excellent selection of...gloves! How weird!

I tried on a bunch and ended up with the short grey ones (love the studs!) and the orange suede. Each pair was $19.99. Now that I have two pairs of grey leather gloves, I might give one pair away.

On the way back to the car, we cut through the downtown Public Library, and I took a picture of this sculpture.

When I was a teen, it was kinetic - you pushed a button and it would revolve. They shut that off pretty quickly.

I spent Saturday afternoon catching up on my writing, and figuring out what to wear to Winesday at Caro's that night.

I decided to create my outfit around the bag Rosanna had given me a few weeks ago.

Cardigan - Kenzo, consignment; last worn here in January with pink tulle to visit Mom (same sneakers!)
Sparkly turtleneck - Jacob, thrifted; last seen here under my Kenzo sweatshirt a couple of weeks ago
Jeans - MAC Jeans; last worn here (2nd outfit) in July for a hike at John Dean Park with Steve and Bev
Sneakers - Converse; last seen here (3rd outfit) in September for Rifflandia with my teal suit

Comfy things for sitting around eating, drinking and being VERY merry!

A glimpse of pink ruffled socks.

I don't wear this cardigan very often, but it's handy to have for chill times.

The jeans are a Dot purchase from over a year ago - I pick up interesting things there.

Ready to go! I matched my outfit to the L.A.M.B. bag that Rosanna gave me (pictures here).

I carried a cereal box full of homemade popcorn, 6 cans of fizzy drinks, 3 bars of chocolate, and three bags of nuts, my contribution to the food. I bring the things I want to eat!

The stuff:

This LAMB bag was the perfect size for carrying all of my supplies.

Rainbow bag - LAMB, c. 2008, thrifted, gift from Rosanna
Adidas hat - thrifted
Leather gloves - consignment

Bold bling:

Some black to ground all that colour.

Leather belt - Madewell, consignment
Studded leather cuff - c. 2006
Leather cuff - Guess, thrifted
Swear Rings - Wendy Brandes
Silver/onyx necklace - Mexican, consignment, Powell River
Silver earrings - Israeli, consignment

Whateley was sitting near my bag, which is all loaded and ready for me to jump in the cab.

Such a little cutie! He and Barnabas enjoyed hanging out with the MANday crew (it was at our house, L hosting).

I don't usually take pictures at Winesday, preferring to be in the moment, but I had to snap a shot of Cat's gorgeous charcuterie board, and the funny napkins (a hostess gift from Marian to Caro).