Mom-Day in a Waistcoat, White Jeans and a Tabard

Hello, my friends, and welcome back to Mom-Day! I hung out at Mom's all day, eating pizza and working on a puzzle. 

It was exactly what we both needed, and a wonderful day. Thanks, Mom! I love you! 

Unfortunately, I lost all my outfit pictures - my camera's memory card gave up the ghost, so I'll be remedying that pretty quick. Fortunately, I'd taken some selfies for my Substack, so that's what you get. 

I restrung out entryway lights now that all the fire alarm system stuff is over, hence the purple glow. Nick and Karen gave us that print many years ago! 

I got home quite late from Mom's and once I realized I'd lost all my pictures, everything had been put away, and I just could not face getting dressed again, or pulling all the pieces out. I apologize, and hope you can get an idea of the outfit!

I built the outfit around the new-to-me tan waistcoat, which perfectly picked out the tan/brown in the blue print mesh top. From there, wide white jeans and sneakers. I felt very Diane Keaton. 

• Linen waistcoat - consignment, Powell River; purchased here for $16.90
• Mesh top - Jean Paul Gaultier, vintage 90s, consignment; last worn here in May with leather and crinkle
• White jeans - Everlane, thrifted; last seen here (3rd outfit) in August under a dress for a family lunch
• Sneakers - Converse; last worn here in June for a haircut
• Tabard (below) - COS, consignment; last seen here in November 2025

I did a selfie in the reflection of a storefront while waiting for the bus. There's my tabard - just the front and back, no sides! - and my vintage leather purse with the gold fringe. 

You can't see the long fringed star-print scarf hanging off my belt, sadly. I loved how both the tabard and the scarf blew in the wind.

Accessories and jewelry: 

• Leather purse - vintage, thrifted
• Silk scarf - thrifted
• Gold chain belt - thrifted
• Star pin (on tabard) - consignment
• Umbrella brooch - vintage, gift from L, vintage mall
• Cat pin - gift from Yvonne
• Short necklace - FAC, thrifted, Sidney
• Crystal/gold plated necklace - Lalique, vintage fair
• Mixed chain/leather bracelet - Jenny Bird, consignment
• Gold-tone/crystal bracelet - thrifted
• Wide gold-tone bracelet - vintage 70s, Mom's
• Silver/kyanite ring - consignment
• Fulvia Ring/lapis lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes
• Silver/blue enamel ring - vintage fair
• Hammered silver pinkie ring - vintage fair

It's been chilly for a couple of days but the boys have still been going out on the deck right after their breakfast.

They looked cold, but persisted. 

I do like that as the weather gets cooler, they become more cuddly. 

Funny how that happens...

It's like we're heat sources for them. 

"You found us out."

It was lovely and sunny by the end of the day! 

The maple leaves in the foreground are turning yellow. 

Still a few small blackberries. 

I love this mix of colours! 

Red-tailed hawks circling above. 

Not many birds, but I did get the Northern Tanager for my Life List! Very exciting.

Mom's fuchsias are looking lovely. 

Pink and purple - nature never goes wrong. 

Mom's on her second or third round of the next neighbour's house. 

She's testing the mat here, it's not finished. It's looking great! 

Due to the crappy weather, we decided to work on a puzzle. The 1000 piece porch/dog puzzle or the blue dragon 500 piece. 

Duh, of course, I went for the dragon! 

I'd noticed Mom's stereo in her sewing area, and remembered that I'd bought her a bunch of her old favourite albums from my childhood. 

Gosh, look at that: dual cassette and a CD player! Awesome! 

We listened to Helen Reddy, John Denver, Roger Whittaker and Elton John, singing along. 

Five hundred pieces is nothing to us! We stopped after an hour and had pizza for lunch. 

And then went back to it! We finished! 

It was pretty easy, but took about an hour longer than my usual visit. 

Off to catch a bus! 

That's a very large lizard! And she's got...popcorn? 

I got home quite late to two very cranky kitties. 

"Feed us."

Okay, okay! 

And with that, I'm off for the weekend! I should be back to my regular pictures soon, but I hope you don't mind the phone ones in the meantime. I'll take more detailed shots! 

Thank you so much for being here, Gentle Reader, and do stop in on Monday (because it's a  holiday long weekend, woo hoo!) for tales of adventure! 

The Vest Goes to Jess

No beating around the bush - I did not like this vest. 

But I gave it a shot, and I do like the outfit overall. 

• Cotton ruffled blouse - Ralph Lauren, thrifted; last seen here (2nd outfit) in June for brunch with velvet trousers
• Vest - Coupe Classique, vintage 90s, Mom's; acquired here last week from Mom
• Skirt - Oska, consignment; last worn here in August when I met Judith and Leslie
• Suede boots - Coach, consignment, Vancouver; last seen here in May with olive and leopard
• Linen blazer (below) - H&M, vintage, thrifted; last worn here on a rainy Mom-Day in July

It just isn't me, and while I tried to make it not look Christmassy, one of my coworkers did say I looked ready for Hallowe'en! 

I liked all the other pieces, although I don't think I'll be keeping this ruffled top. It's pretty but I don't LOVE it, you know? 

Anyway, my coworker Jess admired it, so I was all, "Here you go, try it on." 

Fabulous! It's yours! Enjoy! 

Incognito.

I walked home without the extra vest layer - it was SO windy and stormy (and still is, as I type this). The thin linen blazer was not very warm - I even had to unroll the sleeves. 

The stuff: 

These boots are excellent, and don't feel overly high (yet). 

• Leather belt - Mudd, vintage 90s, thrifted
• Silk scarf - Lanvin, vintage, thrifted
• Star pin - consignment

Bold bling:

Lots of matchy. 

• Carved faux cinnabar bangle - consignment
• Stone bangle - consignment
• Green/metal bracelet - vintage mall
• Silver/green stone ring - thrifted
• Silver/carnelian ring - thrifted
• Silver/smoky topaz ring - Anneli Neuman, Finland, vintage mall
• Silver/onyx necklace - Mexican, consignment, Powell River
• Silver earrings - consignment

I chased down the boys for pictures. Whateley, after stalking behind the monitor.

They want their food! 

It's almost time.

Barnabas does little tiny "mew" noises. It's quite cute. 

Outside Pockets and Grey Neutrals

I poked around in my closet last night, working on an outfit to bring out the best of this new-to-me white top. 

Look at all those neutrals! 

• Mesh bodysuit - Nylon Apparel, consignment; last seen here in March under green satin for St. Paddy's Day
• White shirt - Luukaa, consignment; purchased here for $34.00
• Skirt - Club Monaco, vintage 90s, thrifted; last worn here in July with these same clogs
• Clogs - Drie VogClog, Fluevog; last seen here in July with this same skirt

I wanted to layer a mesh top under the shirt, and went with my cow/cloud print bodysuit. 

Which led me to the grey skirt and clogs (since I've worn them together before). 

At some point, I'll layer the white top under a sweater or jacket, but I wanted to show off the back. 

Y'all know I love back detail! And that includes the printed seam on my tights with a script "Calvin Klein." 

I had fun showing my coworkers the shirt. 

"I have pockets on the OUTSIDE!" They were useful for carrying my phone, keys and mp3 player. 

Incognito: 

I like the scarf over the shirt too! 

The stuff: 

We're in for a few days of cooler/rainy weather, so I need to start thinking about jackets. 

• Silk scarf - fake Louis (Lewis!) Vuitton, thrifted

The clogs were excellent again, no issues, and had many fans in the office. 

Crystal bling: 

I had pulled my black jet/crystal necklace out as well, but it didn't work with the neckline. 

• Silver/Lucite bracelet - Alexis Bittar, consignment, Vancouver
• Crystal bracelet - Juicy Couture, consignment
• Silver/onyx spider ring - c. 1986, gift from Mom & Dad
• Crystal/silver ring - Soul Flower
• Crystal necklace - thrifted, Vancouver
• Crystal earrings - thrifted

Wait, something's missing...

My brooch! I played around with this as well - it wasn't quite right. 

• Wood/steel brooch - Aarikka, consignment

And here's Whateley sleeping.

Aw!

The Last PANK - and a Final Flashback

Another week - but there's a long weekend in sight! I finally got around to wearing my PANK dress again. We love the PANK! It's so pink...it's PANK. 

We do not love this PANK anymore, sadly. But we're going to have one last goodbye Flashback on it! 

• PANK dress - Essentiel Antwerp, consignment; last worn here (3rd outfit) in February with neon greens
• Orange mesh top (not visible) - AWear, vintage 90s, thrifted; last seen here in August when I met reader Judith
• Boots - Original Samedi, Fluevog; last worn here (2nd outfit) in July for brunch

Oh, I can hear you exclaiming! It's a great dress! That colour! It's so cool! Whyyyyyy??? 

It just doesn't feel like ME anymore. I have never liked this "babydoll"/swing cut on me, but made an exception for this dress when I bought it. It's always been rather short, and I'm also done with that. I don't want to wear it with pants (but I could, I know!).

Anyway, it's a good enough outfit for a Monday full of brain-taxing work. 

And it does still look good on - the pictures don't lie. 

Incognito. 

Showing off the pockets! I know someone will grab this at my next Limbo sale. 

The stuff: 

It's just slightly cooler in the morning, but these boots were warm on the walk home. 

• Silk scarf - thrifted

Bold bling: 

I've certainly gotten my money's worth on all of these things. 

• Plastic cuff/ring - Italian, vintage 60s, vintage mall
• Jadeite bangle - consignment
• Silver/amethyst ring - vintage mall
• Necklace - Banana Republic, consignment
• Earrings - thrifted

And now, let's a have a look at how I've worn this dress since the first Flashback. 

Essential Antwerp PANK Dress - Flashback #2

It's been a while since I did a Flashback (they take a long time!), but I felt it was worth it to properly say goodbye to this most excellent dress. 

To remind you: I paid $60.98 for it in November 2017 (it's from 2016 and retailed for $300).

I did an initial Flashback here in February 2021 - hard to believe it's been 5.5 years! - where I showed the previous 8 outfits, so here we are, starting with that 9th outfit. 

February 2021 - and why not do brown with this glorious PANK? I still have these boots, but the cardigan became more moth-hole than cashmere. I still wear it around the house sometimes. 

Here it is again in November 2021, with familiar tights (I nearly wore these today!), and my mullet hairdo that I played with for a while. 

The silver boots were far too high, so they are long-gone. I also sold the "teeth" necklace last year. 

I love this colour mix from March 2022, although I gave those shoes to my colleague. I never wore them. 

I still have the tights (they are over 10 years old), but I let go of that vintage necklace. 

November 2022 saw me pairing up the PANK with these lime green Fluevog Slacker boots. 

And there are today's tights, which are also over 10 years old. I'm wearing my Myka set of jewelry, a long-ago gift from L. 

I like this cowgirl-inspired look from April 2023: 

My boots are still going strong - that's one of L's bolo ties that I borrowed. 

It's an easy pairing with these luxurious brocade/velvet boots (which don't go with much!), seen here in September 2023. 

I nearly wore that necklace today! 

My Truths Teah boots are a remnant from my steampunk days and are probably a pair I will sell at some point - they are very tight. 

This outfit is from February 2024. 

Those brocade boots made another appearance in September 2024. 

I'm wearing my "droopy leopard" brooch at the neck and faux leather leggings (I sold them, didn't like them on me). 

And here we are, styled up in 60s-inspired items for the Victoria Film Festival opening night gala in February 2025. 

Those floral tights again, plus my green suede Anna Sui X Fluevog boots, a blue wig and little cat ears headband. 

And here's the last outfit prior to today, from February 2026. 

I still have that reversible Stella & Dot necklace, and of course, those are my lime green boots again. 

I notice that my later wearings of this are in September...that backwards hanger staring at me in the face. I was probably done with this three years ago, but was in denial. 

Mathy stuff: With the 8 previous outfits, and these 10 since, that brings us to 18 total outfits over a period of 9 years, for a cost-per-wear of $3.39. 

I am totally happy with that, and it eases my mind about letting the dress go. Goodbye, PANK! 

Cat pictures! Cuteness from the weekend: 

The box is so much more intriguing when it's on its side. 

There is much fighting back and forth in the window and "door."

Hee hee, Whateley's face!