Special Occasion - Nick's 50th Birthday

So, I'm back from our brief 48 hour holiday to see L's folks. I didn't take the camera, so if you're interested what the West Coast looks like, click here to see the pictures I took two years ago (it hasn't changed). It was smokin' hot (for us) - around 30 degrees (80+ degrees) the whole time.

I got to raid my mil's garden for fresh blueberries, strawberries, peas, green beans, cherry tomatoes and carrots. Yum!

We made it back in time to have a nap before our dear friend Nick's 50th birthday party last night - I can't believe I have a friend who's 50! Ha ha! I saved this dress from our trip to Paris and London back in May for this most special occasion:
Aw yeah! It's definitely 80s. The zip is how you get it on and off, and it looks cute with a bit of it unzipped to give a V in front (which I did later on as it got warmer).

I got the dress on the Champs Elysees, at Naf Naf, about a block from the Arc de Triomphe, while we were on the way to the Louvre. Gee, I sound like I'm name-dropping.

I was in full-on Wonder Woman mode with my bracelets:

Ready to kick some butt!

A shot of the back:

Now, I feared that, as a 42-year-old, that this was maybe a titch too tight, but I was assured by all the men at the party that it was just fiiiiine. Hee. And frankly, screw it - I don't care if it's age-inappropriate. I felt great.

My hair was a little messy since I'd slept on it - I just kept mussing it up. Classic WW pose:

The boots were so freakin' hot. I kept them on for all of 20 minutes before I caved and spent the rest of the party barefoot.

The stuff:

I do love those boots, though. I've had them for about 5 years (here, here, here, and here).

A close-up:

I strung the feather necklace charm onto one of my hoops to be a little more 80s. I loved the bigass cuffs.

Dress (Naf Naf), boots (Bronx), leather cuff (old), studded cuff (Aldo Accessories), feather charm (second hand), earrings (gift from L).