Super Stripes and A Fluevog A Day - Sumatra Coffee

And the week begins!
Today, my stripes are on my pin-striped shirt (hard to see in the pictures, but please take my word for it):

The vest is new-to-me; I got it on consignment for $13. It's 100% cotton, but it's a really smooth, almost shiny finish. It still had the extra button in its plastic bag attached to the label, so it's never been worn.

This is my second wear of my suede skirt too (last seen here). I felt a little overdressed for work, but whatever.

Today's Fluevog of the Day are my Coffee "Sumatra" shoes:

I've worn these lots since I got them (last time here, scroll down). This style is no longer being made - Fluevog brings out new styles twice a year and discontinues most of the older styles, but you can often find similar ones in the same family (here are examples - they all have the same last, heel and toe shape). There are still shoes in the Coffee family available (check them out here). I tried on the Macchiato (it was okay, but I wasn't in love with it), and the Breva and Restretto were a little too plain for my taste.

For those of you who asked, new styles are usually cheaper to buy online from the Fluevog website, although they are still really expensive (usually $99 - over $300, with most of the shoes being in the $200 range). BUT, I have often found their shoes, especially discontinued styles, marked down quite low in other stores - and lots of boutiques carry a very small amount of what a full Fluevog store does (check it out - scroll down - even Iceland has a store that sells them!)

Be aware that Fluevogs are extremely erratic in sizing from family to family, and it really helps to try them on. I have bought all the way from an 8.5 to a 10. If you check out the comments on the shoe styles in the same family (for example, in the Macchiato you'd probably want to order a half-size larger), it can give you a better idea of how the shoe's sizing runs. These ones that I wore today are a size 10, and I usually wear a 9 or 9.5.

I also find that some styles look amazing on the website and are a little blah in person - and some styles that I wouldn't look twice at online are fantastic once you put them on your foot.

But enough jibba-jabba! Feast your eyes:

I really love those shoes - they are one of my favourite pairs - so perfect for Day 1.

The sparkly stuff:

A vintage necklace - can't remember where I got it, but I've had it for a few years - a very old gold ring with a banged-up red stone, and my square ladies wooden ring.

Shirt (Mexx, consignment), vest (Jacob, consignment), skirt (Danier, thrifted), shoes (Fluevog, Coffee "Sumatra"), necklace (vintage), ring (vintage), wood ring (consignment).