Sapphire, Ruby and Turquoise - Three Days of Jewel Tones

Well, now, has it really been 3 whole days of outfits? Tempis fugit, my friends!

Sapphire Monday:
This is actually a repeat (except for the shoes) of an outfit I wore for a casual weekend outing (here). My company held a rooftop BBQ event on Monday night, and "summer casual" wear was permitted. Unfortunately, it's been raining for several days (it's July! Good gravy!), and we sat with water dripping down off the patio umbrellas eating our burgers. I skedaddled pretty quickly.

Vizzini liked the movement of my skirt: We've reversed our old feeding routine with the cats: instead of Othello eating at the dining room station and Inigo in the den, now Inigo gets to eat out there, and Vizzini gets locked in the den while I do my pictures. He would quite happily gobble down his own food and then eat all of Inigo's.

The stuff:

I liked how nicely the shoes went with this dress. Ah, matchy-matchy! My heart sings!

The jewels:

And a good shot of the silks that make up the dress. Aren't they pretty? I need to do some purples with this (mental note: need a purple cardigan).

Dress (Le Chateau, consignment), cardigan (Jessica, consignment), shoes (Feet First), ring (Aldo Accessories), earrings (Lavishy).

Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday, who could hang a name on you?

I adore this skirt (last seen here). The frigidity of the weather meant two sweaters on top (and I wore a coat!). This was a good oufit for trucking around my WW suitcase and for doing my evening meeting.

Vizzini helped:

He's so tiny!

This captures his little devilish face really well:

Aw, my heart just melts.

The stuff:

It was so gloomy out, all my pictures looked dark. *shakes her fist futilely at the grey sky*

My usual black bits:

My evening WW group - especially a couple of ladies - loves my outfits (I haven't told them about this blog) and likes to check me over when they arrive. This passed muster.

Cardigan (Vero Moda), top (Planet), skirt (MNG, consignment), shoes (Enzo Angiolini, thrifted), bracelet (Le Chateau), earrings (The Cobbler).

And Turquoise for Wednesday:

Vizzini's licking himself. I like how he sits on his haunches like a little kangaroo.

I've actually had this outfit planned since I bought these new shoes a few weeks ago ($15.00, bought for free with store credit). Score! Considering Farylrobin shoes are pretty darned expensive new (in the $200 range). These are a bit beat up (*ahem* I mean "broken in"), but for $15 I am not complaining. They were super comfy all day too!

I love khaki and turquoise together. It reminds me of the early 80s, when it was a big colour combo for me. I had a pair of khaki pants and a couple of turquoise t-shirts (one had a gold thread in it, I recall).

The outside shot returns!

Notice how I am wearing a sweater again? See how gloomy it still is?? When will summer arrive? All you people who are sweltering, please feel free to send some of your weather up to the Pacific Northwest/Vancouver area. I will send you rain and cool ocean breezes in return.

The stuff:

I love the turquoise with the cream and goldy-khaki accents on these shoes.

The pearls:

The pendant that Mom bought me in Australia - that's a cluster of real pearls that didn't actually separate to become round pearls. The earrings are just cheap junk, ha!

Sweater (Kersh), skirt (Club Monaco, consignment), shoes (Farylrobin, consignment), pendant (gift from Mom), earrings (Jacob).