Neutrals Week! A Day Behind, and Then Caught Up! - Cognac and Navy

This week has been a struggle for me. I am certainly not an "all neutrals" gal, for one. For two, having a cold all week has really sapped my energy right when I've needed it the most. For three, it's hard to fake it to you feel it when I'm not wearing much colour. 

I was stumped by cognac as a neutral theme - I hear all the cool kids are wearing it, but I have only one cognac item in my wardrobe. These pants:

The last time I wore these to work was also on a Casual Friday, so I figured I'd be good (I last wore them here, 2nd outfit). They did provoke quite a reaction! I also felt a lot better wearing one main neutral rather than head-to-toe, as I've been trying to do for most of the week. The pop of yellow from the top really raised my spirits.

I went out for lunch on Friday with a bunch of people from work. I walked a few blocks in my Fluevogs: 

I haven't worn this plaid jacket in ages (with these same booties!). I'd forgotten how nice it fits in the body, although the small shoulder pad always feels a little weird to me. Down to just over $7 a wear now.

L and I went to a party after work at a coworker's house - we stayed an hour, then L dropped me off to have dinner with Elaine. After that, we did a little shopping at Winners (I don't go very often!).

It was chilly out, so I was glad I'd bundled up with lots of layers.

Hurray for chartreuse! We had a blast at Winners, and I had to beg to be let into the fitting rooms before they closed. But I got some cool stuff.

Speaking of stuff:

A good shot of the colour of the pants, a nice deep reddy-brown. The jacket's plaid has a couple of threads of cognac in it, and the dark amber in Mom's vintage 60s choker was a nice touch of warmth.

Jacket (Zara, consignment), top (Reitman's, consignment), pants (Gap, 2000, thrifted), booties (Coffee Kope Tiam, Fluevogs), belt (Plum), choker (Mom's, vintage 60s).


Today, I finally caught up with some navy, another difficult neutral for me. I find navy not a great colour on me on its own; I much prefer it as an accent to other colours.

I only own a couple of pieces in navy, and one of them is this cardigan:

The stairs return! But it's freezing out and I could see frost on the neighbour's roof.

I'm wearing it with other toning blues: my corduroy Smoking Lily dress, a vintage blue slip, and my blue lacy tights.

Vinizzi Cat Bomb!

The boots are black but they were warm.

I bought a new coat at Winners last night:

I wanted a mid-length coat for fall/winter/spring. Hard to tell here, sorry, but it's a deep purple. It does up with hidden snaps (genius for when one is wearing gloves! and an extra collar that has flat ruffles down the front. Who doesn't love a coloured winter coat? Not me!

I thought it was a good deal:

List price of $398.00, marked down to $96.00. The quality is excellent. I have two other pieces of Tahari: this blazer and this blouse. I love the name of the coat: "Daphne" - and notice the colour name: "Hendrix." I guess that's more of a Purple Haze than a Deep Purple, heh.

Cardigan (Xara Woman, thrifted), dress (Smoking Lily, consignment), boots (Gabor), coat (Tahari), leather gloves (InWear).

I'm going to a party tonight, so I will be doing my "Pop of Colour" post tomorrow, but I'd like to thank Megan and Keely now for hosting this challenge! Some challenges are easier than others, but I always learn a lot about myself and my style when I do them.