Dec 18th - Outfit #18 - New Shoes and a Skull

Tonight's my last WW meeting until after the New Year - since Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Tuesdays, this year, I'll actually get a couple of weeks off. That's kind of nice, although I'll miss my little group.

Today's outfit features my last "fresh" piece of clothing and a "new" pair of shoes swapped in for the trousers that are now in the give-away pile. 

The first item is my sweater; it is a sleeveless mock-neck cashmere in dark purple. I've had it since at least November 2008, since that's the last time I wore it. It's by Daniel Bishop, and I wouldn't have paid more than $20-30 for it. I do know it was consignment. 

I wore it a lot more early on in the blog; lately, it's become just a handy layering piece. I last wore it, oh...a long time ago! Back in March 2011 on my Best Weekend Ever (with my Desigual coat and my dear Inigo kitty). Prior to that, I wore it in December 2010 with my purple combat boots (hmmm...we haven't seen those appear yet in a capsule), and the night before that to see Leonard Cohen for the second time (not feeling my 2nd outfit there - too much black), as well as in December 2009 (ugh, I hate my hair there), in October 2009 (with more black), and in February 2009 (with a fabulous skirt that never quite worked - no lining). 

Really, only 7 wears of it in 4 years is not very much. I'm actually surprised that the moths haven't feasted on it.

The skirt is my awesome Smoking Lily skull skirt, last seen here with the same jacket, although the jacket was worn more recently, here, with my Smoking Lily chair skirt.

The shoes are my vintage early 90s Versace pumps that I picked up for $40 at the Vintage Fair several weeks ago (here).

I can't stop looking at them. They are pretty freakin' fabulous. Much more comfy than my too-high Fluevogs, too.

Ooh, I love those studs! I loved this style when it was first around in the early- to mid-90s. I had a pair of cheap black Payless pumps like these when I met L. I guess they were knock-offs of these!

I wore this amazingly cool leather wrist-wrap that I thrifted while out the other day:

Only $12.50 for leather and it's really beautiful quality. I'm pretty sure this is locally-made, as I've seen similar wraps in boutiques around town, for about $25.00.

Off to my meeting!

Jacket (Ricki's, consignment), sweater (Daniel Bishop, consignment), skirt (Smoking Lily), shoes (Versace, vintage 90s), belt (swap from Ruth), earrings (don't remember), wrist-wrap (thrifted), snake ring (vintage 80s), lapis ring (Wendy Brandes).