Long, Long Weekend Edition: Pink Satin, Dresses and Purple Flutters

Hey, blogosphere, how was your weekend? Up in Canada, this is a long weekend - most provinces had a stat holiday (BC Day here in British Columbia, aka BC). So, after a leisurely and relaxing weekend, here I am looking at another week coming. 

Friday seems so long ago! But this is what I wore.

My lovely pink satin silk skirt was back from the tailor - a new waistband and zipper cost $40. Ouch. I am not entirely sure that this skirt was worth it, but only time will tell. I purchased the skirt here for $7.00.

Yeah, I couldn't be bothered to iron it, plus it got a lot of wrinkles during the day on Friday. I defrosted the mini fridge, so it got wet and I did a lot of kneeling while jabbing a knife into the block of ice that was the freezer. I love my job.

The vest hasn't been worn since March, here, when I put it with my black suede maxi skirt.

I last wore this tie-front floral blouse here in April, on a very party-heavy weekend. The shoes were last worn for L's birthday weekend carousing here in early June.

I am totally late for the Hat Attack! party over at Judith's. I love hats, though, and if I could have worn one all day, it would have been this one.

Happy Hat Attack!

After work on Friday, I headed out to a pub with some coworkers to send off one of our Admins. Much fun (and bus-riding) ensued.

Vest (Part Two, consignment), blouse (Esprit, consignment), skirt (April Cornell, thrifted), shoes (Chie Mihara), earrings (local), rings (Wendy Brandes).

We finally had enough people for a game of Ultimate on Saturday morning, so I scouted out the closet for something presentable to wear.

"Where are the edible shoes?"

My closet is a bit of a mess right now - I'm in the home stretch of my spring/summer wardrobe, and will be doing a big cull in early September. I'll be hosting a big swap party for coworkers and friends, so I know my stuff will go to a good home! For those readers who've asked, I don't sell my stuff online, but if there's ever an item that you covet, let me know. If I remove it from my wardrobe, I'll send it to you.

I ended up with this super-stretchy dress over a camisole and slip. You can't even tell I have a sports bra on!

I last wore this dress here in April for Forbidden Dress Week!

The shoes are my wonderfully comfy Wonders Ayers, last seen here in May with a mushroom skirt.

Our game was intense! We had very evenly-matched teams and it went on for nearly 2 hours. I am still feeling sore today from all the sprinting, but it's a good sore.

After brunch out with the gang after the game, L and I came home and napped for a bit. It was our friend Nick's birthday so we walked to town and hung out in a pub all night with between 8 and 15 of our friends. A good drunken time was had by all!

I felt like being very visible so I did this fun strapless 80s party dress, last seen here back in February with a Smoking Lily jacket.

This is my entry for "Visible Monday" over at Patti's Not Dead Yet Style. Thanks for hosting, Patti!

I wore my black satin stomacher over it, with a skinny turquoise belt over that.

I like to show my ink.

There was no way I could do heels with this after such a physical morning, so I stuck with my black kitten heels, last seen here in July with my now-gone pink satin jacket.

It always gets cold here in the evenings - there is a chilly breeze off the ocean at night - so I wore my just-dry-cleaned black blazer as cover-up. I last wore it in May, here (2nd outfit). The purse is an old vintage one I've had for over 10 years.

The stuff:

 A little simple bling, including my leather cuff.

And of course, my Wendy Brandes rings. 

Dress (AJ Bari for Saks Fifth Avenue, vintage 80s, thrifted), jacket (Banana Republic, thrifted), shoes (Enzo Angiolini, thrifted), cuff (Guess, thrifted), belt (Bianca Nygard), earrings (local), lapis lazuli/Fulvia rings (Wendy Brandes).

L looked very dashing in his outfit, so I took a picture.

I love the teal skinny pants with the pale blue shoes. Nicely done!

Yesterday/Sunday, we spent most of the day chillin' and watching NFL stuff on TV, then played boardgames last night.

After a bit of a sleep-in this morning, we went for brunch, then spent a couple of hours buying L two new suits for work. I stayed loose and casual.

This skirt is one of my favourites: silk, purple, fluttery ends. Love!

I last wore this skirt (with these same shoes) here in May while recovering from beer-induced hives. I wore the shoes here (last outfit) on L's birthday weekend for a day off too. I guess they are my "day off" shoes!

The tunic top and the drapey cardigan were last worn together with jeans, here, in May when I was first hit by the hops hives.

A pretty simple outfit, and just right for strolling around town on a sunny holiday Monday.

The stuff:

 Nothing terribly fancy. But, what's that...[cue "Jaws" theme]

Shark!

L bought me this in the Migration Boutique - it's locally made, and was $20. I like sharks.

Cardigan (Alternative Apparel, thrifted), tunic (Dex), skirt (Le Chateau, consignment), shoes (La Canadienne, consignment), earrings (Plum), cuff (SkinZnHydez). 

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend, and that your Monday was short. And hey, check this out - Megan of MMD did an awesome sketch:

That's me on the bottom (I wish I really looked that good!) - thanks, Megan!