Monochromania Revisted: Heavy Metal

When I did a week of Monochromania (i.e. wearing the same colour or tones of the same colour top-to-bottom) earlier this month, I had another outfit planned that I had to nix due to hot weather. And here it is.

I really enjoyed this outfit, especially the comments. Most people really liked it, although I got some teasing about being an extra in "Rollerball" (totally, check out the guy's shoulders).

Actually, this outfit was a real mental boost because I had a dentist appointment tonight after work, and I was hugely dreading it. I felt like I was fortified with external armour. I don't do well with dentists. I knocked out my front teeth when I was 17 and went through a solid year of surgeries and root canals; I also grow tartar like a boss, so I've gone through a few years of agonizing scaling. Pleasant stuff it is not. Anyway, I put on a tough face.

Yeah, so scary.

This is my studded shoulder sweatshirt/sweater getting its second wearing. I last wore it here in August while channeling the 80s.

It was much warmer with this striped button-down French cuff shirt, which was last seen - oh dear - over a year ago (!) when it was in the July 2012 capsule (recap here). I did wear it three times that month, and it was packed away for the 6-month autumn/winter season. Still, only one wear...

The skirt is dark grey, and it's one of the plainest items of clothing I own, but I love it - it's the perfect pencil shape, it's stretchy and it's a great length. It's also washable. But the best thing is that it works as a solid grounding piece for all the crazy, unique pieces (aka wardrobe orphans) that I have, and lets them shine. I last wore it here in August with my lace peplum top.

The stuff:

And there are my amazing grey wooly boots. I walked home from the dentist in them (about 20 minutes) and they were wonderfully comfy. I last wore them back in April (here, 2nd outfit). They are good early spring/early autumn boots - excellent transition boots. I'm still going bare-legged, although it's getting pretty chilly in the mornings.

I had to do my "teeth" necklace and my spider and snake ring for extra scariness!

Sweatshirt (Silence + Noise, consignment), shirt (Club Monaco, consignment), skirt (Plum), boots (Prepare Volunteers), necklace (the Bay), cuff (thrifted), spider ring (homegrown vintage 80s, gift from Mom and Dad), spider ring (homegrown vintage 80s).