Three-fer: Empress Sheila, Hockey Camo and Teal-o-Rama

Hey, friends, readers and lurkers - sorry for not posting yesterday. October is my busiest month of the year, socially, and I've been...busy! In fact, I have Book Club in a little over an hour, so please forgive me if we rush a bit. Also, I hope to find some time this weekend to visit and comment on your blogs, but you know how it goes - life interferes with the best laid plans.

Here we go: Wednesday's outfit:

The colours are accurate in this picture

I was told I looked very regal and "throne-ish" in this. I got a slew of compliments on the jacket, especially the colour and the flashes of the hot pink satin lining. I felt like giggling every time I told someone I only paid $8.00 for it. Score!

I last wore this jacket here in September with a skull skirt - I belted it this time due to the length of the skirt.

This is my recently-thrifted swooshy grey pinstriped skirt - and it is Swoosh Factor 10! It has a lot of movement when I walk. I thrifted it here on the weekend for $16.50

I think I prefer this tunic belted - it was also nice to have somewhere to hang my keys.

The stuff:

Those are possibly my favourite shoes ever. I last wore them in the December 2012 capsule (recap here) where I wore them twice. Pretty stunning, eh? They probably weren't the best choice of footwear after the Teal Shoes of Soreness, as these are also a fairly high heel, but I'm not getting rid of them. Far too fab for that!

The bling:

Appropriately regal, don't you think?

Tunic (Tian Art, thrifted), skirt (Planet, thrifted), shoes (Poetic License), belt and buckle (Shi Studio), cuff (thrifted), earrings (gift from Lise).

Right after work yesterday, I rushed home to change into "normal" clothes. You know, for those times when you don't want to stand out in a crowd?

L and I went to see the local WHL hockey team (the Victoria Royals) play. I wish I'd worn tights - my knees froze!

The sweater is one I thrifted a couple of years ago, and is relegated now to wearing around the house. I last wore it here in November 2011 (and I noted there that it bagged out and stretched). It's by Banana Republic and it was only $3.75, so I'm totally cool with it being an in-house item.

The denim skirt was last worn in August for getting groceries (here, last outfit).

My poor ol' feet were much happier in these flat riding boots. I last wore them here (after the Golden Disco Queen pictures) with plaid a couple of weekends ago.

My outerwear (as this is what I had on for the majority of the night). I covered my legs with the skull scarf at the game, and had my purple leather gloves on. My wonderful Smoking Lily octo-coat was snuggly warm! And we won!

Coat (Smoking Lily), sweater (Banana Republic, thrifted), skirt (Talbot's, consignment), boots (Aldo, consignment), socks (McGregor's), scarf (MetroWear), gloves (Danier Leather).

Today's outfit:

Accurate colour - it's too dark in the morning to get good colour indoors

Loads of teal/green and none of it matches exactly. I really liked the mix of teal and purple with the embroidered black velvet jacket.

For those who've wondered, yes, I can really see my neighbour when I'm out on the steps. This is what I look at when I do my stair shots.

Top arrow: castle.
Middle arrow: neighbour in her kitchen (I've been caught by a previous renter out on their deck).
Bottom arrow: that's where my camera sits, with its little timer beeping at me.

I adore this wonderful velvet jacket and the thick embroidery down the front and on the collar. I used to have a bit of a velvet jacket addiction and I'm still very much drawn to them when I see them. I last wore this one in the January 2013 capsule (recap here), although only twice.

I have a sleeveless sweater underneath the jacket (my favourite layering - warm but not bulky). I last wore it here in March with plastic shoes, just before packing it away for the season (not sure why - I'll keep it out all year going forward).

The skirt is the $2.00 thrifted teal pencil that I found this weekend (shopping here, bottom of the post).

The stuff:

I was a little worried that I would literally break my feet by wearing heels for a 3rd day in a row, but truthfully, all shoes are not created equal. These Fly London babies were wonderful. So squishy and sturdy on my feet! Who needs crappy shoes that hurt? I last wore them here in August with pants (I know! Pants!).

The plum belt was the perfect match for my tights. Okay, so I'm a matchy girl at heart...

Jacket (Le Chateau, consignment), sweater (Jones New York, consignment), skirt (Selena K, vintage 80s, thrifted), shoes (Fly London), belt (Plum), necklace (vintage 70s), earrings (Judith Hircszy).