Today, the Senior VP for Western Canada came to our office. I thought I'd go conservative.
This jacket is extremely bling-y - it's trimmed with black ribbon and shiny gold along the collar, cuffs and pockets. It has a red stripe in the plaid. And it's covered with little gold buttons with "G"s on them. I last wore it in the March 2012 capsule (recap here), last time in this outfit. I nearly always wear this jacket with a red and black combination - in fact, the first time I wore it (here, lots of detail pictures) it was with this same skirt!
I did find when I first bought it, though, in January 2011 - I thrifted it for $14.50. So even if I don't wear it that much (and don't get me wrong, I do like it and it fits great), I still keep it.
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| I'm laughing at Vizzini. He was meowing at me and rubbing all over my legs. |
Groovy tights, aren't they? I've only worn them once before, here in October 2012, with my uber-cool locally-made and designed dress. I might just have to bust that dress out for a party again soon!
The jacket was plenty bling-y so the only jewelry (aside from my usual glut of rings) were my gold hoops.
I realized while I was showing off my outfit to my hairdresser (after a quick visit at my periodontist - unrelated appointments!), that everything I wore today was second-hand. In fact, my gold hoops cost more than my entire outfit. Let's tally it up:
Jacket (Guess, thrifted): $7.50
Blouse (Lida Baday, consignment): $10.00
Skirt (Danier Leather, thrifted): $14.50
Shoes (Hilary Radley, thrifted): $24.50
That's $34.50 for the whole outfit - my gold hoop earrings were over $200 (they are real gold and locally-made - I've had them for 13+ years; they were a 5th anniversary gift from L). Love that high/low mix!
I"m loving the purples and wines and burgundy you're rocking lately!
ReplyDeleteThose tights really make that outfit pop!
ReplyDeleteLove to see a close up of your earrings.
Welp you've done it, I love everything you're wearing today.
ReplyDeleteThe shoes, tights, shirt, and skirt together make an entirely tied-together ensemble. And I love that jacket to pieces. I like how it kicks up the whole outfit a notch. :D
Lovely outfit! I like the chevron tights too! I don't think they are too out there, the HR lady sounds funny! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, love those tights! The loafers are mighty cool too, even if the word implies you were taking the day off : > Oh yes, pls keep that skirt, you look fantastic. xo
ReplyDeleteI love this outfit. The tights, of course, are superb. I'm honestly not sure what people mean by "conservative" any more. Fashion is so relative.
ReplyDeleteThey are groovy tights! I am really digging your shoes the most though - fun color and I like the size of the heel!
ReplyDeleteYay for secondhand! I smiled when I read your goal for a conservative outfit and then saw your tights. Which are amaze-balls on you. I cannot carry off striped tights, and it makes me sad.
ReplyDeleteYay to an almost all second-hand outfit!! I love it--those tights are AWESOME!!
ReplyDeleteYay for the loafers... and I can imagine HR Lady's look when you said you were convervative. I think you had to tell her that it was Sheila conservative :)
ReplyDeleteLove those heeled loafers! You have your own version of conservative, thank goodness, and it still involves colour, texture, pattern, and consummate style! And secondhand all the way, baby! xxxx
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