Orange You Glad It's Monday?

Another week. Here we go, it's Monday.

Overall, a thumbs-up from me - I love doing orange and blue together, and two of my newly-rediscovered spring/summer items are out to play again, AND orange shoes. I did a corally-orange lip gloss with this too!

Linking up to Bella's "Shoe Shine" today over at Citizen Rosebud - go see!

My little lace peplum top rotates back in. I bought it in August 2013 at the WIN thrift boutique for $10.50 and wore it twice that month (here and here), then away it went for half a year.

The skirt is a gorgeous peachy-orange suede. You can't really see it in these pictures, but that middle front panel is all little laser-cut squares (you can see a close-up here from when I bought it in November 2011 for $24.50 - hurray for thrifting!).

Yes, the shoes are really that bright - nearly neon!

I have a peach cami on underneath the lace top, but you can still see my ink above that.

I bought this lovely spring coat out of season, right after Christmas 2013 (here, way down at the bottom). I paid $14.00 for it. It was the perfect weight for today (I wore a silk scarf and fingerless gloves in the morning, but didn't need them on the way home). I only wish it had pockets!

The stuff:

Yeah, these orange shoes are stunners. I might have to have them in other colours...they have yellow! I just got these in the mail on Saturday, from the lovely Mr. Fluevog's store.

I loved wearing my Ally/Megan obi tie belt today:

And all those lovely blues!

Top (Annalee & Hope, thrifted), skirt (Eddy & Co., thrifted), shoes (Big Presence Desmond, Fluevogs), obi tie belt (Megan Mae/via Ally), pendant (gift from L), earrings (local), swirly ring (bought in Scotland), lapis lazuli ring (Wendy Brandes).

Someone else really liked the tie obi:

"Rar! I have you, tie-monster!"

We let Vizzini play with some of L's less favourite ties. I couldn't resist giving him a little play (I just clipped his nails last night, so no snags were had).

"I have you now!"

He's very good at standing up on his hind legs.

Okay, I had one of those "Why didn't I buy it?" moments when I was out shopping on Saturday. I put a glorious orange 60s maxi dress back on the rack. What was I thinking? But I went back. And it was still there.

Oh, yes, it is mine.

Stunning, full-length, lined in peach polyester, with a sheer overlay of orange, peach and pink.

I have never heard of Berkertex, although it seems to be a UK brand - this is "Amanuella", which doesn't mean the style, but I think more the era or collection.

I'd say this is late 60s. It needs a bigass beehive hairdo, and oodles of arm-candy, don't you think? Look at that pattern!

There's even some yellow in there. Gah, so beautiful!

I seldom pay that much for a dress anymore - $23.50 seems expensive to me! But I am so glad I went back, and can't wait to wear this fabulous find.