Bigass Weekend Wrap-Up: Ruined Ruffles, Friday Fringe, Hey Sailor and Vintage, Winesday Orange and Leopard

Woo, I need another weekend! That was a busy one. This is going to be a large post, so let's dig in. 

Here's Thursday, a medley of purple and burgundies, with touches of green. 

This was something in real life. Lots of ruffles, tassels, brocade and details. I am a major details person.

This is my entry for "Visible Monday" at Patti's Not Dead Yet Style. Get going, go, go!

• Cardigan - Jacob, thrifted; last seen here on Christmas Day 2016 with sequins
• Blouse - Ralph Lauren, consignment; last worn here (2nd outfit) under a velvet dress in December 2016
• Skirt - Beloved, thrifted; last seen here in November 2016 in a purple mint sandwich
• Boots - Baroque Velasquez, Fluevog; last worn here (2nd outfit) in the same outfit with this blouse 
• Grape Ape coat (below) - Forever 21, thrifted

I'd planned to wear a blazer instead of a cardigan the night before but shifted things around slightly so that I could wear these boots again.

Unfortunately, I was tugging at my cuffs all day, and ended up shredding the blouse, thereby ruining it. Ah, well - I paid $14.50 for it and wore it four times, so that's less than $4.00 per wear. There are more ruffled blouses out in the world and I will find them!

My WW meeting loved this look - it was a huge meeting, my biggest ever. I was a bit late getting to Book Club afterwards and totally ready for some wine!

It's been a frazzly kind of week, and I forgot to take my outerwear picture before I put my Docs on. Running late, no time.

My consignment beret, and burgundy Parkhurst wooly fingerless gloves. The Doc Marten leather boots were thrifted.

Walked to work, then to WW after. I actually didn't wear my fancy good boots to Book Club - it was raining, so I changed into my Sperry slip-ons and walked there and back (I get a ride home from WW).

The stuff:

Although these boots have zippers on the inside, they are still a production to get on. You need to adjust the laces after they've been zipped. They are very comfy once on.

Green and bronze bling:

The now-departed blouse has greens and purples in the pattern, so I did matchy stuff.

• Necklace - Plum, c. 2006
• Earrings - Plum, gift from L, c. 2008 
• Jade ring - Mom's, vintage 70s

Book Club was a hoot, as always. It was my pick - I presented "Black Coffee Blues" by Henry Rollins. He made a big impression on me, so I ordered them directly from his site. I'm excited to read this book, as were the other ladies.

After much food, and probably too much wine, Friday needed to be slower and quieter. Not meant to be. Sigh.

Distract them with fringe and flapping leather!

• Duster - Design Lab; last worn here (2nd outfit) in September 2016, also a post-Book Club Friday
• Sleeveless sweater - August Silk, last seen here in February with corporate purple leather 
• Suede skirt - Sandra Anglozzi, thrifted; first worn here in October 2016 with fuzzy leopard
• Boots - 1883 Lucchesse, consignment; last seen here (2nd outfit) in February with silk plaid
• Coat (below) - Vassali, consignment

This skirt is a pain if you are doing any amount of walking - I have to pull up the hem to my knees so that I can take a normal step. However, it's awesome otherwise - grommets!!

My duster is also pretty awesome. I had a printer issue to deal with at the other office right at the end of the day, and stepped on the hem, ripping out a few of the fringy bits. Not noticeable, but still frustrating.

I met up with L after that and we had a nice dinner out together before walking home to a yowling Vizzini ("Feed me!"). We hung out and played boardgames till we started nodding off.

Outerwear:

"I will eat this furry thing if you don't feed me NOW, Woman."

It rained most of the day, and I was rather bedraggled by the end of it. Weekend!

The stuff:

Comfy boots always make things better.

Badass bling:

I'm just missing a pair of brass knuckles.

• Leather cuff - Guess, thrifted
• Studded cuff - homegrown vintage, 80s
• Earrings - local
• Spider ring - gift from Mom and Dad, c. 1986
• Snake ring - BC Museum gift shop, c. 1986
• Necklace - Robert Larin, vintage 70s, gift from L

I was up bright and early on Saturday morning to get ready to meet up with Elaine and Cat for the Fernwood Vintage Fair. We went last year too - check it out here (I took pictures of the Fern"hood"). It was not as warm this year, nor were there any blossoms on the trees or daffodils blooming. Spring is not quite here.

I decided to wear this fun dress.

I love the vintage pin-up girl look. I find this dress slightly too costume-y for work (although I have worn it for work, see the below link). But it was perfect for the Vintage Fair!

• Dress - Tatyana (from Nashville); first worn here in October 2015
• Shoes - Sencha Teapot, Fluevog; last seen here just a couple of weeks ago in February with velvet YSL
• Coat (below) - Danier Leather

Hey, sailor! I felt great in this - it's such a flattering cut.

This is one of those dresses that even if it's not worn that often, I still keep. You never know when you're going to need a sailor pin-up dress!

Outerwear:

Keeping warm in my leather, with my thrifted fur boa, and my Danier Leather studded gloves.

The stuff:

I know I said I never wear my good shoes outside, but it was sunny, cold and dry, and I stayed in a small radius, so I walked in these shoes all morning, into the afternoon. They're 6 years old and a little scuffed up, but still hanging in there.

Red and sliver bling:

That's the best red leather belt. It's also getting up there - it's about 10 years old now. Pre-blog!

• Belt - Plum, c. 2007
• Ring - thrifted
• Earrings - Tania Gleave

Here's what I found at the Vintage Fair.

Those are vintage clip-on Thermoset earrings and match the not-quite-but-close-enough set of earrings and necklace I bought last year (these)! I love completing the magic three of jewelry. I found these at Zenkat Vintage - always one of the best stalls. They were $4.00.

These earrings were also from Zenkat, marked for a dollar.

They remind me of a string of grapes, and they match my hair. And for $1.00? Totally!

I found this cool ring at another booth for $5.00

 It's a real...stone, I guess? It's not plastic, I can tell that much. The ring is not marked as being silver, but it does have a mark.

LBVYR. I'm sure that means something, but the interwebz have not satisfied my curiosity.

I spotted a fabulous bracelet at the same table and recognized the brand (Myka, I have this set here). It wasn't quite my style, so I pointed it out to Cat.

Image source here, Myka's site, linking 'cause I love

It's the bottom, thinner bracelet. This picture is on their site in the header for bracelets, but seems to not be in their current collection, but still recent I'm assuming. Anyway, I knew that it was a quality piece - their bracelets sell new for $169.00-$189.00. And what was this marked at? $5.00! Score!


I liked these very sparkly pink stud earrings.

They were $5.00.

I am always on the lookout for leather cuffs.

This magenta one was $2.00.

I have a necklace that will work perfectly with these earrings, here.

These were $15.00. A little on the high side, I thought.

In general, the Vintage Fair was pretty good. My major beef is with vendors who don't put prices on anything. I'm not even going to bother with your racks of clothes or tables of stuff if you can't be bothered to price them!

We went for brunch at the pub afterwards, and did a little show-and-tell of what we'd bought, and then we wandered over to the WIN Boutique store for a browse. Elaine headed home, and Cat and I found a few things.

This dress is such a beautiful colour. It's cut to hang sort of like a flapper dress, long and lean and flowy.

It needs a steaming, but it will be wonderful for hot weather in the summer.

"Colour me not impressed."

It was $22.95 and is by Click by Color Me Cotton, and I'm linking to their site here ('cause I love, but also because they make everything in California.

Machine wash, hang to dry! I love it! This is called the "Tiered Dress" (link) and is made from cupro chiffon and after a poke around online, looks like they sell for about $70 US. Awesome!

I have been having a pouffy skirt moment for...longer than a moment! It was no contest with this skirt.

Stiff, shiny and pouff-tastic! It's not lined (and seems to have been hemmed up another 2 inches), and doesn't have pockets, but isn't it pretty?

It's by Studio J Canada, and was $15.95.

I can't find anything about them online, so likely that they are defunct.

Ha, this is my second dress now with metal content!

I do like that it was made in Vancouver. I will try to get a couple of wears out of this before I pack it away with the fall/winter wardrobe. It's definitely more of a festive season piece.

After a nice long afternoon nap, I caught the bus to Winesday. There was much wine, food, guffawing and good times. I didn't actually take any pictures of my outfit (I was running super-late), but I wore the exact same thing today to walk to town with L, get groceries, have lunch, and then go see "Logan" at the theatre.

It was a good movie - if you liked "Mad Max: Fury Road" it reminded me heavily of that. Lots of blood and swearing, but good acting, and a genuinely affecting story.

• Sweater - Satellite Drive, thrifted; I don't track this anymore - it's "wear around the house" stuff - but I last officially (ha) wore it here in November 2016 for another grocery outing
• Jeans - Mark. by Avon, thrifted; last seen here (second outfit) over the 2016 Christmas break
• Boots - Matisse, consignment; last worn here in February with my fluffy chicken top
• Coat (below) - Hilary Radley, thrifted

Super comfy for Winesday and for movie-watching - I also have a thin wool long-sleeved top underneath it for warmth.

Easy stretchy pants for a long movie and boots for walking.

A snuggly coat for warmth. Coffee so that I'm civilized and allowed in public, hee hee.

My furry toque and scarf, plus leather gloves, all Danier Leather.

The stuff:

I make less effort as the weekend goes on.

• Earrings - 5th anniversary gift from L

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!