Backwards Floral and Homegrown Vintage

Woo, I am glad today is over! I worked an extra two hours last night, and today was just chaotic. Thank goodness I wore flats. 

 The whole outfit was built around these shoes, and I took great delight in showing off their metallic, snakeskin, floral, leather glory! Oohs and ahhhs ensued!

• Blouse - Hazel, thrifted; last seen here on our 20th anniversary in March with velvet pants
• Skirt - Tribal, consignment; last worn here (4th outfit) in May for L's birthday shopping
• Shoes - Portia, thrifted; purchased here for $22.95
• Jacket (below) - Lazy Susan's; last worn here on Tuesday

 This blouse was driving me nuts all morning, slipping around and not fitting right. It wasn't until I was brushing my teeth (and running seriously late) that I looked in the mirror and discovered I had it on backwards! Ha! I turned it around and wore it correctly for the rest of the day, and miraculously it stayed put. Go figure!

 One of my WW people thought my skirt was leather - nope, but it sure looks like it, and I bought it specifically because it does.

Jacket not needed, so I sweated on the way to work and on my walk to WW after work. It's getting hotter and supposed to be up to 28 (around 88) this weekend! I'm going to have to rethink some of my planned outfits involving sweaters!

 I will be back on Sunday with many adventurous tales to tell, including Fluevog's Victoria store opening (oh yes! I will be taking pictures!) and a trip to Sidney with Cat and Elaine. L and I are going for dinner after work tomorrow, and we'll just let the evening flow from there.

The stuff:

 First wearing of the shoes - barefoot! A small rub on one toe, and on the side of my foot, but they loosened up over the day. I wore them to walk to and from our other office (5 blocks each way) and assembled three 6-ft tall rolling whiteboards in them because I am Wonder Woman.

Wonderfully comfy is the verdict!

Pearly bling:

My two faux pearl necklaces are homegrown vintage. I bought these for my university friend Sarah's backyard wedding in the summer of 1986. I remember my outfit: a short-sleeved linen-blend white jacket (with moderate but not ginormous shoulder pads!), and a mid-length full cotton floral skirt, all cabbages roses. Of course I wore white shoes! It was the 80s!

I bought both of those pieces at Fairweather, for the wedding. I didn't wear the jacket much, and I think I got rid of the skirt when I got gained weight in the mid-90s. I wish I still had it!

• Necklaces - Eaton's, 1986
• Earrings - thrifted

For the wedding, I wore these necklaces tripled and quadrupled on my wrist, exactly as I wore them today. They are loose but don't fall off and make a lovely shushing sound, and they're a nice statement piece. I first wore them here in December 2008 on the blog, with all the pearl necklaces I owned at the time. I still like that look!

Have a lovely weekend, everyone!