Baby Blue and Dotty for Gold

Baby blue is one of those colours I thought I "couldn't" wear. It's not like I'm going to explode if I wear it - why was I so anti-pastel for so long?

 Hey, baby, that's some blue. And dots. Lots of dots.

• Sweater - Badgley Mischka, thrifted; purchased here for $9.95
• White shirt - no label, thrifted; last worn here in September under a strapless dress
• Skirt - Orenzo, vintage 80s, thrifted; last seen here in December 2016 with green and gold accents
• Shoes - H London; first worn here a few weeks ago with a ballet skirt and a spooky sweater
• Coat (below) - Danier Leather, thrifted; last worn here in April, over an orange dress that I shipped to Anna

 The goal here was to wear this new-to-me sweater that I bought back in July. It has a high-low hem and flares out slightly at the bottom, and not wanting to expose my belly, I decided to wear just a plain white shirt under it.

Then I could really jazz things up on the bottom half!

 Sheer gold-dotted swooshy 80s skirt? Yes, please, me me me!

I probably have 4-5 pairs of shoes that would have gone with this, but once I looked at those gold dots, only these boots would do.

I think they help skew the outfit more modern. 

Outerwear - I still chortle over only paying $12.00 for this Made in Canada leather jacket. It would have sold for well over $300 new. 

Adding my skull scarf because it's October, duh!

• Scarf - Metrowear, San Francisco, 2006

The stuff:

 These booties were even better this time - so soft - especially since I discovered that I can slip them off and on without having to deal with buckles. I hate buckles! Well, I like how they look, but I dislike dealing with the fiddly things.

Gold bling:

More dots! It's like I planned it.

• Necklace - Nygard, consignment
• Earrings - Burnt Curve, gift from Mom, first wear
• Amber ring - c. 1998
• Lapis lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes