Queen of the Chevrons, and Sweet Karma Clothes

I am loving digging into my "new" fall wardrobe - I get such a thrill out of revisiting pieces. 

 This skirt is new-to-me, and I'm happy to bring these shoes back.

• Jacket - Danier Leather Couture, consignment; last worn here in May over my leather peplum
• Tux blouse - no label, consignment; first worn here a couple of weeks ago in a million dollar outfit
• Skirt - Hucke, vintage, thrifted; purchased here (in May!) for $17.99
• Shoes - Queen of Prussia Louise, Fluevog: last seen here (3rd outfit) in February for Caro and Ron's Sweetheart Party

Loving this rich port-coloured tux blouse so much - burgundy is this fall's colour for me.

 I liked how the ruffles went with the big chevrons in this skirt. Those are a lot of chevrons. I realized halfway through the day that I had the skirt on sideways - zipper at the side, not the back. It's so hard to tell sometimes!

First wearing of this skirt and it was...fine. I like it, it's a nice shape and length, but I don't love it, so maybe one more wear and it can head off to a new home. It doesn't have pockets, and although I do like black and grey (and chevrons!), I had a hard time making an outfit.

"Any solid colour!" I hear you all thinking (right?), but blah, that just feels boring to me. Been there, done that, bought the skirt! I liked the burgundy tones, but I'm not sure what else would really ring my bell with this.

I do prefer this outfit with the jacket, but it was too warm to wear it all day in the office.

 Check out the cuffs, and how nicely the collar goes with the jacket.

It rained today, so look how cute my grey hat went with this!

 Anyway, no hasty decisions on the skirt right now!

• Hat - vintage, Jones New York, thrifted
• Gloves - Parkhurst

The stuff:

 For such a high heel, these are fabulously comfy on - they are balanced just right, and all that squishiness under the ball of the foot is wonderful. I had a pretty quiet day, not much running around, so these were great.

Blurry bling:

 Guilty! I only take 1-2 pictures.

• Belt - Nygard
• Necklace - Robert Larin, vintage 70s, gift from L
• Earrings - Glee
• Spider ring - homegrown vintage c. 1986, gift from Mom & Dad
• Snake ring - homegrown vintage c. 1986, BC Museum Gift Shop

I've bonded with one of my coworkers over clothes - she has a very pared-down aesthetic that I like, and she likes all the whackitude in my clothes. Today, Dominique brought me two items from her giveaway pile that she thought I would like.

Like? I love! Thank you, honey!

 This is a fluffy cotton skirt - sorry about the lighting, but it's actually black and white.

The hemline is pulled up and sewn under to make it flouncy. It's quite high in places, so I might have to put a floofy underskirt under this.

 Sort of a lily-of-the-valley pattern.

And it's by All Saints! How cool!

 Ha, there are a lot of eBay pictures of this skirt in different patterns, but no pictures of anyone wearing it! It must be tricky to style - I do love a challenge!

Dominique also gave me this amazing coat.

 As you can see, it matches the walls exactly. This will be so cute with long leather gloves!

It's a cocoon style, nicely woven, with black florals.

There are little bits of brown and burgundy in the flowers too. It's by Zara - the content tags are cut out, but it's cotton/acrylic/polyester blend (spotted one online).

And this is why I give my own clothes away! It feels so good to see someone else getting pleasure from your things - and good karma brings new pieces back to you. Sweet!