Caro's Crop and Gone Green

This is a short week for me coming up; L and I always take US Thanksgiving off! I am thankful to have a couple of extra vacation days.

 So, all that to say that Mondays aren't so bad when you have a 3-day work week. Especially when you wear a comfy dress.

• Jacket - Kenzie, consignment; purchased here on the weekend for $38.00
• Dress - Just Female, thrifted; first worn here in June with tan boots
• Boots - Coffee Kope Tiam, Fluevog; last seen here in October with my birthday leather

Although I didn't wear the dress this way, here's the front and back shots. It is now in the giveaway pile.

I did not like how it looked with a jacket layered over it, and if I can't get a variety of looks out of a piece, then it won't last long.

All that back draping is well and good if you wear the dress alone, and with bare legs - that's tricky with a long-sleeved sweater dress!

The dress worn with tights was very clingy, even with a camisole on the top, and a short slip on the bottom. I was constantly fussing with it.

Cool tights, though, aren't they? They're pretty old (8+ years), and they are actually footless, so I only wear them with boots.

With this lovely new-to-me leather jacket - this is how I wore the outfit all day.

 I like a cropped top with a high waist and long sleeves poking out. I had no issues whatsoever with that. I like this look overall.

Back view - yeah, nope. Gotta go, green dress!

But let's focus on the positive - the jacket! Turns out this IS my girlfriend Caro's cropped jacket, and she HAD offered it to me when she was getting rid of it - we had quite a chuckle about it today!

Bundled up - another gloriously sunny autumn day. Again, I was chilly by the time I got home, but great for the rest of the day.

I love this gorgeous silk/cashmere pashmina that Mom bought me. It's like a hug when I wear it.

• Scarf - gift from Mom
• Leather gloves - Danier Leather

The stuff:

 I'm fond of these boots - although they're neutral, the shape is so interesting. These are the same "family" of shoes as these 3-coloured ones I wore last week.

Brass bling:

All favourites.

• Brass cuff - vintage 70s, Mom's
• Brass cuff (spiky) - Midzo, vintage expo
• Earrings - thrifted
• Necklace - Plum
• Jade ring - vintage 70s, Mom's
• Spinner ring - Twang & Pearl
• Bronze ring - vintage 70s, P. Sarpaneva

I'm off to start the chili for Thursday now - it needs time to meld the flavours!