Wonder Woman...and Her Cat

Finally got around to wearing this lovely cerulean blue dress today! Isn't it a beauty?

 I had oodles of compliments on this outfit, capped off by my dear Yvonne exclaiming, "You look like Wonder Woman!"

• Dress - Liz Claiborne, vintage late 80s, thrifted; purchased here for $18.75
• Shoes - Big Presence Desmond, Fluevog; last seen here (2nd outfit) in January with royal purple for a double-mom-daughter date for the theatre
• Coat (below) - Apparence, vintage, thrifted; last worn here for New Year's Eve December 2018

Maybe Diane Prince? I could totally hide a sword down my back in this fabulous silk dress.

"Who are you talking to, Woman? Are you blathering about your clothes again?"

Such a gorgeous cut (not "cat", Vizzini!) - it pulls on over the head, and that wrap top did not budge at all. I noted anew the tacked stitches where the shoulder pads used to be. I wore a full vintage slip under this. 

The dress is unlined silk, and it has a "swoosh" pattern woven into it for textural interest (close-up here). It also has an elasticated waist that doesn't quite match where my actual waist is, so a large belt was required to cover it.

"I require your attention!"

The waist has thin belt loops on the side, and one at the front where the faux wrap ends, so I suspect its original belt was a sash, meant to be tied there.

"I'm fit to be tied if you don't stop yakking."

As you can see, it's got pockets! What a lovely surprise.

Outerwear - due to the large dolman sleeves* I can't shove my arms into a regularly-cut coat for fear of sweating on the silk, so I wore the Unsafe Polar Bear, which also has sort-of dolman sleeves. Well, maybe not, but they are wider than most of my coats.

*Dolman sleeves are very wide at the armhole and tight in the wrist, often cut in one piece with the bodice, according to the interwebz (but I knew it already).

"You lost me at dolman. What's in the hallway?"

I was overly warm in this, but I could easily adjust my furnace by removing gloves or scarf.

• Pashmina - Portolano, thrifted
• Leather gloves - consignment

The stuff:

 So much shiny! Driven by the need for a big belt, once I'd chosen it, these were the only shoes that would work, as they read as both gold and copper, depending on what I wear with them. I did feel a bit like a superhero in all this shiny gold.

Gold bling:

My Christian Dior belt and the gold torc necklace were the stars.

• Belt - Christian Dior, vintage fair
• Torc - vintage fair
• Bracelet - Lia Sophia, thrifted
• Earrings - Biko, consignment
• Lapis lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes

And now, my friends, off to watch some Project Runway All Stars and chill out! I will be back on the weekend with tales of adventure.