Two-Fer: PANK Love and Half Right

Whether you're into Valentine's Day or not, I wish all my family, friends, readers (including you lurkers!) a big ol' mushy bunch of love. Love yourself first! 

I experienced much love for my PANK dress on Thursday, I tell ya. 

 "What kind of era is this?" I was asked at my WW meeting.

• Dress - Essentiel Antwerp, consignment; last worn here in December 2018 - recognize the tights/shoes/necklace combo? I wore it on Tuesday!
• Boots - Minnetonka, thrifted; first worn here in December 2018 with silver pants
• Coat - Apparence, vintage, thrifted; last seen here earlier this week

"It's modern," said I. I refuse to stick to an era or look. I'm everything! I will not be boxed in.

 I always wear pink or red for Valentine's Day, even though L and I don't really celebrate it anymore. We had pizza and watched "Shakespeare in Love" (L is a romantic guy!) and bits of "The Princess Bride".

Thursday was still snowy - and it started snowing more near the end of the workday. Zoiks!

 Fortunately, it didn't last or stick.

Hands in PANK pockets. What's "PANK"?

 My dress is so pink, it's PANK. The colour in the stair picture up there is actual - this is a neon pink. It's Bright with a capital B!

B also stands for "blurry".

 Trying to show off my fringed boots.

Outerwear - the Unsafe Polar Bear is in high rotation right now.

 The temps were getting warmer, for sure.

• Cashmere beret - Club Monaco, thrifted
• Fur scarf - Danier Leather, thrifted
• Leather gloves - consignment

The stuff:

 These boots were so fun to wear, the fringe thwapping as I walked.

Blue love bling:

 I pinned my fur brooch at the top of the buttons.

• Earrings - vintage fair
• Brooch - Catawumpus Fudge & Funk
• Fulvia Ring/lapis lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes

Special effect filter for the Castle shot that morning.

 The snow is melting!

Today, it's the Friday before a long weekend! Woo! Monday is Family Day for most of Canada!

 I liked half of this outfit. Guess which half.

• Denim sleeveless dress - Only, thrifted; last worn here in November 2018 
• Top - Jean Paul Gaultier, consignment; last seen here in a cosmically-dazzling outfit in December 2018
• Wool trousers - Talbots, thrifted; first worn here in November 2018 with pink and red
• Shoes - Aerosoles, thrifted; last seen here in January with silver jeans
• Coat (below) - Vassali, consignment; last worn here in January

It's the top half - I got the top half right. I belongs on another outfit.

I disliked the bottom half, and by the end of the day I loathed it with a consuming passion. Must go! Begone!

I like layering this dress open over other clothes. It's warm, plus Drama! as it swooshes behind me when I walk. I'm a fan of cape-like swooshing, from capes, dusters and flowy things. Movement in my clothes is important to me.

 I should wear it as a dress again soon.

Pockets! Yessss!

I scored on these pants when I got them - they were only $6.95. They are 99% wool (1% Lycra), they are fully-lined, and they are lovely quality, plus just the right length. But they are weird in the crotch and they read very frumpy to me.

This woman? Not frumpy. These are now in the giveaway pile. I wore them twice, and at $3.50 per wear I'm happy.

"Hey, I'm just doing a drive-by rubbing. This post needed more cat."

I did the dress up when I had my coat on - it has two snaps plus the tie belt.

Outerwear - it rained overnight, melting a lot of the snow, and it warmed up considerably today, with flashes of blue sky and sun!

 I did not need my furry boa scarf or my wooly gloves by end day. Huzzah!

• Fur scarf - thrifted
• Gloves - Parkhurst

The stuff:

These shoes are everything I like: comfy, sparkly...SPARKLY. But they just do not work for me. Maybe it's the shape, I don't know. I can't quite pinpoint it, but NOPE. They're gone. Looking back, they were just an "okay" element in most of the outfits I put them in:

• Not too bad with silver pants in January (here, 2nd outfit)
• In an okay outfit here (6th outfit) in November 2018
• In a shopping outfit here (5th outfit) in November 2018 with grey tights (ugh)
• With jeans in a sparkly casual outfit here in October 2018

I paid $58.98 for them, and have worn them 5 times. Not the greatest cost-per-wear, but hopefully, they will go to a good home.

Silver bling:

Round shapes! I wore this chain belt as a necklace, looped once around my neck like a choker. I actually built this outfit around it.

• Belt - thrifted; purchased here for $4.95 - first wear
• Silver/gold cuff - JPL, vintage fair
• Cuff - POLY, thrifted
• Earrings - thrifted
• Lapis lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes
• Silver/crystal ring - Soul Flower

Happy weekend, my friends! As it's a long weekend, I shall be back on Monday with tales of adventure.