Sunshine Jumpsuit and Lost Sole

It's been so grey and gloomy lately - I really needed a hit of sunshine. If it's not going actually be sunny out, you have to make your own! 

 None of these pictures really do this jumpsuit justice - it is VIBRANT in real life!

• Jumpsuit - Kensie, consignment; purchased here for $30.39
• Shoes - Desigual, thrifted; purchased here for $24.95
• Leather jacket (below) - Kenzie, consignment; first worn here in November

That's the magic of clothing - it can lift you up and make you feel bright and sunshine-y.

 Overall, this was an awesome jumpsuit to wear all day. Very swooshy.

I just untied the attached belt, and unzipped the back to use the loo. I am not sure what possessed the manufacturer to put in a white zipper, though??

 They ran out of orange zippers? It's not been replaced after-the-fact - I checked. I suspect that this jumpsuit is actually a sample, as there is also no content tag or evidence there ever was one, and I also couldn't find a single instance of this online. It doesn't feel like an old piece.

I do enjoy a solid colour sometimes. The cut is excellent.

 I love the sleeves and pockets. Pockets!

Outerwear - this lovely buttery yellow leather jacket was just right.

 I really felt like a walking ray of sunshine!

I even changed my bag - go, me!

 That one's for you, Mica!

• Leather purse with tassel draw-string ties - no label, made in the USA, consignment

The stuff:

 I really liked these sandals for the first two hours I wore them. Unfortunately, they are cheaply made, using fake leather - guaranteed not to last or stand up to any kind of wear. This is why I pay $200 a pair for Fluevogs: they don't fall apart (that's foreshadowing!).

Multicolour bling:

  A solid colour allows me to be funky with my accessories. I must wear all of the colours at once!

• Bracelet - Butler Fifth Avenue Collection, consignment
• Earrings - antique mall, purchased here for $4.00 - first wearing
• Silver/aventurine ring - consignment
• Amber ring - c. 1996

So, the shoes. The strap on the left shoe pulled right out of the shoe after only wearing them for a couple of hours.

 Ah, well, I thought, I'll just glue them when I get home.

Then an hour later, the sole of the right shoe separated.

You can see where the fake leather is pulling under the strap on that shoe too. I had to swap back to wearing my Doc Martens for the day - but I glued both shoes when I got home and they are back in my closet.

For now.

Shoes, you are on probation. One more stunt like this, and you're gone!