Autumn Camo and a Vintage Pin

As I did not get home from Book Club last night until close to 11pm, I had to quickly put an outfit together before I crashed into bed. Time to visit an old favourite and pull a repeat - jammy dress to the rescue!

I adore this "autumn camo" dress. Bam, outfit done.

• Dress - Dept, thrifted; last worn here in March to clean out Yvonne's closet
• Boots - Clarks; last seen here (2nd outfit) with a cool Kenzo dress
• Coat (below) - Danier Leather, thrifted; last worn here in October

This is the 12th wearing of the dress, since I purchased it for $8.00 back here in October 2014.

It's been rescued from the giveaway pile, a few years ago. Disaster averted!

Since I bought the belt, it's been worn with the boots constantly. Real Fendi!

The boots are feeling a little high, but they were good for my quiet day.

Ready for the weekend!

 I'm wearing a full navy blue vintage slip under the dress (which is unlined) - that's what you're seeing peeking out at the hem.

I had to rouse Vizzini out from one of his hiding spots to pose with me.

"I did not consent to this, Woman!"

Lies, those are happy paws.

Outerwear - it's been overcast but not too cold this week, still Leather Weather!

I love the rich blue of this blazer-style coat.

• Fur scarf - thrifted
• Long leather/cashmere gloves - Club Monaco, consignment

The stuff:

My boots are getting a nice crackly texture. I love worn-in leather.

Bracelet-heavy bling:

The Fendi belt is truly a treasure.

• Belt - Fendi, thrifted
• Faux tortoiseshell bracelet - J. Crew, thrifted
• Faux tortoiseshell earrings - local, Hamilton
• Blue eelskin/gold bangle - vintage 80s, thrifted (possibly my old one!)
• Tricolour/gold bangle - thrifted
• Brown eelskin/gold bangle - faux Gucci, gift from Mom & Dad, Italy, c. 1987

So, last night, Book Club friend Mindy gave me a pin that she found in a box of stuff belonging to her mom and dad (her dad is 94!).

 It's kind of hard to tell, but it's two interlocked W's, with 3 little stones.

Here's the back: it's from Weight Watchers! As you may know, I worked for them for 9 years (all the stuff here) and Mindy thought of me when she found it.

"Weight Watchers (R) | Weight Watchers Inc. founded 1963 by Jean Neidich"

I did some digging around online and I'm pretty sure it's from at least 1972 (via a very entertaining post on a now-defunct blog here, linking 'cause I love). It's a "reward" pin for hitting a weight loss milestone. Although that blog was the best source of info in one place that I found, I also read that these were gold-plated and that the stones on the front are diamond chips. Since these are given away, I find that hard to believe, but it could be electroplated gold (very thin) and those are probably rhinestones. The rhinestones seem to correspond with each 10 pounds loss - I noted pictures of up to 4 or 5 stones in some of them, so 40 or 50 lbs - so this was given to someone who lost 30 pounds. These came in plastic cases, which I saw listed for under $15.00. So, sorry, Mindy, this isn't worth much, but what a cool piece of memorabilia! Thank you!

And thank you, my friends for stopping by.

"What, there are people out there?"

I will return on Sunday with the Bigass Weekend Wrap-Up and regale you all with tales of adventure. Have a wonderful weekend!