Post-Pastel Primary

After my "floral fail" of Monday (here), I ransacked my closet and put together an outfit that is adamantly NOT pastel. We are so far away from pastels here. 

 We are Post-Pastel - and right over to primary colours! Bright colours feel so good, don't they?

• Cardigan - Ports, vintage 80s, consignment; last worn here (2nd outfit) in October 2019 over a sweater dress for dinner at Mac and Petra's
• Madras plaid shirt - no label, thrifted; purchased here for $17.95
• Trousers - Banana Republic, thrifted; last seen here in August 2019 with misbehaving greens
• Shoes - Karl Lagerfeld; last worn here in September 2019...with this cardigan! They're friends.
• Coat (below) - L'Atiste, consignment, Vancouver; last seen here earlier this month

This was very comfy for my work day at the office - the cardigan is 100% wool, and luxuriously thick.

It can be worn as a dress too (as I did here) and of course, the pockets are awesome.

 This is a very 80s ensemble - those bright primary colours? Oh, yeah, I remember those!

I built the outfit around this new-to-me Madras plaid shirt. There's not a single label anywhere on this top, but you can tell it's quality by how the plaid is so perfectly lined up vertically and horizontally.

I suspect it's handmade - it does fit like it's made for me. No gaping under the arms, and perfect in the bust and waist. It feels like 100% cotton - no stretch.

There's a faint aqua/bright green line in it (picture here), so of course I had to do bright green trousers! These skinny crops have a woven texture that you can see a bit in these pictures. They also have pockets.

Outerwear - I really wanted to just wear the sweater, but it was raining, so I threw on my longest, lightest coat.

This was great in the morning, but too hot on the way home while the sun briefly shone. Spring is so mercurial!

• Gloves - Parkhurst

The stuff:

I adore these leather ballet flats. They are starting to get worn out, but still good enough.

Yellow bling:

First wearing of these earrings and I HATED them. Ugh. They hang terribly on my ears. Into the giveaway pile!

• Cuff - thrifted
• Earrings - vintage 80s, vintage fair, purchased here for $9.00
• Lapis lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes

Speaking of the giveaway pile, I did a little "shopping" in there yesterday, and I did a massive re-org of our library, AND built myself an Art Corner on our deck...I'll be back tomorrow with pictures of it all!