Black and White Pattern-Mixing, and Yellow Flashback

Just one day of work, and now I'm off for a whole week! I have a stay-cation to get to, so let's get this post going, shall we? 

I do love a clash of patterns all mixed together! How about floral, stripes and dots? Sure!

• Blouse - Ness; purchased here for $20.99
• Skirt - Mister Leonard, vintage 80s, thrifted; last worn here in August 2019 with a "chainmail" shirt
• Shoes - Lola Ramona; last seen here in April with a yellow dress
• Coat (below) - Lord & Taylor, thrifted; last worn here a week ago

First wearing of this new blouse, and...I hated it.

What I loved: the pattern mixing, the big sleeves, the colours.

What I hated: the cheap fabric, the non-staying wrap-around.

Gah, it was nasty. I've thrown it in the wash - because of course I sweated in that cheapass craptastic fabric - and then it's straight to the giveaway pile. They can't all be winners, kids.

 However, speaking of winners, this skirt is a gem and a half.

It's a very light summer-weight wool, and was made in Canada. Modern? Oh, come on, they don't make 'em like this anymore! We'll take a look at all the ways I've worn it below, shortly.

Outerwear - it was cool this morning but has been sunny all day. Typical spring!

This coat has been worn dozens and dozens of times, and has well been worth the less than $20 I paid for it. It helps make up for the "bad buy" of the blouse.

The stuff:

I adore these shoes. Bows! Dots! Stripes! Leather!

Black bling:

I love wearing my grandmother's necklace. 

• Jet choker - vintage 60s, Grandma J's
• Earrings - thrifted
• Onyx/silver ring - Tocarra, vintage fair
• Silver/crystal ring - Soul Flower

Yellow Skirt Flashback! 

The skirt is by Canadian label Mister Leonard, and I bought it for $8.50 back here in February 2014, more than 6 years ago. 

There's my proof - and the wonderful vintage 80s label. The skirt is longer than pencil skirts have trended over the past 6+ years, but it's still a very classic look and a great colour. 

Today's outfit marks my 15th wearing of it, bringing my cost-per-wear down to 57 cents. I only wear it in the summer months (I have a thicker wool yellow skirt for the fall/winter wardrobe season), even though it's wool. Unlike today's blouse, wool breathes! 

This was my first wearing of it, with a brown angora sweater (long gone - angora drives me batty), and accessorized with leopard. Those leopard shoes are Steve Madden from 2006, bought in San Francisco, and I still have them; they are too high now, but I have a fondness for my old "best" shoes, so they reside in my "Shoe Archives."

In March 2014 I wore the skirt with my trusty black blazer which I wore to death (also wool).

Another pair from the Shoe Archives, those red satin pumps are from 2002-ish, and are by Aldo - they have dragons on them in red brocade.

In May 2014, I wore the skirt with blue-green shoes and a funky jacket, which I gave to my coworker Emily when she admired it. Sometimes my clothes don't even make it to the giveaway pile!

 Below, paired with tomato red in June 2014.

You'll start seeing my yellow Bakelite earrings and matching yellow cuff in these outfits - like the yellow shoes I Flashbacked on last week, I like my matchy sets.

This was in July 2014, and I think I still have that long wool sweater.

I miss those black sandals - I wore them until they fell apart!

All dolled up for the big Vintage Expo in September 2014. I wore the skirt 6 times in the first year of owning it!

Ah, we have all the matchy! I still have a surprising amount from that outfit in my wardrobe: the hat, the brooch, the belt and the shoes. And the skirt, of course.

May 2015 - using the yellow and turquoise accessories to force the patterned blouse to work.

I only wore it a couple of times, but you surely recognize these shoes!

I adored this Hawaiian blouse - this outfit is from August 2015 - however, it wrinkled if you even looked at it, and I think this was before I had a steamer.

I miss those shoes, but one of my coworkers has them now, so they are still getting worn.

My crane shirt was a favourite for a while - you might remember I also wore it with the yellow shoes. This was in June 2016.

If a pattern has yellow, I'm sure to wear at least one of my yellow things with it at some point.

August 2016 - do you recognize my silk "bird shirt"?

I don't wear those Vivienne Westwood + Anglomania shoes very frequently but they're keepers.

Another memorable piece: this dark floral jacket. I think this was one of the last times I wore it, in May 2017.

Those green Fly London shoes killed my feet. They were fun while they lasted, though.

Barely visible, I wore the skirt layered under this denim dress (which I still have).

This is in September 2017, and those are another pair of shoes that I gave up due to the heel height.

I love this outfit - it's so simple, but so classic. I still have this top, so I'll have to wear it again soon.

This was in May 2018, and those shoes look familiar! Pattern-mixing, ahoy!

And here's the last time I wore this lovely skirt, in August 2019.

I didn't keep those shoes out for spring/summer this year, but they are still in in my collection. The top snagged on everything and I turfed it. 

Well, there you have it! A plain yellow skirt is a wardrobe staple for me, jazzing up neutrals, solids and patterns. Would you wear a yellow skirt?  

"No, and I"ll thank you to move along, Woman."

Someone's looking cranky! I'd better go bother him give him some love.

My friends, I am off for a week, but I'll be popping in here and there with tales of adventure. Thank you so much for stopping by!