Fancy Friday: Metal Dress Flashback, Blue Crochet, and Sphinx Cat

Weekend! Let's kick it off with a fancy dress for Fancy Friday: my Metal Dress.

It's the first wearing of this new-to-me crocheted cardigan...and I'm not entirely sure I like it. At least not with this dress.

• Cardigan - Precis Petite, consignment; purchased here for $14.00
• Dress - Comrags, Spring/Summer 2011, thrifted; last seen here in September 2019 with grey neutrals
• Shoes - Truths Makena, Fluevog; last worn here for Winesday in May

I pulled this dress out because it's insanely well-cut, but this cardigan obscures that.

To be fair, one side of the neck is tucked under a piece of the dress (the front has folded pieces), which is making the neckline look wider than it is.

It hangs down lower in the back, which I do like. Hmm, maybe it's a smidge big on me - those shoulders look wide.

Moving on. Look at me, showing my slip - scandalous! The dress is unlined and is a little scratchy on the seams due to it being made of metal.

With the cardi off, it's much more glamourous.

And it's very SHINY...because, like I said, it's made of metal. 

See, 8% metal. It's in the fabric. 

It's a cloth/8% aluminum foil hybrid. It lightly keeps its shape if I scrunch it, and it feels very strong. I've had it for a few years, so we'll have a little Flashback shortly. 

The stuff:

These are comfort shoes - I moved tables and chairs around today, clearing all the seating out of the lunchroom at work. Can't do that in heels!

Silver bling:

Karen's cuff - it was a lovely warm metal hug from my punk goddess. She's wearing it in this picture here in January 2013.

• Silver cuff - Karen's
• Earrings - thrifted
• Lapis lazuli/Fulvia Ring - Wendy Brandes

Flashback! 

I bought this Comrags dress here in December 2016 for $38.95 at the big Women in Need (WIN) store, referencing the link from their Spring/Summer 2011 collection, but unfortunately they are no longer archiving that collection on their site). It's called the Magdalena dress and this pattern is called "rumpled print."

I wore it right away that weekend to see the Sing-Along Sound of Music, so this is from December 2016.

The dress itself is pretty simple but it jazzes up well with accessories. Love these long leather gloves and snazzy faux fur stole by Danier (I still have them, and the shoes too).

I have been wearing it twice a year since I bought it - this is from April 2017.

The pattern does a lot of the work, so my accessories either blend in or contrast. Those shoes are atrocious - what was I thinking?

Jazzing it up with magenta earrings and shoes in August 2017.

Those shoes are so fabulous, but they killed my feet - they're in the giveaway pile sadly.

May 2018's version is with a remade jacket made out of a sweater and a couple of other blazers, which is long gone.

Same shoes as today.

This outfit from September 2018 is the only time I've worn a blouse under it, and I love how it looks. That blouse worked so well for me for years, but I'm over it now...or am I? 

You'll see the necklace and shoes again. When you find a good combo, you keep doing it!

Two outfits from 2019 - this one in May.

Neutral shoes and a bright purple blazer. That giant multi-swag pearl necklace was a great purchase from Aldo over 10 years ago. I've worn it a lot.

See? Here it is again, in September, which is the last time I wore it.

There's those shoes again! This was my inaugural wear of my Vivienne Westwood blazer.

So! I've worn the dress 8 times, including today's outfit, so I'm getting my cost-per-wear down slowly - it's at $4.89 now, but I know I can do better...simply by wearing it more!

And now, bonus cat pictures. Vizzini has been basking in the sun.

"You know you want to pat my warm fur."

I'm more taken with his little front paws, which he has in "Sphinx Position."

"Well, I am a rather handsome specimen."

He's been shedding like mad - I've been brushing him every couple of days (which he loves).

"Stop telling all my secrets, Woman."

I did rub his warm fur.

Have a lovely weekend, my friends! Good vibes to you all.