Optic Cardi and Pink Leather Flashback

Happy Monday, my friends! 

I hypnotized myself into being happy about a Monday with my optic cardigan.

• Cardigan - Jean-Paul Gaultier Soleil, consignment; last seen here (2nd outfit) for a Saturday Zoom call in May
• Sweater - Bleu & Gray, thrifted; last seen here with a very fall-ish outfit in June
• Skirt - Evan Davies, vintage 80s, thrifted; last worn here in March with McQ tweed and pearls
• Shoes - Pegabo, consignment; purchased here for $28.00

Just kidding, I'm never that thrilled about a Monday. 

I do like a nice funky, slouchy cardigan though. 

And I love hot pink leather! 

We'll have a wee Flashback on this vintage 80s leather skirt shortly, even though I'm not really showing it off well in this outfit - it's just functioning as a pop of colour against all this black and pattern.

I love the pattern on the cardigan - I'm a sucker for an optic print. 

I also love that the fabric is centered and cut perfectly symmetrically, even on the sleeves. This is not a cheaply made garment, even though it's made of a mesh fabric. 

Masked up.

I like that this mask has pink and gold in it (as well as black, white, and bits of red and aqua). 

Buttoned up for the slightly chillier mornings and in the shade. 

Brrr. I'm going to have to start looking at proper jackets soon. 

The stuff: 

I actually built the outfit around these new-to-me shoes - I'm happy to report that they were awesome and very comfy to wear (barefoot!) in the office. 

Gold bling: 

I did matchy on my metals. The earrings were a pain with the mask (I work with the mask dangling off one ear), but eh, whatever. I SUFFER for fashion! 

• Leather/chain wrap - local
• Earrings - Biko, consignment
• Chain bracelet - thrifted

Flashback - Pink Leather Skirt

I found this lovely soft pink lambskin leather skirt at the Patch, way back in July 2014 (here), for $24.95.

I've never found anything about Evan Davies, but there are lots of late 80s/early 90s pieces of leather by him out there. My skirt has a very high waistband, so I'd say it's from the late 80s, after the Great Size Shift, as the sizing is close to a modern size 10 (vs. a vintage 10 which equates to modern size 6). 

I wore it twice in August 2014 - the first time, I paired it with this denim bustier that I'd purchased the same day. 

I still have that blouse, but I mailed the bustier to Shelley many years back. 

I love this look, later in August 2014, with this sequinned blouse, but I remember that it was so scratchy on all the edges. Gone - I can't have scratchy clothes! 

Ugly shoes. Glad those are also gone. 

New shoes in December 2014. I didn't keep them - that weird vamp has never really worked for me. 

I'm wearing my vintage Sherman pink crystal necklace/earrings set (still have 'em), and I still have that stretchy metal belt. I'd forgotten all about this jacket, which I didn't own very long. 

Oh, my sweet, trusty cream brocade blazer - I'm looking forward to seeing it again soon. 

This outfit is from January 2015. Those shoes broke mid-last after only having them a year or two, sadly. I really loved them. 

My fruital blouse got an outing here in May 2015, with a black sequined vest over it. 

The pointy blue Fluevogs didn't work, so I gave them to Cat. 

I wore the skirt again in May 2015 with a vintage 90s "cold shoulder" blouse. This was just as the last round of cold shoulder tops was becoming trendy - we didn't call them that back in the day, though. 

I love the pops of yellow with the pink, and my hair is REALLY purple there - must be freshly coloured. 

I paired hot pink with chartreuse in August 2015. This lace top was so pretty, but the front buttons popped open all the time. 

I found out later that this was actually one of Karen's tops that she'd consigned! How funny that I'd bought my friend's blouse. 

Looking funky in purple and teal here in May 2016.

Cat lurking in the background...

More fruital in July 2016 - I wore that blouse so much, and passed it along a couple of years ago.

That is the one and only wearing of those purple leather mules - I'd heard rumours that the style was coming back (and now it is firmly a trend once more!), and wanted to try it again...but I hate the THWAP THWAP of the heels slapping on my feet. *shudder*

This outfit was for Star Wars Day, May the 4th, 2017.

Note my/L's Darth Vader tie, and my Star Wars shoes. 

I packed this skirt away for fall/winter for a few years, and it started only getting worn once per season. 

This was in June 2018. I still have that top and the shoes. 

I liked how the pink leather went with this teal colour and the mixed patterns in my shoes (which are Fluevogs). This outfit is from August 2019 - note my tiger shoulder brooch. 

However, the proportions are off in the outfit overall - this is why I passed that blouse along to Vero this year. I am on the lookout for a new teal blouse. 

I kept this skirt out last fall/winter to give my wardrobe an injection of colour, and it worked, since I wore it in November 2019. 

Sometimes I highlight the high waist, and sometimes I don't. 

This outfit from February 2020 is one of my favourite outfits I've ever done. I know, strong words! 

But the colours, the gold, the patterns (those tights!). They just make my heart sing. 

This outfit, not as much, but I still like it. I only got one wearing out of this tweed/embroidered jacket before packing it away for spring/summer. 

This was the last time I wore the skirt, in March 2020, about a week before lock-down. It seems so long ago! 

Mathy stuff: I didn't actually realize that I've had this skirt for 6 years, so I was very surprised to see that I've now worn it 16 times. Our cost-per-wear is a mere $1.56!