Pink and Beene, and Barbie Flashback

Happy weekend, my friends! I was distracted this morning, and totally whiffed on taking my stair picture. I blame Vizzini. 

"I'm just sitting here, minding my own business."

He doesn't fool me - look at those ears. He's totally focused on what I'm doing. Someone needs attention! 

"Unhand me, Woman!"

He's not really as mortified as he looks. He's purring. Really!

Ahem! This is a fashion blog, let's get to the outfit, shall we? 

I have been wanting to wear this fabulous suit again for months, but it's been too warm out. 

• Turtleneck - M&S Collection, thrifted; last worn here (6th outfit) in February for shopping
• Suit - Geoffrey Beene, vintage 60s, vintage fair; first worn here in March with brown boots
• Shoes - Arnold Churgin, thrifted; last seen here in April with dark florals

This suit was part of one of the last outfits I wore with a full office, a few days before we all went into lock-down, and I bought it during one of our last true Bigass Long Weekends. So it has a few memories attached to it. Remember people?

When I unpacked the pumps from storage in March,I immediately wanted to wear it with the pink turtleneck and matchy (MATCHY!) pink shoes. 

I love swanning about in a real designer suit. It feels very luxurious - you can feel the quality.

I went with a light leopard mask today, as it toned well overall. Mom, I need a pink mask! 

Look at the fabulous pockets: practically my entire forearm fits in them! Amazing. 

The stuff: 

Delightful Barbie-pink shoes - although I haven't had them that long, we'll have a wee Flashback on them anyway, as I'll be packing them up next week for the season...or will I??

Gold bling: 

I think a wider belt works better with the thick fabric of the suit, but I do like this studded leather belt. 

• Belt - Banana Republic, thrifted
• Necklace - Givenchy, vintage 80s, vintage fair
• Chain bracelet - thrifted
• Mesh/plate cuff - vintage 70s, Mom's
• Gold earrings - gift from Mom

That necklace is real Givenchy! Classy! Did you know it's pronounced zhee-VON-she? (I love Vogue's pronunciation guide, here, link 'cause I love). Only the fakes are call giv-EN-chee! Hee!

Weatherwise, we are getting smoke again from the California fires far, far to the south, but the air quality is much better this time (the smoke at higher elevations) and we've had sunny, warm days all week, and continuing into the weekend. 

It's making for some startling sunsets, with the sun a big fiery orange ball. 

Hard to capture - the sunrises are equally orange, with everything bathed in orange light. 

Our neighbourhood trees are starting to get orange on the leaves - it's not just from the sun. 

Flashback: Arnold Churgin Pink Pumps

These are pretty much the Perfect Pink Pump: a great colour, they're patent leather, leather-lined, a low heel, a non-slippy sole, and I got them in at Flavour Upstairs practically brand new for $22.99 here in July 2019, so just over a year ago.

Swoon! My coworker Sukanya named them my Barbie shoes last year, as they are that precise Barbie pink. They are super-comfy too, so I've worn them a lot in a very short time. 

I wore them right away, as always, in July 2019.

My coworkers loved it. Bold and bright! 

I'm showing you the back (don't worry, you'll see the dress again in a second) to demonstrate that nice low 1.5" heel. This was in August 2019.

They are easy to walk in - great in the office - and were immediately a useful colour. I didn't know I needed bright pink shoes! 

I wore them with last year's birthday outfit in October 2019. This looked SO much better in person. 

I have learned my lesson with rainbow metallic thread knits - they look blurry and muddy on camera. The purple velvet skirt is an Yves Saint-Laurent (did you pronounce it correctly? Ha!) and it's amazing. 

Here's this gorgeous floral dress again - it's embroidered on black lace, and is incredible in person. 

I wore this to Chris and Karla's wedding in November 2019. 

An outfit that made me grumpy - also from November 2019.

I thought the background colour of the sweater was navy blue, not black. It just was not a good sweater - it's gone! 

I had to sneak in a wearing of this new-to-me very summery vintage top in December 2019, just after I bought it. 

Nah, it's definitely a warm weather top - I still like to try to get in a wear right away. 

I wore my pretty pink shoes to Ronnie's birthday party in February. 

Sigh. Remember parties? I miss parties!

The vintage blouse got another wearing for a Zoom call with our friends in April. 

I only wore those amazing ruffled pants the one time before chocolate overtook my mental health (I'm getting back on track; my clothes motivate me). The shoes do match so perfectly! 

And here's the last time I wore them, also in April, to work in my empty office. 

I think I stuffed that skirt into the fall pile after wearing it. It's very autumnal - I can't wait to wear it again. And I have realized from looking at my outfits, that I kept these shoes out for fall/winter last year to cheer my spirits - I might have to keep them out again! 

Mathy stuff: I have already worn these shoes 10 times, including the current outfit, and I've only had them just over a year. I expect this cost-per-wear to go way down, but we're at $2.30 per wear already. 

And now, I will leave you with Vizzini, who hid under the duvet while the cleaners were here yesterday morning. 

"Oh, good, you found me."

I walked to town, did my grocery shop and then walked 8 km - I was gone for nearly 2 hours. When I returned home...

"What? I'm cosy and warm here. Go away, Woman."

He slept there for another four hours! Oh, to be a cat!

Have a wonderful weekend, my friends! I'll be back on Sunday with tales of adventure. Thank you so much for stopping by.