Spooky Spiders, Snakes and Gaultier Sweater Flashback

I'm doing seasonal outfits for the rest of the week - all two days of it, for me. 

Of course, I had to wear my "ribcage" sweater - as a bonus, it's Designer (klassy).

• Vest - True Religion, consignment; last seen here in September over my lark dress
• Sweater - Jean Paul Gaultier, vintage 90s, consignment; last worn here in October 2019 with leather pants
• Leather skirt - H&M, consignment; last seen here in February with owls
• Boots - Clarks; last worn here (4th outfit) in February under my black floral jammy dress
• Leather trenchcoat - vintage 70s, thrifted; last seen here on Monday

As I tend to wear it very much the same way (as you will see in the Flashback below), I tried to do different things this time. 

My rock and roll vest, for instance. 

The skirt is leather and yes, it's actually H&M! Shocking. 

Here's the outfit without the vest, even though I didn't take it off all day. 

Masked up.

The mask is one of Mom's - it's sort of a bark/cork pattern. 

Dreaming of my day off tomorrow. 

Looking forward to my Mental Health Walk - the weather's been very chilly lately.

Outerwear - I was ready for cold, wet weather. 

It was not cold, nor was it wet. 

I was sweaty! I divested myself of all the accoutrements quickly. 

• Fur toque/scarf/leather gloves - Danier Leather

The stuff: 

We'll do a Flashback on these boots eventually. 

Spooky bling: 

I now have fangs to add to my spiders and snakes! First wearing of this new-to-me Alexis Bittar bangle. 

• Bangle - Alexis Bittar, consignment; purchased here for $68.00
• Cuff - Robert Larin, vintage 70s, gift from L, vintage mall
• Snake pin - c. 1985, gift from Mom and Dad
• Snake ring - BC Museum Gift Shop, c. 1985
• Spider ring - gift from Mom and Dad, c. 1986
• Spider earrings - don't remember

Flashback: Jean-Paul Gaultier Ribcage Sweater

I bought this sweater here in July 2017 off the clearance rack at House of Savoy for $38.00. What a bargain! The print is a ribcage, a woman's face, a spider and a moth. I think there is a bird in there too. 

Despite searching online extensively, I've never been able to find sweaters the same as this, but plenty of his late 90s mesh printed tops (I have one of those too, and a cardigan) on designer resale sites, which are in the $450-850 range. Like I said, this was a bargain at $38.00!

The fabric is 100% merino wool, and it's quite a fine knit, almost like a ribbed tee. It's made in Italy. 

Due to the "spooky" subject matter, I tend to wear it around Hallowe'en, but I've also worn it in other months. Shall we take a look? 

I first wore it in October 2017, with my previous version of a tulle skirt. 

I like this outfit, although those boots were too high, I got rid of the velvet vest (it looks very fine on Yvonne), and the skirt is long-gone (I hated that the lining was so visible). I guess I really only loved the sweater? Ha! 

I nearly always wear this sweater with leather, as I did here in November 2017. I'm working on getting back into these leather pants! 

I wore this outfit to a party at friends Greg/Rosanna's - although I adored Monster Vest, it proved too hot for my hot flashes, and I ended up giving it to my tween niece. 

In my down-filled skirt, with Monster Vest again in December 2017. I've worn it a lot with vests, it seems!

Same boots as today! 

I wore this for a Winesday in March 2018 - Vizzini looks unhappy that we are going out. 

That's a full-length black leather skirt - I nearly wore it today. 

Of course, I had to wear this sweater for Ally's visit to Victoria in April 2018. 

I wore my leather trenchcoat, and we did loads of walking (at least 10 miles, right, Ally?). I still have that leather vest (yet another vest!) and the jeans even though I rarely wear them, and of course, those are one of my fave pairs of boots. 

I like to get dressed up for brunch, like here in September 2018. 

That leather jacket is amazing (it's Burberry), and the skirt is a Kenzo piece. Both are Flashback-worthy!

I really haven't been all that creative in what I've worn with this sweater, it appears. This was in March 2019.

Same leather jeans, and we know that cardi. 

And this is the last time I wore this sweater, in October 2019. Same formula!

My other leather pants. I'm closer to fitting in these than the cognac ones, so I'll be steering clear of Hallowe'en candy this weekend. #clothesgoals!

Mathy stuff: I've now worn the sweater 9 times, so that works out to...*fingers flying over calculator buttons*...$4.22 per wear. That's excellent for a piece of real Jean Paul Gaultier!