Weekend Wrap-Up: Fringe and Floral, Saturday Shop, Cat Pictures

Weekends are the best! Too bad they always run out of days...sigh. This is what I wore for brunch with L and Nick on Saturday.

As you can tell, it was a sunny day, so no difficulties in creating another fall-ified outfit out of my spring/summer clothes. 

• Suede jacket - Ruby Cho, consignment; first seen here (2nd outfit) in May for Book Club
• Shirt - Ann Taylor, consignment; last worn here in September under a plaid corset
• Skirt - BCBG Max Azria, consignment; last seen here in April with blossom pinks
• Shoes - Gadea, consignment; first worn here in August with a swingy dress

"I can't see my waist," I moaned.

Hence the goofy pose. 

I wanted coverage, so I snuck in another wearing of this awesome fringed suede jacket. 

The skirt has some good colours - pink (3 shades), blue (2 shades) and green (neon/lime) - but I don't have a ton of clothes in these shades that work with it. 

I know white shirts are one of those things that you're "supposed" to own...

And they can be very useful when you're faced with a difficult pattern.

I really wanted a pink top, but I don't have one. 

Instead, I'll just revel in the wonder of a full circle pleated skirt. So swooshy! 

Masked up (navy/white/green) and ready to walk and shop. I had a ton of comments on my skirt, jacket and even my shoes while I was out and about. I was very bright, compared to all the other people in their greys and blacks. 

I could have carried a lime/neon green purse (matchy!), but I needed a bit more size for my shopping bags. 

• Purse - Danier Leather, thrifted

The stuff: 

I left L and Nick to wander around town, shopping for my birthday presents (it's next week), and headed to town to do a little shopping of my own. This was a big test of these shoes, as it was the first time I'd walked anywhere in them. I'm happy to report they were awesome, with no rubbing or uncomfortableness. I did snip a bit more leather off the mis-sewn tongue of the left shoe (you can read about my shoe surgery here), and that resolved that issue entirely.

Simple bling: 

Big earrings are such a pain with a mask, aren't they? I had my mask on nearly all day, as I shopped and veered around people on the sidewalks. 

• Earrings - thrifted
• Lapis lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes
• Eelskin bangle - vintage 80s, used to be mine/re-thrifted it

Vizzini has been amusing this weekend - he flopped on top of the game shelves on Friday night. 

"What? I can't sleep here?"

You totally can, buddy...except you literally never have, in nearly 10 years. 

Shopping! I popped into a few places, including Lazy Susan's again, where I discovered that they have Hallowe'en masks. 

I love the purple/black one - it has skulls and spiderwebs on it, as well as GLITTER (I know!). The other one is a little cutesy, but will be fun for the week before Hallowe'en. 

I had a good browse at Dots (found a Christmas present for L), and came away with a few things for me. 

A white shirt is not what I was look for, but when you find one at a good price that fits, you have to buy it. 

Dots has a sale on of 50% off all summer clothes, so this was $15.00. It's by Yest (which appears to be a Dutch brand), and this would have retailed for $62.00. It's a cotton/poly/spandex blend) and is washable. 

They also have all kinds of tights on clearance. The top two were $1.99 a pair. I might have to go back for more - that's such a good price!

The fleece-lined tights were $2.99. Score! I'm thinking about outside social gatherings in cold weather and am preparing in advance! They had faux-fur-lined tights too, at the same price.

From Dots, I went to Flavour Upstairs, where I finally bought this sweater that I've tried on before but didn't buy because I felt it was too pricey. 

The colour is fantastic, and I love a slim cable knit. I also like that wide scoop neckline (very flattering). 

It's 100% cotton, and has barely any signs of wear (no pilling). 

It's from Spring 2012, so 8 years old.

It's by J. Crew and was marked way down to $9.99 from $27.99, having been marked down 3 previous times!

100% cotton J. Crew sweaters run about $115.00 new. Score! 

I popped into local shop Roberta's Hats for my annual fingerless glove purchase - I missed out last year because I left it too late and they'd sold out. 

These were $21.99 and they are olive green, by Parkhurst and were made in Canada. I love fingerless gloves for shopping in cold weather (I need to feel fabrics), and for wearing in the office when I get really cold (I can still type in them). 

From there, I spent some time in the Patch. I didn't look at everything (that takes hours), but had a quick peruse through the racks, feeling for good fabrics (silk, linen, cotton, cashmere) and looking for good patterns. 

I found this sheer polyester-weave tee on the "put-back rack" which is often an excellent source for cool things, as someone else has already done the work for you. 

It's by Scotch & Soda by Maison Scotch, and is a size 1 (that's a size Small). 

That is a real score at $9.95. Add a zero to that ($99.50) for the retail! 

Sunday is football day, so L and I watched games while Vizzini sneetched on his post. 

"Leave me alone, Woman."

We'll have to bring the post in off the deck soon, once the weather starts to cool off, but we'll leave it out as long as we can for him. 

"Just let me snooze in the sun."

That can be arranged. 

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Stay safe!