All the Dots, and Grey Westwood Flashback

Happy Monday! Today's outfit probably won't come as a huge shock - I was inspired by some of my recent Flashbacks. 

Since I now have dotted blue trousers, and I had a dotted shirt and bowtie, of course, I had to wear them all together! 

• Blazer: Vivienne Westwood Red Label, thrifted; last seen here in January with punk plaid and roses
• Shirt - J. Crew, thrifted; last seen here in April for some Men In Black weekend silliness
• Trousers - J. Crew, thrifted; purchased here for $34.99
• Shoes - Truths Pilgrim, Fluevog; last seen here in September for a shopping expedition
• Sleeveless coat (below) - Only, thrifted; last worn here a couple of weeks ago

I also took the opportunity to wear my Vivienne Westwood grey wool blazer - and we'll have a wee Flashback on that in a bit. 

It's a longer blazer, but I adore the classic cut of it - the shoulders are cut really well too. 

Today's the first time wearing these trousers, and yes, they are a titch large on me, but I wouldn't alter them as they have no stretch. 

I did undo the side pockets, though - ah, lots of room to put my hands. 

Jacket off - I didn't wear it at all like this, but I thought you might like to see the trousers better. 

They were lovely to wear - I adore the colour. The office was nearly empty today, but my colleague Niran gave my outfit a thumbs up.

I am fond of the menswear look - I've always dabbled in it, including stealing my dad's clothes when I was a teen. 

Masked up - this is a pretty red and white paisley one of Mom's.

Outerwear - it's been mild, grey and rainy. 

Just right for a sleeveless coat. 

• Hat - vintage, thrifted
• Gloves - Parkhurst

The stuff: 

Easy shoes for a Monday. 

Matchy bling: 

I love my silk bowtie - so classy. 

• Bowtie - John Comfort for Harry Rosen, vintage, thrifted
• Earrings - thrifted
• Lapis lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes

Flashback: Vivienne Westwood Red Label Grey Wool Blazer

I lucked out at Flavour Upstairs in November 2017 (here), scoring a Red Label blazer by Vivienne Westwood. 

Her Red Label line was a sister line to the main "Vivienne Westwood" line, and ran from February 1999 to 2016. 

Even secondhand, her Red Label items run from a couple hundred dollars into the several-hundred-dollar range, so you can imagine my delight at finding this for only $27.99! 

I get a kick out of the "Holy Hand Grenades" on the buttons. 

Even the lining has them, woven in! Over the past year, I have found a couple of small moth-holes in it, but that doesn't take away any of my glee at finding such a rare item locally. 

I first wore it shortly after my purchase, in November 2017. 

I'm all "Business on the top; party on the bottom" with this outfit. We saw the shoes in Flashback here.

I did a bit of a funky look with another designer piece in January 2018, this L'Wren Scott blouse. 

I find this colour and style of a blazer to be useful in my wardrobe, as it lets my more "out there" pieces shine. 

We just saw these trousers in a Flashback here, and those red shoes here. 

This was in March 2018, and I mostly copied this formula with different pants, shirt and shoes. 

I liked this shiny blue leopard skirt with the blazer; I paired them again in November 2018. 

I do still have that skirt (and the sparkly top), but I let go of the shoes. 

This is a very "profesh" look for me, from October 2019. However, if you look carefully, you'll see that my lapel has a bug pin and a snake brooch on it. I'm still spooky!

I did let go of this green pencil skirt, as it felt too much like a uniform, like I should be working in a fancy hotel or something.  

And here is the last time I wore the blazer, in January 2020. 

Same plaid pants as above. I'm not terribly creative with this blazer thus far - what would you wear with it? 

Mathy stuff: I'm on my 7th wearing of this jacket, bringing us to $4.00 per wear. As long as the moths don't feast on it, I have plenty more wearings in it. I should probably invest in some moth balls!