Monday Jammy Dress - Plaid Flannel Flashback

 Today was the perfect day for a jammy dress. It was chilly and the city totally fogged up - it made for a very surreal walk home. 

We're going to have a wee Flashback on this plaid flannel dress in a bit - I've had it for many years. 

• Suede jacket - Holt Renfrew, thrifted; last seen here in October 2019 for my Hallowe'en outfit
• Dress - Naughty; last worn here (3rd outfit) in December 2019 for shopping
• Boots - Prepare 2.0 Tracker, Fluevog; last worn here in March with a Beetlejuice-inspired look
• Sleeveless coat - Only, thrifted; last seen here in October

The jacket is suede and is part of a skirt-suit - I thrifted both pieces from the same store but weeks apart. The Thrifting Gods smiled upon me!

As I did when I last wore this jacket - over a year ago, tsk, tsk! - I covered up the front ties with a wide belt. 

I have both a camisole for cleavage coverage and a vintage slip (as the dress is not lined) underneath.

The office was dead - I had no one to show this to. I think I spoke to two people all day! 

Masked up in a red/burgundy floral from Lazy Susan's.

There is a fine red thread in the weave (not print) of this plaid, so I frequently deploy red with it. 

Outerwear - sleeveless coat to the rescue! My arms were a bit cold, but otherwise I was very snuggly.

The bigass fuzzy hat was like having a cat on my head (only fewer claws).

• Hat - M&S, consignment, Powell River
• Fur scarf - Danier Leather, thrifted
• Wool gloves - Parkhurst

The stuff: 

I have only had these boots for less than a year - this is only the 3rd time I've worn them! They are only an inch heel - that's an illusion that the heel is high. Having a solid platform helps! 

Black bling: 

Oops, you can barely see my Grandma's necklace - it's inside the belt. 

• Belt - gift from Ruth
• Jet/crystal necklace - Grandma J's, vintage 60s
• Cuff - Alexis Bittar, consignment
• Earrings - thrifted
• Onyx/silver ring - Toccara, vintage fair
• Silver/crystal ring - Soul Flower

Flashback: Plaid Flannel Dress (Naughty)

This dress was a Dots purchase in October 2011 (mentioned here, before I used to show off my purchases), and was $30.00 after various mark-downs and coupon discounts (it originally retailed for $150.00). I remember being completed besotted with the flannel fabric. The brand is Naughty, and this dress is called the "Tartan Fling" - sadly, it looks like Naughty is no more (my old links no longer work). 

I wore it very shortly thereafter for dinner out with L for my birthday in October 2011. I adore the big swath of fabric across the front - it's not a pocket, but I have often tucked my hands in it for warmth. 

I admit, I am not very creative when it comes to styling this dress - I have a red belt on under that jacket (which was a purchase in London, England the previous year, and long gone from my closet), and I nearly always wear red boots with it. 

I have tried to dress it up more a few times, as I did here in November 2011, by adding a different jacket over it, and a hat. I wore this to an afternoon tea for a friend who was getting married.

Aw, our lovely boy Inigo on the left (we lost him the following spring), and Vizzini (who is barely 6 months old there) getting in on the photo session. 

I wore it in a very fun punk-ish look in November 2012, for a gallery opening. That's a very early wearing of my red leather obi - I probably got it that year from L for my birthday. 

I still have that hat, and those leather driving gloves, and oh, there's a glimpse of my lovely Baroque Fluevog boots! I need to wear those soon. 

I also wear this dress nearly exclusively in the fall/winter months - it does not stay in my wardrobe in the warmer months. 

This was in October 2013, with a navy blue velvet blazer over it. Those Miz Mooz boots were passed along last year to my coworker Christina. 

Showing off the full dress here in November 2014 - I wore it to see The Smalls in concert. I love the Vivienne Westwood vibe of it; it also has an All Saints feel to it, with the slightly deconstructed skirt section.

My leather obi gets in on the action again, and this starts a run of me wearing my red cowboy boots (massive Flashback here) with it. 

This outfit from October 2015 remains the only time I've layered a top under it. 

My Teapot shoes are lovely - I wore those to death! 

I'm dressed for a shopping trip in October 2016. Vizzini is not happy about me leaving. 

Same basic accessories and outerwear - it's a good jammy dress because it doesn't take much to spiff it up. 

Another shopping outfit here in December 2017.

I often wear this for shopping (for others, not myself) as it feels festive without being too much. 

However, I went over the top in February 2018 for the Victoria Film Festival Gala - the theme was plaid. 

I'm wearing my fascinator (Flashback here), a zip-on waist cincher, fancy long velvet gloves, and my vintage red slip which is often layered under the dress as I like the extra floof it gives to the skirt.

Another shopping trip in January 2019. 

Yup, same ol' stuff. I wore a red leather coat over it.

And here's the last time I wore this dress, in December 2019, for another bout of Christmas shopping. 

Adding my outerwear accoutrements, but basically, all the same things I usually wear with it! 

Mathy stuff: I've now worn this dress 12 times, including the current look, for a cost-per-wear of $2.50! That's excellent - I'm very pleased with that. I'll continue to wear this dress once a year (maybe twice) and enjoy the ease of not having to think too hard about what to wear with it!