Weekend Wrap-Up: 90s D&G Flashback

Hello, my friends! I want to give a quick shout-out to two dear friends, both of whom lost their kitties this past week: Ann (and Jos) of Polyester Princess, whose much-loved Phoebe made me smile whenever Ann posted her sweet grumpy face, and my real-life darlin', Caro and her family, who lost their beloved Fudge suddenly. My heart goes out to you both for your loss. 


Moving on...it's been a quiet weekend over here, with just a quick brunch on Saturday, followed by a shop.

With just over a month left in my fall/winter wardrobe, I'm reaching for the backward hangers and working on getting my not-yet-worn items into outfits. 

• Blouse - Brooks Brothers, consignment; first seen here in January 2020 with plaid
• Dress - Dolce & Gabbana, vintage 90s, thrifted; last worn here in March 2020 with atrocious shoes
• Boots - Prepare 2.0 Tracker, Fluevog; last seen here in December 2020 with leather pants and floral
• Coat (below) - Danier Leather; last worn here in January

I do take delight in thrifting Dolce & Gabbana, since their staff was rude to us in their Florence store. No profit for you! I give my money to local stores! Ha! 

I remember getting that ecstatic thrill of first feeling the thick wool of this dress, followed by spotting the D&G label. We'll be having a Flashback on it shortly. 

My hair is getting long! I have a haircut scheduled for Tuesday, thank goodness. 

This is only the second wearing of this silk blouse I picked up just over a year ago. 

I love rose patterns.

Masked up - more dark red. 

We met up with Nick for brunch at Pluto's, then I browsed a few shops up and down Fort Street after. 

Outerwear: I love this red leather coat - it has been well worth the $400 (that was half price!) I paid for it around 8 years ago. 

I was nice and snuggly, but I did miss having a scarf on. 

Most people saw me like this. I've got my backpack plus cloth shopping bags and I'm headed to Dots to scope out the spring stock. I like to look early, just in case there's something really cool (like my red/black leopard denim suit, an early seasonal purchase).

Outerwear stuff: 

I love the studded gloves - one of my few retail purchases from Danier Leather back when they had physical stores. 

• Mask - Lazy Susan's
• Gloves - Danier Leather

The stuff: 

I really walked to town and back in these! A few people were ago at them, but it's all shoe-math. That's only a 1-inch heel. 

Round bling: 

More badassery. 

• Leather cuff - Guess, thrifted
• Silver/Lucite cuff - Alexis Bittar, consignment, Vancouver
• Earrings - Tania Gleave, Granville Island
• Silver/onyx ring - Toccara, vintage fair
• Silver/crystal ring - Soul Flower

I stopped in at Vanity Fair Antique Mall, as they had a 10%-50% off sale on, and had a quick browse. 

These Brutalist earrings had to come home with me. They'll go well with my Robert Larin pieces. 

They are fairly light - I'm glad that ball in the middle is hollow. 

They are marked .925 Sterling Silver, and some initials, which I can't really read. 

It looks like "MRG" but I can't find anything on those initials. They were $41.65. 

I strolled down to Dots and spent about an hour poking around, but nothing really grabbed me (a lot of cheap fabric), so I popped into MONA (meh) and was going to browse in the Velvet Crease, but they closed at 3pm. Some days, you just don't find anything. 

Flashback: Vintage 90s Wool Dolce & Gabbana Slip Dress

I found this dress by feel in a crush of black dresses at the Patch here in September 2017. I recognized the iconic slip dress shape and adjustable bra-style straps as being from the mid-90s. The inside of the top has silicone for sticking to the skin (to help keep it in place). 

The fabric is 100% virgin wool knit, so like my Muppet skirt, it's very thick and warm. It's not a summer dress! The wool is slightly pilled, and the straps are a little stretched out - this dress was loved in its heyday of the 90s. I bet it danced in a lot of clubs! 

It's hard to see, but that black tag above the size says "D&G".

It's got the hologram, it's authentic. This was only $27.95 - bargain! 

I first work it in October 2017 for my birthday week - I had this outfit planned out well in advance. I felt completely awesome in this. 

I'm a sucker for a floral blouse - I had that one for a few years. The boots were only worn this one time, I think - they were hugely uncomfortable. 

I prefer my slip dresses with something layered under them, as here in December 2017. This sheer lace top and lacy tights were a good base for the magenta shoes and earrings. 

I saw those shoes in the window at MONA! They aren't MY shoes (mine are in a giveaway bag somewhere, I think - they are too high), but belonged to a friend of the owner's. 

I wore the dress twice in one day in April 2018. 

This outfit was worn for brunch at Floyd's (the last time before they closed downtown). Boots Flashback here. 

Then later in afternoon, I changed up my legs and shoes for Sarah's baby shower. 

I need to wear that top again soon. Shoe Flashback here. 

Another brunch outfit, in December 2018. 

Those boots are great for walking. 

This was a work outfit in February 2019. 

I feel like the colourful bottom half isn't balanced enough by the colourful necklace on top. Shoes Flashbacked here. 

I actually put the dress in the giveaway pile after that last wearing - I thought I was done with it. Thank goodness my Winesday gals talked me out of it! 

It had a colourful comeback here in June 2019 (I bet I was warm in this!), with gobs of jewelry. This is my favourite look of all of these - the excess of bling ties in with the era of the dress well. 

I wore it out for brunch with my friend and colleague Simona, in December 2019.

I layered a thin mohair sweater under it to go with the floral tights. 

And this is the last time I wore it, in March 2020, with the same top as above.

L called those shoes "atrocious" - the nerve! 

Mathy stuff: I have now worn this dress 10 times, bringing my original investment of $27.95 down to $2.80. Take that, D&G! 

And now, off to give some love and warmth to my own little kitty. He never met our first cat, Othello (link here).

"I've heard stories. Phoebe is probably hanging out with Othello - they can be grumpy together."

Aw, look at that face.

Vizzini did know our dear bud Inigo, though (link here). 

"Fudge is going to love playing with Inigo - they'll be good pals."

Our furry companions give us so much joy. Much love to my friends - I'll be giving your kitties hugs through Vizzini.