Fancy Friday: Celadon Suit, Ruffles and a Dotted Shoe Flashback

Woo, it's Friday! And it's finally time to wear my celadon suede suit. I showed this off to my coworker Milind, who asked me, "Is that olive?"

Nope, not olive, but at least he got that it was in the green family. I wasn't going to get into celadon and colours too deeply with him. Although now that I poke around online, celadon is actually more of a bluey-green colour, verging into the colours of milky jade. We called this shade "celadon" back in the late 90s, though, so I'm sticking to it. 

It will also make it easier for me to find the jacket or skirt next time I wear them, as searching on "Danier" is tedious (I have a lot of Danier). Celadon, celadon, celadon! 

• Suede suit - Danier, vintage 90s, thrifted; purchased here for $35.00
• Top - H&M, consignment; last seen here in July 2020 with a colour-blocked skirt
• Shoes - Lola Ramona; last worn here in June 2020 with a pattern-mixed top and yellow
• Coat (below) - Tangerine Jill, thrifted; last seen here (4th outfit) in March

I loved wearing this suit today, although hardly anyone saw me in it. Thanks for letting me twirl for you, colleague Gary! 

The suit was incredibly comfy to wear, and not overly warm. Where does this myth come from that leather is hot to wear? It's skin - it breathes! 

I love the shape of the skirt - the jacket fit is "of its time" and is rather boxy. 

If it had been 10 or 15 degrees warmer, I might have taken the jacket off. 

Nope, it was cold and rainy all day. 

I do love this top, though, and it's going to appear twice more in this post (foreshadowing).

Look at the bows on the back of my shoes! We'll be having a Flashback on them shortly. 

Masked up - going with more black and white patterns. 

I'm going to get rid of this mask - it doesn't fit well and I don't like how muddy it looks in pictures. 

The jacket done up. Such a weird cut - I only wore it like this under my coat. 

But I can't resist the ruffles on the sleeves! And on the hem! 

Outerwear - more ruffles! I must have all the ruffles!

I couldn't resist the bold pink with the green of the suit peeking out. I'm sure I was searingly bright walking through the grey streets.

Outerwear stuff: 

I had to do a quick change-up with the silk scarf on the way home, and quickly do the Movie Star Wrap with it to protect me from the rain. 

• Scarf - vintage 80s, thrifted
• Mask - Mango's
• Leather gloves - vintage, thrifted

The stuff: 

Oh, sweet dotty shoes! 

Black and white bling: 

I spy black and white kitties too! 

• Cuff - vintage fair
• Lucite bangle - Alexis Bittar, consignment, Sidney
• Silver/onyx ring - Toccara, vintage fair
• Shield ring - Nine West
• Earrings - Winnie Tam, customized by me

Um, don't look at my shoddy toe "repair" on that shoe...

Flashback: Lola Ramona Dotted Shoes

I bought these lovely kicks at She She Shoes (now gone) back in March 2017 here - they were in the "last pairs" section and were marked down from the original $200 to $120. Like I was going to say no! 

They are all leather, from the toes to the bows! 

The sole is rubber stripes. 

Aren't they amazing? I haven't seen any other shoes by this brand around. 

I wore them right away, in March 2017 - this was an outfit that I loved, right from the get-go. 

Hopefully, my chocolate-resisting efforts will allow me to get back into that gorgeous blue pencil skirt (it's Andres Courreges and not going anywhere!). Jacket Flashback here. 

I tend to let the shoes pull focus from whatever else I'm wearing, as here in April 2017. 

They needed something more to balance them in this outfit. This was the one and only wearing of this silk dress. 

I felt very "Disney Princess" in this yellow dress, in June 2017.

I often wear these shoes with yellow, for whatever reason. Maybe because I have a lot of yellow? 

I love this fun ensemble that I wore to the September 2017 Vintage Expo. 

I wore the entire outfit to work, including the hat which sat on my desk during the day. Kenzo jacket Flashback here. 

Deja vu! When I got this cute top in May 2018, I immediately paired it with my dotty shoes. Sadly, this was the only wearing of these shoes in 2018. I wonder why?

It's a match made in heaven...and we'll see it again shortly! Yellow skirt Flashback here. 

This was my first outfit of the spring/summer season in April 2019 - I loved the pattern mixing and accessories here. 

So pretty! The gold chain over the tie is perfection. Flashback on the silk tie here. 

Trying to make a good outfit out of this silk top in June 2019. 

I ended up letting the blouse go - it wasn't me. I kept the yellow leather skirt, though, and it's probably due for a Flashback. 

Oh, here we are again with today's top - isn't this an awesome mix? This was in July 2019. 

I love the black and white with the hot pink skirt (Flashback here). 

I actually wore this Stella McCartney for Adidas jacket as outerwear with both of the outfits above that feature today's top. 

This was an early "pandemic" dress-up outfit in April 2020. I put the dress in the giveaway pile, but pulled it out for another shot this season. I can't resist yellow dresses! 

The return of the yellow skirt! This is from June 2020. 

That blouse did not make the cut - I tossed it after only this single wearing. Not me, too fussy and wrong length. 

Mathy stuff: Well, I definitely need to ensure I plan at least three more outfits out of these shoes this season, to work on the cost-per-wear. I'm only at 12 outfits, but that still comes to $10 each, which is good. I can do better, though! 

Do you have a favourite? What would you wear with these dotty shoes? 

I'm off now for my weekend, and am very much hoping we get the promised sunshine! I'll be back on Sunday with tales of adventure - thank you so much for dropping by!