Fancy Friday: Purple Tigers Flashback

Happy Friday, my friends!

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Okay, onto fashion! 

I'm really feeling bright colours right now - appropriate for Pride Month - and especially yellow, which has the power to lift me up.

Colour Therapy! I'm also wearing a new-to-me pair of clog/sandals - how exciting! 

• Blouse - Guess, consignment, Sidney; last seen here in April 2020
• Skirt - Chia, vintage 80s, thrifted; last worn here (2nd outfit) in August 2020 (Flashback on it there)
• Shoes - Hasbeens, consignment; purchased here for $20.00
• Coat (below) - Tangerine Jill, thrifted; last worn here in May

This outfit features a favourite blouse, which we'll be having a wee Flashback on shortly. 

The skirt has a very high waist with huge pockets - you can see me jamming my hands into them above.

I was shocked when I started gathering the Flashback photos for the blouse: I've never worn it with this purple leather skirt before.

They were made for each other, clearly.

That's one minimal slit at the back for walking. So annoying! I wish to stride about!

Masked up - it's not the right shade of yellow, but I only saw 3-4 people all day. 

I never did find a purple mask, except for one with spiders on it (for Hallowe'en). 

• Mask - Lazy Susan's

Outerwear - yes, we still have weather. 

It was cold and windy all day and even rained at one point. I thought I was going to have to deploy my silk scarf in Movie Star Mode, but it was sunny by the time I walked home. 

The stuff: 

First wearing of these shoes, thanks to the head's up from Vix about this brand destroying her feet, I wore my microfishnet nylons for their debut. I'm happy to report that helped immensely, and they were actually quite comfortable. That leather has sharp-ish edges, though - I doubt I'll be wearing these barefoot any time soon. 

Colourful bling: 

I wore my Grandma J's necklace as a bracelet - it wraps around my wrist five times. 

• Glass necklace/earrings - Venice, Italy, gift from L
• Amber ring - c. 1996
• Silver/amethyst ring - vintage mall
• Gold-by-the-inch chain/necklace - Grandma J's, vintage 80s
• Silk scarf (above) - Zhensi, vintage 60s, Lazy Susan's; purchased here for $21.00

Flashback: Guess Purple Tigers Blouse

I found this blouse at a consignment store in Sidney-by-the-Sea (aka Sidney), BC, which is a little seaside town about a 40-minute drive north of Victoria on the way to the ferries - it's one of my favourite day trips, as they have oodles of great thrift and consignment shops. I did a shop there with L recently, and managed one last year with Cat, but this particular time was with Cat and Elaine, back here in June 2017 (I love looking at that post - so much fun - it was the opening day of our local Fluevog store too!). 

The blouse is a sheer, light polyester weave in bright yellow, with wide sleeves and a loose wrap top (with a snap-fastener at the chest - love!). 

The purple tiger! Rar! Don't be scared! 

He has touches of red at the nose, mouth and claws, so he's extra-bloody! Muahahaha! I paid $28.00 for this blouse and it is by Guess. That felt like a bargain. 

I wore it right away in June 2017. 

I always have to wear a cami under it - this white one got a couple chances and then I moved it along. That skirt (annoying lining) and those shoes (too high) are long gone. 

I wore it again in August 2017...with jeans! 

I like how turquoise goes with it - I'm wearing turquoise jewelry here. 

Along with a straw hat and a turquoise mini-capelet, I wore this to join my mom and some other artists at a sunflower farm. 

I parked myself down and did some drawing. It was a lovely expedition - I'm looking forward to doing more stuff like this with Mom again soon.

Another pair of jeans in May 2018. 

I still have both pairs (skinny/dark and flared/faded), but I hardly ever wear them. I let go of the shoes in the last year - they have stained badly. 

A comfy outfit for the periodontist in August 2018. Maybe I thought the tigers would protect me?

That skirt is by Sonia Rykiel, a very Classy Designer, and I've done a Flashback on those shoes. 

I wore the blouse to work on a Monday in June 2019. 

With a leather mini-skirt - heavens, clutch those pearls, ladies! 

I added my acid-wash studded denim vest and wore this out after work to see Corey Hart and Glass Tiger in concert with Ali. 

We had so much fun! I miss concerts! 

And here's the last time I wore it, in April 2020. 

I'm definitely grinning and bearing it there! Same jewelry as today. 

Mathy stuff: I've worn it 6 times (7, if you count the concert outfit), so my cost-per-wear is now $4.66 or $4.00. Excellent! 

Have a lovely weekend, my friends! I'll be back on Sunday with tales of adventure.